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Selling the Mavs is a Faustian bargain for Mark Cuban
What do Donald Trump, casinos, the Holocaust, and the Dallas Mavericks have in common? The answer can be found in a comic book. In Art Spiegelman’s seminal tome on his family’s survival of the Holocaust, the graphic novel Maus, the underground comix writer analyzes the cyclical effect of trauma, not...
Tyrese Haliburton has the Pacers skipping the NBA waiting line
There are three tiers of NBA existence: Teams stuck in the mud, teams trying to fit through a championship window and future contenders waiting their turn. Prior to Tyrese Haliburton’s first full season as a Pacer, Indiana was rudderless and stuck on a road to nowhere. Aside from Haliburton, there w...
Refs defend controversial LeBron timeout call
Officials from last night’s Los Angeles Lakers-Phoenix Suns game have confirmed the controversial timeout call that helped punch L.A.’s ticket to the In-Season Tournament semifinal....
Lakers edge Suns again, advance to tourney semifinal
LeBron James scored 31 points and dished out 11 assists, Anthony Davis added 27 points and 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the semifinals of the NBA in-season tournament with a 106-103 victory over the visiting Phoenix Suns on Tuesday....
Bucks rout Knicks, advance to tournament semis
Giannis Antetokounmpo collected 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to fuel the host Milwaukee Bucks to a 146-122 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NBA in-season tournament....
Youthful Thunder try to ride momentum, visit Rockets
By almost every measure, the Oklahoma City Thunder are well ahead of the curve for a team with relative inexperience, with their place in the Western Conference standings confirming that irrefutable truth....
Surging Clippers aim for revenge, host Nuggets
Just over a week after the Los Angeles Clippers were sent reeling by a pair of old friends, they will square off again against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Wednesday....
Warriors aim to step up against lowly Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers and Golden State Warriors have an opportunity to get well acquainted when they meet for the first of three times in 18 days Wednesday night in San Francisco....
Mavericks try to stifle short-handed Jazz
The Dallas Mavericks unleashed a record 30-0 run in their last contest and didn't even win the game....
Bulls eye elusive third win, take on struggling Hornets
The Chicago Bulls will try to extend their first winning streak of the 2023-24 season Wednesday when the Charlotte Hornets visit for an Eastern Conference matchup....
NBA-best Timberwolves staying humble, tangle with Spurs
The Minnesota Timberwolves will go for their fifth win in a row when they host the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night in Minneapolis....
Raptors host Heat as both teams seek a spark
Two teams striving to improve on their early-season mediocrity clash Wednesday night when the Miami Heat visit the Toronto Raptors....
Red-hot Mikal Bridges leads Nets into matchup with Hawks
The last time the Brooklyn Nets visited the Atlanta Hawks, Mikal Bridges matched his career high with 45 points but the result was an overtime loss....
Joel Embiid expected back for Sixers' road game vs. Wizards
A five-day break came at just the right time for the Philadelphia 76ers....
Enough is enough? Pistons try to snap 17-game skid vs. Grizzlies
The last time the Detroit Pistons tasted victory, trick-or-treaters hadn't even collected their candy....
Magic visit Cavaliers, aim to start a new streak
The Orlando Magic aim to tighten up defensively in a bid to bounce back after seeing their franchise high-tying nine-game winning streak come to a halt....
How to hate-watch the rest of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, Part 2
Human nature drives us to dump on new concepts and the IST has inspired a whole host of reasons for the NBA Cup to receive hate. There’s a lot not to like including the scoring differentials playing a role in who advances, sneakers sliding around on the NBA’s personalized ice rinks, the 30-team fiel...
Brandon Ingram, Pelicans down Kings in quarterfinals
Brandon Ingram recorded 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the New Orleans Pelicans advanced to the semifinals of the NBA's in-season tournament with a 127-117 knockout-round victory over the host Sacramento Kings on Monday night....
LeBron James, Lakers relish tourney matchup vs. Suns
In his 21st season, LeBron James gets a new stage to operate on when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday in a quarterfinal game of the NBA in-season tournament....
Tyrese Haliburton leads Pacers past Celts, into tourney semis
Tyrese Haliburton turned a 3-pointer into a tiebreaking, four-point play with 1:33 remaining as part of a triple-double and the Indiana Pacers outfinished the Boston Celtics for a 122-112 victory in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament on Monday in Indianapol...