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Kawhi’s gonna have to do it again
This 0-2 hole, in some ways, isn’t as dispiriting as the previous round’s seemed to be for the Los Angeles Clippers. ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mike Budenholzer, and the Bucks are maddening
Ever heard the term, “work smarter, not harder?” Well, the Milwaukee Bucks haven’t, as they love to make simple things complicated....
Hear me out: If Chris Paul is a winner, why hasn’t he won anything?
Remember Cars? Yesterday was the movie’s 15-year anniversary. In the 2006 film, after a full season of third-place finishes, a racer — Chick Hicks — is asked to compete with the top two racers for a chance to win the championship. That’s a plot hole that has bugged me for the last fifteen years. Why...
Nikola Jokić will no longer be overshadowed by a burrito
It’s safe to say that Nikola Jokić is no longer an afterthought to some tasty Mexican fare. ...
Can the Clippers benefit from a quick turnaround against the well-rested Utah Jazz?
Fresh off the apparent re-emergence of Kawhi Leonard following a worrisome Game 5, the Los Angeles Clippers find themselves in Salt Lake City, and not Cancun, tonight....
Do those MVP trophies come with a receipt?
No individual award in American sports generates more debate than the NBA MVP. No one cares about hockey, and half the awards are given to players where the voters don’t really understand why they’re voting for them. Baseball awards are too mired in the debate between how we view the game today and ...
Luka’s first Game 7 will tell us a lot about the young superstar
This Game 7 is huge for Luka Dončić. ...
Devin Booker goes off, joins rarified NBA royalty in slaying L.A.
The NBA has a superstar that not enough people talk about as being in the top tier of league talents, but last night he showcased that he belongs. On the road, to close out the defending champions, Devin Booker went ballistic — he dropped 47 points (a playoff career-high), 11 rebounds, eight three-p...
Will we actually see an NBA Finals without LeBron?
We might be in store for something very rare in the NBA — a Finals that doesn’t include LeBron James. With the Lakers down 3-2 to the Phoenix Suns, the possibility is becoming more and more likely that the defending champs won’t make it out of the first round. Not seeing Lebron making a deep playoff...
Grizzlies are closer than you think to being a part of the NBA’s upper echelon
The Grizzlies are a front office move away from wrecking the entire NBA....
Pat Riley needs to re-evaluate his Heat
The Miami Heat season is over, and now we all have questions....
The Bucks are first to round two, and are looking like the team to beat (sorry, Nets)
For whatever reason, the Milwaukee Bucks completed Game 4 of Round 1 before the Philadelphia 76ers even began Game 3 of their series....
Christian Pulisic just made American men’s soccer history — in Europe’s Champions League final
American men’s soccer remains, even with all the growth of Major League Soccer and the rise in popularity of the sport, very much a sleeping giant on the world stage....
The Clippers can’t afford to do this, and yet, they’re doing it
Are the Clippers really going to do this?...
Look at the rim, Bam — you’ve done it plenty of times before
We’ve had two opposite responses this month to the phrase, “If you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it.”...
Kawhi Leonard’s legacy is on the line
There’s a lot at stake for Kawhi Leonard....
How can you not root for ‘old man’ Phil Mickelson?
In a day and age where Phil Mickelson makes more money starring in advertisements about psoriatic arthritis than playing golf, you’d think his days of winning majors were far behind him....
Now would be a great time for a Ja Morant statement game
The Memphis Grizzlies play the San Antonio Spurs in the play-in game tonight that people aren’t talking as much about....
Blazers must win tonight or Twitter madman might lose house
The stakes have never been this high for an end-of-the-season game....
LeBron’s out again, so the Lakers need another awesome Anthony Davis game tonight
OK, let’s try this again....