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Hear me out: Klay Thompson's return alone does not restore Dubs to NBA’s elite
The Golden State Warriors had a pretty disappointing season. Despite Steph Curry turning back the clock and making jaws hit the floor on a routine basis, the Dubs still couldn’t manage to sneak into the actual postseason — losing their bid for the Western Conference’s 8-seed in a 117-112 loss to the...

Finally, a woman is on a cover of an NBA 2K edition, and who better than Candace Parker?
EA Sports made it a hot line; 2K’s making it a hot song...

The Bucks’ championship hopes rest in Holiday’s hands
If the Bucks want to win an NBA championship, Jrue Holiday is going to have to play like an All-Star....

How Giannis is making the game easier for himself and his teammates
Halfback dives....

Devin Booker must find same grit, efficiency he had against Clippers
Devin Booker needs to have a legacy-defining bounce-back game tonight....

This ain't no Dream Team
Alright, this is getting out of hand now. ...

Are Nigeria's D’Tigers d’sleepers in this year’s Olympics?
Nigeria, currently No. 22 in the world, is the third-lowest ranked men’s basketball club to have qualified for the Olympics, which will begin on July 23. ...

MLB's Midsummer Classic is simply the best
It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing all the sports fans who still don’t think the MLB All-Star Game isn’t the best in pro sports....

Gregg Popovich’s entire tenure with Team USA has been a failure
Over the past 17 years, every time the United States men’s basketball national team has been terrible, Gregg Popovich has been on the sidelines. And that’s not an opinion, either. It’s a fact....

Giannis is the Shaq of this era
Giannis Antetokounmpo is the most physically dominant player we’ve seen since Shaquille O’Neal....

Little children thank Ben Simmons for building them an orphanage with all of his bricks
Ben Simmons is about to go through it....

The Bucks bench is in a tough spot
Because the Milwaukee Bucks aren’t getting the necessary consistency from Giannis Antetokoumnpo’s co-stars, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday, their bench has been unfairly forced to overcompensate, and they haven’t....

There are a lot of draft prospects who should have immense impacts after returning to school
We’ve thought for a few years that the 2021 Draft would be one of the best of this era, and while that hasn’t changed, a number of withdrawals should make way for a promising 2022 class as well....

You could tell Mikal Bridges was made for this
Oftentimes one worries about young players heading into their first postseason....

Don’t be surprised if Kevin Love is really good in the Olympics
Experience matters and Kevin Love has it....

Despite 0-2 hole in NBA Finals, Giannis has already won
Most thought he would never be here....

Did we need 8K cameras for this?
I get that these 8K cameras are a fun, newish toy for TV producers to go to. We saw them come on the scene for the past NFL season after touchdowns. WWE has been a big fan of them as well. They certainly create cool looking shots at opportune moments when you’re trying to focus on one guy and make i...

Jrue Holiday is better than what he showed in Game 1
In a continued theme of searching for consistency amongst Giannis Antetokounmpo’s All-Star caliber running mates, Jrue Holiday is next on the clock....

Cam Johnson and Suns’ perfect role players form championship nucleus in Phoenix
The Suns have proven that they belong among the NBA’s elite. That argument is over....

What’s the deal with Kyle Kuzma?
I remember Kyle Kuzma’s rookie season. The Nets’ 27th pick of the 2017 NBA Draft (he was then dealt to the Lakers in the D’Angelo Russel trade) burst onto the scene averaging over 16 points per game with 45/37/71 splits. While he wasn’t being put in the same category as other rookies that year like ...