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Darvin Ham in crosshairs; Giannis thinks of Pacers during sex; James Harden, Clippers don't deserve your faith

News flash: The Miami Heat are a better coached team than the Los Angeles Lakers. It showed in the fourth quarter of their Wednesday night matchup. Erik Spoelstra has been with the Heat organization since 1995 — its head coach since 2008. Following nine seasons as an NBA player, Darvin Ham was an as...

by Deadspin Bot|

|Sat Jan 06 2024

In honor of the Magic retiring Shaq's number, here is every NBA team's retired jersey numbers

With the announcement that the Orlando Magic will retire Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey, the NBA has finally done it! All 30 teams have officially retired a jersey number for a specific player (Yes, before Shaq, the Magic’s only jersey retired was No. 6 for “The Sixth Man,” a.k.a the fans)....

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Fri Jan 05 2024

Celebrating 2024 with the best players to ever wear 24

Happy New Year! We’re on to ‘24. Years have become synonymous with athletes and their jersey numbers recently (ask any 23-year-old how their “Jordan Year” is going). In honor of the trend, here are the greatest athletes to ever wear No. 24....

by Mackenzie Meaney|

|Sun Dec 31 2023

Here are the New Year's resolutions I'd like to see for the NBA

The NBA has never been more fun. Three-point bombing, higher-than-ever talent, a global player pool and the best product in professional sports. But it’s far from perfect. We’ve pinpointed five resolutions we want to see in 2024 that can improve the game on and off the court. ...

by Staff Report|

|Sun Dec 31 2023

This week in the NBA: Kevin Durant unhappy in Phoenix?; Ja Morant in more hot water; Cade Cunningham can't save Pistons

Well, it didn’t take long for Kevin Durant to find something to complain about it on his new super team....

by Deadspin Bot|

|Sat Dec 30 2023

Jalen Hurts’ fugazi QB record is evidence that sometimes numbers do lie

The NFL’s Big Data complex, including Next Gen Stats and Pro Football Focus, would have you believe that numbers don’t lie, but the truth is that numbers can be untrustworthy little digits. They don’t explicitly generate faux stats, but accurate statistics can be framed deceptively. For instance, on...

by DJ Dunson|

|Sat Dec 30 2023

Derrick White’s All-Star bid is about to become the NBA’s ‘Brock Purdy for MVP’

After the Boston Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday in an early October trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, the five-time All-Defensive Team guard was billed as the solution to Boston’s need for a tempo-setting orchestrator. In theory, he was also the fourth All-Star in the Eastern Conference’s premie...

by DJ Dunson|

|Thu Dec 28 2023

This week in the NBA: Ime Udoka wrong to jaw with Lebron James; top 3 rookies are off to rough starts

Everyone who works for the NBA or one of its franchises should always behave in a professional manner. That being said, the head coach is supposed to be the person in charge of the team. A head coach is like the general manager of a store. That person may not own the place, but the person does need ...

by Deadspin Bot|

|Sat Dec 09 2023

Giannis and Zion sure sounded like they, too, didn’t take the In-Season Tournament seriously

The biggest questions facing the NBA’s In-Season Tournament were: Would people care? Would fans care? Would players care? Because if no one cares, then we’re back to square one of the Association’s conundrum and watching effortless (not the good kind) December basketball. ...

by Sean Beckwith|

|Fri Dec 08 2023

Anthony Edwards is salty about being called an All-Star

The next time you’re out and about and happen to run into Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, don’t dare refer to him as an All-Star. Even though he is indeed a one-time All-Star “selection,” he won’t acknowledge this fact. He doesn’t count it since he wasn’t a first-choice selection to the...

by Criss Partee|

|Thu Dec 07 2023