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WNBA caps off its wildest, most impactful season ever with the founding of a dynasty
Something special is brewing in Seattle....
John Thompson Coached Life, Not Basketball
For Black men of a certain age, John Thompson was the pinnacle. And even if they didn’t play for him, he was their coach....
We Rank the Worst No. 1 Picks in NBA Lottery History
Since the NBA’s first draft lottery in 1985, there have been 11 first-overall picks who did not make an All-NBA team or appear in an All-Star Game. That number is a little inflated because Zion Williamson and DeAndre Ayton are just getting started, so when you’re trying to figure out which is the wo...
Athletes' Voices Help Dismantle Abusive Culture at Texas Tech
Texas Tech fired head women’s basketball coach Marlene Stollings on Thursday after USA Today reported a culture of abuse and toxicity in the program. ...
NCAA Robs Predominantly Black Football & Basketball Players of Billions in Generational Wealth — Damning Study Shows Athletes Deserve $1 Million Over Four Years
The average NCAA men’s basketball player should walk out of commencement with a diploma … and more than $1 million. Football players should have earned nearly the same....
If Sports Want To Return, Then Leagues Should Copy The TBT’s Formula For Success
Sports are a product of a functioning society....
‘Dream Team Tape’ Proves Jordan Lied About Keeping Isiah Off Team
Today’s Jordan tape tells a different story between Michal Jordan and Isiah Thomas than the one we heard on The Last Dance....
Wake Forest’s New Basketball Coach Is Already The Laughingstock Of The Game
Introductions are really important....
Black Women Are Changing College Hoops, The Latest Example? Notre Dame's Niele Ivey
When Niele Ivey was named the next head coach of Notre Dame’s women’s basketball program last Wednesday, many players she coached as an assistant under retiring Irish coach Muffet McGraw, such as WNBA All-Star Skylar Diggins-Smith — and even players she didn’t coach — put the world on notice that No...
With Stage All To Itself, WNBA Has To Make Most Of This Moment
The WNBA has a prime opportunity tonight....
As The WNBA Draft Will Show, Sabrina Ionescu Is Far From Oregon's Only Superstar
Oregon’s former floor general, Sabrina Ionescu, has become the face of women’s college basketball. Deservedly so, from the shifty way she slices and dices defenses to her Kobe Bryant-esque approach to the game and her acknowledgement of the bond they shared....
Transfer Madness: NCAA Fans Turn Attention To College 'Free Agency'
March Madness pays the NCAA’s bills....
FSU's Leonard Hamilton Is A Good Man Whose Possible Last Chance For a National Title Has Been Ripped Away
Tonight could have been life-changing for Leonard Hamilton, as his team had a real shot at being the last one shown during “One Shining Moment.”...
Retro Video Game Quarantine Hits the Hardwood with NES Double Dribble
So far, the Deadspin Sports Quarantine Nintendo Club has been an exercise in showcasing my own futility at playing NES games on my laptop....
When Magic Johnson Is Criticizing You On Twitter, You Know You've Screwed Up Something. Badly
There is nothing on the internet that is more wholesome and less controversial than Magic Johnson’s Twitter feed. Even in this time of pandemic, there’s nothing quite like logging on and seeing tweets from a legend of basketball and humanity like the one he had on Sunday....
NBA 2K Is Cool And All, But These Are The Throwback Basketball Video Games That Ballers Should Be Playing
Video games are for young folks or adults with kids....
If You Watch Only One Sports Documentary During Quarantine, Make It This One
If I told you that the FBI started an undercover investigation to expose the people who secretly pay college basketball recruits, only to find out that their own employees were stealing the agency’s money, would you believe me?...
Rick Pitino Is Back In College Basketball. A Black Coach Would Never Be Able To Pull This Off.
Rick Pitino is human Teflon....
Hate In The Time Of Coronavirus: A Guide to Despising Duke — Even When All The Games Have Been Cancelled.
The world is burning. The coronavirus has shut down everything from office buildings to conferences about the coronavirus. Meanwhile, there’s not a package of toilet paper to be found on shelves in 34 states....
Ja Morant Scores 30, Stuffs Kyrie Irving, Will Be A Lot Of Fun On The Grizzlies
Big fat dunks, pinpoint dimes, and the gumption to go at Kyrie Irving in a scoring duel and win? Ja Morant delivered on all those fronts Sunday as the Memphis Grizzlies took out the Brooklyn Nets, 134-133. Based on Morant’s 30-point, nine-assist romp, the No. 2 pick out of Murray State intends to re...