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Ice Cube is angry about how the Big 3 is covered despite never making it easy to coverIce Cube — founder of the 3-on-3 pro basketball league, The Big 3 — appeared on Dan Le Batard’s show earlier this week to get some things off his chest. Much of his irritation stemmed from how his league is covered by the sports media world. What Ice Cube didn’t realize is that “the media” are the o...

Brooklyn Nets, we hardly knew yeA pouting James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets nearly two years ago to the day. Way back in January 2021, before the COVID vaccine card went mainstream, the newest super team was Harden, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving. It is now Super Bowl week 2023. Some of you all have vaccine cards stampe...

The Big3 needs a fix — here's an ideaA gray-bearded, 46-year-old Cuttino Mobley playing basketball, by itself, is a little interesting, but not a needle-mover....

Tracy McGrady’s new league highlights a style of hoops NBA players took mainstream in the 90s

Although basketball is a team sport, there are multiple one-on-one matchups within a game. Michael Jordan is credited with ushering in the isolation style of hoops into the NBA during the 1980s and ’90s....

DeAndre Ayton continues to show Phoenix that he’s pretty damn good and deserves a max extension

In professional sports, we often hear players go public with the desire for a new contract instead of just allowing their performance on the court or field to speak for them. But that isn’t how Phoenix Suns center DeAndre Ayton is handling his contract situation with the Suns. All Ayton’s done over ...

After three years and two seasons of BIG3 dominance, Iso Joe is back in the NBA

It’s been kind of a drag watching the NBA for the past two weeks. In the last nine days, seven games have been cancelled. For the teams that have been able to play some have been forced to get through games with less than optimal lineups. The Brooklyn Nets haven’t played since Saturday and in that g...

Deandre Ayton hasn’t gotten paid because Phoenix is cheap

Phoenix Suns fans might be in for a rude awakening coming very soon. Breakout big man Deandre Ayton is eligible for a rookie max contract extension, but is still without one heading into his fourth year with the Suns. This comes with the territory when you play for a frugal owner who is mainly conce...

Joe Johnson is wrong: Ben Simmons’ shot <i>desperately</i> needs an overhaul

If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it....