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Epic upsets, stellar QBs, and the most notable sports moments of the first half of 2023Take a deep breath before I reveal a stunning fact, it’s almost June. Some of you were just pulling out the trusty snow blower and now it’s swimsuit season — I hope your diet went better than mine....

NBA answers G.O.A.T. debate by picking MJ over LeBron for MVP trophy’s namesakeLeBron James’ fans must simply concede. The charade is over. That flimsy argument is washed. James isn’t the G.O.A.T. And who said so? Who settled this long-running barbershop debate? Well, the NBA, itself....

Hey Adam Silver, glossy new trophies won’t fix the NBA’s regular seasonThey say millennials are obsessed with trophies, but our elders have been expanding the ones propping up that industry. Commissioner Adam Silver’s quest to revitalize the regular season’s infrastructure has been his pet project for almost his entire eight-year stint. One day after Kawhi Leonard expr...

The Bill Russell Case for LeBron as Lakers Player-Coach

“You want the job, Russ?” offered Celtics retiring head coach Red Auerbach in 1966....

Paul Pierce, an all-time great scorer, was well ahead of his time

Anytime an all-time great moves into broadcasting following their playing career, it’s a risky proposition for how people will ultimately view their legacy. Whether or not that matters is entirely up to them, and some would say it shouldn’t. But depending on how the player performs on the desk or in...

No, Kyrie, Kobe should not be new NBA logo because we can’t erase the rape case

There is nothing wrong with the NBA’s logo. It’s timeless, smooth, and instantly identifiable....

Boston Celtics legend, eight-time NBA champion, Finals MVP, 11-time All-NBA honoree, and basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek died Thursday, at the age of 79. [@SliceOfSully | Boston Globe]...

Old Photo: Dr. J And John Havlicek, Shirtless And Wearing Sombreros

We know nothing about the origin of this photo of Julius Erving and John Havlicek, but we love it. It was tweeted this morning by SLAM associate editor Adam Figman, who says it shows the two retired NBA legends "chilling very hard in Mexico, 1977." And that much is demonstrably true: The Doctor and ...