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Daryl Morey tried to recruit Steph Curry and then lied about it...poorly
Even with a banged-up Joel Embiid, the Sixers took care of Russ, Beal, and the Wizards in Game 5 of their first-round series. The team was looking forward to their first game against the Atlanta Hawks. Sixers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey, however, was looking forward to the offseas...

Devin Booker goes off, joins rarified NBA royalty in slaying L.A.
The NBA has a superstar that not enough people talk about as being in the top tier of league talents, but last night he showcased that he belongs. On the road, to close out the defending champions, Devin Booker went ballistic â he dropped 47 points (a playoff career-high), 11 rebounds, eight three-p...

Lakers roll dice with A.D.âs career for LeBronâs legacy
Shame on the Los Angeles Lakers....

LeBronâs gone, and the NBA did him no favors with short offseason
I grew up in Chicago, which means I grew up in a basketball atmosphere that was convinced the league was always rigging things for the Knicks. Even though the Bulls would go on to win six titles â beating the Knicks along the way for most of them â Bulls fans were always insistent that they had to o...

Lions coach bizarrely dons helmet â probably to minimize damage from banging his head against the wall
Dan Campbell is already acting like a coach whose team has won eight games in two seasons. ...

Will we actually see an NBA Finals without LeBron?
We might be in store for something very rare in the NBA â a Finals that doesnât include LeBron James. With the Lakers down 3-2 to the Phoenix Suns, the possibility is becoming more and more likely that the defending champs wonât make it out of the first round. Not seeing Lebron making a deep playoff...

HEAR ME OUT: The Lakers need to sit Anthony Davis tonight
Anthony Davis should NOT play in the Los Angeles Lakersâ biggest game of the season....

Damian Lillard is one of the greatest clutch players to touch a basketball
Itâs time for us to have an honest conversation about Damian Lillard....

L.A.âs Game 5 performance puts Laker nation in full meltdown mode
Laker Nation is in turmoil â and itâs absolutely hilarious. ...

J. Coleâs pro basketball career is over â it should never have begun
Dreams are something J. Cole often raps about. Itâs the name of his music label â Dreamville Records. But dreams arenât promised. Sometimes one personâs dream can be anotherâs nightmare....
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NBA needs to put unruly fans in check before we have another Malice at the Palace [Updated]
What happened last night to Russell Westbrook was unacceptable....

Cincy has a true leader in Burrow, too bad the Bengals arenât treating him like one
Joe Burrow makes me want to run through a brick wall head first, and Iâm not even a Bengals fan....

Phoenix isnât done yet, imbeciles
Why is everyone so quick to toss the Phoenix Suns out with the trash?...

Itâs been a tale of two brows lately, and thatâs not good enough for Showtime
If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to have any chance at repeating as NBA Champions, they canât have Anthony Davis finishing games with Andrea Bargnani stat lines....

âSmacked in the mouth,â LeBron and AD now need to find second gear â if bodies let them
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers looked sluggish and shell-shocked on Sunday. In their first-round matchup against the Phoenix Suns, after squeaking past the Golden State Warriors in the Play-In Tournament, the defending champs looked anything but title-contending....

Hey Adam Silver, stop tinkering with the NBA. Youâre welcome
The NBA is lost....

The NBAâs young players donât GAF and itâs beautiful
The opening weekend of the playoffs confirmed that the future of the NBA is in good hands. Young, playmaking guards highlighted the weekend and not only brought their game, but brought their attitude, disrespect, and pettiness as well....

Knicks lose playoff game at Madison Square Garden, water is wet
On Sunday, almost eight years to the day since the last time it happened â May 16, 2013 â the Knicks had a chance to win a playoff game inside Madison Square Garden. As usual, they didnât. And shockingly enough, Knicks fans are dumbfounded about how this happened, as if this isnât a franchise that h...

LeBron James drinking tequila with Drake shows NBA has moved past COVID
âItâs not a big deal.â...

âDavidson Steph Curryâ is showing up tonight â itâs over for the Memphis Grizzlies
If Quin Snyder was smart, heâd already have the Utah Jazz preparing to play the Golden State Warriors for Game One of their first-round series that will start Sunday night in Salt Lake City. Any time spent on game planning for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies will be a waste of time, given that t...