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Pro-Am performances getting close to resembling Wilt’s ‘100’ sign
It’s been the summer of the Pro-Am around the NBA....
LeBron and Russ have first public ‘date’
Lebron James is pushing all his chips to the middle of the table and diving headfirst into this whole Russell Westbrook experiment. James is determined to prove his harshest critics wrong....
I have one question about this Clippers-Grizzlies deal: Why?
Even with the NFL ramping up and the regular season just around the corner, the NBA still finds a way to keep its brand in the news....
Viral photo depicting entire ‘AAU team’-turned-pro is fake news, but here’s the real story behind the squad in it
Ever heard the one about the entire AAU team that made it to the NBA? Of course you haven’t, because this isn’t the beginning of some corny joke....
The remaining free agents who just might help your favorite team
Some important players have signed to teams late in the second or even third week of NBA free agency in recent years. It may happen more often than we even realize. Marcus Morris famously had an agreement in place with the San Antonio Spurs, and apparently was offered even more to join the Los Angel...
Bring back Lance Stephenson, we don’t care where
Can you believe Lance Stephenson is only 30 years old?...
From the Clippers, Kawhi still deserves whatever he wants
No one ever really knows what Kawhi Leonard is thinking, but he’s now reportedly under contract with the Los Angeles Clippers for the next few seasons. The deal is reportedly worth $176.3 million over the next four years, which includes a player-option for the final season....
It’s okay to find the feel-good in Kemba Walker’s return to New York
From the land of chopped cheese and quarter waters emerged the coldest motherfucker to come out of New York City playgrounds and gyms since Sebastian Telfair in 2004. And that same guy is now a New York Knick, bringing it full circle 10 years after being drafted into the NBA, and after hitting possi...
Isaiah Thomas sure looks like he can still ball
When last seen on an NBA team, PG Isaiah Thomas suited up for the New Orleans Pelicans on a 10-day contract. Thomas played in just three games, scoring 23 points in 48 total minutes....
‘Malice at the Palace’ documentary is a reminder of the damage that coded language can cause
“I’m never talking about this sh*t again. Can you get that on camera?”...
Cade Cunningham vs. Jalen Green deliver from the jump
Summer League wasn’t always this popular....
Kevin Durant and Draymond Green show unrivaled pettiness after gold medal win
After leading Team USA to a fourth straight gold medal in the Tokyo Olympic games, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green took to social media to exact a little revenge on all the “haters” who’d predicted their demise just days earlier....
All those clinging to the belief that LeBron James is still king need to wake up
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing all those LeBron minions who still are hanging on to the false narrative that he’s the best player on the planet....
The world is closing the gap… but there’s still a gap
When Team USA’s men’s basketball squad lost against France to officially begin Olympic play on July 25, the doubts were significantly heightened....
Are we properly understanding USA women’s dominance on the court? Nah, probably not
We’ve gotten two collaborations around 20 years in the making this week: LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, and Nas and Eminem. Even when they all broke into their respective industries, Team USA’s women’s basketball program had already been winning gold medals. The first came in 1984, and they’ve wo...
The Knicks’ low-risk offseason is a smart long-term strategy
Is it a coincidence that The LOX and Dipset had a classic Verzuz at MSG Theater less than 12 hours before Kemba Walker agreed to a deal with the New York Knicks? Probably not....
Keeping John Collins was key for the Hawks' championship hopes
The Hawks just helped secure their core for the next 4-5 years. And who knows where the ceiling is....
Former rivals Andre Drummond and Joel Embiid are going to be teammates now
Life: That shit happens fast....
The Miami Heat are going for it again, and whether or not you think it’ll work doesn’t matter
It’s the annual time of year where people get instantly overly fixated on whether or not things will work well before they even happen. For example, the day before NBA free agency began, reports surfaced about Kyle Lowry being signed and traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Miami Heat as soon as i...
Nice record you broke there — be a shame if I broke it by more
In 1983, Edwin Moses broke his own world record in the 400-meter hurdles, blazing home in 47.02 seconds at a meet in Koblenz, Germany. The following year, Moses won his second Olympic gold medal in the event, but he never did break the 47-second barrier — that didn’t happen until Kevin Young ran a...