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Kyrie Irving Stole The Show Before He Blew The Game
Yes, the last real possession of this game was very bad....
Every Group Text Has A Channing Frye
Within this fun Jackie MacMullan story about NBA “glue guys” is an important truth: A law of group chat threads states that there will always be one person who will catch the most shit. The article focuses on Channing Frye’s role in improving the camaraderie among the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in thi...
Kevin Durant Was Built For This All Along
Barring a monumental collapse so great that it blots out all rational sports discourse for a decade, the Golden State Warriors are going to win the NBA Finals running away. For most of the group, this will be their second title, a slice of redemption after last season’s fabled 3-1 chokejob....
Kyrie Irving Dribbled Away LeBron James's Moment
With under a minute to play in last night’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals and the Cleveland Cavaliers leading 113-111, Golden State’s Kevin Durant calmly stepped into and nailed a long three-pointer right over LeBron James’s outstretched hand. It gave the Warriors a one-point lead, and left the Cavaliers...
The Warriors Deserve Your Awe
I won’t argue that the first two games of these NBA Finals were great television, or that last night’s Game 3, which was thrilling and spectacularly played and felt like a Game 7 from the perspective of someone rooting for the Cavs, did a whole lot to salvage this series. The Warriors are now up 3-0...
LeBron Is Not Enough
Remember the 2015 Finals? Kyrie Irving got injured, Kevin Love missed the whole series, and so LeBron James had to take the court with the likes of Matthew Dellavedova on a coffee binge, an empty bag of Lay’s chips, a childhood stuffed animal, and a rock he found out in the parking lot. Timofey Mozg...
That's Not Cleveland, ESPN
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The Cavaliers Almost, Almost, Almost Went And Did It
Tonight, for the first time in these NBA Finals, the Cavaliers held a second-half lead. They held a fourth-quarter lead. They were actually playing credible defense. Kyrie Irving was making all sorts of ridiculous drives to the basket with no one there to stop him. LeBron was LeBron. It felt, if not...
Report: Enes Kanter's Father Released From Custody By Turkish Government
Mehmet Kanter—father of Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter—has been released from custody less than a week after being arrested by the Turkish government, according to reports from international news agency AFP....
ESPN's Darren Rovell Wastes Everyone's Time With Dopey Column
The Golden State Warriors just spent the first two games of the NBA Finals dominating the Cleveland Cavaliers in humiliating fashion. After sweeping through the preliminary rounds of the playoffs, and with a Finals sweep very much on the table, the Warriors have a real chance to go 4-4-4-4....
Sassy LeBron Is Back
Whether you find it admirable or annoying, LeBron James has been remarkably consistent about one thing throughout his career: When things aren’t going his way in the Finals, he gets sassy as hell....
Is An Unbeaten Playoff Run More Impressive Than 73 Wins?
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Would The Warriors Beat The '96 Bulls? Watch Our <i>NBA Live</i> Simulation To Find Out
The Golden State Warriors’ unprecedented dominance in this year’s playoffs have boosted the team past the ‘95-’96 Bulls for best NBA team ever, according to “mathematics.” But how would they stack up head-to-head? There’s only one way to find out: by importing the current Golden State team into a co...
Reports: Cavaliers Locker Room Smelled Of Weed After Game 2
After Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Undefeated’s Mike Wise noticed some dank aromas in the Cavaliers’ locker room:...
Fans Give Packers Player Ride To Green Bay After He Misses Connection In Minneapolis
Packers cornerback Davon House was trying to get to OTAs on Monday night when his connecting flight from Minneapolis to Green Bay was cancelled. With no more flights leaving that night and a shortage of rental cars, House found himself in a tough spot:...
This Might Be Adam Silver's Secret Twitter Account
NBA commissioner Adam Silver revealed Friday that he had a secret Twitter account. A few hours later, one Utah Jazz fan convincingly argued that he had found it....
The Warriors Are Math
The old-timey wisdom goes: Basketball is a matchup sport. I think I’ve heard Kenny Smith or various other Kenny Smiths say some version of this more than 200 times in my life. That is, basketball outcomes are not determined neatly along gradients of pure talent and/or skill, but rather by how varyin...
Steph Curry Gave LeBron James The Runaround
It’s sort of hard to crystallize a Warriors attack that could only be described as “relentless”—in both games so far, the Cavs have survived for a half, then understandably given way under a barrage that just doesn’t let up, and comes from so many different angles. (Seriously, how many times did a C...
Stephen Curry Beating LeBron James, In Extreme Slow Motion
Boy, this was fun to watch, wasn’t it? ...