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We should have had an Eastern conference battle last night with Nets-Sixers, but got ripped off instead

If ESPN were smart, it would demand a refund....

|Thu Apr 15 2021

Ranking the WNBA’s latest round of refreshingly cool jerseys

The WNBA’s new uniforms are great, if for no other reason than because team names have been restored to a place of prominence after several years of sponsors clogging jersey fronts and relegating team identity to a shoulder patch. No fault to the league for maximizing its revenue that way, but there...

by Jesse Spector|

|Thu Apr 08 2021

LaMarcus Aldridge joins loaded Nets, but we found the team they should STILL fear the most

Just because LaMarcus Aldridge has his lowest scoring average since he was a rookie, his lowest true shooting in five years, and his lowest rebounding average ever this season doesn’t mean he’s cooked at 35....

by Jesse Spector|

|Sat Mar 27 2021

NBA buyout market roundup: For once, you are allowed to be excited about it

The NBA’s buyout market is generally overrated....

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Sat Mar 27 2021

Las Vegas finally gets this right

It’s Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing the Las Vegas oddsmakers for finally making the Brooklyn Nets the favorite to win the NBA title....

by Rob Parker|

|Tue Mar 23 2021

LaMelo Ball is the Rookie of the Year no matter what happens

LaMelo Ball is the best rookie in the league this year, injured or not....

by Donovan Dooley|

|Mon Mar 22 2021

Now’s the time for the Hornets to prove they’re here to stay

There are two months left in the season, and the Charlotte Hornets are still sixth in the Eastern Conference. ...

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Sat Mar 20 2021

Incomplete Brooklyn Nets are scary good, just ask the Western Conference

The numbers are stoopid....

by Rob Parker|

|Mon Feb 22 2021

Nets will be ultimate test of ‘defense wins championships’ theory

At some point, the Brooklyn Nets will need to get stops. Simultaneously, when it matters, they’ll need to prove they’re healthy. But even without Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, James Harden was able to turnaround what would’ve been a dispiriting loss to the Phoenix Suns — who led by as many as 24 po...

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Wed Feb 17 2021

Kyrie Irving is having the best season of his career and it's shut up his critics

Maybe, just maybe. Some of them were “pawns.”...

by Carron J. Phillips|

|Mon Feb 15 2021

The Nets might just have too much

Most eyes were on Brooklyn again last night, as the Clippers, the hottest team in the league, were the guests of the NBA’s latest and most vibrant science experiment in the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets came out on top 124-120, with Kyrie Irving going for 39, James Harden merely “settling” for a triple-do...

by Sam Fels|

|Wed Feb 03 2021

Mets fire creep Jared Porter hours after report of his sex harassment

It had been one of the few Mets offseasons with a glow. A new owner who, at least at the moment, wants to run the team like it should be run. The acquisition of possibly the most fun player in the league in Francisco Lindor. But this is the Mets, and stepping on a rake is never more than two strides...

by Sam Fels|

|Tue Jan 19 2021

Houston Rockets win in James Harden divorce

Houston, you don’t have a problem anymore. The trade happened; it finally happened....

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Thu Jan 14 2021

James Harden to Nets in 63-team deal involving 28 years of draft picks

The NBA landscape just changed wildly in the span of a few minutes, with a barrage of trades taking place that saw some players change multiple teams all at once. The key piece to note — James Harden, after requesting a trade and throwing a fit for several weeks, finally gets his wish. Harden has be...

by Jon Helmkamp|

|Thu Jan 14 2021