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Doc Rivers should focus on fixing Damian Lillard before the Bucks’ defenseThe Milwaukee Bucks, by virtue of having the fourth-best record in the NBA, could afford to take the gamble that is firing your coach midseason. Their position in the standings gives them the luxury of “having patience” with new skipper, same offense Doc Rivers, and if that means trading a few losse...

Isn't it about time the NBA forces James Dolan to sell the Knicks?I did not know what I was getting into when I became a Knicks fan. I got into it to find a bond between my father and me. He grew up as a New York street ball legend who listened to the Knicks on transistor radios with his buddies, huddled around a car drinking tallboys and sharing a joint. As a chu...

Jerry Reinsdorf should have seen this comingAs usual, Jerry Reinsdorf failed to read the room. The Chicago Bulls are looking at a second-consecutive appearance in the Play-in Tournament, rounding out yet another rebuild on its disappointing last leg. Now is not the time to force more nostalgia on the fans, reminding them of an era many of the...

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen still can't stand each other

Michael Jordan is still taking it personally....

The Warriors hear the sound of inevitability

When Rome was burning, there wasn’t a definitive moment when it all collapsed. A definitive “BOOM” where everyone can say, “Well, that’s it for the Romans. Good run.” Had there been, it might have sounded like this:...

Darvin Ham could be scapegoat for Lakers' woes

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a slump and it looks like the team’s woes will be pinned on Darvin Ham. ...

Old beef still sells. Just ask the Cowboys and Jimmy Johnson

As long as the nostalgia of 1990s beef still sells, I’ll never feel old. I was but a child then. A child who looked at box scores in the Chicago Sun-Times and followed the daily drama of the 1997 Chicago Bulls contract negotiations. Even as a youngster, I recognized that Jimmy Johnson and the Dallas...

IDIOT OF THE YEAR: It's the final countdown (Nos. 10-1)

Here they are: The biggest dummies of 2023. Most of them are starting to take up permanent residence here. ...