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Antonio Pierce raises concerns about Tom Brady's dual roleTom Brady's dual role as minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and primary NFL color commentator for Fox continues to raise ethical questions.,After broadcasting Sunday's Super Bowl rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, Brady was spotted on the broadcast sitting in the Ra...

Are these Clippers Kenough?It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and characters which could double as Oscar nominees. Next up are the L.A. Clippers and the 2024 season possibly being the culmination of their decade of prosperity....

The latest scapegoat for Ben Simmons’ back issues? His agentRemember when NBA Twitter, now NBA X, spent an entire season obsessing over where Ben Simmons would be traded? It ended up being Brooklyn, and that ended up being the last time he was relevant to professional basketball. The latest update is there is no update, just Simmons’ agent, Bernie Lee, falli...

It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers

Curses run deep. They fester in bloodlines, foundations and scorched Earth and are lamented in prose, lyric and declaration. From Shakespeare to Dostoevsky, curses are a part of the canon of human creativity. After the Boston Red Sox broke theirs in 2004 and LeBron James brought a championship to Cl...

LeBron James is 'on that new juice' according to Kevin Garnett

Could Bronny James score a bucket against his father, LeBron? Kevin Garnett certainly doesn’t think so....

JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers

Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on his former coach Tuesday morning, saying how he’s “seen the trend for years....

Best landing spots for WR Mike Evans

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and wide receiver Mike Evans were unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension, meaning that the five-time Pro Bowler is set to hit free agency. Evans is a model of consistency, having never finished a season with fewer than 1,000 receiving yards. His 10 consecutiv...

Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?

Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with the Los Angeles Lakers and Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics. But since the turn of the 21st Century, some teams have gone a decade without a face of the franchise (think the Detroit Pistons and Orlan...