‘Crief was great. Now he has the plaque to prove it.
The NBA undid one of its long-standing injustices on Saturday, announcing Sidney Moncrief’s election to the Naismith Basketball Hall of...
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Mar 20, 20191 min read
Isaiah Thomas finally got his closure
Isaiah Thomas came back to Boston, finally got his tribute video, played pickup with Emerson kids, which produced the worst shot of...
Mar 20, 20191 min read
Another reason to shame the Lakers...
Last night, the Nets came back from a 25-point deficit after three quarters to beat the Kings in Sacramento. They outscored the Kings,...
Mar 20, 20192 min read
For once, it’s good to be a Clipper
After moving on from Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan over the last few years, the Clippers this season were planning on...
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Who wants LeBron?
Jeff Van Gundy floated the idea of trading LeBron on Saturday during the 76ers-Warriors game. Yesterday, B/R’s Ric Bucher dropped a piece...
Mar 15, 20192 min read
Giannis's final form
The 3-point shot has long been the final frontier in the evolution of Giannis Antetokounmpo. He rebounds like a center. He drives like a...
Mar 13, 20191 min read
The Lakers’ lost season is good for something
Take it from Zach Lowe -- this year for the Lakers has been a complete trainwreck. But the recent white flag has brought back Andre...
Mar 13, 20192 min read
Just shut up, man
James Dolan, who recently banned a fan for life from Madison Square Garden for imploring him to sell the Knicks, a notion virtually the...
Mar 11, 20191 min read
Here come the...Pistons?
After a Feb. 2 loss for Detroit, in which it gave up a 25-point lead to the L.A. Clippers, the Pistons slipped to 22-29, 2.5 games out of...
Mar 11, 20191 min read
The Warriors seem happy…
Draymond Green appears to be on the backside of his prime. He’s averaging seven points and seven rebounds, his lowest in both categories...
Mar 1, 20191 min read
A sad reality in Minnesota
Karl-Anthony Towns, who was almost critically injured in an auto accident last week, went off last night, putting up 23 points and eight...
Mar 1, 20191 min read
James Harden, Wilt and M.J. walk into a bar…
James Harden scored 28 points on Monday against the Hawks, ending his 30-point streak at 32 games. He started a new one with 30 points...
Mar 1, 20192 min read
The Magic are playing well, but are they playoff material?
Orlando quietly closed out an awesome month last night with a 103-96 win over the Warriors. The Magic won eight of 11 games in February,...
Feb 28, 20192 min read
The Celtics, as explained by George Carlin
The Boston Celtics got blown out by the Raptors last night, 118-95, and look less like a real threat to make the NBA Finals by the day....
Feb 26, 20191 min read
LeBron, who loves his team, hates his team
After the Lakers beat the Rockets on Thursday night, LeBron James, speaking of his current team, which he tried to wholesale trade for...
Feb 26, 20192 min read
Kenneth Faried is Morey’s best bargain find yet
With the max contract and $90 million extension that Daryl Morey handed out this offseason to Chris Paul and Clint Capela, respectively,...
Feb 8, 20193 min read
The rich get richer
Philadelphia receives: + Tobias Harris [upcoming FA] + Boban Marjanovic [upcoming FA] + Mike Scott [upcoming FA] L.A. Clippers receive: +...
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Cap space. Never used. For sale.
When you’re the New York Knicks, you don’t get the benefit of the doubt. You get the weight of James Dolan, sexual harassment lawsuits,...
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Brian Windhorst is drunk with power
Brian Windhorst, the reputable NBA reporter who has recently decided to go on a crusade against actually reporting the stuff he knows,...
Jan 28, 20192 min read
The New Orleans Pelicans have officially failed
On July 1, 2019, Anthony Davis would have been -- and technically still is -- eligible to sign a supermax extension with New Orleans...
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