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Jan 23, 20191 min read
No fried chicken tonight
It’s 1980. The Indiana Pacers are hosting the San Antonio Spurs. The Pacers have a promotion for the game -- hold San Antonio’s George...
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Jan 23, 20191 min read
Oklahoma City reeks of disappointment
With a win over fourth-place Portland last night, the Thunder are sitting at third in the Western Conference with a 29-18 record. Paul...
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Jan 23, 20192 min read
Doomsday has arrived
In December, we wrote a blurb with the headline: Appreciate the Memphis Grizzlies while you can Well, did you? Because the end is coming...
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Jan 5, 20191 min read
A fanbase is classy until it stops winning
Kawhi Leonard returned to San Antonio last night for the first time since his awkward departure this offseason. The fans, still salty...
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Jan 5, 20191 min read
A beard grows in Oakland
You’ve heard about last night’s Game of the Year candidate, where the Rockets came back from 17 at halftime to beat the Warriors,...
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Dec 19, 20181 min read
We have a very urgent question
Rex Chapman -- yes, THAT Rex Chapman, who appeared on our White Guys Who Could Really Fill It Up, Ranked, list -- Tweeted out a funny...
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Dec 19, 20182 min read
ESPN, what you doin’
ESPN personality Elle Duncan put together a video of herself arguing with … herself ... about the ‘legacy’ of Carmelo Anthony and...
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Dec 19, 20182 min read
We have some things to say about the Nets
Remember, the Brooklyn Nets were supposed to have two primary purposes for the 2018-19 season: Offer New Yorkers a cheaper basketball...
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Dec 17, 20181 min read
Forgotten white guys who could really fill it up, ranked
7. Rex Chapman, 18.2 a game in ‘93-’94, 9,731 points for career 6. Doug Collins, 20.8 in ‘75-’76, 7,427 for career 5. Tom Gugliotta, 20.6...
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Dec 17, 20181 min read
A rare feat has us nostalgic
On Saturday night against the Charlotte Hornets, LeBron James and Lonzo Ball both recorded a triple-double. Here are their final numbers:...
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Dec 17, 20182 min read
The Kings are the thorn in your side of the West
The Sacramento Kings, who were projected to win just 25 games this season, are currently 16-13, breaking Celtics fans’ hearts, and...
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Oct 26, 20181 min read
David Stern, unplugged, on the Chris Paul-to-the-Lakers trade he vetoed in 2011:
"(New Orleans general manager Dell Demps) had agreed to (trade Paul to the Lakers for) Kevin Martin and Luis Scola or something, and I...
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May 4, 20181 min read
Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.
The Toronto Raptors, beloved basketball team of the country of Canada, which had a few decent seasons but ultimately flattered to deceive...
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Mar 8, 20183 min read
The NBA’s evaporating middle-class
Somewhere in Vermont… A five mile’s drive outside of Burlington, a stoned Bernie Sanders stews inside his picturesque log cabin home....
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