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The 2016 mega free agency disaster flow chart
(This is a condensed version of our 2016 mega free agency disaster flow chart. The full spread is simply too big for one email. Click...
Apr 18, 20202 min read
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The NCAA’s G-League problem
Jalen Green, the No. 2 overall high school prospect in the class of 2020, announced on Thursday that he would be skipping college and...
Apr 16, 20201 min read
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That time Mike Conley’s dad dunked from behind the free throw line
On the subject of one-off televised basketball events, GIF’d above is a video of Mike Conley Sr. dunking from behind the free throw line....
Apr 12, 20201 min read
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04/13/2016: Kobe’s final 60
On this day four year ago, Kobe Bryant destroyed the concept of underindulgence, reason and, for one night, age, by scoring 60 points in...
Apr 12, 20201 min read
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Five thoughts from last ESPN’s H O R S E competition
Results... Chauncey Billups beat Trae Young, H O R S E to H O R Mike Conley beat Tamika Catchings, H O R S E to H Zach LaVine swept Paul...
Apr 12, 20202 min read
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H O R S E is the gimmick we finally need
The NBA is going to televise a H O R S E competition this Sunday at 7 p.m. There will be four matchups, with the winners moving on to the...
Apr 9, 20202 min read
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The final Tankathon standings
We have some bad news: The regular season is 1,000,000,000 percent over. BUT! With that reality comes the crystallization of the NBA...
Apr 9, 20201 min read
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04/09/1978: The greatest scoring day in NBA history
Yesterday marked the 42-year anniversary of one of the best single-day things to ever happen in the NBA. On the final day of the regular...
Apr 9, 20201 min read
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How much weight will this potential title hold?
The NBA has far too much at financial stake not to do everything in its power to salvage some sort of postseason. As such, it would...
Apr 7, 20202 min read
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4/8/1987: Moses Malone gets 50
On this day 33 years ago, Moses Malone had his last 50-point game of his career against the Nets while playing for the Washington...
Apr 7, 20201 min read
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The Grip asks: Is this the most important shot in NBA history?
If Ray Allen didn’t hit this shot, which tied Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals and led to the Heat eventually beating the Spurs in seven...
Apr 7, 20201 min read
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4/1/2009: Kevin Martin decides to light it up
On this day 11 years ago, Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Martin went off for 50 points in a 143-141 loss to the Golden State Warriors. He...
Apr 1, 20201 min read
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The Grip asks: Is this the best pass ever?
Not the most important. Not the most clutch. Not the best by the best passer. But is this pass from Peja Stojaković to Bobby Jackson the...
Apr 1, 20201 min read
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Remembering the exceptionally unexceptional 2000 NBA Draft
The Ringer is rolling out a series of podcasts on every draft from 1996 on. Here’s the ‘96 one, the ‘97 one and the ‘98 one. The idea has...
Apr 1, 20202 min read
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Last night’s witching hour thought: has anyone seen Harrison Barnes?
Harrison Barnes made a promise to the world back in December that he wouldn't cut his hair or shave his beard until either the Kings...
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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James Dolan has coronavirus
Come on, how could you think that is funny? This is a serious subject. NOTHING is funny about the worst, least self-made owner in sports,...
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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Is this the most disrespectful dunk in NBA history, or the most respectful dunk in NBA history?
The dunk above, one of the iconic slams of Shawn Kemp’s career and of all-basketball-time, happened during the 1992 NBA playoffs. The...
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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The scummy business of recruiting in Africa
(West Virginia’s Blessing Ejiofor was told she’d be attending a school in North Carolina upon leaving her native Nigeria, but was instead...
Mar 30, 20202 min read
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3/27/1971: A 6-foot-6 power forward grabs 36 boards
On this day 49 years ago, Atlanta Hawks forward Bill Bridges pulled down 36 boards in a 113-104 playoff victory over Walt Frazier’s New...
Mar 27, 20201 min read
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The Grip Reads: The soul of basketball
TSOB chronicles the 2010-11 NBA season from the perspective of four people from the four most important teams du jour: Kobe’s Lakers, Doc...
Mar 27, 20201 min read
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