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The first dunk contest
Yes, we know the Getty Images watermark is there but it’s still an incredible photo. From left to right: Julius Erving, Larry Kenon,...
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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It’s time to reset the "Knicks haven’t done anything really stupid in _ days" counter
The Knicks' new branding consultant, Steve Stoute, went on ESPN's First Take yesterday and said a lot of things, one of which prompted a...
Feb 12, 20201 min read
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Joel Embiid’s relationship with Philly is both toxic and exhilarating
The Process is going to get its own 30 for 30 someday, and it’s probably just going to be named The Process, which is super lame. One of...
Feb 12, 20202 min read
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2/11/1981: A masterpiece from sophomore Larry
On this day 39 years ago, 24-year-old Larry Bird put up this statline in a 105-91 road win over the Lakers: 47 minutes played, 36 points,...
Feb 11, 20201 min read
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The Raptors’ 15-game win streak, by the numbers
Last night, the Raptors beat Timberwolves for their 15th win in a row. That is not only a franchise record, but also a record for any...
Feb 11, 20201 min read
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The Bucks are the safest bet in the NBA right now
There is an old bro’s tale, whispered every Sunday from September through the Super Bowl at STATS Bar & Grille in South Boston, usually...
Feb 11, 20202 min read
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(Almost) every trade deadline trade, summed up in one sentence
1. Andre Drummond from the Pistons to the Cavs for a 2023 second-rounder and John Henson and Brandon Knight Andre Drummond is pissed. 2....
Feb 7, 20201 min read
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Houston’s tiny lineup is fun. Russell Westbrook’s recent play is more important.
Last night, the Rockets, after trading away their only viable big man for Robert Covington, trotted out this lineup: 6-foot-3 Russell...
Feb 7, 20202 min read
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White guys in the dunk contest, explored
Milwaukee guard Pat Connaughton, a white, is going to be in the 2020 dunk contest. While unusual, his upcoming appearance is certainly...
Feb 4, 20202 min read
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The best writing on Kobe
To be complicated is to be interesting, which is to be worth writing about, which is something contemporaries like Tim Duncan never were....
Jan 31, 20205 min read
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Kobe: Italian-made
With each Kobe Bryant obituary comes a mention of his Italian adolescence. As someone who has recently spent a lot of time in Reggio...
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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A ridiculous comeback last night
This is perhaps the one millionth-most important thing happening in the NBA right now, but the Timberwolves are dissolving into a puddle...
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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No game today — Jan. 28, 2020
This cartoon, by the late Bill Gallo of the New York Daily News, which captures the tragedy of Thurman Munson’s death at 32, is what Mike...
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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Kobe Bryant, 1978-2020; Gianna Bryant, 2006-2020
Kobe Bryant was effortlessly relevant, from his emergence as an Italian-speaking teenager in the mid-1990s to the final night of his...
Jan 27, 20202 min read
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1/15/1965: Wilt goes back to Philly
On this day 55 years ago, the San Francisco Warriors (who left Philadelphia for The Bay in 1962) traded Wilt Chamberlain to the...
Jan 15, 20201 min read
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Put Ja Morant in the All-Star Game
This pass, from Ja Morant to Jaren Jackson Jr. during last night’s 121-110 win over the Rockets, is all you need to know about the...
Jan 15, 20201 min read
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The WNBA and its union reach a landmark deal
Yesterday, the WNBA and its players’ union announced a new eight-year contract that will raise the average annual salary to around...
Jan 15, 20201 min read
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1/13/20: By the numbers
18-22 The Memphis Grizzlies (!) are 18-22, and currently hold the eighth spot in the Western Conference playoff picture. Ja Morant (18...
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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Here come the bad team-beating Utah Jazz
The second seed in the West (technically tied with the Nuggets) is not the Clippers. Or the Mavericks. Or the Rockets. It is the Utah...
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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1/8/20: By the numbers
2; 2; 2 Ben Simmons, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard have all hit two 3-pointers this season. Three-day ceremony After calling out Kobe...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
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