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Aw man, we really suck
Serbia and Team USA were the favorites entering the 2019 FIBA World Cup. Both teams were upset in the quarter-finals earlier this week,...
Sep 13, 20192 min read
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In the end, Team USA indeed got its ass kicked
Only yesterday, we lived in a world in which Frank Ntilikina hadn’t beaten Team USA in a high-profile international tournament. Today,...
Sep 11, 20192 min read
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Let’s remember some old NBA guys, 2019 FIBA World Cup edition
Luis Scola, Argentina Andray Blatche, The Philippines (above) Rudy Fernandez, Spain Gigi Datome, Italy Nick Calathes, Greece Anderson...
Sep 6, 20191 min read
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Let’s get you caught up on the FIBA World Cup
It would be understandable for the uninformed to punt on the FIBA World Cup. It would be unacceptable for the super-informed, as you, the...
Sep 6, 20194 min read
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The toxic ex gets one more chance
Dwight Howard is future Hall of Famer, which is both indisputable and funny to think about. It’s indisputable because he made five...
Aug 27, 20191 min read
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Andrea Bargnani’s professions, ranked
The most vanilla No. 1 overall pick of this century has apparently spent his second career by birthing a dozen other careers, all of...
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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Team USA got its ass kicked, indeed
Team USA beat Canada this morning, 84-68, in its final exhibition before the 2019 FIBA World Cup starts on Aug. 31. (The US’s first game...
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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Guess what Larry Bird thinks of this mural
It is unlikely that you’ve ever considered what Larry Bird with a tattoo of two fornicating bunnies would look like, but artist Jules...
Aug 21, 20191 min read
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The best tidbits from ESPN’s The Sterling Affairs
Yesterday, ESPN released a five-part podcast that dove deep into Donald Sterling’s owning and selling of the Clippers, the latter of...
Aug 21, 20194 min read
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ICYMI: More dancetastic gifs of 1970s NBA refs
On Friday, we brought you back to the 1970s to observe the incredible grace of the era’s referees. Here are more “dancetastic” moves, as...
Aug 20, 20191 min read
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The free agent big man lottery: Intensely depressing
After likely losing DeMarcus Cousins for the season to an ACL tear last week, the Lakers are looking for a big man on a budget. The two...
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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The problem with Team USA is that they don’t have the best players
De’Aaron Fox, who we just could not shut up about last week, dropped out of consideration for Team USA’s FIBA World Cup team on Saturday,...
Aug 19, 20192 min read
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Was The Finals Boogie’s last dance?
DeMarcus Cousins tore his left ACL on Thursday, while playing basketball in Las Vegas. It’s the third major leg injury in less than two...
Aug 16, 20191 min read
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Things that were better in the 1970s: NBA refs
It is extremely the offseason, and nothing illustrates that better than Wednesday’s letter, in which we documented our attempted contact...
Aug 16, 20192 min read
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Michael Porter Jr. leaked Adam Silver’s email. You won’t believe what happened next.
Here is a quick timeline of yesterday’s NBA news, with pictures for context/proof. Approximately 12:30 p.m.: Michael Porter Jr. uploads...
Aug 14, 20191 min read
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Why wouldn’t you want to go to China with Gregg Popovich?
Yesterday, Marvin Bagley withdrew his name from consideration for Team USA’s FIBA World Cup roster, which begins August 31, in China. He...
Aug 12, 20192 min read
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TNT is axing its “Players Only” broadcasts
The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch reported on Wednesday that TNT will not be doing anymore “Players Only” broadcasts this upcoming season....
Jul 26, 20191 min read
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49 years of disfunction ends ... now?
Paul George and Kawhi Leonard were officially introduced as Clippers on Tuesday and, no, Steve Ballmer did not contain himself. Some...
Jul 26, 20192 min read
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The Memphis Grizzlies: Your new (Summer League) NBA champions
The Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves in the Summer League Finals on Monday night, 95-92... ...something of such little importance that...
Jul 17, 20191 min read
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Dwight Howard denies, denies, denies
On the court, Dwight Howard is no longer relevant. He’s put up empty stats for a half-decade and has played for four teams in four years....
Jul 17, 20192 min read
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