Over the past 17 years, every time the United States men’s basketball national team has been terrible, Gregg Popovich has been on the sidelines. And that’s not an opinion, either. It’s a fact. Read more…
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Don’t be surprised if Kevin Love is really good in the Olympics
Experience matters and Kevin Love has it. Read more…
Despite 0-2 hole in NBA Finals, Giannis has already won
Most thought he would never be here. Read more…
What’s the deal with Kyle Kuzma?
I remember Kyle Kuzma’s rookie season. The Nets’ 27th pick of the 2017 NBA Draft (he was then dealt to the Lakers in the D’Angelo Russel trade) burst onto the scene averaging over 16 points per game with 45/37/71 splits. While he wasn’t being put in the same category as other rookies that year like […]
The Greatest Game 1 NBA Finals performances of the 21st century
And now for our second NBA Finals in about nine months. Read more…
If Durant, Dirk, and Kareem NBA 2K22 cover leak is legit, then 2K nailed it this year
It’s NBA 2k cover season, when the storied video game franchise typically announces its cover athletes for the forthcoming September game. Read more…
This is how it always ends for the Clippers, one way or another
It almost feels like the Clippers are being euthanized for the second straight year. Much like Kevin Durant did this postseason, Paul George just ran out of gas trying to make up for what wasn’t there. Read more…
It can be worth waiting for
Perhaps I should save this until after we see how the NBA Finals pan out. If Chris Paul doesn’t get his ring, everything that’s been said about him before he clinched his first appearance in the Finals, after the Suns blew out the Clippers, 130-103, last night, could be trotted back out (and he clinched […]
Barkley has got this one right: Bucks have no killer instinct
Charles Barkley can be lazy and out of touch, and occasionally insightful, but he nailed it with the Bucks last night. That’s after he forgot who Jeff Teague plays for, which would seem to be the minimum requirement for his job. Anyway, at halftime, when the Bucks were down 20 to a Trae Young-less Hawks […]
The weather and the baseball are both gross in The Bronx
I don’t know where you live, but it’s been hot as hell in New York. And that’s led to some not feeling so hot. Read more…