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You really stepped in it this time, Doc

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers is being put through the wringer over the Ben Simmons trade situation. Rivers is learning firsthand why coach-speak exists, and why most coaches tend to adhere to this terminology when addressing the on-court product, whether positive or negative. Read more…

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Read ’em and weep: Here are the worst droughts in modern sports, non-title edition

The White Sox have won their first division title since 2008, which doesn’t really feel right, because they’ve only had two truly awful seasons in the last decade and a half, and power in the Central is rarely concentrated anywhere for too long, but it’s true. It would be a weird thing to lie about. […]

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Stupid is as stupid doesn’t do

Andrew Wiggins’ refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine — as reported by the San Francisco Chronicle , and backed by ESPN’s reporting — is a near-perfect intersection of inanity. Read more…

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The NBA needs to follow the WNBA’s lead on vaccination rates

As NBA training camps open next week, while most of the sports world is focused on college football and the NFL, the particular leading story around the league has centered on the drama in Philadelphia with Ben Simmons. However, there’s something else people should still be discussing — COVID-19. Read more…

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Kawhi Leonard looks like he’d rather be anywhere but this arena groundbreaking ceremony

The LA Clippers will finally have their own industry in Inglewood within the next few years, free from the taunting glare of those 17 Lakers championship banners hanging from the rafters of Staples Center. Even with all the money and resources Steve Ballmer is pouring into this franchise, it will never be enough in the… […]

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Between Chris Webber and Michigan AD Warde Manuel — someone is lying

A once-inconceivable happy ending was finally in sight — even though it was still a few miles away. And just as it seemed like the divide between the University of Michigan, Chris Webber, and the Fab Five has been inching closer to reconciliation, it had been hit with another roadblock just days before Webber’s long-awaited… […]