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Hey, NCAA: Let J. R. Smith play college golf already!

J. R. Smith never played college basketball. He jumped straight from high school to the NBA. Now that his NBA career is over, he’s making an effort to get a college degree. Smith will be attending North Carolina A& T — the largest HBCU in the nation, with just more than 12, 700 students — […]

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It’s okay to find the feel-good in Kemba Walker’s return to New York

From the land of chopped cheese and quarter waters emerged the coldest motherfucker to come out of New York City playgrounds and gyms since Sebastian Telfair in 2004. And that same guy is now a New York Knick, bringing it full circle 10 years after being drafted into the NBA, and after hitting possibly the […]