The Los Angeles Clippers entered the final hour before last Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET trade deadline with the league suddenly treating Kawhi Leonard like a real conversation again. According to …
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D’Angelo Russell Won’t Report To Washington, And Three Words Lit The Fuse
by Len Werleby Len WerleD’Angelo Russell’s Wizards tenure may be over before it ever begins, and the most telling signal didn’t come from a press conference. It came in a three-word post that immediately …
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The NBA’s Expansion Clock Is Ticking And Seattle And Las Vegas Are Back On The Board
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor years, NBA expansion lived in the safe zone of commissioner-speak: a concept the league “should explore,” a topic owners would “study,” a future decision that always seemed one season …
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Basketball NewsInternational Basketball
Ulm’s OrangeCampus Welcomed Europe’s Next Wave, And Cedevita Olimpija Left With The Ticket To Athens
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor three days at Ulm’s OrangeCampus, the adidas NextGen EuroLeague returned to what it does best: compress the future into a weekend. Coaches barked coverages like it was May, not …
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MLB Bound? Pat Connaughton’s Second Act Might Be On A Mound, Not A Bench
by Len Werleby Len WerlePat Connaughton’s NBA story has always read a little sideways, the kind of career arc that makes you double-check the order of events. A second-round NBA pick who became a …
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35 Years Ago Today, Craig Hodges Made 19 Consecutive Three Pointers During The 1991 All-Star 3-Point Contest
by Len Werleby Len WerleCraig Hodges played in the NBA for 10 seasons and led the league in 3-point shooting percentage in 3 of them. He also won two NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, and …
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40 Years Ago Today, 5’6″ Spud Webb Won The NBA Dunk Contest
by Len Werleby Len WerleOn February 8, 1986, Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Spud Webb, standing just 5’6”, became the shortest NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion in league history in his hometown of Dallas. In …
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Jarrett Allen And The Kyrie 3s: The NBA’s Most Unbothered Sneaker Streak
by Len Werleby Len WerleIn a league where footwear changes nightly – new colorways, new signatures, new promo pushe – Jarrett Allen has built a reputation for doing the exact opposite. The Cavaliers center …
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Michael Porter Jr. Relives His Most Embarrassing Moment: “I Thought I Was Getting Kicked Out Of The League”
by Len Werleby Len WerleMichael Porter Jr. has had his share of NBA learning curves, but the mistake he still calls the most mortifying didn’t happen on the court. It happened on Snapchat, and …
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How Joe Mazzulla Reframed A 21-Point Hole As An Advantage: “We’re In A Great Spot”
by Len Werleby Len WerleJoe Mazzulla has never coached like a man who believes in “momentum” the way everyone else uses the word. If anything, his Celtics tend to treat a bad first half …
