When Shaquille O’Neal called Victor Wembanyama “the first perfect big man that’s ever been created,” it sounded, at first, like the kind of oversized sentence only Shaq can deliver. But …
The NBA’s next anti-tanking idea is not subtle. It is a warning label attached to the bottom of the standings. Under the proposed “3-2-1” draft lottery system, expected to be …
In Game 5, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Celtics 113-97 at TD Garden, using a brutal fourth quarter to turn a tense playoff game into a road statement. Boston was …
Draymond Green knows better than most how complicated Kevin Durant discourse can become. He has been Durant’s teammate, opponent, critic, defender and forever-linked co-star in one of the most dissected …
Facing elimination at home, short-handed and under pressure, the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-113 in Game 5 to cut the series deficit to 3-2 and force the first-round …
The Oklahoma City Thunder did not leave Phoenix any room for a miracle. In Game 4, the defending champions finished their first-round sweep with a 131-122 win over the Suns, …
The Orlando Magic are one win away from turning the Eastern Conference bracket upside down. In Game 4, Orlando beat the top-seeded Detroit Pistons 94-88, taking a 3-1 lead in …
Vlade Divac remembers the Kobe Bryant trade not as trivia, but as impact. In 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers sent Divac to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for the draft …
Jeff Teague has always been generous with James Harden’s place in basketball history, which is what makes his latest praise of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander more interesting. Teague was not dismissing Harden’s …
The Houston Rockets were not ready for their season to end quietly. Facing elimination, still without Kevin Durant, and already buried in a 3-0 series hole, Houston answered with its …
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