The strangest NBA nights tend to produce the cleanest snapshots. On Thursday, the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat never actually got to play their game at the United Center. The …
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Steve Kerr Reveals His Mother Was Worried He Would Hit The Official After Ejection
by Len Werleby Len WerleSteve Kerr has spent a lifetime around basketball conflict, playing in Finals, coaching in them, managing egos, managing momentum, managing the thin line between fire and fiasco. He’s also spent …
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TRAEDED: Atlanta Hawks Trade Trae Young To The Washington Wizards
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor years, the Atlanta Hawks tried to solve the same equation with different variables: build a sustainable winner around Trae Young’s heliocentric brilliance without letting the roster become so one-dimensional …
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Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga Stance Signals Leverage, Not Comfort
by Len Werleby Len WerleGolden State’s posture ahead of the Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline is starting to crystallize into something more specific than the usual “we’re exploring options” refrain. According to Anthony Slater, …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander And The Thunder’s Reality Check: “We Didn’t Think We Were Going 81–1”
by Len Werleby Len WerleWhen you start a season like Oklahoma City did, every stumble becomes a headline. Not because the Thunder are fragile, but because dominance changes the volume of the conversation. Shai …
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“Logic Stops Mattering”: Spencer Jones, A Skeleton-Crew Nuggets Win, And The Night LinkedIn Couldn’t Believe
by Len Werleby Len WerleThere are NBA wins that live on highlights. And then there are the ones that live in the margins, inside locker rooms, inside film sessions, inside the private confidence a …
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Gilbert Arenas Had To Sleep At Oracle Arena After Spending Entire Rookie Salary Before The Start Of The Season
by Len Werleby Len WerleWhen you hear the name ‘Gilbert Arenas’ most of you probably think of the gun inciedent, but Gilbert Arenas was much more than that. Arenas was an elite NBA player, …
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Kevin Durant’s Game-Winner Vs. The Suns Came With Something Extra: Vindication
by Len Werleby Len WerleKevin Durant’s jumper has never needed much help to feel inevitable, but Tuesday night’s dagger against Phoenix carried a different kind of weight. With the game tied and 1.1 seconds …
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Trae Young And The Hawks Are “Working Together” On A Trade; A Rare, Controlled Split In Atlanta
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Atlanta Hawks and Trae Young are no longer operating in the usual NBA gray zone of denials, vague quotes, and “we’ll see what happens.” According to Shams Charania, the …
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Draymond Green Roasts Jordan Poole’s Viral Reaction During The Mark Williams–Jose Alvarado Fight
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA’s most genuine fight of the season didn’t just produce punches, ejections, and suspensions, it produced a meme, too. And once the clip started circulating, it was only a …
