Beating a good team once can be noise. Beating it three times in a compressed window is a pattern. In the span of roughly 12 days, the San Antonio Spurs …
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Jimmy Butler Loved The Warriors’ Sideline Blowup: “Turned Me On A Little Bit”
Jimmy Butler has never been particularly interested in basketball that looks calm. He prefers conflict, confrontation, and the kind of internal friction that only exists on teams that actually expect …
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Stephen Curry Wore Klay Thompson’s Signature Shoes On Christmas And Gave Hilarious Explanation
Stephen Curry has spent the season playing sneaker free agent as much as he’s played point guard; rotating through different models and colorways in a way that’s become its own …
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Lou Williams Turned Being Robbed At Gun Point Into A Christmas Dinner With The Robber
A somewhat modern, yet also dystopian Christmas carol, that still is among my favorite Christmas stories ever – Lou Williams turned being robbed into buying the robber some McDonald’s. Back …
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The NBA has had plenty of eras defined by faces, franchises, and philosophies. Kevin Garnett’s argument is that this one has been defined by something simpler and far more contagious: …
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Steve Kerr Owns The Blowup With Draymond Green And Makes His Long-Term Wish Crystal Clear
Two days after Draymond Green walked off the bench and into the locker room following a heated sideline confrontation, Steve Kerr didn’t try to reframe it as “competitive fire” or …
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Ben Simmons’ next chapter isn’t beginning in an NBA practice facility. It’s beginning on the water. In a feature by Marc J. Spears for Andscape, the three-time All-Star is described …
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Christmas Day Clash – When Shaquille O’Neal And Kobe Bryant Faced Each Other For The First Time
Few matchups captivate fans more than a clash between titans. The Christmas Day game in 2004, featuring Shaquille O’Neal facing off against Kobe Bryant for the first time since their …
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Victor Wembanyama Brings Euro Stadium Energy To San Antonio With A New Spurs Win Ritual
The San Antonio Spurs didn’t just beat the Oklahoma City Thunder again, they made the victory feel like an event, the kind of home-night atmosphere that belongs more to European …
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Christmas Day has always been the NBA’s living-room stage, the annual showcase built for stars who can carry the league’s biggest regular-season spotlight. No player has worn that burden more …
