Pablo Torre has added fresh fuel to one of the NBA’s oldest and most corrosive conspiracy theories: that the draft lottery can be “steered” when the league wants a certain …
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Kyrie Irving Sitting Out Makes The Most Sense For Him, And For What Dallas Has Become
The Dallas Mavericks made it official on Wednesday: Kyrie Irving will not return during the 2025–26 season as he continues recovering from the torn left ACL that ended his 2024–25 …
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A new anti-tanking concept is gaining traction in NBA circles: freezing draft lottery odds at a predetermined point in the season so that results after that date no longer change …
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Kevin Johnson, Michael Jordan, And The Church Across The Street
There are certain matchups that don’t need scouting reports, only a deep breath. Kevin Johnson says he found out he was getting one of those matchups the way you learn …
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By Saturday afternoon in Brooklyn, the tank wasn’t subtle anymore. It was procedural. The Nets beat the Wizards 127–113, but the score almost undersold how lopsided the day felt. Brooklyn …
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Joe Mazzulla didn’t try to dress it up as “just business.” After Boston completed four trades in the days leading into this week’s deadline, the Celtics coach framed the roster …
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For one loud week of trade-deadline season, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s name didn’t just live on rumor boards and talk shows, it also lived inside a live, tradable market. Kalshi, a prediction-market …
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Cade Cunningham didn’t need a long speech to explain what Dirk Nowitzki meant to him. He just spoke like a kid from the Dallas–Fort Worth area who grew up watching …
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Ime Udoka’s Blunt Truth On Sengün And The NBA’s Pick-And-Roll Reality: “It’s Been The Case Since I’ve Been Here”
Ime Udoka didn’t raise his voice. He didn’t dress it up. He didn’t even pretend the question was new. After Houston’s recent run of games in which opponents repeatedly dragged …
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Trey Burke Says His Vaccine Choice “Felt Like The End Of The Road” — and he’s still wrestling with what came next
Years after his last meaningful NBA minutes, Trey Burke is publicly connecting the end of his run to a decision he made during the league’s COVID-era restrictions. In a recent …
