The Portland Trail Blazers posted the video, added the eyes emoji, and let the internet do the rest. In a postseason built on tension already, that tiny “👀” was enough …
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Victor Wembanyama’s Game 2 Concussion Changed The Night And Now The Clock Starts On Protocol
by Len Werleby Len WerleVictor Wembanyama’s Game 2 ended not with a bad shooting stretch or a tactical adjustment, but with a different, more serious kind of moment that makes basketball feel suddenly secondary. …
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Victor Wembanyama’s DPOY Is Not The Peak, It Is The Warning
by Len Werleby Len WerleVictor Wembanyama winning Defensive Player of the Year does not feel like the end of an argument. It feels like the start of a much darker one for the rest …
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The Portland Trail Blazers’ Latest Playoff Decision Says More Than It Should
by Len Werleby Len WerlePlayoff basketball is supposed to be the time of year when organizations close ranks, travel together and make even the fringes of the roster feel part of the moment. That …
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Victor Wembanyama Announces Himself To The Playoffs, Spurs Take Game 1 From Blazers
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe San Antonio Spurs opened their first playoff series in seven years with the kind of performance that made the moment feel both long-awaited and entirely on time. Behind a …
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The Spurs Are Turning Fandom Into Commitment And Victor Wembanyama’s “Jackals” Into A Real Home-Court Weapon
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe San Antonio Spurs are no longer treating their most animated fan section as a fun experiment. They are formalizing it. Applications are now open for next season’s version of …
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19 Years Ago Today, Tim Duncan Was Ejected For Laughing
by Len Werleby Len WerleOn April 16, 2007, NBA referee Joey Crawford was involved in a strange incident. He ejected Tim Duncan for laughing from the bench at a couple of his foul calls in …
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Stephen Curry, The Knicks, And The End Of Season Marketplace Snapshot Of The NBA
The NBA end of season retail report is a reminder that the league’s economy is powered as much by storylines as standings. Based on sales from NBAStore.com and Fanatics’ network …
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48 Years Ago, George Gervin & David Thompson Had The Greatest Shootout In NBA History
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe main thing George Gervin and David Thompson have in common, is that they both are two of the most under-appreciated scores in NBA history. Thompson has a career average of …
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An Early Playoff Lesson: What The Spurs Can Take From A Brilliant Loss In Denver
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe San Antonio Spurs lost a thriller in Denver on Saturday, falling 136-134 in overtime to the Nuggets in a game that felt less like a late regular-season contest and …
