Doc Rivers did not frame flopping as one player’s crime. He framed it as the league’s shared language. After Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with the Knicks beating the …
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The Spurs Walked Into Oklahoma City And Stole The Thunder’s Crown
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe San Antonio Spurs did not just win Game 7. They ended a championship reign. On Saturday night in Oklahoma City, the Spurs beat the Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 …
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Tyrese Haliburton Said The Quiet Part Out Loud About Flopping
by Abby Cordovaby Abby CordovaTyrese Haliburton did not dress it up as a moral crisis. He did not pretend the NBA’s foul-drawing problem belongs to one player, one team or one postseason controversy. He …
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The San Antonio Spurs did not save their season politely… Facing elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 118-91, tying the series at …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Foul-Drawn Reputation Just Entered The Legal Arena
by Len Werleby Len WerleShai Gilgeous-Alexander has spent the playoffs turning contact into currency. Now one company’s joke about it has turned into a legal fight. According to The Athletic, sports prediction market company …
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Game 5 was supposed to reveal which team had truly learned from the first four games. The answer came in Oklahoma City’s rhythm, in its free throws, in its depth, …
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The 2026 All-NBA Teams Feel Like A Changing Of The Guard
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA announced its 2025-26 All-NBA teams Sunday night, and the list reads like a league caught between eras: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić still standing at the summit, Victor …
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The Western Conference Finals are alive again because San Antonio finally made Oklahoma City look uncomfortable. The Spurs beat the Thunder 103-82 in Game 4, tying the series at 2-2 …
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For a few wild minutes, San Antonio looked ready to turn the Western Conference Finals into a Spurs revival meeting. Frost Bank Center was roaring, the Thunder were wobbling, and …
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Dillon Brooks Turns SGA Discourse Into A Board Game
by Len Werleby Len WerleDillon Brooks has never been interested in being a quiet character in someone else’s story. Some players answer rivalry with a shrug. Brooks answers it like a man auditioning for …
