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The Mythology of the Climb in the NBA
And how Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs may be dismantling it
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The Glass Basketball Court Nobody Asked For
The Big 12's glass court was marketed as the future of basketball. It was really just the latest reminder that in the tech era, innovation is just another word for monetization.
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Rethinking the NBA's 65-Game Rule
A decade of data suggests there’s a better balance between availability and excellence
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The NBA’s Structure & the Inevitability of Tanking
The league wants to end tanking, but its own structure makes it an impossible task
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The Making of a Defensive Star: The Emergence of Ausar Thompson
Often labeled the “other Thompson twin”, Ausar has emerged as a premier defender and a defining force behind Detroit’s revival
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The Flaw of the 40-20 Rule in the Modern NBA
In the modern NBA, only 40% of conference finalists meet Phil Jackson's famous threshold—down from 81% a decade ago. Championship contenders can no longer be identified by a single stat
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Palestine, the NBA, & the Impact of Silence
The NBA claims to care about social justice. But as evidenced by LeBron James recently, when it comes to Palestinians the league chooses silence
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Kevin Durant: A Superstar Without a Home
On loyalty, reverence, vitriol, and why one of the greatest basketball players of his generation can only call Team USA home
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The Erased Legacy of the Harlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters were trailblazers who helped integrate professional basketball and proved Black excellence to a skeptical nation, but have we forgotten them?
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Every NBA Star is Linked to the Knicks. None of Them Actually Come.
How the NBA’s superstar trade cycle has become an exercise in frustration and exhaustion
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The NBA’s Second Screen Problem
While the NFL thrives and Hollywood adapts, basketball's relentless pace has forced the league into an uneasy compromise with our divided attention
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The Game in the Background
When the world demands constant attention and the horrors keep coming, can our escapes still function? For me, basketball has always been the answer. Until now.