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Becoming an NBA champion is a remarkable achievement. Since the league merged with the ABA in 1976, there have been a grand total of 15 different franchises that have claimed the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy. Forever is inescapable, and the Toronto Raptors earned a place in history that no one can ever take away. Ask […]
Pau Gasol and his wife, Catherine McDonnell, announced the arrival of their first child together—a baby girl named after Kobe Bryant‘s late daughter, Gianna. The former Lakers player shared the big news via Instagram on Sunday, posting a photo of his happy family along with the following caption: “Our little one has finally arrived!! The delivery went really well and we couldn’t […]
While the NBA has locked itself away in a bubble, Black people are still victimized by state-sanctioned violence and police brutality outside of it. As a result, protesters have decided to take these issues to the league’s doorstep. Protesters surrounded an NBA media bus that was making its way from ESPN’s Wide World of Sports […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo might be looking for an out. The internet was ablaze Saturday when NBA fans found out that Giannis had unfollowed all of his Bucks teammates and the organization. Antetokounmpo now only follows nine people—four of which are his three brothers and mother. After being bounced by the Heat in the second round of the playoffs, […]
The Toronto Raptors huffed and puffed but just couldn’t blow down the Boston Celtics’ house. Exhausted, battered, and bruised, tired mistakes were ultimately the undoing of the Raptors’ admirable title defence. Eighteen turnovers that led to 31 transition points for the game and 3-of-17 (17.6 percent) shooting from beyond the arc after the first quarter […]
The Raptors will not relinquish their title as defending NBA champions without the scrappiest of street fights. First down 2-0, then 3-2 as the result of an absolutely dismantling performance by the Boston Celtics, Toronto has breathed life back into the series on the back of their 34-year-old All-Star Kyle Lowry, who refuses to let […]
Kevin Durant said on the latest episode of The Old Man and the Three podcast with J.J. Redick that he “never planned on going to the Knicks.” “I didn’t want to be the savior of the Knicks or New York,” Durant said, per Bleacher Report. “I didn’t care about being the king of New York. That […]
How do you break a curse? After missing an easy open layup toward the end of the first half of last night’s Game 6 between the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics, Marc Gasol clutched the front of his jersey in his huge hands and looked about ready to tear it in half. Furious and steaming, […]
Houston Rockets forward Danuel House’s “status for the remainder of the Western Conference semifinals is in jeopardy” pending an NBA investigation into a possible bubble violation, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon report. House has reportedly told the league that he hasn’t broken any rules. The 27-year-old was listed as being “out” due to “personal reasons” and didn’t play […]
No. 1 seeds aren’t supposed to be so flawed and vulnerable in the NBA, but under coach Mike Budenholzer the Bucks have done things differently. Milwaukee’s exaggerated offensive spacing and defensive tenacity—centered around arguably the league’s most unique superstar—has equaled a ton of regular-season wins the past two years. And because of the success, the […]
