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It was late in the fourth quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 13.4 seconds remaining to be exact. Fred VanVleet had just missed a three-pointer that could have given the Raptors the lead, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came down with the rebound and the Raptors needed to foul. But Terence Davis forgot. Toronto trailed 98-97 and […]
With no sports back yet, we’re tripling down on our Last Dance content. Can you really blame us? It’s not only very good, but there’s really nothing else to do right now. We’re now officially four episodes into the documentary and we’ve seen a whole bunch of people. Obviously, you have the main characters: Michael Jordan, Phil […]
The NBA will reportedly allow certain teams to reopen their practice facilities, as the 2019-2020 season remains in limbo. Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that beginning May 1, teams can reopen facilities in areas where social distancing restrictions have been eased. Though group workouts will remain prohibited, insiders say players will be allowed to use the facilities for individual work on a voluntary […]
Draymond Green and Kevin Durant had a tense relationship towards the end of KD’s time with the Warriors. This sparked a narrative—that Durant leaned into—claiming that Draymond was the reason KD decided to leave Golden State. During a recent conversation with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on their All The Smoke podcast, Draymond said that Durant is using […]
Fred VanVleet isn’t one to take things lying down. Unless smothered by his two children as he plays games with them around the house, VanVleet has keenly avoided taking the cards that are dealt to him, laying back and accepting whatever fate comes his way. After going undrafted, he knuckled down and competed his way […]
After watching the first two episodes of the ESPN docuseries The Last Dance on Sunday, Draymond Green admits that seeing everything that transpired with the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls in their final title run together struck a chord with him, especially after what he went through last season with the Golden State Warriors. “It definitely hit close […]
It took years for ESPN’s documentary The Last Dance to be made. It began in 1997 when a producer for NBA Entertainment wanted to shoot a doc on what was expected to be Michael Jordan’s last season with the Chicago Bulls. However, obtaining such access was a big ask. “I mean, then, as it is […]
Norman Powell has every right to be mad, upset, disappointed. The abrupt coronavirus-prompted suspension of the 2019-20 NBA season has put the Raptors guard’s career-year on hold. In his fifth season, Powell was averaging 16.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals—all career-highs—while shooting 39.8 percent from three-point range and 50.2 percent from the field overall. He […]
Athletic writer Ethan Sherwood Strauss has a new book that came out on Tuesday, and you know what that means (I think?) there are book excerpts that have gotten out to help generate interest. The book is titled The Victory Machine: The Making and Unmaking of the Warriors Dynasty, and the excerpt that’s getting a […]
In the event that the NBA is given clearance to resume the 2019-20 season, the league wants to give players a chance to get back into game shape. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the league’s return to action will consist of a 25-day window split between individual workouts and a brief training camp. “They’re spending a […]
