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The NBA Draft Lottery Is All About Victor Wembanyama

By Sean Gregory

The Impact of Magic Johnson's HIV Disclosure, 30 Years On

By Francine Uenuma

Chris Paul on the NBA Strike, 1 Year Later

By Sean Gregory

Revisiting Kobe Bryant's Early-Career Cruelty

By Sean Gregory
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NBA's COVID-19 Bubble Postseason Gets Underway

It's both a pleasurable distraction and a sober reminder

By Sean Gregory

How The Last Dance Spoke to a Nation Missing Sports

Sunday night's highly anticipated The Last Dance finale was a basketball film, and a fine one at that

By Sean Gregory

NBA Suspends Season After Positive Coronavirus Test

Previously, it had been floated that the NBA might continue to play games, only without fans

By Peter Allen Clark

How LeBron James Reignited the NBA-China Conflict Just Days Before Tipoff

A scandal that was dying down has new life thanks to the superstar's comments

By Sean Gregory

NBA Teams Are Slowly Eliminating All-Female Dance Squads. Dancers Say That's Sexist.

On May 15, an executive with the Sacramento Kings told 48 female contract employees on a conference call that the team would be “evolving” their dance squad, and the women’s contracts would end June 30....

By Paige Skinner

'She Put Her Dreams Aside for Me.’ No. 1 NBA Draft Pick Zion Williamson Gets Emotional Talking About His Mother

"I wouldn't be here without my mom," said Zion Williamson in an ESPN interview.

By Melissa Locker

Fan Who Brought a Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals Is Sprouting Up Everywhere

"We the forest"

By Megan McCluskey

Meryl Streep Isn’t the Only One to Scream Herself Into Meme Status and This Guy Has a Gatorade Cup

Toronto Raptors assistant coach Jamaal Magloire has hopped on the scream meme train

By Megan McCluskey

A Look Back at 5 Memorable Player-Fan Altercations in Major League Sports

From the "Malice at the Palace" to Frank Francisco's chair throw

By Megan McCluskey

Why You Can't Blame the Lakers' Magic Johnson for Calling it Quits

Magic Johnson quit his gig as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday evening, in unforgettable fashion. Before LA's last game of its dismal regular season (the team finished 37-45), Johnson...

By Sean Gregory

How Netflix's High Flying Bird Upends the Conventions of the Sports Movie

Steven Soderbergh's latest arrived on Netflix on Friday

By Andrew R. Chow

Here's How LeBron James and the Lakers Paid Tribute to the Thousand Oaks Shooting Victims

The names of the victims were also read over the Staples Center PA system

By Megan McCluskey

President Trump's War on Sports Hits a New Low

"He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!"

By Sean Gregory

LeBron James Signs With the Los Angeles Lakers

This move's the mark of a player who's terribly secure with his impact on the game

By Sean Gregory

Everyone Wins Thanks to LeBron James's Game-Changing Reaction to J.R. Smith's NBA Finals Mistake

The Cavs star was not happy

By Megan McCluskey

The NBA's Philadelphia 76ers Give Us Reason to Put Our Faith in Failure

Even if tanking is a controversial strategy among basketball purists

By Sean Gregory
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