SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBARachel Nichols Insists She Would Win Finals MVP If Not For Diversity Hires On Suns, BucksLOS ANGELES—Complaining that giving people a fair chance should not erase others’ hard work, ESPN broadcaster Rachel…PublishedJuly 7, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBALeBron James Buys Courtside Seat At Finals To Continue Arguing Foul Call From First RoundPublishedJuly 6, 2021
SportsBasketballNCAASportsBasketballNCAANCAA Announces Plans To Let Players Make Money Off Dick Vitale’s LikenessINDIANAPOLIS—In response to mounting pressure to pay student-athletes, the NCAA announced plans Thursday to allow…PublishedJuly 1, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBASixers Fans Praise Ben Simmons For Embodying Philadelphia Spirit Of Half-Assing JobPHILADELPHIA—Claiming the Australian-born player as one of their own after a five-point performance in an…PublishedJune 23, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBAVacationing Steph Curry Absolutely Gnawing On SnorkelNASSAU, BAHAMAS—Wadding up half his face mask into a wet mound of plastic, vacationing scuba divers off the coast of…PublishedJune 17, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBANation Begrudgingly Agrees To Learn Devin Booker’s NameWASHINGTON—Expressing frustration at the prospect of adding yet another basketball player to their collective…PublishedJune 16, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBANikola Jokić Breaks Into 6 Sovereign Parts After LossPublishedJune 15, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBA‘Missing Something, James?’ Cackles Rockets GM Holding Harden’s HamstringPublishedJune 10, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBAReport: Easiest Path To U.S. Visa Still Signing with Dallas MavericksDALLAS—Claiming the top spot for immigrant-hopefuls for an eighth consecutive year, Amnesty International released a…PublishedJune 9, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBAKobe Bryant Mural Starts Ominously Scowling After Lakers First-Round CollapsePublishedJune 8, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBAStephen A. Smith Blasts Anthony Davis For Refusing To Play Through Groin SurgeryNEW YORK—Insisting the star forward’s absence was the biggest factor in the Lakers’ first-round elimination, Stephen…PublishedJune 7, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBARon Artest Lands Consulting Role Teaching NBA Players How To Defend Selves From Rowdy FansLOS ANGELES—Responding to a wave of violence and harassment, the NBA brought in Ron Artest Thursday to act as a…PublishedJune 3, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBATrae Young Silences MSG Crowd To Tell Spike Lee ‘School Daze’ Had Too Many PlotlinesNEW YORK—His voice echoing through the stands as he pointed at the legendary director, Hawks guard Trae Young…PublishedMay 25, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBAJordan’s Game-Used Tongue Sold For $1.38 Million At AuctionDURHAM, NC—Scooped up after a bidding war by a die-hard fan who intends to display it in his private residence,…PublishedMay 14, 2021
SportsBasketballNBASportsBasketballNBAKevin Durant Spends All Day Feuding With Own Burner AccountBROOKLYN, NY—Spinning into a days-long spat that caused the Nets forward to miss practice, league sources confirmed…PublishedMay 13, 2021