Jaylen Brown: “I told VJ, LeBron, Max, and Embiid, ‘We win the championship, everybody’s going skydiving.’ Bron texted me back and said, ‘Boy, hell naw.’”
A mover who’s helping LaMelo Ball relocate to Minnesota gives us a last look at his Charlotte penthouse
Kawhi Leonard Sings Roundball Rock (NBA on NBC theme song)
[Highlights] LeBron James is shut down by the Spurs defense in the 2007 NBA Finals.
Shaq getting stuffed by the rim after attempting to dunk for the first time in a while.
[Highlight] Anthony Edwards filthy poster dunk on John Collins.
[Highlights] Jeff Van Gundy calls Michael Jordan a “Con Man” prior to their matchup with the Bulls - MJ Responds with 51 Points (1997).
Is LeBron the only modern player to win 3 MVPs before winning a chip? What was public opinion like at the time of winning his 3rd, especially coming off that bad 2011 Finals loss?
Steph makes Dillon Brooks look foolish before splashing the 3
Nick Nurse confirms plan to have LeBron play point guard on offense: “He is an offense creator. He is a guy that will bring the ball up the floor and create for himself and others. He is really good for others….Tyrese better be ready to catch and shoot those deep 3s.”
[Friedell] Steph Curry:“when Jimmy (Butler) got hurt and Moses got hurt, the whole calculus of everything changes. How do you get through their absence and still stay at a certain level? And then how that goes into this year. It’s the same deal. So, I’m a realist on that.”
[Slater] Domantas Sabonis “has expressed a willingness to re-commit and buy-in” to Kings after unmaterialized trade talks with Pistons, Hornets, Celtics this offseason.
Paul George is having fun in the off-season
Obviously KD is right about needing to hit shots to win, but is it really that easy for players to become good defenders like he says?
Deni Avdija goes one on three with the slow Euro step. Then gets the technical for pointing at LeBron and Finney-Smith
[Highlight] Michael Jordan rises up and jams on Sam Perkins in Game 2 of the 1991 NBA Finals.
Cole Anthony has signed a one-year deal with NBL team Melbourne United. The 6’2 guard is coming off six seasons in the NBA - five in Orlando, one in Milwaukee - with career averages of 12 ppg, 4.1 rpg, and 3.8 apg.
Patrick Beverley celebrates emphatically after the Timberwolves defeat the Clippers in the 2022 Play-In Tournament, securing their first playoff berth in the Anthony Edwards era
If the teams used current names in alphabetical order
Best teams that didn’t win the title
Shaq redeeming himself after getting stuffed by the rim
Prosecutors allege witness tampering in Rozier betting case
Who’s the best NBA player to never receive any major awards or accolades?
[Scotto] The Los Angeles Clippers and Jalen Pickett have agreed to a two-way deal
What team would have the best lineup if the MCU ‘blip’ happened?
Giannis jumps over his now teammate Tim Hardaway Jr to throw down possibly the greatest in game dunk of all time
Paul George’s elite two-way play in the 3-1 comeback vs Celtics
An 18 year old Bynum gets his revenge after Shaq destroys him on a putback dunk
Cwik Green added his own comment, saying Durant probably thought he was using a burner account to respond to the original post: “Slim thought he was on his burner?”
Times Kevin Durant has tried to downplay his move to the Golden State Warriors:
LaMelo Ball’s winning Impact Charlotte was +10.1 relative to league average with him on the floor and −3.0 without him a +13.1 ORtg swing
Draymond on KD’s comments: “You have to understand the way KD view basketball is very Uncle Drew-ish, this game will and always will be about buckets… so he’s going to mention the 25-point scorers… He also said the Sixers are better on paper than the Warriors…”
[BasketNews] Klay Thompson responded to Kevin Durant saying, “Klay Thompson, never a MVP candidate in nothing, 22 PPG,” while comparing their Golden State Warriors squad to the current Philadelphia 76ers team. “Aye man, u good? easmonysniper What u using my full government for 🪪?”
Thirty years ago this week, the second “Dream Team” defeated the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 95-69 to win the gold medal in Atlanta
Michael Jordan hits a huge alley-oop to cut the lead down to 46
[Bergin] Blazers Urge Fans to Support Team at City Council Public Testimony
In the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers won 10 total games and LeBron had 4.8 win shares himself
[Marks] If Maxey earns all-NBA this season, he would be eligible for a 4 year 301 million dollar contract next summer or a 5 year 389 million dollar contract in 2028
De’Anthony Melton’s new Warriors contract now full MLE (2⁄12.5, 6.4m PO in yr 2) instead of the 2⁄11 initially reported.
Carmelo Anthony’s reaction at the time to Jalen Brunson taking a pay cut: “I’m not doing it… Listen, you can’t make \(113 million off the court. People [are] busting their ass out there, and ain't making \)113 million off the court… I don’t know the logic and the thinking behind why he did it”
[Scotto] The Toronto Raptors and Andre Jackson Jr. have agreed to a deal, league sources told @hoopshype. He’ll compete for a roster spot with the Raptors. He spent the past three seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Carmelo Anthony fights over the screen and contests Lebron James as the Knicks defeat the Heatles in Miami.
Bam Adebayo DUNKS on His Own Teammate Kel’el Ware 😬
A water cannon in the Alamodome (triggered by pyrotechnics) delays the season opener between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors for nearly an hour (November 4th, 1994).
Antione Walker on Mavericks fans complaining about Dwyane Wade’s foul calls in the 2006 NBA finals: “You gotta think about it, D Wade was not a great 3PT shooter. He didn’t rely on his jump shot. Everything was towards the basket. He was in attack mode.”
Terry Rozier’s attorney criticizes ‘dog whistle’ in witness tampering allegations
This site lets you browse r/nba highlights going all the way back to 2014
Russell Westbrook blew past Kawhi Leonard and threw down the tomahawk dunk in Game 5 of the 2014 WCF
Those of you in the nonprofit sector who have worked with NBA players, what is it like?
2010 ECSF G3: LeBron scores 38 including 21 in the first to blow out the Big 3 Celtics