How Jermaine O'Neal and Malice at the Palace changed basketball discourse
Resistance to the consensus around "thug" NBA players in the wake of Malice led to a new consensus in the ensuing decade.
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The case for the Lakers
Luka Doncic is one of the best players in the world, Austin Reaves is a brilliant No. 2 scorer, LeBron has seen everything twice and the defense is perking up. There's a path.
Erik Spoelstra's nihilist defense of Bam's 83
The Heat coach calls his view of the NBA regular season "Darwinist." It feels more nihilistic. Perhaps the right defense of stat-padding that allows for critiques of other controversial tactics is more existentialist in nature.
Thank goodness no one else had the temerity to score 83 points last night
Bam Adebayo's modern record can stand another day.
How the hell did Bam Adebayo score 83 points?
We rewatched every bucket (and foul drawn) to find out.