Is the NBA's designated rookie rule working as designed?
The league invented some rules to minimize the power of superteams. This one is having an impact, but maybe not in the way the NBA franchisees envisioned.
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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.
Planet Shai
The best scorer in the world asserts his dominance again.