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Remembering the Blazers' decade-old almost dynasty
With a young core and real stars, Portland should have had something. Instead, they never won a playoff series.
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The players' union holds the NBA's next few years in its hands
This cannot be a redux of 2016 for the good of the membership and the sport.
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Basketball distraction is coming
We need more than that, though.
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Introducing the NBA Wall of Fame
There has long been talk about building an NBA-specific Hall of Fame. What about something a little different?
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Thinking about J.J. Barea
We don't know whether the NBA will finish this season, or who is going to retire now. Just another little sadness heaped on top of the mass tragedy.
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Rockets owner's 'great opportunity' is pain for the working class
Tilman Fertitta laid off 40,000 hotel, casino and restaurant workers to keep the liquidity so he can buy back debt created so he could buy the Rockets. That doesn't seem very cool.
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All's well that ends Joel
An NBA superstar spent $500,000 to shame his billionaire scoundrel bosses into paying their employees' full salaries.
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Mistrust the Process
The billionaire owners of the Philadelphia 76ers cut employees' pay not two weeks into the NBA shutdown.
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What postponing the Tokyo Olympics means for the NBA
Athletes and national Olympic organizations are rightly pushing for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed. It would have major implications on multiple NBA levels.
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What hole does sports fill in our lives?
On our thirst for competition, our awe of craft and the deep tapestry of stories basketball provides us.
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Adam Silver wants a diversion? 3-on-3 tournament!
A fun charity event with healthy players and staff meeting public health guidelines on gatherings would be cool.
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Don't yell at the Nets for getting coronavirus tests
Brooklyn tested the whole team and ended up with four positive cases, including Kevin Durant. The mayor of New York City yelled about it.