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The myth of the empty stats star
Success is highly contextual. Blaming the best player on a bad team misses the point.
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The smiting of the shameless OKC Thunder
The first stage of Sam Presti's second rebuild doesn't go quite as planned.
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The politics of USA Basketball
Nneka Ogwumike is snubbed from the women's national team and denied her first chance at Olympic gold. We can't fully know what's behind it, but we can guess.
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What's next for Ben Simmons, and where?
It's almost assuredly over in Philadelphia after a disaster offensive series.
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The curse of landing a young superstar
It's generally good for a franchise to draft a superstar. It's not always great for the people who work in that franchise.
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Major developments in the NBA, ranked by shock value
Quite a day.
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Kevin Durant's answer
Burden? What burden?
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Opportunity and burden for Kevin Durant
With Kyrie Irving and James Harden out, a chance for Durant to attack the narrative of his own creation.
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Ejected twice
The MVP goes out and then he goes out.
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Friday scores & links
Basketball, eh?
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What's in the Nuggets' mirror
You can't just blame injuries for this defensive nightmare.
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Jokic, Embiid and 20 years without an MVP center
Nikola Jokic was named NBA MVP on Tuesday, and Joel Embiid finished second. It's a moment for multi-dimensional centers.