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Of all the hot-button LeBron James topics in the NBA, the debate over whether he gets a statue is one of the spiciest. It’s a permanent testament to a player’s impact, a bronze monolith that screams, “This guy wasn’t just good; he was us.” For the Los Angeles Lakers, that’s a sacred conversation. So when…
The Dallas Mavericks brought back veteran NBA Point Guard Dennis Smith Jr. on Friday through what’s expected to be a training camp Exhibit-9 contract. Smith Jr., 27, previously played for the Mavericks from 2017 to 2019. The Mavericks selected the North Carolina State alum with the ninth overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. Read…
In the heart of Motown, where legends are forged and legacies are etched in steel, the Detroit Pistons find themselves at a crossroads. The air is thick with the familiar scent of preseason optimism, but beneath it lies a current of uncertainty, swirling around one of the team’s brightest young talents: Jaden Ivey. The question…
Look, we’ve all seen dysfunctional NBA franchises before. Hell, we’ve covered plenty of them. But what’s unfolding in Sacramento right now? This isn’t just your run-of-the-mill organizational chaos – this is a master class in how not to run a professional sports team, courtesy of Vivek Ranadivé and his daughter Anjali. Who Is Chance Comanche?…
It’s a Tuesday in New York, Adam Silver is in the building, the kind of autumn day where the city feels like it’s holding its breath, waiting for the next big thing. Inside a conference hosted by Front Office Sports, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is at the podium, and he’s not just talking about the…
Each season, the concern for Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is how he will get through the physical grind of the NBA season. Several great seasons have been cut short by injuries. This year, Herro didn’t even have to wait for the season to start to be on the injured list. ESPN Insider Shams…
Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is finally buying into the Cooper Flagg hype. Flagg is a Mavericks rookie who could turn the team around. Here’s more about Nowitzki’s recent change of heart regarding the Duke men’s basketball alum. Dirk Nowitzki Buys into the Cooper Flagg Hype The Dallas Mavericks had their fair share of iconic…
Let’s be honest, Stephen A. Smith is everywhere. You can’t turn on ESPN without seeing his face or hearing his impassioned, often loud, takes on everything from the Dallas Cowboys to the political landscape. He’s the undisputed king of sports debate television, the face of First Take, and a man who has never, ever been…
It was supposed to be a coronation. When Kawhi Leonard, fresh off a heroic, franchise-altering championship run with the Toronto Raptors, chose to come home to Los Angeles in 2019, it felt like the dawn of a new dynasty. The Clippers, long the city’s “other” team, had finally landed their king. They paid a king’s…
The tension was thick enough to cut with a knife, and Trae Young wasn’t having any of it. When Patrick Beverley decided to aim NBA All-Stars for allegedly taking the game for granted, he probably didn’t expect the nuclear response that was coming his way. But Atlanta Hawks superstar Trae Young wasn’t about to let…