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LeBron’s Record-Breaking Moment Will Be Fit for a King. Kareem’s? It Was, Um, Cute.

James needs just 36 points to eclipse Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record, a moment that will come soon—and with considerably more pomp and circumstance than in 1984.

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He Was the 31st Pick in the NBA Draft and a Millionaire. Two Years Later, He Walked.

Tyrell Terry had a spot on a promising Dallas team at 20. But life in the league was taking a toll on his mental health. Now he’s given up pro basketball and has no interest in ever going back.

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Is Post Play Really, Finally Dead?

For generations, giants ruled from the blocks. Today? Post play is an afterthought. But there remain a few who preach the forgotten craft—and seek its return.

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The badly misfiring Timberwolves are proof that NBA rosters aren’t math

As much as NBA owners and general managers like to believe otherwise, successful teams aren’t math: they’re science. Just look at the state of the once-promising Timberwolves

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The Long-Forgotten First Chapter of the Grizzlies

With one of the best young cores in the NBA, today’s team has a bright future. But the franchise’s past—a vexing, six-year stay in Vancouver—is just as intriguing.

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This NBA Season Is Full of Mysteries

Happy NBA season opener, y’all. Welcome back to The Playmaker for the 2022–23 campaign. I hope you’ve had a good summer and fall—mine’s been great, as Michigan football has been doing the damn thing so far—and that you’re just as excited as I am for the NBA to be back.…

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MVP. Mama. Mortician. And More.

As Sylvia Fowles nears retirement, she and some of those closest to her look back on a legendary WNBA career on and off the court.

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‘The NBA’s Coachella’: how Summer League became an unmissable event

The NBA cinematic universe has descended on Vegas for Summer League, a junkie’s paradise where players, coaches and execs rub shoulders with the rest of us

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Steph’s sizzle and LeBron’s lament: 20 things I learned from the NBA playoffs

The NBA postseason remains an eight-week psychodrama unlike anything else in sport. Our correspondent looks back at her 20 biggest takeaways

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Inside the Celtics’ Dramatic Turnaround From Under .500 to NBA Finals

How Ime Udoka and Boston’s stars got through a shaky start to the season.

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From Istanbul to Dallas: How WNBA Players Transition From Abroad

Six days after winning the women’s Turkish Cup as teammates, Kayla McBride and Satou Sabally were squaring off in Dallas as opponents.

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