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Happy birthday Michael Jordan
The Bulls stink
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Sportswriting the 2023 NBA trade deadline
A new NBA owner rushing to skate four unprotected — unproflurkingtected — first-round picks for an aging superstar is exactly what we want out of this life. Kevin Durant’s knees need sutures every few months but if Durant delays his next appointment the Suns have enough to deliver Phoenix its first
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The Mavericks traded for Kyrie Irving?
Mark Cuban stepped up and traded for Kyrie Irving, just went ahead and did it. Sent Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie and an unprotected 2029 first-rounder to Brooklyn for Kyrie Irving, who hasn’t disappointed anyone in hours. The Mavs also get Markieff Morris, twin. Mark’s Mavericks aren’t
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Kyrie doesn't get an extension, wants trade
Hi. I just drove across America without warning and didn’t send any posts for a week, also Kyrie Irving asked for a trade. Everything is the same, this email could be from any moment in the last five years. Irving’s timing is all about Feb. 9’s trade
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Even Hakeem wore out
We talked about the time capsule. I want this in there, too. Sports Illustrated does this every so often, it is a fun read every time. Chris Ballard wants to know why NBA players stopped visiting Hakeem Olajuwon every summer to improve their post-up persuasiveness (it’s because Hakeem works
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Who does this
This is for the time capsule. If there are professional sports in 2048, if we’re not back to flinging our conquered’s coconuts into sideways goals, I want them to know that Kelly Dwyer realized how freaky it was that LeBron James was this good in 2023. I don’
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I cannot get enough of this
It is January and these are supposed to be dog days, the ages it takes between Christmas and the All-Star break, I could not be having more fun. Day after day, night after night, I watch endless hours of NBA basketball and NBA highlights while keeping with NBA Twitter and
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Everyone was cool
Will anyone score 101? Does Karl Malone know Dick?
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Everyone is great now, wear shades
Wednesday's games
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Breaking up the Bulls again
Thursday's games
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The problem with taking the collar
You don’t have to blow it up. Some fans aren’t after a life-changing lottery pick, some fans want you to blow on into the playoffs, not out. The NBA began to take shape a week or two ago, tiers emerged. Parity continues its overall reign, to be sure,
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Schedule all opponents back-to-back
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