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NBA players have long been reminded that any connection with bookmaker schemes can cost them not only their contracts but also their freedom. Now this abstract threat has taken on a specific name and face: Miami guard Terry Rozier has found himself at the center of a high-profile investigation relat...
Where Did This “Extreme” Idea Come From Question: In analytical circles, the idea of reducing the value of three-pointers by eliminating the corner shot is being voiced more and more often. How do you feel about that? Kevin Durant: Honestly? It feels like spitting on the history of basketbal...
Los Angeles loves a dramatic comeback, and the new season has already gifted the club’s supporters a headline: 40-year-old point guard Chris Paul, back with the Clippers, will hit the hardwood wearing the same number that once launched his rise to stardom. The decision coincided with the signing of...
In the NBA, a worrying idea is being voiced more and more often: the league is regressing not because the players have become worse, but because they are taught the game incorrectly from childhood. Coaches and stars point to the same three-letter acronym as the culprit — AAU. What was once an amateu...
The latest NBA game day turned into a marathon for fans: three games at once went beyond regulation and produced four overtimes in total. One night contained a no-mistake comeback by the Rockets, a Dallas revival built around teenage sensation Cooper Flagg, and a wild 58-minute thriller between Utah...
The head of Beşiktaş’s basketball department, Özkan Arseven, made outspoken statements after his team’s 94–76 defeat to Fenerbahçe Beko in the first game of the Turkish League final series. A Complete Slide Into Hooliganism Immediately after the game Arseven addressed reporters: “We at B...
In the fourth game of the Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League playoff semifinal series—where every possession can prove decisive—Anadolu Efes will host an ambitious Beşiktaş Fibabanka side at the Basketball Development Center, with the visitors determined to level the score. Stepping onto th...
Kevin Durant, one of the brightest forwards in modern basketball, is back in the spotlight. According to insiders, the “Houston Rockets” are considering offering the veteran a two-year deal for a hefty sum that will, however, come in slightly below the maximum. The outlook for the 2014 MVP is alread...
In American basketball, a game is sometimes turned into a show not by coaches' tactics or star players, but by school kids in the stands and a strange internet meme. A routine women's college game suddenly became an illustration of how one mysterious number, "67", turned into a password to teen cult...
At the end of spring, after the Lakers wrapped up a short and painful playoff run, California was left with one burning question: can newly minted team leader Luka Doncic reboot himself both physically and mentally? The extra pounds he has added over the last two seasons are more than meme fuel on s...
