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The eternal debate about who is the greatest basketball player of all time has long gone beyond the court. Statistics, titles, records, social impact — all of this becomes ammunition in the endless "Jordan or LeBron" discussion. But former NBA star point guard Gilbert Arenas is convinced that, no ma...
The 2016/17 MVP, 36-year-old Russell Westbrook, has chosen an unexpected yet symbolic number for the Kings — No. 18. Entering his 18th NBA season, the point guard will debut in a new jersey after signing a one-year, $3.6 million deal. Westbrook spent most of his career wearing No. 0, but in Sacramen...
During a break between practices we caught up with Jimmy Butler—the forward who juggles the ball and metaphors with equal flair. What began as a light joke about Golden State suddenly turned into a mini play: Butler kept handing out roles as though he were dishing passes around the perimeter. “W...
1. A Surge That Never Became a Comeback The script of Game 5 of the NBA Finals looped an old story: the Pacers, like a wind-up toy, crawled from a hopeless -16 to a nerve-tingling -2, posing as a team capable of flipping the game at any moment. This time, however, they lugged around a sack of...
After Greece beat Finland 92:89 in the third-place game, 30-year-old forward Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn’t hide his emotions. He finished with 30 points, 17 rebounds, a crucial board, and two ice-cold free throws at the end. This is Greece’s first EuroBasket medal since the “bronze” of 2009, and An...
American mega-streamer IShowSpeed and Milwaukee Bucks’ Greek superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo proved that the line between digital arenas and big-time sports is nearly gone. On the practice court they blended the energy of a basketball showcase with viral football culture, capping an emphatic...
In basketball we are used to decisive moments happening on the court: you miss a free throw, turn the ball over, commit a foul in the closing seconds. But for former NBA champion Matt Barnes, the fateful miss happened far away from the floor. In his case the opponent was not another team or even tox...
The former Pistons player keeps making headlines not for his play but for courtrooms. This time, the basketball player was forced to leave his downtown Detroit apartment after a dispute with his landlord over overdue payments. Reports of an investigation related to betting on NBA games further compl...
Last season, American forward Nigel Hayes-Davis, who shone with Fenerbahçe Beko, drew the attention of the entire European basketball community. It is now clear where his next career step will lead: according to ESPN, the 29-year-old has signed a fully guaranteed one-year contract with the NBA’s P...
No one expected Chris Paul’s return to the Los Angeles Clippers to turn into such a short and rather painful chapter. It looked like the perfect script for a graceful end to his career: the veteran completes the circle, says goodbye to the fans in a new home arena, and quietly slips into history. In...
