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NBA Power Rankings: Clippers and Kawhi surge, as Knicks make run in East

The Minnesota Timberwolves remain at the top of a competitive Western Conference, but the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets are hot on their tails. The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a tumble in our rankings after an in-season tournament spree, and the Golden State Warriors will look to find their rhythm with the anticipated […]

Hip-Hop 50: Jadakiss reflects on NBA legend Sam Cassell

“Imma get Bucks like Milwaukee, cuz like Sam I Cassell” — Jadakiss on “Put ya Hands Up” (2001) In New York City, we don’t applaud effort; we celebrate results. Notable New York Knicks like Larry Johnson and John Starks never have to pay for a drink because tough work is respected in this town. New […]

Hall of Fame inductee Chris Webber is finally ready to talk about the Fab Five, the timeout, and his Michigan ban

It’s not surprising. Despite a decorated career — first as a high school All-American, then as a member of the Fab Five at Michigan, a five-time NBA All-Star with 10 total playoff appearances, including a Western Conference finals march with the Sacramento Kings — and his stature as one of the game’s great power forwards, […]

The Jalen Generation: How Jalen Rose’s name has spread throughout the world of sports

HEATHER MAYFIELD WAS five months pregnant when she went to Mercy Health Saint Mary’s hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with her husband, Brian, accompanying her for an ultrasound appointment on a chilly January day in 2000. Upon the revelation that their first child would be a boy, the couple quickly began considering names. As an […]

WNBA leads way for ‘hoopers’ voting campaign

“The WNBA players are precisely the demographic that can energize folks around registering to vote and talking about their plan to vote,” Jackson told ESPN this week. Hoopers Vote is an initiative supported by Rock the Vote, aimed at bringing members from all corners of the basketball community — including WNBA and NBA players, coaches, […]

Worst individual betting seasons for every NBA team

With the help of research from ESPN Stats & Information, we broke down the worst betting campaigns for all 30 teams from the past 30 seasons. The Celtics finished 50-32 straight up, a 12-game dip from the previous season, and opponents shot 45% against them (compared to league-low 43% in 2008-09). However, Boston was able […]

Lakers’ LeBron James partners on ‘More Than a Vote’ to energize, inform voters

James and a collection of black athletes and entertainers are teaming together in a new group geared toward energizing black voters and thwarting voter suppression in cities around the country that could prove critical in the upcoming presidential election. “Because of everything that’s going on, people are finally starting to listen to us — we […]

Inside the dramatic finish to Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors

Two lead changes. Three ties. A controversial replay reversal. A potentially series-changing blunder. The final minute of regulation in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals featured just about everything. We let the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors tell the story of one of the most dramatic 60-second periods in NBA history in their […]

‘The scariest game we ever faced’: The Chicago Bulls talk about their toughest Game 7

Bird was not big on speeches. The Pacers had done their work in practices and film sessions. All that was left was to execute. Bird scanned the room. “Forget the X’s and O’s,” he said. “Let’s go out there and kick some ass.” “We looked at each other like, ‘Wow!’” Antonio Davis, then a backup […]

Ranking Kobe Bryant’s five NBA title-winning postseasons

In advance of ESPN re-airing the Los Angeles Lakers’ title-clinching wins in Game 5 of the 2009 NBA Finals against the Orlando Magic and Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics (7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ET, respectively, on ESPN and the ESPN App), we ranked each of Kobe Bryant’s five […]

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