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Carmelo Anthony is the last great American ball hog

Late November in Chicago, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich arrived at his pregame interview in the gloomy concourse of the United Center, the house that Michael Jordan built. So many of the league’s iconic highlights played out here in the 1990s, and those images seemed to be on Pop’s mind. In response to a […]

Best individual betting seasons for every NBA team

With the help of research from ESPN Stats & Information, we broke down the best betting campaigns for all 30 teams from the past 30 seasons. Boosted by the offseason acquisitions of perennial All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, the Celtics won 66 games, the third-highest total in team history and their most since 1972-73. […]

Hawks’ Trae Young ‘frustrated’ but understanding of 22-team restart

“I was mad,” Young said on a video call Wednesday afternoon. “I was frustrated. Obviously I wanted to play. I understand what the NBA did and respect their decision. But I am kind of upset because I want to play.” Since games were paused, Young has spent the majority of his time in Norman, Oklahoma, […]

The best games of Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady’s NBA career

Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Sept. 7, 2017. Tracy McGrady turns 41 years old on Sunday. From the moment Tracy McGrady first appeared on The Jump, ESPN’s Rachel Nichols has always introduced the seven-time All-Star as “Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady.” That title became reality in 2017, when McGrady was enshrined in […]

NHL teams should take a lesson from one KHL team’s recent hire

There’s this perception about the hockey media: that we’re all bitterly jealous of the players we cover, because we secretly want their careers. Nothing could be further from the truth: Most of us are bitterly jealous of the executives who sign those players, because secretly we want their careers. We create trades. We grade drafts. […]

The all-time starting five for every NBA Eastern Conference team

What if Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen could’ve played alongside prime Derrick Rose? How many titles would the Celtics have won if Larry Bird and Bill Russell were on the same team? Imagine LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach to team up not only with Dwyane Wade, but Tim Hardaway and Alonzo Mourning […]

Jedi mind tricks, imaginary cliffs and the dark art of … free throw defense?

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 26, 2019. BILLY DONOVAN IS confused by the question. His Oklahoma City Thunder have ranked near the bottom of the league in one statistical category all season long, and he has no idea what to make of it. It’s late November and Donovan is standing in […]

Overrated? Underrated? Our experts debate the top 74 players in NBA history

We turned back to our experts to take a closer look at some of the biggest questions coming out of this year’s edition of all-time NBArank, and we asked those experts to look into their crystal ball at what this list might look like in a few more years. Top 74 players of all time: […]

The courageous fight to fix the NBA’s mental health problem

LOS ANGELES — I WAS JOSTLING for position with a gaggle of journalists and losing ground, sandwiched four-deep in a sea of bodies during media availability at the 2018 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles. It was hardly an ideal environment to broach such a sensitive, personal topic as mental health, but Cavaliers forward Kevin […]

‘I wanted a chance to say goodbye’: The evolution of Dwyane Wade’s jersey swaps

MIAMI — There was one swap Dwyane Wade had always planned to make. Actually, there were 13 of them. As the final seconds ticked off the clock Tuesday in a 122-99 Miami Heat victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Wade — followed by all 13 of his teammates who were on the bench — strode to […]

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