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Is New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau too tough for the toughest job in sports?

As Van Gundy recalls it, the first practice was scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon, with part two from 4 to 6 p.m. “By the time Thibs left them off in the first practice, it was 3:15,” Van Gundy says. “He tells the players, ‘Get off your feet. Get some rest. Get something to eat.’ […]

What’s the legacy of Daryl Morey’s Houston Rockets?

Morey’s critics — and there are many — might clown him today upon his resignation for failing to win a title; underestimating the importance of chemistry and culture; and tossing away much of Houston’s future to build a team — centered around James Harden and Russell Westbrook, but without any centers — that is not […]

Inside the NBA’s silent tension surrounding Daryl Morey

NOBODY SAW MUCH of Daryl Morey in the days after the Houston Rockets landed in Tokyo for the NBA’s Japan Games. The Rockets’ general manager confined himself to his room at the Ritz Carlton in Roppongi Hills during the team’s six-day visit, spotted leaving for occasional jaunts to the Shake Shack located a half-mile away. […]

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

We asked our NBA writers to come up with an all-time starting five for every current NBA franchise, along with one additional blast from the past. Only a player’s contributions during his time with that franchise were considered. (So, no, LeBron James doesn’t crack the Lakers’ all-time list … yet.) In this era of “positionless” […]

The Hall of Fame sneaker legacy of Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett

In fact, this year’s group marks just the second time in league history that three or more players who had their own signature sneakers will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, joining the 2016 class that featured Allen Iverson, Yao Ming, Shaquille O’Neal and Sheryl Swoopes. Bryant, Duncan and Garnett each represented a […]

Where Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett rank among the greatest Basketball Hall of Fame classes

Since Tim Duncan announced his retirement in the summer of 2016, joining Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett in concluding their careers after the 2015-16 season, NBA fans have been anticipating the prospect of celebrating three league MVPs being inducted together into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. That possibility became reality with Saturday’s announcement […]

Kobe Bryant’s greatest head-to-head, Hall of Fame matchups in photos

Now that he will be enshrined in Springfield with other legends of the sport on Aug. 29, it’s a good time to examine his most epic scoring battles against other Hall of Famers — both current and future. What constitutes a future Hall of Famer? Any player with at least a 90% probability in Basketball-Reference.com’s […]

Center of attention: Where Tacko Fall stands in basketball

“I could not tell my mother,” Tacko Fall says. “She would have killed them.” So when they mocked him and called him Botoumboo, a goofy Senegalese cartoon character, he stood straight and silent, just as his mother had taught him. He quietly absorbed insults from boys four years older — poking fun at someone so […]

NBA commissioner David Stern was a complete force of nature

“The Pacific Northwest and the god-damn Deep South,” Stern snarled in a hushed voice. “Give me a big market!” These were words that should’ve never come out of a commissioner’s mouth, but those sitting closest could hear them tumble out in a curdling cadence. Unapologetic in his obsession to swell the league with stars in […]

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