How “super team” slander exposes NBA media shortcomings
If you won’t acknowledge an individual’s greatness because he plays for a losing team, why condemn him for joining a team that has a chance at winning?
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To move or not to move?
The MLB alone may not be able to sway state legislatures from enacting similar voter suppression legislation, but action by the league may still have a powerful impact.
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NBA trade deadline winners and losers
Woj and Shams once again refused to give any small-market reporters a chance. So much for fairness.
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One year later: How the NBA took lead in addressing COVID-19
Looking back just over one year later, it’s astonishing to see the profound effect that the NBA had in getting us all to understand that this is something that we needed to address as a country as soon as we could.
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2021 NBA All-Star Game shootaround: Deep threes and MVPs
Despite the game missing some of the league’s biggest stars – due to COVID-19 and injuries – the players put on a great show in Atlanta, Georgia.
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A new story: Be more like James
Life in our society is not composed of neatly arranged, mutually exclusive categories. When an athlete begins playing at a professional level, they don’t leave behind their identity.
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When sports were real
I realized that what is missing is the contrast between two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court and Alicia, a 47-year-old insurance sales agent from Milwaukee, Wisconsin sitting in the stands.
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Jeremy Lin calls for cross-cultural solidarity in wake of anti-Asian racism
In light of the coronavirus and the growing hate aimed at the Asian community, Lin learned to use his experiences with racism — experiences he previously internalized — as opportunities to call for change.
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Former Bear Jaylen Brown earns first NBA All-Star nod following breakout start to season
Last Tuesday night, Jaylen Brown was officially named an NBA All-Star for the first time in his 5-year professional career.
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College basketball in 2020 doesn’t make sense
The NCAA was right to cancel March Madness 2020 when it did. Why, then, with the country in a much worse position with regards to COVID-19, has college basketball resumed now?
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