Basketball
Looking Back at a Defining Season for Orlando Magic
Every era produces a handful of performers who redefine expectations; Orlando Magic is making that argument. Across the campaign there were defining…
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Player Profile: The Rise of Jayson Tatum — A Closer Look
There is a particular kind of tension that builds when Jayson Tatum steps back into the spotlight. The journey to this point…
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Injury Update: What Devin Booker’s Setback Means for Atlanta Hawks
Few storylines in the FIBA World Cup have generated as much conversation as the one surrounding Devin Booker. The absence forces difficult…
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Why Jayson Tatum Belongs Among the All-Time Greats
There was a time when doubts followed Jayson Tatum everywhere; that time is fading fast. Greatness is measured over time, not in…
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Injury Update: What Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Setback Means for Indiana Pacers
Expectations have a way of crushing the unprepared, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seems to thrive on them. The absence forces difficult questions about…
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How LA Clippers Are Coping Without LeBron James — A Closer Look
Form is temporary, the saying goes, but LeBron James is testing the limits of that idea. The absence forces difficult questions about…
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Assessing the Fallout of Donovan Mitchell’s Injury
There was a time when doubts followed Donovan Mitchell everywhere; that time is fading fast. The absence forces difficult questions about depth,…
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How Opponents Are Trying to Stop Donovan Mitchell — A Closer Look
Form is temporary, the saying goes, but Donovan Mitchell is testing the limits of that idea. The detail is where the interest…
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Coaching Watch: The Methods Behind New Orleans Pelicans’s Identity
On paper it was straightforward; in reality, LeBron James made it anything but. Leadership has set the tone, translating a clear vision…
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Why Anthony Edwards’s Approach Is Working at Sacramento Kings
What looked like a routine stretch has turned into a defining one for Anthony Edwards. Leadership has set the tone, translating a…
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Why Zion Williamson Belongs Among the All-Time Greats
Talk to people inside the sport and the name that keeps surfacing is Zion Williamson. Greatness is measured over time, not in…
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Tactical Analysis: How Sacramento Kings Control the Tempo
Momentum is a fragile thing, and right now it appears to be tilting toward Sacramento Kings. The detail is where the interest…