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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson are linked by more than just triple-doubles Nikola Jokic had already firmly established himself as the best basketball player in the world heading into the 2024-25 season with three NBA MVP trophies, one championship, and one NBA Finals MVP already under his belt before he turned 30 years old. Jokic faced one of ...2024
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• Every NBA Cup court design, ranked from best to worst for in-season tournament

Custom courts are back for the NBA Cup in-season tournament. Let’s rank the designs. The NBA revealed their court designs for the Emirates NBA Cup, and I’ve got to say, most of these are just ... fine. Some of the designs are pretty fun, but largely I think the courts are just okay. Some of the on-court designs are much better than last year, but none that truly stand out in a good or bad way. Ho...2024
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• Why these Celtics can achieve what Cowens, Bird and Pierce couldn't

The Celtics haven't repeated as champions since the days of Bill Russell. But this group is built to make history, writes Michael Holley....2024
• Brown: ‘Very fitting' Bill Russell has Boston bridge named after him

Jaylen Brown spoke about Bill Russell's legacy at a special ceremony in Boston this week where the Celtics legend had a bridge named after him....2024
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• Boston to Rename North Washington Street Bridge After Bill Russell
The city of Boston plans to honor NBA Hall of Famer and Celtics legend Bill Russell by renaming the North Washington Street Bridge after the civil rights activist, the city announced Friday. Boston to rename the North Washington Street Bridge the William Felton “Bill” Russell Bridge The North Washington Street Bridge will be renamed to […] The post Boston to Rename North Washington Street Br...2024
• The Bill Russell Scale: How LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry can leap legends

Welcome to the fourth annual edition of The Bill Russell Scale, where we assess everyone's legacies based on how close their careers come to perfection....2024
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• The Celtics championship needs an asterisk — but so does the rest of NBA history

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images A look back through NBA history will reveal that there is deeper context for almost every NBA championship, making the asterisk discussion stupid (at least in its current form). Asterisks are wonderful things. With a simple little star after any word, one is enabled to write outrageous things all over the internet while maintaining plausib...2024
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: Dennis Eckersley acquired in trade for Bill Buckner

Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images The Cubs needed pitching, and they got some. But it was an emotional moment in team history, too. When the Cubs acquired Bill Buckner from the Dodgers in January 1977, he wasn’t happy with the deal. He’d come through the Dodger system with Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Steve Garvey and others. They’d won the 1974 NL pennant together and he strongly felt part of th...2024
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• Browns LG Joel Bitonio listed among most valuable offensive linemen

Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images Cleveland’s offensive line has been the catalyst of the offense The Cleveland Browns the last few seasons have had one of the Top-5 offensive lines in the NFL. Along this journey, there has been quite a bit of attrition in this group. Right tackle Jack Conklin has missed 31 games in the last four seasons including 16 last year alone. LT Jed Wills and OT Da...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1977

Getty Images One good one and ... several really bad deals. Bob Kennedy had taken over as Cubs general manager in November 1976, and he went about re-making the franchise. A couple of minor deals were made in December ‘76, but his first trade of 1977 was a major success for the Cubs. January 11: Acquired Bill Buckner and Ivan De Jesus from the Dodgers for Rick Monday and Mike Garman Buckne...2023
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• Nikola Jokic is a work-life balance icon as an NBA mega star

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic is always working until he’s finally off the clock “Iconoclast” is an overused word, don’t use it. Nikola Jokic ain’t one. Jokic is the very image of an NBA superstar. He’d rather be somewhere else until May. It’s an ironic pose for a player recently characterized as an October-through-April wonder, a two-time regular season MVP, as if...2023
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• The Linc - Commanders DC says the Brotherly Shove shouldn’t be legal

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 9/29/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Jack Del Rio and Eric Bieniemy talk about the Bills game and visiting the Philadelphia Eagles - Hogs HavenWashington’s coordinators talk to the media before practice. Jack Del Rio with good insight on the Eagles' Tush Push - 'It's not illega...2023
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• Former GM Scott Pioli believes Ozzie Newsome is worthy of being inducted in the Hall of Fame a second time
Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Ravens’ Executive Vice President has strong case to be enshrined again and have two busts in Canton for his career at the helm of the team’s front office. Before current Baltimore Ravens Executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome made history by becoming the first African American to ever hold the role of General Ma...2023
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• Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images “The job is done. We can go home now.” —unanimous Finals MVP Nikola Jokic A lot of people tend to write series off when they get to 3-1 — and most often, rightfully so — but teams still have to go out there and make that fourth win happen. As the saying goes, “it’s not first to three, it’s first to four,” and the Miami Heat are just about the last tea...2023
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• NBA MVP is doomed to fully become a regular season award
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Chasing the NBA MVP has become a fool’s errand. In Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Steph Curry, the first unanimous MVP in NBA history, and reigning 2015 MVP and champion, had a shitty game. He shot 6-of-19 from the field and Golden State was outscored by three points when he was on the floor. The game was an anxious rock fight from the tip, with the Cav...2023
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• Sports writers express solidarity with trans people in sports
Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Sports journalists have a responsibility to speak up and speak out against the escalating attacks on transgender people in sports and beyond. This is an expression of our solidarity in this fight for the safety and dignity of transgender athletes and the trans community at large. In the last three years, an onslaught of laws targe...2023
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• NBA's Pivot to Social Activism Sets a Bold New Standard, but Questions Remain
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• Clippers Defensive Anchor DeAndre Jordan Breaks Down the Art of Shot Blocking
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"Other NBA, MLB, NHL players to do this:• Larry Bird• Bill Russell• Stan Musial• Mickey Mantle• Joe DiMaggio• Guy LaFleur pic."

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"Bill Russell rookie card sells for $660k at auction, third-most-expensive vintage basketball card of all-time"

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"Bill Russell, the cornerstone of the Celtics' dynasty that won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, died Sunday at age 88."

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"Unfortunately for Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, he was not at Fiserv Forum to witness Giannis […] The post Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo receives heartfelt apology from Bill Russell after winning NBA title appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Kobe Bryant death: Bill Russell, Barack Obama, and more from the sports world react to Lakers legend's passing"

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"Is Michael Jordan calling Bill Russell the GOAT?"

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"Mike Davis Brady may have to get some advice from Bill Russell in regards to dealing with his rings if he can take home another in a couple weeks."

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"Bill Russell on recent protests in football: 'Tell those NFL players, I'm with them'"

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"" Curry might wind up with the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award as his next first-time trophy despite being held to fewer than 20 points in each of the first three games of this series—the first time he has ever had such a poor playoff scoring stretch."

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"Now, before all of Bill Russell’s disciples lose their minds, Howard did include the 11-time champion (who was a lefty) in his top three players: Fans came at Howard pretty strongly, though, waving flags bearing the likeness of Russell or (to a lesser extent) David Robinson."

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"" Before Jordan collected six titles with the Bulls in the 1990s, the NBA's standard for winning was Bill Russell, who led the Boston Celtics to 11 championships between 1957 and 1969."

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• Scribbles and cloth bits

Like many collectors I am completely over relic cards. When searching for card I want, I'm never looking for a relic card. I don't list them among my wants, I don't consider them when I'm looking to complete a set.To a slightly less degree, the same goes for autograph cards. I do search for them on occasion, but very rarely is it a card quest of mine. There isn't a single set issued today in...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1977
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• Nikola Jokic is a work-life balance icon as an NBA mega star
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• NBA in-season tournament courts, ranked from worst to best

The NBA is debuting new courts for the in-season tournament. Let’s rank ‘em. Like nearly every NBA fan, I reacted to my editor informing me that “The Mid-Season Tournament” is actually called “The In-Season Tournament”, and that it begins Friday rather than months from now, with complete and total shock. I was, however, delighted, because in addition to informing me of this, he asked if I wanted t...2023
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• Former GM Scott Pioli believes Ozzie Newsome is worthy of being inducted in the Hall of Fame a second time
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• Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
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• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Malone and the rest of the Nuggets have made sure no one can ever question their championship credentials again. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. No doubting Denver anymore There ...2023
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
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• Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown continue their Celtic rise
One quick example, in the all-time Boston Celtics playoff scoring leaders (total points) list: 1) Larry Bird 3,897 2) John Havlicek 3,776 3) Kevin McHale 3,182 4) Sam Jones 2,909 5) Paul Pierce 2,843 6) Jayson Tatum 2,711 7) Robert Parish 2,683 8) Bill Russell 2,673 9) Jaylen Brown 2,365 10) Tom Heinsohn 2,058...2024
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• The NBA changed its All-NBA Team format, and it’s so stupid

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Shouldn’t the All-NBA team resemble an actual team? The NBA is announcing its end-of-season awards before the playoffs begin, and it includes a major change that’s one of the most nonsensical decisions not just in the NBA, but in any sport. The 2023-24 season is the first year to ignore positions when it comes to the All-NBA teams, a move that now just ...2024
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• Domantas Sabonis Records 50th Consecutive Double-Double

Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been on a roll since late-November. On November 29, in a loss to the LA Clippers, Sabonis put up 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. That was the last time this season that Sabonis hasn't had double figures in points and double figures in either rebounds or assists. In the Kings win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, Sabonis recorded his 50th...2024
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• Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: Dennis Eckersley acquired in trade for Bill Buckner
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• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
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• Sports writers express solidarity with trans people in sports
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• NBA Players Grandfathered Into Wearing Bill Russell’s Retired No. 6

On Thursday, the NBA and NBA Players Association announced the official league-wide retirement of No. 6 , honoring Boston Celtics legend and civil rights icon Bill Russell, following the passing of the 11-time NBA champion. Russell, who spent 13 seasons in the league during his astonishing 88-year life, never wore another number in his playing […] The post NBA Players Grandfathered Into Wear...2022
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• NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88

Celtics icon, Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA champion Bill Russell died 'peacefully' at the age of 88, his family confirmed Sunday....2022
• Celtics legend Bill Russell passes away at age 88
Bill Russell has passed away at 88 years of age, his family announced on Twitter. The former Boston Celtics superstar and basketball icon died peacefully with his wife by his side, the announcement reads. An announcement… pic.twitter.com/KMJ7pG4R5Z — TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) July 31, 2022 Bill Russell is remembered as one of the greatest basketball players ever […] The post Ce...2022
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• Shaquille O’Neal reveals the Knicks legend he wanted to be growing up
Former NBA star and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal had a recent interview with the NBA and paid his respect to all-time great, Patrick Ewing. In the interview, Shaq had this to say, “My father always said I’m gonna make you like Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, and Wilt Chamberlain… One day I was watching Patrick […] The post Shaquille O’Neal reveals the Knicks...2021
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• Celtics great Russell, 11-time champ, dies at 88

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• Dwight Howard Says James Harden Is the Best Lefty of All Time
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• NBA to retire Russell's No. 6 for all 30 teams

The NBA will honor 11-time champion and all-time great Bill Russell by retiring his No. 6 throughout the league. A commemorative patch on uniforms and a logo on courts will also be used leaguewide next season....2022
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• NBA To Retire Celtics Legend Bill Russell’s No. 6 In Unprecedented Move

Bill Russell was a special player and person, and the basketball world will pay tribute to the Boston Celtics legend as such in wake of his recent death. The NBA and NBA Players Association announced Thursday they will honor the life and legacy of Russell, an 11-time champion and civil rights trailblazer, by retiring his […] The post NBA To Retire Celtics Legend Bill Russell’s No. 6 In...2022
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• Russell Westbrook's 2015 MVP Case Growing Louder by the Day
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• Hassan Whiteside Reminds Bob Cousy of Bill Russell
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
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• Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown continue their Celtic rise
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• NBA Finals MVP odds: Jaylen Brown’s award to lose entering Game 4

Jaylen Brown is a heavy favorite to win the Bill Russell Trophy....2024
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• Super Bowl LVIII Game Picks: Who will hoist the Lombardi Trophy?

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Chiefs are eying a repeat while the 49ers are attempting to win their first Super Bowl since 1994 Another Super Bowl Sunday is upon us as the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs meet for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in five years. The reigning champs advanced to their second straight Super Bowl after dispatching the Ravens 17-10 in t...2024
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• Jayson Tatum sets unthinkable Celtics record not even Larry Bird or Bill Russell achieved
The Boston Celtics pulled off a scrappy win against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, earning a 1-0 lead in their playoff-opening series matchup. The game was down to the wire and was only decided via a clutch buzzer-beater courtesy of Jayson Tatum, who nailed a fading close-ranged jumper as time expired. Tatum’s game-winner at TD […] The post Jayson Tatum sets unthinkable Celtics record no...2022
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