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  • Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect
    • Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect
    Photo by Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images Clark revealed she suffered a gruesome injury after running into a screen in a June game against the New York Liberty. Caitlin Clark, appearing on the New Heights Podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce, revealed her “Welcome to the WNBA” moment. The Indiana Fever star shared that she ruptured her eardrum in a game against the New York Liberty afte...2025
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  • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now
    • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now
    Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Let’s rank the candidates for the 2025 NBA MVP award. What makes an NBA MVP? For some, the award should go to the best player alive regardless of team performance. To others, MVP has a stronger narrative pull for players who elevated their team to new heights (see: Derrick Rose in 2011) or who broke through unthinkable glass ceilings (see: Russell Wes...2025
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo is a true NBA generational talent, and he’s still getting better
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo is a true NBA generational talent, and he’s still getting better
    Photo by Logan Riely/NBAE via Getty Images Giannis Antetokounmpo respected the NBA Cup harder than anyone In the end, Giannis Antetokounmpo simply respected the Cup harder than anyone else. The Milwaukee Bucks finished off a perfect run in NBA Cup play after beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 97-81, in the final. This wasn’t quite Antetokounmpo’s legendary romp through the 2021 NBA Finals,...2024
  • Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
    • 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
  • Paige Bueckers’ (likely) WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston, and three other must-watch games in the 2025 WNBA season
    • Paige Bueckers’ (likely) WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston, and three other must-watch games in the 2025 WNBA season
    Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Paige Bueckers (likely) makes her WNBA debut in May, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston in July, the Liberty and Lynx square off in a finals rematch — and much more. The 2025 WNBA schedule has officially been released, with regular season games slated to take place between May 16th to September 11th. And for the first time in WNBA history, each team will play...2024
  • Jaylen Brown’s hot shooting caused Timberwolves broadcasters to have a meltdown
    • Jaylen Brown’s hot shooting caused Timberwolves broadcasters to have a meltdown
    The Timberwolves announcers couldn’t believe Jaylen Brown was hitting so many shots after a cold start to the season. The Boston Celtics are rolling again to begin the new NBA season, and it’s happened despite a cold shooting start from the reigning NBA Finals MVP. Jaylen Brown had not been able to buy a bucket from the outside entering Sunday afternoon’s matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves, s...2024
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Finals MVP injury and suspension

  • • Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect
    2025
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  • • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now
    2025
  • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
    • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
    Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Nyara Sabally was barely in the rotation just a few weeks ago. But in the deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the Lynx and the Liberty, she was the x-factor. BROOKLYN — Sabrina Ionescu shot an abysmal 1-19 from the field, while Breanna Stewart posted 13 points on just 4-15 FG. On paper, those Liberty shooting splits seemed likely to spell disaster for the...2024
  • Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
    • Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The season hasn’t even started, and Kawhi Leonard is already out indefinitely with a knee injury. When the Los Angeles Clippers open the 2024-2025 regular season on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, they won’t have their best player on the floor. At the moment, no one knows when Kawhi Leonard will return. Leonard is sidelined ‘indefinitely’ with inflammatio...2024
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  • Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
    • Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
    Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Regardless of who has been on the floor, the defending champions have fittingly been the best team this preseason. BOSTON – Every now and then, confetti still falls from the rafters at TD Garden. In a Saturday night Celtics thrashing, a small piece of paper landed on Derrick White’s head. On Sunday, a few pieces were collected by an excited cou...2024
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  • Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?
    • Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?
    Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart have powered a historically dominant team all year — do the Minnesota Lynx have a chance? BROOKLYN — To say that the New York Liberty dominated the WNBA season is a massive understatement. They finished the season with a 32-8 record, winning games by an average margin of 9.2 points. They boasted two win streaks of 8 ga...2024
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  • Jackie Young is the X-factor in USA basketball’s dominant win over Australia
    • Jackie Young is the X-factor in USA basketball’s dominant win over Australia
    Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images On an Olympic team loaded with all-time talent, Jackie Young has emerged as a breakout star. She finished with 14 points, 5 assists, and 2 steals in her third consecutive start. On a team inundated with so much talent, how does one stand out? It’s a tall task, and on this U.S. women’s basketball team, the reality is that several all-time scorers are buried ...2024
  • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
    • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
    Ranking 2024 NBA MVP candidates so far. The NBA MVP award is a snapshot of where the league is at and where it’s headed. Giannis Antetokounmpo won MVP in 2019 and 2020 before leading his Milwaukee Bucks to the championship in 2021. Nikola Jokic won MVP in 2021 and 2022 before leading his Denver Nuggets to the championship in 2023. Postseason success is the only thing eluding Joel Embiid to this po...2024
  • Gregg Popovich scolded fans for booing Kawhi Leonard into a live mic mid-game
    • Gregg Popovich scolded fans for booing Kawhi Leonard into a live mic mid-game
    Coach Pop stopped a Spurs game to yell at fans for booing Kawhi Leonard Gregg Popovich grabbed a microphone during the second quarter of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers game on Wednesday night to scold the home fans for booing former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard. “Can we stop all the booing and let these guys play?” Popovich said into a mic during the game. “It’s got no class, it’s not...2023
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  • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images A’ja Wilson is turning into an all-time great, and she’s having fun doing it Basketball is a game, created to have fun inside when the weather limited opportunities for fun outside. Among the thousands of great professional basketball players in the world today, one truly embodies that spirit of fun inherent to basketball. Her name is A’ja Wilson, the cur...2023

Finals MVP lifestyle

  • • Nikola Jokic won NBA Finals MVP while looking like he just wanted to go home
    Nikola Jokic won an NBA championship and reacted like he was forced to go to a work party. Nikola Jokic was the driving force behind the Denver Nuggets winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. The two-time MVP carried the Nuggets to the No. 1 seed in the regular season and helped them tear through the playoffs on the way to the 2023 NBA Finals. The Miami Heat never had a magic so...2023
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  • • Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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  • • WATCH: Steph Curry drops 62 points in pop-a-shot at daughter Riley's 10th birthday party
    The reigning NBA Finals MVP is the greatest shooter ever, after all...2022
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  • • Durant has funny response to getting called a 'snake' by fans
    Kevin Durant wants you to know that he is nourished by your hatred.In a recent appearance on Complex’s “Hot Ones” series, the Golden State Warriors forward had a funny remark about being pejoratively nicknamed a “snake” by fans. The term is often used in reference to Durant’s perceived betrayal of Oklahoma City when he signed with the Warriors in free agency.“I get the snake comment so many times,...2017
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  • • How Las Vegas Summer League Paved the Path for an NBA Superpower
    2016
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  • • 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • LeBron James to Re-Sign with Cavaliers: Latest Contract Details and Reaction
    2015
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  • • Jimmy Butler's Emergence Can't Be Lost in Derrick Rose's Shadow
    2014
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "Tatum may not be the front-runner to win MVP this season, but I wouldn’t hesitate to call him the favorite to win NBA Finals MVP in 2025."

  • 2024
    "After turning 30 earlier this month, Giannis already has two NBA MVPs, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, an NBA championship, and an NBA Finals MVP on his resume."

  • 2023
    "com/XfKe5ect53— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023 Jokic was named Western Conference Finals MVP."

  • 2022
    "The reigning NBA Finals MVP is the greatest shooter ever, after all"

  • 2021
    "Giannis Antetokounmpo wins 2021 NBA Finals MVP: Bucks star becomes youngest winner since Kawhi Leonard in 2014"

  • 2020
    "The Dubs were forced to trade the former Finals MVP to Memphis in order to create cap space to sign D’Angelo […] The post 3 players Warriors could acquire using their $17."

  • 2019
    "It will not begin as a signature deal, sources said, but Doncic can earn a signature deal through bonus clauses such as winning MVP or Finals MVP."

  • 2018
    "Basketball Hall of Famer and former NBA Finals MVP JoJo White, who spent the majority of his career with the Boston Celtics, has passed away at the age of 71."

  • 2017
    "As far as achievements go, hitting a last-minute 3-pointer to avoid going scoreless wouldn't figure to rank very high on the list of a player with a championship, a Finals MVP, 10 All-Star appearances and more than 26,000 career points to his name."

  • 2016
    "In addition to the above stats, Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, five-time NBA champion and a two-time NBA Finals MVP."

  • 2015
    "Since taking on the Number 24 with the Lakers, Bryant has won two more NBA titles, two NBA Finals MVP awards and one NBA MVP award."

  • 2014
    "Jordan made 14 All-Star teams, won five NBA Most Valuable Player awards and led the Bulls to six championships, winning the NBA Finals MVP award in all six."

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Finals MVP trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Giannis Antetokounmpo is a true NBA generational talent, and he’s still getting better
    2024
  • • Paige Bueckers’ (likely) WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston, and three other must-watch games in the 2025 WNBA season
    2024
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  • Rockets Reportedly Monitoring Giannis Antetokounmpo Situation
    • Rockets Reportedly Monitoring Giannis Antetokounmpo Situation
    It was only a matter of time before the Rockets’ name started circulating in trade rumors surrounding Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. With the Rockets’ growing treasure trove of young talent and draft picks, rival teams have already begun speculating about the possibility of Houston making a push for the reigning Finals MVP in the near […] The post Rockets Reportedly Monitoring...2024
  • • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
    2024
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  • • Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
    2024
  • NBA’s most overrated and underrated players, based on ESPN’s top-100 list
    • NBA’s most overrated and underrated players, based on ESPN’s top-100 list
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images These are the most overrated and underrated NBA players based on ESPN’s new top-100 list. Men used to build houses. Now they just rank NBA players on the internet. ESPN dropped its list of the top-100 players in the NBA this week with the 2024-2025 season right around the corner. It’s important to note that the list is based off “predicted contributions”...2024
  • • Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
    2024
  • A’ja Wilson is so much more more than just the WNBA MVP
    • A’ja Wilson is so much more more than just the WNBA MVP
    Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Kelsey Plum said she’ll have conspiracy theories if A’ja Wilson is not the unanimous MVP. Wilson is just focused on being the best teammate she can be. UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT — It’s a Friday morning at the Mohegan Sun Arena, and A’ja Wilson and the rest of the Las Vegas Aces have just completed shootaround. They are a few hours away from a match-up against...2024
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  • Why the Celtics succeed, and the Clippers failed, with similar team builds
    • Why the Celtics succeed, and the Clippers failed, with similar team builds
    Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images What the NBA can learn from Celtics’ championship and Clippers’ failure. The team is led by two wings. One was just named to the All-NBA First Team, and the other just won Finals MVP. Both are talents the likes of which define the NBA — shooters, defenders, initiators, cutters. They do it all. The team is a championship favorite, of course, coming into t...2024
  • Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘The Team Was Not Cool To Play For’
    • Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘The Team Was Not Cool To Play For’
    NBA legend Kevin Durant was an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2019 and his agent, aunt and father wanted him to sign with the New York Knicks.  However, Durant joined the Brooklyn Nets with Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan. A two-time Finals MVP, Durant said on The Boardroom Cover Story that he didn’t […] The post Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘Th...2024

Finals MVP stats and results

  • • Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect
    2025
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  • • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now
    2025
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  • • Giannis Antetokounmpo is a true NBA generational talent, and he’s still getting better
    2024
  • • Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
    2024
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  • • Jaylen Brown’s hot shooting caused Timberwolves broadcasters to have a meltdown
    2024
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  • NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Thunder, Hornets, Miles Bridges
    • NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Thunder, Hornets, Miles Bridges
    Nuggets Nikola Jokic just keeps adding to his already legendary resume. In the Nuggets’ 124-122 win over the Thunder on Wednesday, the reigning Finals MVP put up a stat line that left no doubt about his place among the all-time greats. With 23 points, 20 rebounds, and 16 assists, Jokić recorded his third triple-double of […] The post NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Thunder, Hornets, ...2024
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  • • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
    2024
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  • • NBA’s most overrated and underrated players, based on ESPN’s top-100 list
    2024
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  • • Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
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  • • Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?
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Finals MVP parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect
    2025
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  • • Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
    2024
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  • • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
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  • • Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
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  • • Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
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  • • Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?
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  • • A’ja Wilson is so much more more than just the WNBA MVP
    2024
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  • • Jackie Young is the X-factor in USA basketball’s dominant win over Australia
    2024
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  • • Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘The Team Was Not Cool To Play For’
    2024
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  • Nikola Jokic’s ejection even got Pistons announcers mad at refs
    • Nikola Jokic’s ejection even got Pistons announcers mad at refs
    Pistons announcers called out the refs by name after Nikola Jokic’s ejection because they really wanted to watch him Nikola Jokic is the best show in basketball. The Detroit Pistons remain the worst show in basketball, even after four years of rebuilding. With Jokic and the Denver Nuggets coming to Detroit on Monday night, long-suffering Pistons fans attending the game at least got the opportunity...2023
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Top Finals MVP news

  • • Derrick Rose Calls Kobe Bryant 'Our Generation's Michael Jordan'
    2016
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  • • Lakers Debating Which Kobe Bryant Jersey Number to Retire
    2015
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  • • Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
    2015
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  • • Kawhi Leonard: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Spurs Star's Future
    2015
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  • • LeBron James Says He's 'Probably the Best I've Been' Heading to 2015 NBA Finals
    2015
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  • • Dirk Nowitzki's Career Deserves Better Ending Than Dallas Mavericks Can Provide
    2015
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  • • LeBron named Finals MVP after historic series
    LeBron named Finals MVP after historic series...2016
  • • 34% of Fans Think Current Michael Jordan Can Beat LeBron James According to Poll
    2015
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Finals MVP fantasy rankings and news

  • • Dirk Nowitzki's Career Deserves Better Ending Than Dallas Mavericks Can Provide
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Finals MVP schedule, game

  • • Caitlin Clark’s “Welcome to the WNBA” moment is not what you’d expect
    2025
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  • • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2025 by who should win the award right now
    2025
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  • • Giannis Antetokounmpo is a true NBA generational talent, and he’s still getting better
    2024
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  • • Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
    2024
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  • • Paige Bueckers’ (likely) WNBA debut, Caitlin Clark comes to Boston, and three other must-watch games in the 2025 WNBA season
    2024
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  • • Jaylen Brown’s hot shooting caused Timberwolves broadcasters to have a meltdown
    2024
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  • • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
    2024
  • • Kawhi Leonard out ‘indefinitely’ with knee injury before Clippers season even begins
    2024
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  • • NBA’s most overrated and underrated players, based on ESPN’s top-100 list
    2024
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  • • Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
    2024
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Finals MVP rumors, scandals

  • • Jaylen Brown’s hot shooting caused Timberwolves broadcasters to have a meltdown
    2024
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  • • How a Liberty reserve and a halftime adjustment helped secure the WNBA Finals
    2024
  • • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    2023
  • • The Jokic brothers tossing Mike Malone in the air was funniest part of Nuggets’ championship celebration
    The Jokic brothers are ready to party. Nikola Jokic’s comically large older brothers are part of the Denver Nuggets’ extended universe. Nemanja and Strahinja Jokic were in the building to support their baby bro on Monday night as the Nuggets clinched their first championship in franchise history with a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic was named NBA Fina...2023
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  • • Nikola Jokic won NBA Finals MVP while looking like he just wanted to go home
    2023
  • • Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
    2023
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  • • Kawhi Leonard addresses Uncle Dennis' reported illegal demands
    Kawhi Leonard met with the media on Tuesday, a day ahead of his LA Clippers’ big game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. The reigning NBA Finals MVP, who is in his first season with the Clippers, was asked to address a report by Sam Amick published Monday that stated the NBA investigated alleged illegal demands made by Dennis Robertson (aka “Uncle Dennis”), who is one of Leonard’s repres...2019
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  • • Kevin Durant joining Knicks reportedly a ‘done’ deal
    There has been an overabundance of speculation that Kevin Durant will leave the Golden State Warriors this coming offseason in free agency. Many insiders believe the superstar’s preferred destination is the New York Knicks. Now comes word that Durant joining the Knicks is a “done” deal. Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, making an appearance on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” laid out what he’s hearing ...2019
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  • • Kevin McHale ‘would be shocked’ if Kevin Durant stayed with Warriors
    No one, presumably including Kevin Durant himself, has any idea what the superstar will do in free agency after the season. That said, there has been no shortage of speculation about Durant’s future, including whether or not he’ll remain with the Golden State Warriors once the dust settles. Kevin McHale recently weighed in on Durant’s impending free agency, and the NBA legend does not see the back...2019
  • • Finances could impact length of Warriors’ NBA dynasty
    The Golden State Warriors might already be a dynasty. Having won two of the past three NBA titles, this group of players is among the most successful in modern Association history.With a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, any lingering thought that the Warriors are not a dynasty would be swept away. But how much longer can Golden State continue this run? Reigning NBA Finals M...2018

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