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• Yankees voice John Sterling holds memorable place in Celtics history

Before John Sterling became the voice of the Yankees, the legendary broadcaster had a front-row seat to an epic Larry Bird performance, writes John Tomase....2024
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• Michael Jordan Never Viewed Himself As Better Player Than Magic Johnson, Larry Bird: ‘I Don’t Put Myself Above Them’

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are three of the best players in NBA history. Each superstar won multiple championships, regular-season MVPs and Finals MVPs and got inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Since Jordan won the most rings, regular-season MVPs, Finals MVPs and scoring titles out of the trio, he is […] The post Michael Jordan Never Viewed H...2024
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• Michael Jordan Was Already The GOAT To Larry Bird When He Retired For 1st Time: ‘No One Was Ever Better Than Him’

When Michael Jordan retired from the NBA in 1993, he was a three-time champion, a three-time Finals MVP and a three-time regular-season MVP. The Chicago Bulls superstar accomplished all those feats in nine years and left the league on top. The GOAT debate between Jordan and LeBron James has grown even louder after the latter won his fourth […] The post Michael Jordan Was Alrea...2024
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• Scottie Pippen Wanted Dominique Wilkins On ‘The Dream Team’ Over Christian Laettner: ‘I Agreed With Each Pick Except Laettner, I Didn’t Think He Would Fit In, And I Was Right’

In the summer of 1992, the United States sent NBA players to Barcelona to compete in the Olympics for the first time. The roster, which was called “The Dream Team,” featured Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Christian Laettner and John […] The post Scottie Pippen Wan...2024
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• Derrick White on pace to match Larry Bird in achieving rare Celtics feat

Anytime you can be mentioned in the same sentence as Larry Bird as a Boston Celtics player, you must be doing something pretty special....2024
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• Watch: Mavericks' Luka Doncic makes absurd new pregame trick shot

Luka Doncic did something this weekend that looked like it belonged in that old Michael Jordan-Larry Bird McDonald’s commercial....2024
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• March Madness is coming. These are men’s college basketball’s burning questions

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images If you’ve been too distracted by football to pay enough attention to college basketball for the last few months, fear not. We’re here to answer your questions and get you in the mood for March Madness. Have you been so consumed by football for the last five months that you’re woefully behind on what’s been happening in the world of men’s college bask...2024
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• NFL taunting needs to be celebrated, not penalized

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images ‘Let the guys taunt’ The subject of taunting is back on the menu. On Sunday it was Zay Flowers’ turn, when the Ravens receiver was critically flagged in the second half for taunting Chiefs’ DB L’Jarius Sneed. And yes, to be 100 percent clear: This was absolutely taunting by the letter of the law. Agree with the taunting call? pic.twitter.com/StcuPKSoEe...2024
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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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• What makes Denver's Nikola Jokic so great? He's an amalgamation of Hall of Famers
Nikola Jokic is an amalgamation of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, pre-injury Arvydas Sabonis and Bill Walton, Hakeem Olajuwon and yes, even LeBron James....2023
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• Joel Embiid predicted his MVP win as an injured rookie on Twitter
Joel Embiid tweeted he’d be MVP as an injured rookie, and he spoke it into existence. There was a time when it felt like we’d never get to see how good Joel Embiid could be in the NBA. The end of Embiid’s one-year college career at Kansas was cut short by a stress fracture in his back, and as he entered the 2014 NBA Draft he had to immediately have surgery on a broken navicular bone in his right f...2023
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• Dillon Brooks isn’t good enough to be the main character of 2023 NBA Playoffs
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Dillion Brooks is the main character the NBA Playoffs never needed. The role of the NBA agitator has been around almost as long as the league itself. These players come in all shapes, sizes, and skill levels. Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Kevin Garnett were all-times greats who knew how to needle their opponents while dominating them. Bill Laimbeer, Dennis R...2023
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• Marcus Smart enters LeBron James, Larry Bird territory after epic Game 2 performance vs. Heat
Marcus Smart came back with a vengeance on Thursday night as he helped the Boston Celtics blow out the Miami Heat, 127-102, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After missing Game 1 due to an injury, Smart absolutely made up for lost time on Thursday. The newly-minted Defensive Player of the Year came […] The post Marcus Smart enters LeBron James, Larry Bird territory after epic Game ...2022
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• Mad Huascar Smashes His Way To Be His Own IL-Land
Huascar Ynoa fractured his hand and he will be out for a couple of months. He hurt himself when he punched a bench. I wonder if he exclaimed, "Sonavabench!" How now Kevin Brown. Blergh, I'm a big dummy, my name is Huascar Ynoa. By the way, the title refers to Madagascar, the island nation that accounts for 80% of the world's natural vanilla. The other 20% is Larry Bird, Tom Arnold and Tim Allen. Y...2021
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• Charles Barkley Talks LeBron James, Draymond Green and More in B/R Exclusive
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• Frank Vogel to Magic: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic’s hard journey to becoming the best basketball player in the world fully paid off. Putting a label on Nikola Jokic’s game has long been a nearly impossible challenge for evaluators. Jokic himself might be the only person to effectively do it. As he was leaving home in the northern part of Serbia to enter the 2014 NBA Draft, Jo...2023
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• Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
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• Off-Court Fight Keeps Clippers, NBA Wondering Who Blake Griffin Really Is
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• Memphis' Main Man: How Big Macs, Blues City Made Marc Gasol NBA's Top Center
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"The school’s success in 2023-24 evoked the halcyon days of Larry Bird, and reversed decades of mediocrity for one incredible run."

2023
"Karl Malone makes $5 million auctioning off 1992 Dream Team memorabilia of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, more"

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"Celtics vs. Heat: Jayson Tatum wins first-ever Larry Bird Eastern Conference Finals MVP award"

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"Thompson, who’s finally just months away from making his return to the Warriors’ lineup, gave the entire Dub Nation a teaser of him getting back to game shape with the perfect costume […] The post VIDEO: Warriors’ Klay Thompson teases return, goes full Larry Bird for Halloween appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Magic Johnson remembers the exact moment he and Larry Bird passed the torch to Michael Jordan"

2019
"Kawhi Leonard, who won a title with the Raptors before joining the Clippers, becomes just the fifth NBA player to win the AP male athlete of the year award, joining Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Stephen Curry."

2018
"Here’s Why Doug Gottlieb Believes Larry Bird Is Better Than LeBron James"

2017
"Larry Bird is reportedly stepping down as the Indiana Pacers' team president."

2016
"I lost to Larry Bird and his Celtics."

2015
"Four is still twice as many as the next most, by Larry Bird, and only seven players in all have done it at least once."

2014
"Smith, who covered the entirety of Jordan's Bulls career and remains the foremost authority on all things MJ, makes his case through personal observation and interviews with countless others, from Magic and Larry Bird to Isiah Thomas, Grant Hill and Barack Obama."

• Hoops Rumors Glossary: Bird Rights

The Bird exception, named after Larry Bird, is a rule included in the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement that allows teams to go over the salary cap to re-sign their own players. A player who qualifies for the Bird exception, formally referred to as a Qualifying Veteran Free Agent, is said to have “Bird rights.” The […]...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 13, 2024

Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images Pitchers and catchers report today! Anne Rogers projects the Opening Day roster. The Royals believe Isbel is their best center field option and are counting on power in their corner outfield with Melendez and Renfroe. One major roster battle this spring is that fourth outfielder spot (or fifth, counting Nelson Velázquez below). Drew Waters, who can p...2024
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• How Magic Johnson Missed Out on Billions With Nike
Magic Johnson came into the NBA in 1979 real hot after beating Larry Bird in the national championship, so he got plenty of sneaker deals thrown at him – including one from Nike. Along with Nike, Adidas and Converse offered Magic a sponsorship deal. The Lakers legend decided to sign with Converse, which financially speaking […] The post How Magic Johnson Missed Out on Billions With Nik...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
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• On this day: Parish, McHale’s pick traded for; Bird, Ainge drafted
Today saw the deal for Robert Parish and Kevin McHale and the drafts that brought Larry Bird and Danny Ainge to the Boston Celtics go down....2023
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• NBA MVP is doomed to fully become a regular season award
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• Hall of Famer Larry Bird attended Pacers’ first pre-draft workout
The Pacers held their first pre-draft workout on Friday and the organization had a familiar face on hand to catch the festivities....2023
• Joel Embiid predicted his MVP win as an injured rookie on Twitter
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• Dillon Brooks isn’t good enough to be the main character of 2023 NBA Playoffs
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• Indiana State’s ridiculously fun NIT run is a reminder of how dumb the selection committee was

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Indiana State rock and they should have been dancing. Indiana State was one of the feel-good stories of college basketball this year. The school’s success in 2023-24 evoked the halcyon days of Larry Bird, and reversed decades of mediocrity for one incredible run. In the end a 29-6 record wasn’t good enough for the selection committee, who snubbed ...2024
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• NIT 2024: Bracket, schedule, and scores

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Here’s your full NIT bracket and the schedule for the first round. It’s NIT time baby! Some questionable decisions in the NCAA bracket is the NIT’s gain, with the National Invitational Tournament getting national sweetheart Indiana State in their tournament. There’s no doubt this is a mammoth disappointment for the Sycamores. Indiana State was first in th...2024
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• Max Verstappen is Larry Bird and other thoughts on the final day of F1 pre-season testing

Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images Is Ferrari “Team Two” behind Red Bull and other thoughts on the last day of F1 testing Perhaps it was veteran driver Fernando Alonso who put it best during pre-season testing this year. “I think 19 drivers in the paddock now will think that [they] will not win the championship,” said the Aston Martin driver to Autosport. That 20th driver? None other tha...2024
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• March Madness is coming. These are men’s college basketball’s burning questions
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• Caitlin Clark’s crossover superstardom is the greatest show in sports

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Caitlin Clark’s transcendence is changing women’s sports for the better. When Michael Jordan arrived in Paris in 1997 for a preseason corporate showcase known as the McDonald’s Championship, the French press treated his appearance with Christ-like reverence. “Michael Jordan is in Paris,” wrote the local tabloid France-Soir, as memorialized in David Halb...2024
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• Utah Jazz coach calls 50-point loss ‘masterpiece of dog****’

Will Hardy shares brutal assessment after 50-point loss On Wednesday night in Dallas, the Mavericks obliterated the visiting Utah Jazz by a final score of 147-97. Luka Doncic, days after becoming a first-time father, celebrated in incredible fashion, notching the first first first-half triple-double of his career as he poured in 29 points, along with 10 rebounds and 10 assists, in the first half ...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
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• NBA MVP is doomed to fully become a regular season award
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• Dillon Brooks isn’t good enough to be the main character of 2023 NBA Playoffs
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• Angel Reese taunting Caitlin Clark was fair game, not ‘classless’
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Saying Angel Reese is ‘classless’ is dog whistling at its worst. The national championship game between LSU and Iowa in the 2023 women’s NCAA tournament was everything college basketball could have ever wanted. The Tigers were one of the best teams in the country, Caitlin Clark is the biggest star in the game, and more visibility than ever thanks to the m...2023
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• Indiana State’s ridiculously fun NIT run is a reminder of how dumb the selection committee was
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• Max Verstappen is Larry Bird and other thoughts on the final day of F1 pre-season testing
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• March Madness is coming. These are men’s college basketball’s burning questions
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 13, 2024
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• Caitlin Clark’s crossover superstardom is the greatest show in sports
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• NFL taunting needs to be celebrated, not penalized
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• Utah Jazz coach calls 50-point loss ‘masterpiece of dog****’
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• Keegan Bradley shares inspirational yet perfectly on-brand Tom Brady encounter
FOXBORO, Mass. — PGA golfer Keegan Bradley stands on the sideline during the game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants on September 1, 2011. | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Bradley, who is from New England, loves the Patriots and Tom Brady. He also has a great connection with the seven-time Super Bowl Champion. Keegan Bradley is as New England as you can possibly get. He c...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
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• Dillon Brooks isn’t good enough to be the main character of 2023 NBA Playoffs
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• Is Stephen Curry the Best Shooter Ever? Yes, Say Many of NBA's All-Time Marksmen
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• LeBron James May Never Match the Feats of Michael Jordan, and That's Just Fine
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• Reggie Miller: Kevin Durant Traded a Sacred Legacy for Cheap Jewelry
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• Kevin Durant Is Still the MVP We Know and Love
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• Paul George Injury Update: Pacers Star Says He Will Return vs. Heat
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• Pacers hoping George can play this season
Larry Bird hopes Paul George can return to the game this season after breaking his leg in a gruesome accident last summer -- perhaps as soon as next month....2015
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• Larry Bird 'couldn't imagine' joining Magic Johnson and Lakers
Larry Bird 'couldn't imagine' joining Magic Johnson and Lakers...2016
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• Warriors' Curry and Cavaliers' James unanimous picks for 2014-15 All-NBA First Team
The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry and the Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James headline the 2014-15 All-NBA First Team, the NBA announced today. Curry, the 2014-15 Kia NBA MVP, and James received First Team votes on all 129 ballots. This marks the first All-NBA First Team selection for Curry and the ninth in 12 seasons for James, who tied Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson for the ...2015
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• Mad Huascar Smashes His Way To Be His Own IL-Land
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• Indiana Pacers 2014-15 Season Preview: Roster Breakdown, Win-Loss Prediction
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• NIT bracket update 2024: Updated matchups, schedule after first round

Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images The NIT is heating up with some great matchups on deck. The NIT rolls into the Final 8, and it’s been an incredible tournament thus far. This has been exactly what the secondary tournament was created to be, with snubbed mid-majors getting to shine and prove to the world that amazing college basketball exists outside of the big dance. There’s no doubt t...2024
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• When March Went Mad: Looking Back at the Legendary Matchup Between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson

In honor of March Madness, we’re detailing the most impactful college games of all-time. The legend of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson’s matchup in the 1979 National Championship still lives on. Tap into the nostalgia with our latest collection, “When March Went Mad”, which is available now. Shop here. Bird vs. Magic. Larry vs. Earvin. […] The post When March Went Mad: L...2024
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• When March Went Mad – Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson

Bird vs. Magic. Larry vs. Earvin. The Hick from French Lick vs. Buck. A folk hero vs. a showman. No matter which way you slice it, there’s only ever been one matchup that built college basketball into the living, breathing sensation it is today. The historic rivalry between Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson has […] The post When March Went Mad – Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson appeared firs...2024
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• NIT 2024: Bracket, schedule, and scores
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• Max Verstappen is Larry Bird and other thoughts on the final day of F1 pre-season testing
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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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• Caitlin Clark’s crossover superstardom is the greatest show in sports
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• March Madness is coming. These are men’s college basketball’s burning questions
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• Pacers news: Larry Bird’s role with Indiana gets unfortunate update
Larry Bird is one of the most accomplished individuals to ever be involved in the NBA. From being one of the greatest players to ever play during his time with the Celtics to becoming an important part of the Pacers front office following his career, Bird has seemingly done it all. However, there was speculation […] The post Pacers news: Larry Bird’s role with Indiana gets unfortunate ...2022
• 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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• Off-Court Fight Keeps Clippers, NBA Wondering Who Blake Griffin Really Is
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• Memphis' Main Man: How Big Macs, Blues City Made Marc Gasol NBA's Top Center
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• Bleacher Report Remembers the Greatest 'Gifts' in NBA History
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• Indiana Pacers Need To Avoid Lance Stephenson Trade At All Costs
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• Why Lance Stephenson and the Indiana Pacers Belong Together Again
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• Do NBA Superstar Duos Need a Clear Hierarchy?
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