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• NBA legend Magic Johnson issues apology to the 76ers

Magic Johnson counted out the Philadelphia 76ers too soon....2026
• NBA Expansion Bidding More Competitive In Las Vegas Than Seattle

Multiple investor groups have expressed early interest in NBA expansion franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle, with the league targeting fees as high as $10 billion per team. Las Vegas is drawing stronger initial interest than Seattle, according to sources familiar with the discussions. No formal bids have been submitted. The league's financial adviser, PJT Partners, is screening potential ownership...2026
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• Pistons Notes: Duren, Cunningham, Game 4, Magic Johnson, Huerter
All-Star center Jalen Duren, a restricted free agent after the season, is taking a lot of heat for his playoff performances against the Magic. He’s averaging 9.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.7 turnovers as the Pistons head into Game 4 down 2-1 in the series. Duren has been badly outplayed by […]...2026
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• Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns is rising to the occasion again

Towns wears No. 32 because of Magic Johnson. At times Saturday, the big man looked a lot like his idol....2026
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• Karl-Anthony Towns delivered Magic-like Game 4 gem when Knicks needed it most

The reason Karl-Anthony Towns wears No. 32 is one of the best passers to ever lace up basketball sneakers: Magic Johnson....2026
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• VJ Edgecombe Has Historic Rookie Playoff Performance As Sixers Take Game 2 Over Celtics

VJ Edgecombe delivered one of the most remarkable rookie playoff performances in NBA history Tuesday, scoring 30 points and grabbing 10 rebounds while battling a back injury as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Boston Celtics 111-97 to level their first-round series at 1-1. At 20 years and 265 days old, Edgecombe became the youngest player in NBA history to record 30 points and 10 rebounds in a ...2026
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• VJ Edgecombe Has Historic Rookie Playoff Performance As Sixers Take Game 2 Over Celtics
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• Stephen Curry Vows To Finish Career With Warriors Amid Push For Fifth Ring

Stephen Curry intends to finish his Hall of Fame career with the Golden State Warriors, joining Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki as a one-team star. The 37-year-old two-time NBA MVP spoke candidly about his commitment to the franchise despite the challenges facing the aging core. "I never would see myself be in a situation where I'm chasing another championship anywhere else but here," Cu...2026
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era

Photo by Logan Riely /NBAE via Getty Images The Thunder won an NBA championship, and they’re only getting better. Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Fourth of July, Russell Westbrook posted a picture of a plate of cupcakes the next day, and the future of the Oklahoma City Thunder hung in the balance. Sam Presti had drafted three future NBA MVPs to start his tenure in OKC, a...2025
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• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Isaiah Stewart and the Pistons are ready to bring their unique brand of physicality back to the NBA playoffs. Jerry Seinfeld once punctured the entire premise of team fandom with the observation that at the end of the day, it’s an empty exercise in rooting for laundry. Particularly in this modern league, Seinfeld has a point. Rosters are constantly i...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain

The former 30-game winner reaches his last stop in his career. Braves Franchise History 1973: The Atlanta Braves release former 30-game winner Denny McLain, ending his career at the age of 28. In 1972, the Braves had acquired McLain from the Oakland Athletics in a straight-up swap for first baseman Orlando Cepeda. McLain won the American League Cy Young Award in 1968 and 1969. Phot...2025
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders

N.C. State’s Tilda Trygger challenges the shot of Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, in Raleigh’s Reynolds Coliseum. | Mitchell Northam / SB Nation Wes Moore’s Wolfpack toppling Niele Ivey’s Fighting Irish in double overtime on ESPN felt like women’s college basketball’s game of the year. RALEIGH, N.C. – Just 22.5 seconds remained on the clock when the whistle blew. Zoe ...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• Lakers honor Kobe Bryant with statue outside Crypto.com Arena
The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue to honor Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena in a ceremony Thursday. The bronze statue is 19 feet high and 4,000 pounds. Bryant is the seventh Lakers legend commemorated with a statue in Star Plaza, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, announcer Chick Hearn, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Jerry West. The unveiling date was important for...2024
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• Ben Simmons looked like his old self in Nets return, in a good way

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Ben Simmons’ return was everything the Nets hoped for Basketball feels like it’s only been a part-time job for Ben Simmons ever since his infamous meltdown with the Philadelphia 76ers during the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Simmons’ career has more or less unraveled ever since he bypassed a wide open dunk in Game 7 of that series: Doc Rivers and ...2024
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• Magic Johnson ‘speechless’ after Lakers’ shocking loss to Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers legend and former exec Magic Johnson was at a loss for words after witnessing the Purple and Gold fall apart on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Lakers were largely expected to win the game, and for good reason. While they were without Russell Westbrook due to a back injury, they […] The post Magic Johnson ‘speechless’ after Lakers’ shocking loss to ...2022
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• Luka Doncic’s drinking and smoking spooked Mavericks into making a terrible trade

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NBAE via Getty Images Luka is human, apparently. That wasn’t good enough for Nico Harrison. There are several reasons the Dallas Mavericks decided to trade Luka Doncic, but chief among them appears to be ridiculous concern over something petty. One of the big sticking points for Mavs GM Nico Harrison was Doncic’s love of beer and smoking hookah, which he believed ...2025
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• Reggie Miller rips LaVar Ball, says Lakers should threaten Lonzo trade to shut him up
Reggie Miller thinks that the Los Angeles Lakers should take some drastic measures to address their LaVar Ball problem.Appearing Tuesday on “The Dan Patrick Show,” the retired Indiana Pacers great-turned-TNT analyst tore into the Ball family patriarch and his sons.“I hope he’s enjoying his European vacation, and his sons are enjoying playing in Lithuania, because those two, in my opinion, have no ...2018
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• Magic Johnson Gets Workouts in on Yacht While Vacationing
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• The Can-Do Kid: Becky Hammon's Incredible Journey from Rapid City to the NBA
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"Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson made a post to Instagram for his wife."

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"Pacers stun Thunder on Tyrese Haliburton's game-winner: Caitlin Clark, Magic Johnson, more react to Game 1"

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"co/HbR0K6eJzg— JNav (@jnavla) April 23, 2024 Even Magic Johnson is against the Lakers on this one!"

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"Magic Johnson becomes fourth athlete billionaire: Lakers icon joins Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tiger Woods"

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"Iguodala believes Curry has passed Magic Johnson"

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"Or at least according to NBA legend Magic Johnson."

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"The Lakers are winning with ball-handling, basketball-IQ and toughness, just as Magic Johnson planned"

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"Magic Johnson on Lakers' early season success: 'This team would not be in the position it's in without me'"

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"A couple of months ago, Magic Johnson had a conversation with his GM, Rob Pelinka, suggesting that it'd be great for the Lakers to get so"

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"Watch Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas reconcile decades after friendship breakdown"

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"Magic Johnson."

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"On Sunday, O'Neal sparked an interesting debate by writing on Instagram that the all-time Lakers squad (Shaq, Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) would beat the best five in Bulls history (Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant and Derrick Rose)—by 50 points."

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"Although he was far from the ideal talent and left more questions than he did answers in his wake, he's one of only 10 players to eclipse 16,000 points, 2,500 rebounds, 6,000 assists and 1,000 steals, an exclusive list that also includes Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Scottie Pippen, Isiah Thomas, Gary Payton, Kidd and Stockton."

• Pistons Notes: Duren, Cunningham, Game 4, Magic Johnson, Huerter
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• Stephen Curry Vows To Finish Career With Warriors Amid Push For Fifth Ring
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era
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• Lakers legend Magic Johnson on sale of the team: 'When the Celtics sold for $6B, I knew the Lakers were worth $10B!'
Earvin "Magic" Johnson expressed his excitement over the Los Angeles Lakers being sold for $10 billion in one of the largest sports purchases in history....2025
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• The Pacers are racing past opponents (and cliches) in the NBA playoffs

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Indiana Pacers are proving you CAN run in the NBA playoffs. Tyrese Haliburton walked to the podium in Madison Square Garden about 40 minutes after he and the Indiana Pacers set multiple playoff records. In a Game 7 win against the New York Knicks to conclude the 2024 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Pacers couldn’t miss – they canned a postseason-be...2025
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• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain
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• Luka Doncic’s drinking and smoking spooked Mavericks into making a terrible trade
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn

Spoiler: It came during one of her many trips to the Final Four. And no, it didn’t come against Tennessee, but it helped cement Taurasi as one of the GOATs. It was the NCAA Tournament run that led Geno Auriemma to first speak the now iconic, yet simple phrase: “We got Diana and you don’t.” And that statement was perhaps never more true than in the 2003 Final Four against Texas. Diana Taurasi – if ...2025
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• South Carolina’s Dawn Staley perfectly summed up MiLaysia Fulwiley’s wild alley-oop with two words

Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images There is only one MiLaysia Fulwiley. South Carolina’s super-talented sophomore guard showed off her otherworldly athleticism in a win over Arkansas. It would be easy to argue that this season has been a bit of an inconsistent one for South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley. Most of her statistics are the same or slightly lower than what they were a year ag...2025
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• Pistons Notes: Duren, Cunningham, Game 4, Magic Johnson, Huerter
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• VJ Edgecombe Has Historic Rookie Playoff Performance As Sixers Take Game 2 Over Celtics
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• Rookie VJ Edgecombe's playoff breakout sends 76ers past Celtics, puts him in company with Magic Johnson

Edgecombe is now the youngest player in NBA history with 30 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game....2026
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• The Thunder have turned the Pacers’ ‘organized chaos’ into a hot mess in the NBA Finals

Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images Indiana’s incredible offense has been thunderstruck by the best defense in the NBA. The Oklahoma City Thunder are a win away from capping off one of the all-time great seasons in NBA history. Jalen Williams’ 40-point night was the deserved headline grabber in the Thunder’s 120-109 Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers, but the overarching story of the 2025 NBA Finals...2025
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• Pacers vs. Thunder: Caitlin Clark, Magic Johnson among many stunned by Indiana's NBA Finals Game 1 comeback: 'You can't make it up'
The Pacers have won five games this playoffs after trailing by at least 15 points. They have lost four games total....2025
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• Pacers vs. Thunder: Caitlin Clark, Magic Johnson among the many stunned by Indiana's NBA Finals Game 1 comeback
The Pacers have won five games this playoffs after trailing by at least 15 points. They have lost four games total....2025
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Lakers would have been sunk long before now without LeBron’s latest evolution On any given day, in any given barbershop, in any given nook and cranny of the vast expanse of the United States, someone is arguing about who the greatest basketball player of all time is. While it’s a fool’s errand to try and convince someon...2025
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• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul
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• Los Angeles Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Makes Heartfelt IG Post For Wife
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson made a post for his wife....2026
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• Stephen Curry Vows To Finish Career With Warriors Amid Push For Fifth Ring
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• Los Angeles Lakers Legend Magic Johnson Makes Heartfelt Post For Wife
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before
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• Isaiah Stewart resurrects Bad Boys Pistons spirit with every fight and foul
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• Nikola Jokic’s no-look pass shows he’s just toying with NBA defenders now

This gets better with each watch. Nikola Jokic is already cemented his place as the best passing big man in NBA history, and passes like the one he dished on Wednesday night are examples why. pic.twitter.com/OFbtqyaAie— . (@dphoop2425) March 27, 2025 The awareness and basketball IQ to draw in defenders, and perfectly dish the ball to a cutting Aaron Gordon for the easy dunk is a thing of abs...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades for Justin Upton

Photo by Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Upton here, Upton here Braves Franchise History 2013: The brothers Upton will play together with the Atlanta Braves next season after Arizona trades Justin to Atlanta as part of a seven-player deal, allowing him to join his older brother B.J., whom the Braves signed as a free agent earlier this off-season. Accompanying Justin is 3B Chris J...2025
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• Kobe Bryant All That's Left of NBA's Greatest Draft Ever
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• Shaquille O'Neal Says All-Time Lakers Team Would Beat Bulls Legends by 50 Points
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• 34% of Fans Think Current Michael Jordan Can Beat LeBron James According to Poll
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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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• Magic Johnson backs Brady, won't watch Patriots if he isn't playing
Magic Johnson backs Brady, won't watch Patriots if he isn't playing...2015
• Watch Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas reconcile decades after friendship breakdown

"It's crazy it was one of those things we had to go through, but we through it, brother."...2017
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• Magic: 'I hope the Lakers lose every game'
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• Luka Doncic’s drinking and smoking spooked Mavericks into making a terrible trade
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks
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• LeBron James Caught in Difficult Balancing Act in Addressing Social Issues
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• Pistons Notes: Duren, Cunningham, Game 4, Magic Johnson, Huerter
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• VJ Edgecombe Has Historic Rookie Playoff Performance As Sixers Take Game 2 Over Celtics
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• Rookie VJ Edgecombe's playoff breakout sends 76ers past Celtics, puts him in company with Magic Johnson
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• Stephen Curry Vows To Finish Career With Warriors Amid Push For Fifth Ring
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• The Thunder’s dynasty potential can break the NBA’s parity era
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• The Thunder have turned the Pacers’ ‘organized chaos’ into a hot mess in the NBA Finals
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• Pacers vs. Thunder: Caitlin Clark, Magic Johnson among many stunned by Indiana's NBA Finals Game 1 comeback: 'You can't make it up'
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• Durant wins Magic Johnson Award for 2nd time
Suns star Kevin Durant is the winner of the 2024-25 Magic Johnson Award, given annually to the NBA player who excels on the court and displays "cooperation and grace in dealing with the media and fans."...2025
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• Magic Johnson Compares Braylon Mullins to Stephen Curry After UConn Star’s ‘Clutch’ Dagger vs. Duke
Magic Johnson compared UConn star Braylon Mullins to Stephen Curry after his buzzer-beating dagger took down Duke....2026
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• Let’s remember Diana Taurasi’s best performance at UConn
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• Zoe Brooks, Tilda Trygger power N.C. State to a stunning upset of Notre Dame: What we learned about ACC contenders
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• Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead to Nuggets, and even their fans won’t buy it

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Sorry Lakers, but the refs weren’t the reason you blew a 20-point lead to the Nuggets. The Los Angeles Lakers finally had a win over the Denver Nuggets in their grasp. Down 1-0 in their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers walloped Denver in the first half, opening up a 20-point lead early in the third quarter. Game over, right?...2024
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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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• How Nikola Jokic became the NBA’s version of Tom Brady
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Jokic was a draft steal for the ages. Nikola Jokic is headed to his first NBA Finals, and all the momentum is with Denver. It’s the culmination of an incredible 10-year career that still feels like it’s just getting started, and came about in the most incredible way. Joker being on the verge of winning his first NBA championship is an opportunity to appreci...2023
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• Magic Johnson ‘speechless’ after Lakers’ shocking loss to Blazers
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• The shocking truth behind Lakers legend Magic Johnson’s bizarre Twitter activity
Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson is an absolute legend on Twitter. He has no less than 5.1 million followers on his account, which more often than not, marvel at the bizarrely groundbreaking tweets he sends out every now and again. For some reason, the Lakers Hall of Famer often comes out with tweets that […] The post The shocking truth behind Lakers legend Magic Johnson’s bizarre...2021
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• Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s horrific feat puts Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson to shame
To say that Russell Westbrook has had a rough start for the Los Angeles Lakers would be an understatement at this point. A recent statistical anomaly serves as a clear testament to this fact, and it likely isn’t going to sit well with some of the legends of the franchise. One could argue that when […] The post Lakers star Russell Westbrook’s horrific feat puts Kobe Bryant, Magic ...2021
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