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The Bulls did not play on Friday
Didn’t happen. Not sure I buy what they said happened on Wednesday, either.
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This year's championship contenders
In order.
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Klay is back in the building
He looks exactly like you remember. Klay Thompson, but after a few years. Klay Thompson, but after an Achilles and ACL tear. Klay Thompson, the guy that was never really burdened by the sorts of athletic things that Achilles and ACLs typically love to spring.
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Kukočast: Bulls win again
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Boston stuck on 17
Boston lost a game on Wednesday to a blown layup and another on Thursday to a banked-in three. It doesn’t matter who did what, the Celtics are 18-21 and a game out of the play-in tournament, directly behind the Knicks, bing, bong. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are Actually
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Kukočast podcast: Chicago wins again
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Cleveland rolls on
Cleveland rolls on0:00/2001× (Nevermore Podcast: the podcast about Queen.) The Cavs downed Indiana on Sunday, halting a three-game skid, winnable contests, all. Everyone is hurt, or out, but Kevin Love stepped up. Kevin Love is the Comeback Player of the Year. They don’t make that award anymore,
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Never Too Much picks awards
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Philly gotta get going here
It was hard to watch Joel Embiid in December because it was December, and it barely counted. Embiid is as good as this league gets, his offensive rebound and put-back sealed a win for Philly on Tuesday, only the team’s 18th in 34 tries. Daryl Morey’s Gadarene instinct
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Simply having a wonderful NBAtime
The NBA isn’t really an NBA right now. It isn’t the fault of the replacement players — Wes Iwundu is still better than anything else on television — only the fault of everyone you went to high school with for declining life-saving vaccinations. Thanks a lot, Jeremy Beauchamp, class of
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One Wanny of a week
One Wanny of a week0:00/2001× (Never Too Much podcast: protocol prattle, wiry VOX tones, click ‘Listen in podcast app’ to get ‘em sent to your telephone.) Remember when Steve Nash came into Brooklyn, acknowledged his privilege, talked up the culture under Tsai and Marks, but also showed up
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Trailing for too long
Neil Olshey was not the guy who won with the Clippers, nobody’s ever won with the Clippers, yet we treated Olshey like he done, done it. The second round isn’t even second place, and for too many years we fêted Olshey as if he’d turned the corner