Behind the Boxscore: Miami's grip

Did someone say 'Joe Smith?'

There is a crisis among the 30 NBA owners, soon to be flush with the expansion gifts from teams No. 31 and No. 32. The league's local broadcast lineups are in flux, save for a few major outlets, dipping the league's revenue a few percentage points

That "do-or-die" moment is a strike

There is a hope, admittedly underfed, that the NBA's new insistence on obsessing over every spent penny will result in a rising valuation of the league's middle-class. Maybe, with so many franchises scowling at adding multiple maximum contracts to the ledger, the remaining salary cap

Boston loses [Jaylen Brown] to Philly

Jaylen Brown was traded to Philadelphia for 36-year old Paul George, Philadelphia's unconditional 2031 first-round draft pick, a 2028 first-round pick swap, and two future second-round selections. A little sad, isn't it? The NBA's offseason, all four days of it,

Kawhi Leonard outta L.A.

So, we'll all find out in dutifully-sourced time from Pablo Torre how this Kawhi Leonard "basketball" feint was dropped to dissuade us from paying attention to Washington D.C.'s empty lawns at the America 250 celebration. To stop us from reflecting on the

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Did someone say 'Joe Smith?'

That "do-or-die" moment is a strike

Boston loses [Jaylen Brown] to Philly

Kawhi Leonard outta L.A.