When Channing Frye retired from the NBA in 2019 after 14 seasons, he was faced with uncertainty for the first time. Basketball had taken up much of his life by him; it had conscripted him when he was a 6-foot-2 sixth-grader, and he dove in to make a career out of it. But now that …
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PORTLAND, Hours. — Immanuel Quickley could not believe the nerve of his rookie point guard. The scene occurred last season in a game against the Golden State Warriors, the same one in which two-time MVP Stephen Curry would break the all-time 3-point record. Quickley and pesky, first-year New York Knicks guard Miles McBride were heading …
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— Written by David Aldridge, James Edwards III and Josh Robbins The 2022-23 NBA Defensive Player of the Year race has plenty of deserving candidates. With only four weeks remaining in the regular season, who are the favorites for the award? To answer that question, The Athletic has assembled three of its writers who voted …
Want this content directly to your inbox every day for free? Sign up here. I love a good jersey retirement ceremony. Congrats, Paul! Pau Plus Play-In All around big night in LA Don’t look now, but the Lakers are finally in line for the Play-In Tournament. It took 66 games for this to happen. Seriously. …
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March is here and the madness isn’t only taking place in the college game. Was that a corny bar? Indeed, but a true one nonetheless. A simple observation of the four national television games this past Sunday, decided by an average of five points, should be enough to discredit any arguments against that statement. With …
The Eastern Conference can be split into three groups fairly easily. There are the top four seeds, all of whom have used much of their draft capital to improve their roster, who are trying to win at a high level right now: Milwaukee, Boston, Philadelphia and Cleveland. There are the bottom four seeds, teams with …
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MSG Networks is launching a streaming service for fans to watch the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres, the company announced Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know: MSG+ will launch this summer and be available to fans who live in regions where MSG’s channels are …
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February is the shortest month of the year, and even with the NBA All-Star break, there was plenty of action on the hardwood. And due to some trades, there are some new faces in new places. Besides Valentine’s Day treats (the Memphis Grizzlies and Minnesota Timberwolves, and Donovan Mitchell and Dillon Brooks probably didn’t exchange …
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The 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year almost certainly will be someone who has never won the award before. Jordan Clarkson and Tyler Herro, the two most recent winners, are now entrenched as starters for their respective teams. So who leads this year’s race? To answer that question, The Athletic turned to three of …
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SALT LAKE CITY — The NBA got together in one place last weekend at an interesting time, as the league and the National Basketball Players Association are in the middle of collective bargaining agreement negotiations. The new CBA will surely change the league in some way, though it remains to be seen exactly how. The …
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