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  • • Kawhi Leonard’s return is a long-term Clippers win, but his rust hurt them in Game 2
    While the two-time Finals MVP brought an emotional lift, it wasn't enough to keep Dallas from tying up this series....2024
  • • Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee injury
    LA Clippers All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday due to right knee inflammation, Clippers coach Clippers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters before the game. Leonard last played on March 31 on the road against the Charlotte Hornets, missing the last eight games on the schedule. Leonard’s next opportunity t...2024
  • Lakers legend on Nikola Jokic: 'Combination of Magic and Kareem'
    • Lakers legend on Nikola Jokic: 'Combination of Magic and Kareem'
    What happens if you combine the skillsets of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson? You get Nikola Jokic, the reigning NBA Finals MVP and consensus best player in the world....2024
  • Anthony Edwards shares hilarious take on battle with Kevin Durant
    • Anthony Edwards shares hilarious take on battle with Kevin Durant
    Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards battled two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant in Saturday's Game 1 win over the Phoenix Suns and lived to tell the tale....2024
  • Michael Jordan Was Already The GOAT To Larry Bird When He Retired For 1st Time: ‘No One Was Ever Better Than Him’
    • 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
  • Amar’e Stoudemire Calls LeBron James ‘The Greatest Of All Time’
    • Amar’e Stoudemire Calls LeBron James ‘The Greatest Of All Time’
    Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire called LeBron James “the greatest of all time” during an interview with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson.  LeBron is the leading scorer in NBA history. He’s also a four-time regular-season MVP, four-time champion and four-time Finals MVP.  “When I came out of high school, I was the top player in the […] The post ...2024
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Finals MVP injury and suspension

  • • Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee injury
    2024
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  • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
    • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
    Ranking 2024 NBA MVP candidates so far. The NBA MVP award is a snapshot of where the league is at and where it’s headed. Giannis Antetokounmpo won MVP in 2019 and 2020 before leading his Milwaukee Bucks to the championship in 2021. Nikola Jokic won MVP in 2021 and 2022 before leading his Denver Nuggets to the championship in 2023. Postseason success is the only thing eluding Joel Embiid to this po...2024
  • Gregg Popovich scolded fans for booing Kawhi Leonard into a live mic mid-game
    • Gregg Popovich scolded fans for booing Kawhi Leonard into a live mic mid-game
    Coach Pop stopped a Spurs game to yell at fans for booing Kawhi Leonard Gregg Popovich grabbed a microphone during the second quarter of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Clippers game on Wednesday night to scold the home fans for booing former Spurs star Kawhi Leonard. “Can we stop all the booing and let these guys play?” Popovich said into a mic during the game. “It’s got no class, it’s not...2023
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  • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images A’ja Wilson is turning into an all-time great, and she’s having fun doing it Basketball is a game, created to have fun inside when the weather limited opportunities for fun outside. Among the thousands of great professional basketball players in the world today, one truly embodies that spirit of fun inherent to basketball. Her name is A’ja Wilson, the cur...2023
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  • The Aces will have drunkest championship parade ever, according to A’ja Wilson
    • The Aces will have drunkest championship parade ever, according to A’ja Wilson
    A’ja Wilson wants Aces fans to be 8 shots deep at their championship parade A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are on top of the world. The Aces won their second straight WNBA championship on Wednesday night by polishing off the New York Liberty, 70-69, in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. Las Vegas becomes the first team to go back-to-back since the 2001-2002. The Houston Comets, who won four straight t...2023
  • • Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images “The job is done. We can go home now.” —unanimous Finals MVP Nikola Jokic A lot of people tend to write series off when they get to 3-1 — and most often, rightfully so — but teams still have to go out there and make that fourth win happen. As the saying goes, “it’s not first to three, it’s first to four,” and the Miami Heat are just about the last tea...2023
  • • Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
  • • The Kings have the Warriors caught in an existential crisis
    Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Kings know Warriors’ weaknesses better than anyone. When looking into the rearview mirror, it seems obvious that this was always going to happen. Like all long dynasties, that of the Golden State Warriors has included a braintrust too large to permanently maintain. Eventually, the drain of talent both on the floor and—perhaps more importantly—on the coac...2023
  • • Andre Iguodala gives Dubs a huge reality check amid Stephen Curry’s absence
    Monday night, the Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Ja Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies. They were without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, but it was the first game back from injury for the second-oldest player in the NBA, Andre Iguodala. The one-time Finals MVP spoke to the media after the disappointing loss, […] The post Andre Iguodala gives Dubs a huge reality che...2022
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  • • Kevin Durant’s case for being a top-10 player of all time
    Coming into the 2021-22 NBA season, some around the league felt Kevin Durant was the best player in the world. Despite the  heroics of reigning NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, these people saw how close KD came to knocking off the Milwaukee Bucks despite injuries to James Harden and Kyrie Irving and felt the Texas […] The post Kevin Durant’s case for being a top-10 player of all ...2022
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Finals MVP lifestyle

  • • Nikola Jokic won NBA Finals MVP while looking like he just wanted to go home
    Nikola Jokic won an NBA championship and reacted like he was forced to go to a work party. Nikola Jokic was the driving force behind the Denver Nuggets winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. The two-time MVP carried the Nuggets to the No. 1 seed in the regular season and helped them tear through the playoffs on the way to the 2023 NBA Finals. The Miami Heat never had a magic so...2023
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  • • Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
    2023
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  • • WATCH: Steph Curry drops 62 points in pop-a-shot at daughter Riley's 10th birthday party
    The reigning NBA Finals MVP is the greatest shooter ever, after all...2022
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  • • Durant has funny response to getting called a 'snake' by fans
    Kevin Durant wants you to know that he is nourished by your hatred.In a recent appearance on Complex’s “Hot Ones” series, the Golden State Warriors forward had a funny remark about being pejoratively nicknamed a “snake” by fans. The term is often used in reference to Durant’s perceived betrayal of Oklahoma City when he signed with the Warriors in free agency.“I get the snake comment so many times,...2017
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  • • How Las Vegas Summer League Paved the Path for an NBA Superpower
    2016
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  • • 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
    2016
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  • • LeBron James to Re-Sign with Cavaliers: Latest Contract Details and Reaction
    2015
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  • • Jimmy Butler's Emergence Can't Be Lost in Derrick Rose's Shadow
    2014
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Timeline

  • 2024
    "Melo shared his opinion on the Nuggets giving the reigning Finals MVP the Number 15 jersey."

  • 2023
    "com/XfKe5ect53— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023 Jokic was named Western Conference Finals MVP."

  • 2022
    "The reigning NBA Finals MVP is the greatest shooter ever, after all"

  • 2021
    "Giannis Antetokounmpo wins 2021 NBA Finals MVP: Bucks star becomes youngest winner since Kawhi Leonard in 2014"

  • 2020
    "The Dubs were forced to trade the former Finals MVP to Memphis in order to create cap space to sign D’Angelo […] The post 3 players Warriors could acquire using their $17."

  • 2019
    "It will not begin as a signature deal, sources said, but Doncic can earn a signature deal through bonus clauses such as winning MVP or Finals MVP."

  • 2018
    "Basketball Hall of Famer and former NBA Finals MVP JoJo White, who spent the majority of his career with the Boston Celtics, has passed away at the age of 71."

  • 2017
    "As far as achievements go, hitting a last-minute 3-pointer to avoid going scoreless wouldn't figure to rank very high on the list of a player with a championship, a Finals MVP, 10 All-Star appearances and more than 26,000 career points to his name."

  • 2016
    "In addition to the above stats, Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, five-time NBA champion and a two-time NBA Finals MVP."

  • 2015
    "Since taking on the Number 24 with the Lakers, Bryant has won two more NBA titles, two NBA Finals MVP awards and one NBA MVP award."

  • 2014
    "Jordan made 14 All-Star teams, won five NBA Most Valuable Player awards and led the Bulls to six championships, winning the NBA Finals MVP award in all six."

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Finals MVP trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘The Team Was Not Cool To Play For’
    • Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘The Team Was Not Cool To Play For’
    NBA legend Kevin Durant was an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2019 and his agent, aunt and father wanted him to sign with the New York Knicks.  However, Durant joined the Brooklyn Nets with Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan. A two-time Finals MVP, Durant said on The Boardroom Cover Story that he didn’t […] The post Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘Th...2024
  • Commanders overtake Raiders to capture Kliff Kingsbury
    • Commanders overtake Raiders to capture Kliff Kingsbury
    Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports Former Cardinals coach heads to D.C on a three-year deal to be the Commanders’ offensive coordinator Back in 2019 when Kliff Kingsbury emerged as an NFL head coaching candidate, his first interview was in New York with the Jets. Media reports at the time were that the Jets were keenly interested in hiring him, perhpas even on the spot. The Jets had drafted QB ...2024
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  • Clippers sign Kawhi Leonard to contract extension
    • Clippers sign Kawhi Leonard to contract extension
    The two-time NBA Finals MVP is off the board as one of the biggest names of the 2024 free-agency market as he has reached a deal to stay in L.A....2024
  • Bob Myers’ position with NFL’s Washington Commanders, explained
    • Bob Myers’ position with NFL’s Washington Commanders, explained
    Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports The former Golden State Warriors architect will be part of reshaping the Washington Commanders’ future in the NFL. Bob Myers was the architect of four NBA championship teams with the Golden State Warriors. After stepping down from his position with the Warriors in May of 2023, the esteemed executive has landed a surprising gig in a new league. The Washingt...2024
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  • • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
    2024
  • Nikola Jokic’s ejection even got Pistons announcers mad at refs
    • Nikola Jokic’s ejection even got Pistons announcers mad at refs
    Pistons announcers called out the refs by name after Nikola Jokic’s ejection because they really wanted to watch him Nikola Jokic is the best show in basketball. The Detroit Pistons remain the worst show in basketball, even after four years of rebuilding. With Jokic and the Denver Nuggets coming to Detroit on Monday night, long-suffering Pistons fans attending the game at least got the opportunity...2023
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  • The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers
    • The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers
    Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images James Harden has fallen off a cliff, and he’s taking the Clippers with him The Los Angeles Clippers probably thought they would have a championship by now. When the franchise signed Kawhi Leonard and traded for Paul George in the summer of 2019, the Clippers put the rest of the league on notice that they were chasing championships. It felt like they had a...2023
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  • Nikola Jokic says he didn’t enjoy summer because Nuggets ‘played an extra 2.5 months’ to win title
    • Nikola Jokic says he didn’t enjoy summer because Nuggets ‘played an extra 2.5 months’ to win title
    Never change, Nikola Jokic. Nikola Jokic is the best basketball player in the world entering the 2023-2024 NBA season. Jokic willed his Denver Nuggets to their first championship in franchise history last season, rewriting the playoff record books and winning NBA Finals MVP in the process. Jokic already already had two regular season MVPs to his name before last season, but Denver’s inspired playo...2023
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  • • Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
    2023
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  • • Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
    Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Malone and the rest of the Nuggets have made sure no one can ever question their championship credentials again. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. No doubting Denver anymore There ...2023
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Finals MVP stats and results

  • • Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups elected into Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Sources
    Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, league sources tell The Athletic. Carter, 47, was an eight-time All-Star with the Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets and was the 1999 Rookie of the Year. He retired with 25,728 career points, which ranks 21st all-time in NBA history, and played a league-record 22 seasons. Billups,...2024
  • • Commanders overtake Raiders to capture Kliff Kingsbury
    2024
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  • • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
    2024
  • • Nikola Jokic’s ejection even got Pistons announcers mad at refs
    2023
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  • • The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers
    2023
  • • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    2023
  • • The Aces will have drunkest championship parade ever, according to A’ja Wilson
    2023
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  • • Nikola Jokic made it back to his horses, even after enjoying parade
    Nikola Jokic put together the most dominant postseason stretch imaginable, partied the week away, then made it home to his beloved equine friends.  Nikola Jokic became the first player in league history to lead the NBA playoffs in points, rebounds, and assists. He was rewarded with the Finals MVP trophy after the Denver Nuggets gentlemen […] Nikola Jokic made it back to his horses, even...2023
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  • • Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
    2023
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  • • Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
    2023
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  • • Kevin Durant On Not Signing With Knicks In 2019: ‘The Team Was Not Cool To Play For’
    2024
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  • • Nikola Jokic’s ejection even got Pistons announcers mad at refs
    2023
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  • • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    2023
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  • Dwyane Wade shares infamous story of yelling at LeBron James in 2011 NBA Finals
    • Dwyane Wade shares infamous story of yelling at LeBron James in 2011 NBA Finals
    Dwyane Wade told the Point Forward podcast why he yelled at LeBron James in the 2011 NBA Finals. In the world of sports, 2011 was a lifetime ago. It was also a key turning point in LeBron James’ career. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Dwyane Wade got in the face of LeBron, who was 26 at the time and demanded that James ascend and become even better. Wade spoke of that pivotal moment on this week’s “P...2023
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  • • Andre Iguodala, 4-time champion with the Warriors, retires after 19 NBA seasons: What’s next?
    Andre Iguodala, a four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, is retiring after 19 seasons in the league, he told multiple outlets Friday. Here’s what you need to know: Iguodala, 39, told Andscape it’s “just the right time” for the change. “Time started to get limited for me and I didn’t want to put anything in the back seat. I didn’t want to have to try t...2023
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  • • Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
    2023
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  • • The Jokic brothers tossing Mike Malone in the air was funniest part of Nuggets’ championship celebration
    The Jokic brothers are ready to party. Nikola Jokic’s comically large older brothers are part of the Denver Nuggets’ extended universe. Nemanja and Strahinja Jokic were in the building to support their baby bro on Monday night as the Nuggets clinched their first championship in franchise history with a 94-89 win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic was named NBA Fina...2023
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  • • Nikola Jokic won NBA Finals MVP while looking like he just wanted to go home
    2023
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  • • Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
    2023
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  • • The Kings have the Warriors caught in an existential crisis
    2023

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  • • Derrick Rose Calls Kobe Bryant 'Our Generation's Michael Jordan'
    2016
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  • • Lakers Debating Which Kobe Bryant Jersey Number to Retire
    2015
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  • • Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
    2015
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  • • Kawhi Leonard: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation on Spurs Star's Future
    2015
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  • • LeBron James Says He's 'Probably the Best I've Been' Heading to 2015 NBA Finals
    2015
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  • • Dirk Nowitzki's Career Deserves Better Ending Than Dallas Mavericks Can Provide
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  • • LeBron named Finals MVP after historic series
    LeBron named Finals MVP after historic series...2016
  • • 34% of Fans Think Current Michael Jordan Can Beat LeBron James According to Poll
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Finals MVP fantasy rankings and news

  • • Dirk Nowitzki's Career Deserves Better Ending Than Dallas Mavericks Can Provide
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Finals MVP schedule, game

  • • Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee injury
    2024
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  • • Commanders overtake Raiders to capture Kliff Kingsbury
    2024
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  • • Bob Myers’ position with NFL’s Washington Commanders, explained
    2024
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  • • NBA MVP candidates, ranked for 2024 by who is most likely to win
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  • • The James Harden era is off to an awful start for Clippers
    2023
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  • • The Aces will have drunkest championship parade ever, according to A’ja Wilson
    2023
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  • • Nikola Jokic says he didn’t enjoy summer because Nuggets ‘played an extra 2.5 months’ to win title
    2023
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  • • Nikola Jokic made it back to his horses, even after enjoying parade
    2023
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  • • Denver Nuggets win first NBA championship by finishing off Miami Heat in 5 games
    2023
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  • • Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
    2023
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Finals MVP rumors, scandals

  • • Commanders overtake Raiders to capture Kliff Kingsbury
    2024
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  • • A’ja Wilson is the perfect basketball superstar for the modern era
    2023
  • • The Jokic brothers tossing Mike Malone in the air was funniest part of Nuggets’ championship celebration
    2023
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  • • Nikola Jokic won NBA Finals MVP while looking like he just wanted to go home
    2023
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  • • Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
    2023
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  • • Kawhi Leonard addresses Uncle Dennis' reported illegal demands
    Kawhi Leonard met with the media on Tuesday, a day ahead of his LA Clippers’ big game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. The reigning NBA Finals MVP, who is in his first season with the Clippers, was asked to address a report by Sam Amick published Monday that stated the NBA investigated alleged illegal demands made by Dennis Robertson (aka “Uncle Dennis”), who is one of Leonard’s repres...2019
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  • • Kevin Durant joining Knicks reportedly a ‘done’ deal
    There has been an overabundance of speculation that Kevin Durant will leave the Golden State Warriors this coming offseason in free agency. Many insiders believe the superstar’s preferred destination is the New York Knicks. Now comes word that Durant joining the Knicks is a “done” deal. Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher, making an appearance on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” laid out what he’s hearing ...2019
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  • • Kevin McHale ‘would be shocked’ if Kevin Durant stayed with Warriors
    No one, presumably including Kevin Durant himself, has any idea what the superstar will do in free agency after the season. That said, there has been no shortage of speculation about Durant’s future, including whether or not he’ll remain with the Golden State Warriors once the dust settles. Kevin McHale recently weighed in on Durant’s impending free agency, and the NBA legend does not see the back...2019
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  • • Finances could impact length of Warriors’ NBA dynasty
    The Golden State Warriors might already be a dynasty. Having won two of the past three NBA titles, this group of players is among the most successful in modern Association history.With a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, any lingering thought that the Warriors are not a dynasty would be swept away. But how much longer can Golden State continue this run? Reigning NBA Finals M...2018
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