SAN FRANCISCO — When Joe Lacob stood up in 2010 and declared greatness was coming to the Warriors, few bought his words. Brash new owner talking big. Forgive him, I thought, for he’s stepping into one of the NBA’s most stubbornly pathetic franchises. And, of course, Lacob was right. The Warriors took over the sports …
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With Immanuel Quickley coming off a breakout season in which he was the runner-up for Sixth Man of the Year, it seemed like a given that the Knicks would be looking to extend the guard for the long term before he becomes a restricted free agent at the end of next season. However, that might …
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Over the weekend, the Milwaukee Bucks completed their first big decision of the offseason and decided to make Adrian Griffin their new head coach. But while the decision has been made, the team has yet to make it official. So, while we wait on the official announcement and the introductory press conference to follow, let’s …
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The Nuggets’ star center hasn’t won a ring (yet), but his offensive postseason stats place him alongside—and often ahead of—basketball’s greatest legends By Zach Kram on May 31, 2023 8:41 am The NBA’s career playoff leaderboard is littered with the names of the best players in league history. Michael Jordan has the points-per-game crown. Magic …
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No amount of due diligence can let you know how a first-time head coach is going to fare. You can talk to his or her former bosses, players, people in both the pro and con camps, family members, on and on: If you have not seen that person in charge, there are some things that …
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The top of this NBA Draft seems to have quickly organized itself into tiers. Tier 1, by himself, is Victor Wembanyama, whose entry into the NBA is the most anticipated since LeBron James. There haven’t been many players his height in history — somewhere between 7-foot-3 and 7-5 depending on what measurement you believe — …
AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Stan Kroenke has long long avoided talking to the media, resulting in his “Silent Stan” nickname, but the real estate mogul keeps popping up on camera at the biggest events in U.S. sports. That’s because his teams can’t stop winning. Kroenke has accumulated the most valuable portfolio of assets across team …
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BOSTON — The end is always abrupt, even when it’s always looming. The Boston Celtics’ season was on life support for more than a week, and yet no one quite seemed prepared for the shock of going from the highest of highs following Derrick White’s Game 6 buzzer-beater to the lowest of lows in an …
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Pat Riley made eight trips to the NBA Finals as a coach with the L.A. Lakers. DENVER – Some NBA players and coaches strive their whole lives to make to the NBA Finals even once. A select few, however, seem to make a life of it. With the Miami Heat’s unexpected trek from the Play-In …
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The mighty Denver Nuggets, the Western Conference champions set to begin the franchise’s first NBA Finals on Thursday, were not feeling so mighty on the afternoon of March 25, 2021. Denver’s traveling party was gathered on a charter bus, en route to the airport in Tampa, with wounds still fresh from that previous evening, thanks …
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