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Players should be allowed to knock sense into idiot fans

In episode eight of the sixth season of Game of Thrones, Cersei Lannister gave pop culture one of its most popular phrases. Turned into a prisoner in her own home, the most powerful woman in Westeros was done playing politics as she felt diplomacy was no longer an option. She went with the nuclear o...

by Carron J. Phillips|Players

|Tue Jun 01 2021

Donovan Mitchell is one playoff run away from being the best player on the planet

Donovan Mitchell really could be the NBA’s finest one day. ...

by Donovan Dooley|Donovan Mitchell

|Tue Jun 01 2021

Hey, Knicks fans: At least you’re not the Maple Leafs

How bad was the Toronto Maple Leafs’ collapse? It’s better to be a Knicks fan right now....

by Jesse Spector|National Basketball Association

|Tue Jun 01 2021

Kristaps Porzingis needs to remember who he is

It’s time for Kristaps Porzingis to start being the guy the Mavs thought he was....

by Donovan Dooley|Kristaps Porzingis

|Sun May 30 2021

Pat Riley needs to re-evaluate his Heat

The Miami Heat season is over, and now we all have questions....

by Donovan Dooley|Pat Riley

|Sun May 30 2021

The Bucks are first to round two, and are looking like the team to beat (sorry, Nets)

For whatever reason, the Milwaukee Bucks completed Game 4 of Round 1 before the Philadelphia 76ers even began Game 3 of their series....

by Jon Helmkamp|NBA - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinNational Basketball Association

|Sun May 30 2021

Last night was an anomaly, but it still shows Nets need more than their big three

If you told me that the James Harden-Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving trio would combine for 96 points, opposite 50 from Jayson Tatum and only 6 from Kemba Walker, I would’ve thought the Nets won that game by double figures. ...

by Jon Helmkamp|National Basketball Association

|Sat May 29 2021

Deadspin’s Jesse Spector goes full Abe Simpson

Having turned 40, I’m aware that I have lots of OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD potential, but the NBA really needs to cool it with the constant uniform switching. Most of the time, whatever, we’ve all accepted that an NBA player’s job expectations in 2021 include modeling various styles of Nike activewear. ...

by Jesse Spector|Jesse Spector

|Sat May 29 2021

The ol’ ‘It’s tough to win when all but one of your stars sucks’ nights for Knicks

Julius Randle was 2-for-15 shooting, R.J. Barrett went 2-for-9, and Reggie Bullock shot 3-for-8. Even the Knicks’ instant-offense bench guys, Alec Burks and Immanuel Quickley, each struggled to 2-for-8 nights. ...

by Jesse Spector|National Basketball Association

|Sat May 29 2021

Last night saw the return of Anno Domini Austin Rivers

Austin Rivers and Anno Domini Beats were like wine and cheese in 2010-2011....

by Jon Helmkamp|Austin Rivers

|Fri May 28 2021

White people like Danny Ainge need to shut it about racism in Boston

There’s nothing more frustrating than white people discussing racism or men sharing their thoughts on pregnancy. And the group of people that usually commits both of those sins are white men, like Danny Ainge....

by Carron J. Phillips|Danny Ainge

|Fri May 28 2021

Nuggets/Blazers is so much more than just Jokić vs. Lillard

Nikola Jokić and Damian Lillard are doing exactly what they’re supposed to do....

by Jon Helmkamp|Facundo Compazzo

|Thu May 27 2021

J. Cole’s pro basketball career is over — it should never have begun

Dreams are something J. Cole often raps about. It’s the name of his music label — Dreamville Records. But dreams aren’t promised. Sometimes one person’s dream can be another’s nightmare....

by Carron J. Phillips|J. Cole

|Thu May 27 2021

Knicks fans are making the most of this run

America, they here. ...

by Jon Helmkamp|NBA - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights | DeadspinNational Basketball Association

|Thu May 27 2021

NBA needs to put unruly fans in check before we have another Malice at the Palace [Updated]

What happened last night to Russell Westbrook was unacceptable....

by Donovan Dooley|NBA

|Thu May 27 2021

Phoenix isn’t done yet, imbeciles

Why is everyone so quick to toss the Phoenix Suns out with the trash?...

by Donovan Dooley|National Basketball Association

|Wed May 26 2021

The Clippers can’t afford to do this, and yet, they’re doing it

Are the Clippers really going to do this?...

by Jon Helmkamp|National Basketball Association

|Wed May 26 2021

Warriors need to let Steph Curry go

DON’T DO IT!...

by Rob Parker|Steph Curry

|Wed May 26 2021

It’s been a tale of two brows lately, and that’s not good enough for Showtime

If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to have any chance at repeating as NBA Champions, they can’t have Anthony Davis finishing games with Andrea Bargnani stat lines....

by Jon Helmkamp|NBA Finals

|Tue May 25 2021

Look at the rim, Bam — you’ve done it plenty of times before

We’ve had two opposite responses this month to the phrase, “If you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it.”...

by Jon Helmkamp|National Basketball Association

|Tue May 25 2021

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