In the first episode of Jordan Ain’t No Joke (a Last Dance podcast) I mentioned sports writer Roland Lazenby who tweeted the following this morning: Someday maybe, when it’s not busy counting all its cash from the ginned up game, the NBA will realize there will eventually be a cost to eliminating the freedom of…
“Entering the 1997-98 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls had won 5 championships in the previous 7 years. But as they sought their second three-peat, the future of the dynasty was in doubt. As preparations began for the 1997-98 season, Jordan and the Bulls granted unprecedented access to a film crew for the entire year.” As…
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“Entering the 1997-98 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls had won 5 championships in the previous 7 years. But as they sought their second three-peat, the future of the dynasty was in doubt. As preparations began for the 1997-98 season, Jordan and the Bulls granted unprecedented access to a film crew for the entire year.” As…
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My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan Reyan Ali’s video book NBA Jam which is out now from Boss Fight Books: “He’s on fire!!”
I’m still processing the Kobe thing. It’s surreal. Thing is, the NBA is not like celebrity culture. Lots of celebrities die at various ages…there’s the 27 Club, the classic accidental overdose and the car accident etc. But all NBA players are young…they come into the league in their early 20s and most retire somewhere in…
This is hard. I wish my mouth was like a ventriloquist dummy and my heart was the puppetmaster and I could articulate all the things without tripping over my thoughts. My contempt for cancel culture: most hashtag movements is fairly consistent. I refuse to employ any of them for the simple reason that my unwavering…
NBA Free Agency!! NBA’s free agency era began in 1988 with the first free agent: Tom Chambers left Seattle to go play in Phoenix. (Which was a minor miracle because contracts were almost much longer back then…ain’t nobody signing a 7-year contract now!). Anyways…let’s get down to business! If (IF…) Raptors sign Kawhi then: I’m…
This whole story is so convoluted. Security at NBA Finals games especially when a team wins is vastly different than a typical regular season NBA game. It’s supposed to be tighter and more restrictive because you don’t want fans bum-rushing the floor. Most NBA Finals have a “do you know who I am!” moment because…
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Kevin Durant’s Relentless Pursuit to Be the Greatest by an excellent sports writer Marcus Thompson.
“Never want it to come to an end (Thought I told you that we won’t stop)”
