Jaylen Brown is a fine player. On paper, he qualifies as great. The Boston Celtics’ co-star is unequivocally one of the NBA’s best players at…
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Even if three innings used to take longer than the French Open, baseball has gone too far with its fixation on storming off the stage.…
Every time the Miami Heat win Game 1, they go on to win the series. What’s been true for the Heat in each of their…
The 19-year-old Frenchman has whetted NBA appetites like no prospect since LeBron James. As such, the draft lottery that determines a professional destination for Victor…
Who’s up next? It’s the question at least five NBA teams are going to have to answer in the coming weeks as the league’s championship…
A bit of caution before we delve into the point of this column: Lasting power in the NBA, or any major professional sports league for…
Jimmy Butler is human after all — and he couldn’t have become mortal at a better time for the Celtics. Thanks to a rare underwhelming…
Tanks for nothing, Dallas. The Knicks are without a draft pick this year after the Mavericks drew 10th Tuesday in the draft lottery. The result…
Carmelo Anthony, the Brooklyn-born former Knicks star who scored the ninth-most points in NBA history, announced his retirement Monday after 19 seasons. The 10-time All-Star…
Luck didn’t fall in the Chicago Bulls’ favor Tuesday night in the NBA draft lottery at McCormick Place. The Bulls didn’t land a top-four pick…
The Knicks still have to figure out if they’ll have a first-round pick at their disposal this year. That’ll be settled this week at the…
It’s still there, rising in flight on Michael Fowler’s upper right arm. A tattoo of the Mighty Mouse cartoon character Fowler had applied when he…
Doc Rivers is the one to fall on the sword. The Philadelphia 76ers fired Rivers on Tuesday after three seasons as head coach just two…
MIAMI — It’s hard to believe but we’re back here with Julius Randle. Even after his redemptive season. Even after his All-Star appearance and All-NBA…
Ja Morant isn’t simply playing with fire. He’s showing how little he cares if he gets burned — or if the house goes up along…
For us regular folks, there are telltale signs of getting old. Groans while sitting down. Triple-checking the weather. A greater appreciation for Jeopardy. Defeated by…