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LeBron James vs. Carmelo Anthony: This rivalry won't save the NBA, but fortunately, it won't have to.
November 6, 2003
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The NBA opens its season dominated by two men in different acts of the same play: LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
October 28, 2003
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Latrell Sprewell's escape from New York could give his career a happy ending. Plus: New England rejoices as the Sox get over on the Yanks for once.
July 24, 2003
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Yes, Kobe Bryant is innocent until proven guilty. That's how it's supposed to work. And what was that girl doing there? The readers weigh in.
July 22, 2003
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Kobe Bryant is lucky: In our minds, he's that rare defendant who's innocent until proven guilty.
July 21, 2003
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Karl Malone and Gary Payton joining the Lakers proves that even a strict salary cap can't keep the rich from getting richer.
July 14, 2003
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LeBron James wears white, the Pistons go Darko and Carmelo Anthony may top 'em all: 29 thoughts on the NBA draft.
June 27, 2003
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Are the NBA's good times really over for good, or were this year's hideous Finals just the darkness before a LeBron dawn?
June 16, 2003
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If they weren't the three-time champs, they'd be the super-cool dark-horse pick as the playoffs start.
By King Kaufman
April 18, 2003
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The NBA fawns over his faded Airness, but despite offering one glimpse of his greatness, the All-Star Game showed that it's all about today.
By King Kaufman
February 10, 2003
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A new book reveals that he's neither a thug nor a racial savior. But beyond that, he's a mystery -- and not a very interesting one.
By Allen Barra
November 28, 2002
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Even in his 80s, the Voice of the Lakers never turned into a lovable grandpa type, but that Gatling-gun voice rat-a-tatted play-by-play with astonishing speed and clarity.
By King Kaufman
August 6, 2002
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Will Golden State ever make a good choice? And other burning questions raised by the NBA draft.
By King Kaufman
June 28, 2002
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The most dominant force in basketball history squashed his rivals like bugs. Too bad he also squashed the viewers.
By Allen Barra
June 14, 2002
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The Sacramento Kings choked in Game 7, pure and simple. So why didn't print and TV journalists call them on it?
By Eric Boehlert
June 5, 2002
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Yeah, right. They're not the Kings, you know. As long as Shaquille
O'Neal's playing, the Nets are in a world of hurt in the NBA Finals.
By King Kaufman
June 5, 2002
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As two entertaining playoff series climax, the Celtics and Lakers are doomed and the Nets will go from brief glory to cannon fodder.
By King Kaufman
May 31, 2002
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The NBA playoffs are heating up, finally. They may get so hot that we actually get to see a sixth game.
By King Kaufman
May 21, 2002
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The Mavericks coach doesn't ever seem to click with them. Plus: The NBA doesn't call them play-OFFS for nothing.
By King Kaufman
April 25, 2002
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Why are taxpayers still subsidizing professional football and basketball?
By Allen Barra
April 24, 2002
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When three tall black men move into a rich, white Southern neighborhood, it's not a sitcom -- it's "Down Low," ESPN's minor-league basketball reality show.
By Peter Flax
April 17, 2002
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What happens when a television network tries to entertain an arena full of basketball fans with platinum pop groups? The fans bite back.
By Eric Boehlert
June 19, 2001
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Everyone agrees what a brilliant coach the 76ers' boss is. So how come he's never won the championship?
By King Kaufman
June 14, 2001
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They want to love Allen Iverson and believe that he's a reformed thug. But somehow, thugs only get to be reformed when the home team wins.
By Allen Barra
June 14, 2001
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The NBA, which cares about higher education only as a source of player development, hypocritically praises the Toronto Raptors star's graduationn side trip.
By Allen Barra
May 23, 2001
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