NBA
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A Note From ‘Team Light-Skinned’: Stop It, Already
“Team light-skinned” has been rolling off people’s tongues like layups in the last few weeks, in conversation and social media alike, mostly because two-time league MVP Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors dominated the NBA this year and were in the finals, and maybe because Zach LaVine of the Minnesota Timberwolves won the 2016…
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Cleveland Sees 1st Championship Title in 52 Years With Cavaliers Win
The Cleveland Cavaliers have made history, becoming the first team to win the NBA title after overcoming a 3-1 deficit, the Associated Press reports. This title also marks the first time in 52 years that the city of Cleveland has seen one of its teams win a professional sports championship. At the end of the…
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Cavs Defeat Warriors 115-101
The Cleveland Cavaliers took the win against the Golden State Warriors Thursday, becoming the third team ever to force a Game 7 after trailing behind with a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Times reports. The stakes are higher than ever now for the 8 p.m. ET Sunday game that will be held…
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Allen Iverson Turned 41 This Year … and 25 Other Reasons Why I Feel Old Right Now
While I’ve been watching the Cavs play the Warriors during the NBA Finals, it’s been hard for me to look at Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue and take him seriously. Not because his team has been getting mollywhopped by Golden State in the first two outings. No, it’s because he will always be the guy Allen…
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Stephen Curry Is Not An Underdog, So Please Stop Trying To Make Him One
Several hours from now the Golden State Warriors will play the Cleveland Cavaliers in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals. The Cavs are much better equipped than they were last year, when a spate of injuries left them without two of their three best players (Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love), forcing Lebron James to…
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LeBron James Goes to His 6th Straight NBA Final
LeBron James had words of humility and emotion in the early-morning hours on Saturday after he and his Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 113-87 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, sending Cleveland to their second consecutive NBA Finals. James scored 33 points. “We’re not entitled to anything,” said James. “We work our tails…
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Why Draymond Green Is and Isn’t a Dirty Player, Explained
Who is Draymond Green? Draymond Green is a do-everything utility man for the Golden State Warriors; the engine that steams their machine; the straw that stirs their coffee; the detergent that sparkles their dishes. He is their heart and soul, their guts and grit, their … Are you just going to speak in sportswriting clichés?…