Mikal Bridges moved to the big city for a Villanova Wildcats reunion. After being jettisoned from Phoenix for Kevin Durant,, sent to purgatory—trapped in the cave with nothing but paint and the cave walls to pass the time—Bridges mastered his artistry and prepared to share his gifts in Manhattan. Then the Knicks traded one of […]
So far, the 2024 NBA TV ratings are down. The NBA’s opening night ratings were down 42% from last year. The entire first week of games saw double-digit percentage drop-offs. NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, fought back against some critiques and said this to defend his product: “I don’t think it has anything to do with […]
The entire New Orleans Pelicans organization seemed shocked that the 2024-25 NBA season began. They came into opening night without a real center on the roster. Brandon Ingram was on the trade block all summer and the organization thought to just bring him back after going door-to-door and begging anyone to take him off their […]
I’ve been shitting on the Philadelphia 76ers since the Knicks eliminated them from the first round of the playoffs. I genuinely could not believe how many people were praising the Sixers for winning the offseason. They signed an injury-prone 34-year-old who fans sarcastically call “Playoff P” because he stinks in the playoffs and the first […]
Karl-Anthony Towns was the star of the Minnesota Timberwolves for 9 years. A decade of constructing a boring culture—briefly interrupted by a year of Jimmy Butler using them to build his brand—Minnesota finally made it to the Western Conference Finals. Lost in 7 games. They could’ve easily made the NBA Finals had a few bounces […]
The Milwaukee Bucks fell to 1-6 after another back-breaking loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the game with some BS injury to help get him a bonus day off before the NBA’s dedication to get people out to the polls on Election Day. Not you, Jonathan Isaac. You can stay home. Milwaukee was […]
The Knicks aren’t a basketball team without Josh Hart. They’d be 11 millionaires standing around watching the coach’s son chuck up 900 shots a game. Josh Hart is the most important player on the New York Knicks. At 6-foot-4, he rebounds the way Andre Drummond talks about Andre Drummond rebounding. I’m convinced Josh Hart is […]
When Kristaps Porzingis played for the Knicks, he was 20 years old and moving to a brand new country. On the court, he could put the ball in the basket fine but he didn’t do the microscopic things that lead to wins—and off the court, he was getting jumped in Latvia and may or may […]
We made it. We finally made it. The 2024-25 NBA season begins this week which means it’s time to wildly speculate on the outcomes of all 82 games before a single one gets played. As is tradition. Some of these predictions fit the bold category and some of these predictions fit the stupid category but […]
Tyrese Haliburton’s profile is blossoming. The best passer in the NBA just led the Indiana Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals (thanks to every player on the Knicks using their final hours of sick time before the season ended), got to sit courtside at the Paris Olympics to watch Team USA win gold from the […]
Okay, so, uh, Mikal Bridges can’t shoot anymore. Mikal Bridges’ shooting form doesn’t look sound atm.: Vs the Wizards last night: 2/12 FG 0/10 3PM Lots of talk in fantasy circles about him returning to his efficient Suns days where he was a top 50 guy. Do you think he can do it?#FantasyBasketbal pic.twitter.com/skS508jdSL — […]
I love NBA rookies. And not in a Draya/Jalen Green financial exploitation kind of way. A fresh crop of talented players hit the league and we tattoo our hopes, beliefs, fears, biases and agendas to them before they play their first minute. This year is an interesting draft class as there are no clear “stars” […]
There’s no such thing as normal. We are all unique beings just trying to make our way through planet Earth, doing the best we can. And there’s nothing normal about being an NBA player. You travel across the country, showering with your coworkers every night and everyone you meet knows exactly how much money you […]
The Philadelphia 76ers are STACKED this season. They crushed the offseason bringing in superstar, Paul George to replace Tobias Harris, a guy who would prefer to stand in the corner and watch the game instead of participating in it. So no one should bat an eye that Joel Embiid told ESPN he won’t ever play […]
We got FREEEEEEESH BEEEF in Madison Square Garden Sunday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves came to Broadway just a few weeks after the two teams completed a massive, season-altering trade. Minnesota sent 4-time All-Star, Karl-Anthony Towns, to New York for Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo (and a draft pick that won’t matter). It only took 6 […]
On Saturday morning, I woke up in Vermont at 6am, hungover as shit, to see my cell phone BLOWN UP with texts about a Knicks trade I missed dancing my ass off at a wedding the night before. The rest of my weekend turned into watching Karl-Anthony Towns highlights, preparing for one of the biggest […]
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