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In a revealing interview on The Old Man & The Three podcast, former NBA star Jamal Mashburn disclosed a pivotal conversation he had with Michael Jordan that revolutionized his approach to the game. Mashburn recounted his encounter with Jordan during MJ’s final All-Star Game as a Wizard, where the basketball…

The U.S. Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz reacted through X to the surprising news that Caitlin Clark was left off the US Women’s Olympic Basketball team. Clark, who gained considerable notice in her first WNBA season with the Indiana Fever, ended her NCAA career as the top scorer in…

The relationship between the NBA and alcohol, while seemingly savory and tart in flavor, is, in reality, far more prosaic. Yes, the fortified union of hot drinks and high-performance sports used to be controversial, but times are subject to change. Whereas from the ’70s to the first half of the…

Warriors center James Wiseman played his first game since April 2021 when he suffered a knee injury. The former number two draft pick returned to action in a Summer League game against the Spurs. He had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks in 19 minutes of play as Golden…

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis is likely to miss Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals due to a strained right calf. The series is set to begin on Tuesday, May 21, with Game 2 on Thursday, May 23. Porzingis sustained the injury in Game 4 of…

It has been 160 days since Brittney Griner was wrongfully detained in Russia (the US government declared that officially in May). Per the AP, the US has now offered a deal to Russia for the release of BG, who has been held in a Russian prison for charges on possession…