The Lakers and Pelicans Trade Was a Testament to the NBA’s Laws of Assurgent Motion

At its core, professional sports are predicated on motion and kinetic energy. During game action, fans are conditioned to keep their eyes on the ball’s kinetic energy and ignore what’s occurring away from the action. Flawlessly orchestrated screens and weakside player motion are the gears that ultimately produce resplendent offensive highlights. Yet, in a profession where torn tendons, muscles and [&hellip

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NBA Free Agency 2018: Go West, Young Man

Situated between the end of pre-Draft workouts and summer league, NBA free agency is a whole different playing field. Teams scour the market for talent that will give them an edge, and agents replace coaches as offseason tacticians scheming to get their clients into position to score exorbitant amounts of money. This summer, teams have been uncharacteristically restrained in their [&hellip

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VICE Sports: LeBron James Is The NBA’s Anachronistic Superstar

I wrote about this young actor for VICE Sports. He is also an old NBA player from Ohio. Did you know that according to the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, Michael Jordan was the only player to score a non-dunk field goal in the original Space Jam? That Space Jam 2 role is perfect, because LeBron has forgotten how to shoot, [&hellip

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Pacers top Knicks in 6, Advance to Eastern Conference Finals

The Indiana Pacers ended the New York Knicks’ season on Saturday with a 106-99 victory, winning the series 4-2. The Pacers will play the Miami Heat on Wednesday for game one of the eastern conference finals. This marks the seventh conference finals appearance for the Pacers since they joined the NBA in 1976, and their first appearance in nine years. [&hellip

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Durant’s Second Place Blues Continues Against Grizzles

Saturday’s semifinals game 3 between the Thunder and the Grizzlies ended with an 87-81 victory for Memphis and another series loss for OKC. With a 2-1 series lead, the Griz are positioned to end the Thunder’s season earlier than expected. If OKC is knocked out of the playoffs in this series, is Durant proving that finishing second is his destiny? [&hellip

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