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Think Your Rinky-Dink Three-Horse Flyover Burg Can Host An NBA All-Star Weekend? Think Again

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Several YouTube screenshots of a screeching JJ Redick

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Media Meltdowns

NBA Dead Period Filled By JJ Redick Reacting To Himself Blasting Doc Rivers

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 17: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 17, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2024 NBA All-Star – Commissioner Adam Silver Press Conference

The NBA, And The Definition Of Work

Would Anyone Miss The NBA All-Star Game?

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8 Nov 2000: Rod Strickland #1 of the Washington Wizards dribbles the ball during the game against the New Jersey Nets at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. The Nets defeated the Wizards 102-86. NOTE TO USER: It is expressly understood that the only rights Allsport are offering to license in this Photograph are one-time, non-exclusive editorial rights. No advertising or commercial uses of any kind may be made of Allsport photos. User acknowledges that it is aware that Allsport is an editorial sports agency and that NO RELEASES OF ANY TYPE ARE OBTAINED from the subjects contained in the photographs.

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Farewell, TGI Fridays Where Rod Strickland And Chico DeBarge Threw Hands On 9/11

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Isaiah Stewart of the Pistons dribbles the basketball

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Isaiah Stewart Punches Suns Opponent In Parking Lot Hours Before Grotesque Pistons Loss

Ted Leonsis’s Suburban Dreams Are Drowning In Glenn Youngkin’s Big Fat Mouth

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Ausar Thompson #9 of the Detroit Pistons looks on during the game on February 10, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Tyler Ross/NBAE via Getty Images)

Detroit Pistons v Los Angeles Clippers

Don’t Look Now, But The Pistons Have Competition In The Crapper

Jusuf Nurkic and Draymond Green fall together.

Jusuf Nurkic And Draymond Green Might Never Be Pals

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The Bulls Are Parked In Mediocrity

Here Is An NBA Trade Deadline Open Thread

Must Klay Thompson Travel Far And Wide ‘Til He Is Beside Someone Who Is Not Draymond Green?

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Tom Ley

Philadelphia 76ers v Golden State Warriors

The Sixers And Joel Embiid Are Back In The Bad Times

Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks celebrates during the game against the Indiana Pacers on February 1, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Jalen Brunson Is The Heart Of The Knicks

PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 11: NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a press conference ahead of the Paris Game 2024 match between Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers at Accor Arena in Paris, France on January 11, 2024. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Brooklyn Nets v Cleveland Cavaliers – Paris Game 2024

Some People Just Can’t Stand To See A Load Managed

MEMPHIS, TN - JANUARY 29: Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings looks for a rebound during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 29, 2024 at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

Sacramento Kings v Memphis Grizzlies

An Ode To The Modern Rebounder

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Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat rebounds the ball against Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the third quarter of the game at Kaseya Center on January 29, 2024 in Miami,

Phoenix Suns v Miami Heat

My Bad: I Cursed The Miami Heat

Joel Embiid with 70 paper; Luka Doncic with 73 paper

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The NBA’s Tribute To Minimalist Art

The Knicks Have Something

The Wizards Avoided Firing Their Crappy Head Coach, By Promoting Him

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 17: Doc Rivers looks on before the Dallas Mavericks vs Los Angeles Lakers game on January 17, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Lakers

Bucks Call Doc Rivers Off The ESPN Bench


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Kevin Porter Jr. #3 of the Houston Rockets looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors on March 20, 2023 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

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Kevin Porter Jr. Accepts Plea Deal, Will Avoid Jail Time

Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on January 22, 2024 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE

Charlotte Hornets v Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns’s Big Night Turned Into A Big Bummer


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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 22: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers reacts after being showered with water after defeating the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center on January 22, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points in the game.

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Joel Embiid’s Epic Performance Must Be Seen To Be Believed

Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs scores against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2024 in Washington

San Antonio Spurs v Washington Wizards

There’s No Ignoring Victor Wembanyama