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Steve Nash Couldn’t Handle the Nets’ Chaos At least Brooklyn’s ousted head coach doesn’t have to deal with a star player posting about antisemitic movies anymore.
By Matt Stieb
Kyrie Irving’s Days in Brooklyn Are Numbered Promoting an antisemitic movie is a new low, and his antics will only get worse.
By Will Leitch
off-season drama
June 30, 2022
The Nets May Be Truly Screwed Now Kevin Durant reportedly wants out, leaving Kyrie Irving as possibly the only superstar standing next year.
By Matt Stieb
The Nets Are Outdoing the Knicks in Dysfunction Kyrie Irving’s contract drama typifies a decade of missed opportunities.
By Will Leitch
character guide
June 9, 2022
A Guide to All the NBA Cameos in Adam Sandler’s Hustle From Philadelphia 76ers royalty past and present to the superfans, analysts, and commentators you may recognize.
By Derek Lawrence
last night on late night
June 6, 2022
Andre Drummond Shows Feet on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Plus an in-studio appearance by Joe Biden later this week.
By Bethy Squires
Just Try to Take Your Eyes Off Kyrie Brilliant on the court and perpetually compelling off it, Kyrie Irving is now the center of the NBA universe whether you like it or not.
By Will Leitch
the sports section
Apr. 3, 2022
Everybody Hates the Lakers How the NBA’s most storied franchise fell from myth to reality.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
vaccine mandates
Mar. 23, 2022
Kyrie Irving Will Be Allowed to Play Home Games By the Playoffs Eric Adams will reportedly announce an end to the athlete vaccine mandate on Thursday, allowing the anti-vaxx Brooklyn Net to play at Barclays.
By Matt Stieb
vaccine mandates
Feb. 16, 2022
Is Kyrie Irving Going to Get Away With It? The NBA commissioner appears to have come to the vaccine skeptic’s aid, saying the NYC vaccine mandate for home teams “just doesn’t quite make sense.”
By Matt Stieb
The Nets and Sixers Trade Each Other Their Problems James Harden, who doesn’t want to play for Brooklyn, was sent to Philadelphia for Ben Simmons, who doesn’t want to play at all.
By Matt Stieb
How Not to Lose Your Shirt Gambling on Sports New Yorkers can now wager their 401ks on a Russian table-tennis match. Hooray?
By Will Leitch
The Decade That Defined the Knicks Talking with Chris Herring, whose new book looks back at the ugly-great teams of the 1990s.
By Will Leitch
kyrie irving
Jan. 5, 2022
Kyrie’s Back It was only a matter of time.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Professional Sports Are Learning to Live With COVID. We’re Next. The Omicron variant demands a more nimble approach to the virus.
By Will Leitch
Kyrie Irving’s Return Lasted One Night The unvaccinated all-star was going to play again, now he’s been in the league’s protocols after a suspect COVID test.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
coronavirus
Dec. 15, 2021
COVID Is Catching Up to American Pro Sports Again After limited pandemic interruptions in their 2021-2022 seasons, the NHL, NBA, and NFL are all facing an uptick in COVID cases.
By Matt Stieb
Everybody Loves Steph A sports megastar with seemingly zero haters is a rare and beautiful thing.
By Will Leitch
Most of the Chicago Bulls Are in Quarantine With 10 players testing positive for COVID, the league postponed two Bulls games, which is a first this season.
By Matt Stieb
Enes Kanter Freedom Is Diluting His Own Activism The NBA journeyman has served as a strong moral compass for the league, but now he seems more interested in going on Tucker Carlson Tonight .
By Will Leitch
An NBA Team Lost by 73 Points Last Night This one’s gotta sting for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
By Benjamin Hart
The Hosts of Cookies Think NBA Players Might Enjoy Dimes Square Ben Detrick and Andrew Kuo on basketball, New York nightlife, Eric Adams, and their new book.
By Kevin Lozano
Why Nobody Should Want to Play for New York It’s a hell of a sports town, but there are better places to join a team.
By Will Leitch
The Phoenix Suns Owner Is Reportedly Really, Really Racist Staffers say that Robert Sarver uses the N-word a lot, among other offenses.
By Matt Stieb
the sports section
Nov. 3, 2021
‘The Amount of Times I Got Bing-Bonged in My Face Was Hysterical’ Jordie Bloom said “bing bong” in a video outside Madison Square Garden. Now it’s the Knicks’ rallying cry.
By Joe DeLessio
kyrie irving
Oct. 26, 2021
The Nets Really Don’t Want This The team’s best-laid plans are no match for one stubborn anti-vaxxer.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Boston Celtics Games Blocked in China After Kanter Calls for a ‘Free Tibet’ In a nearly three-minute video, Kanter called Xi Jinping a “brutal dictator” and called for Tibetan independence.
By Nia Prater
Move Over, Kyrie, It’s Ben Simmons Drama Time After Simmons was suspended for a game, his teammate Joel Embiid said, “At the end of the day, our job is not to babysit somebody.”
By Nia Prater
The NBA Would Like You to Stop Talking About Kyrie Irving The league is now a culture-war lightning rod, even as its on-court product dazzles.
By Will Leitch
18 Former NBA Players Charged in $3.9 Million Health-Care Scam Sebastian Telfair, Glen “Big Baby” Davis, and Tony Allen were among those charged with conspiracy to commit health-care fraud.
By Matt Stieb
covid vaccine
Sept. 30, 2021
What NBA Players Owe Each Other The emphasis on individual choice among vaccine skeptics points to a larger problem with the NBA’s politics.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
De Blasio Weighs In on the Kyrie Irving Vaccine Saga The Nets guard’s plea for people to respect his privacy appears to be going ignored.
By Matt Stieb
Kyrie Irving and the Downside of Player Empowerment Anti-vaxxers are testing the NBA’s unique egalitarian approach to its stars.
By Will Leitch
vulture sports!
Aug. 31, 2021
By Zoe Haylock
vulture sports
Aug. 25, 2021
ESPN Pulls Rachel Nichols From NBA Programming, Ending The Jump Following her “diversity” remarks about former colleague Maria Taylor.
By Zoe Haylock
This Was the Biggest Challenge of Kevin Durant’s Career Maybe he can quiet some of the haters after almost single-handedly defeating the Bucks in Game Five.
By Will Leitch
Fans’ Bad Behavior Isn’t New. The Outrage Over It Is. Players have been complaining about how they’re treated by fans for years, and now they’re finally being heard.
By Will Leitch
The Extremely Welcome, Slightly Jarring Return of Sports Crowds With screaming fanatics back in the mix, games are no longer a pale imitation of themselves.
By Will Leitch
The Dynamic NBA’s Future So Bright As the playoffs begin, the league looks to be on solid ground — despite the political haters.
By Will Leitch
remembrances
May 16, 2021
Vanessa Bryant Honors Late Husband Kobe Bryant in Hall of Fame Induction Speech “I can see him now, arms folded, with a huge grin, saying, ‘Isn’t this some shit?’”
By Halle Kiefer
Kevin Durant Needs to Win It All It’s the only way his big move to Brooklyn will truly pay off.
By Will Leitch
The Knicks’ Revolutionary Competence In what feels like a miracle, the perpetually embarrassing squad is showing signs of life.
By Will Leitch
Jason Concepcion’s Takes on the World The passionate podcast host, now at Crooked Media, discusses his new projects, expanded focus, and the art of the take.
By Nicholas Quah
Sports Have Been a Shadow of Themselves Without Fans The wisdom of bringing spectators back right now is debatable. But there’s no arguing how much they’ve been missed.
By Will Leitch
collaboration station
Dec. 16, 2020
Nike’s New Collaboration Puts a Feminine Spin on NBA Apparel AMBUSH creative director Yoon Ahn teams up with the sportswear brand for a ’90s-inspired collection.
By Emily Burns
documentaries
Dec. 13, 2020
With Drawn Arms Resurrects the Story of Tommie Smith for TodayInformally screened for players in both the NBA and the WNBA bubble, it chronicles the Olympian’s singular path from athleticism to activism
By Chris Lee
How Sports Leagues Are Gearing Up for Another Weird Season Everyone is hoping for vaccine-enabled normalcy in 2021, but some sports are better positioned than others to wait things out.
By Will Leitch
Why Are Pandemic Sports Ratings So Terrible? Some theories on why viewers have unexpectedly turned away in droves.
By Will Leitch
LeBron James Is Now at the Center of Everything Still dominant on the court, he has fully embraced his role as sports’ moral conscience as he vies for another title.
By Will Leitch
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