The Baltimore Claws were one of the shortest-lived franchises in professional basketball history. The team existed during the turbulent final months of the American Basketball Association and played only three preseason exhibition games before being expelled from the league in October 1975. The collapse of the Claws was not an …
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The Chicago Stags were one of the most successful early franchises in professional basketball history, but their story did not end when the team folded after the 1949-50 NBA season. Instead, the franchise became involved in one of the more unusual chapters of the NBA’s early years involving legendary Harlem …
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The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the NBA’s oldest and most successful franchises. Founded in 1946 as the Syracuse Nationals, the organization has won three NBA championships, produced numerous Hall of Fame players, and helped shape professional basketball through innovations that changed the game forever. The Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963) The …
Lebron James is one of the most accomplished players in NBA history. Anyone who has ever watched the NBA in the last 10 years knows this. Lebron overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time scoring leader in 2023. He will soon overtake Kareem for most games played. But there is one …
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The Showtime Lakers of the 1980s are undoubtedly one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. Behind Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, and Pat Riley they made nine NBA finals and won 5 of them. Their epic battles with the Larry Bird lead Celtics established what a rivalry should …
Jazz center Rudy Gobert has been known for at least half a decade as one of the premier defensive players in the NBA. Now, he is making a case as one of the best players in the NBA and a top candidate for the league’s Most Valuable Player award. Granted, …
The NBA draft as a whole is a crapshoot. For every Lebron James a team drafts, there are 10 guys who do not last long enough in the NBA to get their second contract. Stars are hard to come by even if you have the #1 pick in the draft, …
The Milwaukee Bucks closed out the Phoenix Suns to win their first NBA title in 50 years. The title was a long time coming for a franchise who has quietly been one of the better franchises in the NBA, but one who has just not been able to get over …
The Utah Jazz have once again found themselves at the forefront of a racism controversy following yet another fan incident at a game. This time it involves several Jazz fans saying racists comments to the father of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant. But the Jazz are no stranger to racist …
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When discussing the worst NBA draft classes in NBA history, two classes often get brought up: The 1986 NBA draft and the 2000 NBA draft. Both drafts, while disastrous, did produce multiple NBA all-stars. However, only one draft class has failed to produce multiple NBA all-stars and that is the …
