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“Does Chauncey Billups know about this poker game?” I asked jokingly as I walked into the clubhouse. The old men sitting around the table looked up at me, briefly, not all of them, as if they couldn’t be bothered. Every Continue reading Conversations from the Course: Chauncey Billups, Florida Coaches and Going All In
LeBron James hates Donald Trump. And probably vice versa. This stems back to Trump’s first presidency when the Golden State Warriors, after winning a championship, said they would turn down the annual presidential invite to the White House traditionally awarded Continue reading Make The Knicks Great Again: Becoming LeBronald
“Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change.” ― Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry Continue reading The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new
Wild night at work, wild night in the NBA. Just another day at the office. All NBA geeks remember where they were when blockbuster trades went down. In the past, I’ve written about where I was when I heard Shaquille Continue reading Because one must write about trades: The Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis deal that blindsided a nation
I’d like to introduce you to a new series entitled “The Angry Gambler.” You see it everywhere these days, conversations online or overheard in person, where a sports fan, who would otherwise have no rooting interest in the outcome of Continue reading The Angry Gambler Series, Part One: I Say Let Them Play
I love being right. I especially love being right after I’ve carefully broken down a game and wagered accordingly. Case in point: what will forever be known as the Steph Curry game against Serbia. As you all know by now, Continue reading Talking Out Wagers: The Steph Curry Olympics Edition
Skyway Park, Tampa Bay, Florida, 1980. I was twelve years old. I finally got the chance to play Little League. Having grown up in New York City prior to moving down south, I lived and breathed baseball but the closest Continue reading The Big Deal Over Bronny
Surely, I gest. It’s hard to find a commissioner other than David Stern who oversaw his sport during a period of such exponential and popular growth. Perhaps only the NFL’s Pete Rozelle presided over their sport during a time that Continue reading How David Stern ruined the NBA
“I don’t know anything about Angola, but I know they’re in trouble.” Charles Barkley, USA Gold Medalist, 1992 I don’t like action movies. Wait, allow me to rephrase. I don’t like action movies without a good plot. Having grown up Continue reading Team USA Men’s Basketball: A review, a preview and some international intrigue
When’s the last time you turned down $70 million? Upon buying a lottery ticket, most of us fantasize about the things we’d do if we won. Pay off all our debt, travel the world, buy our loved ones a new Continue reading Dan Hurley’s Cold Shoulder
