Throughout most of the 2010s, the dominant term used to describe the uber-talented teams that dominated the NBA was superteam. A word that strikes fear into anyone who dares read it, superteam describes rosters that are bursting with talent so excessively that the legitimacy of their success comes into question. [...]
The rumblings had been present for years. Ever since he signed his extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers the summer after winning the 2016 NBA championship, LeBron James had been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers. Most of the speculation was just that - speculative. However, after being thrashed in the [...]
Across all of sports, one concept remains equally captivating: dominance. The concept of watching a singular player take the court, field, ice, or whatever surface they choose to utilize their talents on and utterly dwarf their competition is one that never fails to draw massive attention. Over 50 years after [...]
In a world of social distancing and self-isolation, it’s easy to miss the myriad of things that previously brought people together. Just about no one is happy with the current state of the world, mostly because many of our favorite activities have been either postponed or cancelled altogether. The effects [...]
In basketball, a sort of annual pattern can be detected as we approach the season’s home stretch. As the final weeks before the All-Star break begin to wind down, a sense of familiarity begins to fall over the typically hectic NBA. Although the trade deadline is still to come, the [...]
In the modern era, of both sports and society, we have grown accustomed to a sense of immediacy and perfection. In an age where the answer to any question is several key strokes away, all of life’s minor inconveniences and frustrations are magnified. This sentiment is taken further by the [...]
The year is 2015, and Kevin Durant's foot is refusing to cooperate. Just a year prior, he was giving his acceptance speech for what was supposed to be the first of many MVP awards. Now, he sits at home, enjoying the NBA playoffs just like the rest of us: as [...]
Sir Isaac Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion famously states that, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. While this notion was made discussing physics, we in the modern-day have taken it and applied it to many, non-physics-related situations. It helps us find a sense of balance, like [...]
This NBA off-season has been arguably the most league-changing in the history of basketball. After nearly a decade of so-called “superteams,” the sport seems to be in a newly realized state of balance. An unprecedented amount of stars were shipped to new locations, and this has left next season’s title [...]
In the dry months between the end of NBA free agency and the beginning of the regular season, one of the biggest pick-me-ups for the world’s basketball faithful is the announcement of the Christmas Day games. At a time where we spend time with the people we love most, it [...]
