these are definitely all characters from a waugh novel

monta ellis is the poor man’s monta ellis

The notes indicate that Ruben Loftus-Cheek will start in midfield

not but really cocaine should be legal

Also, aren’t tickets to Barclays notoriously overpriced?

It’s not that Howard has completely stopped being an unproductive player, either. On the court last year, Howard had his best season since his final All-Star campaign in 2013-14, averaging 16.6 points, 12.5 boards, and a block and a half.

Not gonna defend Prokhorov, but this is actually a good move for the Nets, for reasons explained in the piece.

Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

It’s probably not going to happen but it would actually be really cool to watch LeBron and Jokic play together.

i previously had no strong feelings about earl boykins but this story makes me like him a great deal

that is a truly pj tucker-esque ass

Ok, but even so, what does this accomplish? He still has his Real job, so it’s not like he’s out on the street, and now the national team has no manager. This is like the epitome of cutting off the nose to spite the face.

What in the hell? Why would you blow up your team’s World Cup chances because someone didn’t talk to you about hiring a guy who has no obligation to stay beyond the tournament anyway? This sounds utterly insane.

Not a thing except hope he misses.

I don’t know, those turnarounds always look very tough to me. That’s not LeBron’s fault or anything; it’s much easier to do that move when you’re 7 feet tall with Gumby arms like Durant, or have an unblockable behind-the-head shot like Dirk. To me it always looks like James is really working hard to create that…

God willing the Kings never fire Vlade; where would we get our offseason entertainment from if the Kings hire a competent GM?

We’ll never know the counterfactual but I think one can make a credible case that, were it not for Golden State, LeBron would have two more championships.

I guess what I mean is that this is the eventual end of any run of extended dominance: the principals get older and cost more and eventually the thing collapses under the weight of its own success. I assume when that day comes the veterans will be traded for assets the way that Boston did after 2012.

Just to be clear, I think they’re all actually difficult plays; this is mostly appearance.

Yeah, I think that’s fair. I think what takes James over the top is that he does so much more beyond scoring: he’s an amazing passer, maybe the best since Magic, a great rebounder, can play incredible defense (though that’s started to slip with age). Durant... if I need a dude to get one bucket from any spot on the…