With Joel Embiid's surgery, the Thunder guard is suddenly the most likely to foil Nikola Jokić's bid for another…
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There is no better example of the league's load-management policies being flawed than the oft-lampooned point-forward
Playing with injuries in order to qualify for honors is going to cost players — and the league — in the long run
The Sixers' superstar is half-man, one-quarter amazing and a DNP lord the rest of the time
A collection of Deadspin’s best posts of the week from the basketball world
He replaces Adrian Griffin, who was fired after 43 games, 30-13 record
Once again, the Timberwolves big man gets lost in the shuffle. And he has no one to blame but himself
The Philly superstar is an unstoppable force, but dropping that many in the regular season isn't what it used to be
After Joel Embiid set a new Philadelphia 76ers mark, the Dallas Mavericks star topped his own
The best of the best isn't who you might think it is anymore. Let's take a look
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray snap Celtcs’ 20-0 home-winning streak with symbiotic wizardry
The Association is in a moment of transition among the elite of the elite
Suddenly, defense won't be a dirty word in Indiana, and that may put them over the top
The network also didn’t technically issue an apology for the QB’s ‘factually inaccurate’ accusation
The OKC star could surpass Joel Embiid, who would be ineligible should he miss enough time
The last 3 years of his max contract are no longer guaranteed due to games the Pelicans star missed
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It's time to blow up the mess of an experiment in the nation's capital and start over
The usual suspects are back, but Giannis Antetokuonmpo might be holding a Ronald-Acuna-Jr. type of trump card