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![It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/53bbe81d6c8208b5e73426b88dd9d93f.jpg)
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![Are these Clippers Kenough?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b5999800c11e981b91f95fdc39b62813.jpg)
Are these Clippers Kenough?
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and character...
![Don't count on the LA Clippers — they're sure to let you down](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/280336b2733fb3b5bc42624d595f9bc2.jpg)
Don't count on the LA Clippers — they're sure to let you down
The Los Angeles Clippers have been a delightful surprise in the NBA since bouncing back from a rough...
![It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/53bbe81d6c8208b5e73426b88dd9d93f.jpg)
It's make or break for the Los Angeles Clippers
Curses run deep. They fester in bloodlines, foundations and scorched Earth and are lamented in prose...
![Kevin Garnett accuses LeBron James of doping; 'Cream Abdul-Jabbar' rises to the top; Jordan Poole hits rock bottom](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/96eea6bda59958889346581917e1a576.jpg)
Kevin Garnett accuses LeBron James of doping; 'Cream Abdul-Jabbar' rises to the top; Jordan Poole hits rock bottom
Could Bronny James score a bucket against his father, LeBron? Kevin Garnett certainly doesn’t think ...
![Steve Ballmer is giving the Clippers a <i>Pretty Woman</i> makeover](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/51e1c6c891fda987f8271c0f58379e76.jpg)
Steve Ballmer is giving the Clippers a <i>Pretty Woman</i> makeover
As part of their attempt to emancipate themselves from the Lakers and rebrand their image, Steve Bal...
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The Oklahoma City Thunder successfully extort its way to a new arena
The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting a new arena and the team’s ownership group is contributing $50...
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The Reggie Evans Bad Basketball Basketball Hall of Fame 2023 inductees
Studies have shown that negative news garners more of the public’s attention than positive news, so ...
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First-round NBA Draft grades on a pass/fail system
If you’re like most underachievers and procrastinators, the letter grade doesn’t matter as long as y...
![The Kawhi-PG era could soon come to an end in LA, and still no banners](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9f9f06590ade09f17649be9d15d216ec.jpg)
The Kawhi-PG era could soon come to an end in LA, and still no banners
As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Apparently, that also applies to things tha...
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Which Jimmy Butler are the Knicks getting?
Jimmy Butler is the validation I needed that NBA playoff basketball is America’s fifth major profess...
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Read an excerpt from MLB pitcher Joe Kelly's new book: A Damn Near Perfect Game — Reclaiming America's Pastime
White Sox pitcher Joe Kelly’s book, “A Damn Near Perfect Game: Reclaiming America’s Pastime,” delves...
![Steve Ballmer has got to be sick thinking about how good his Clippers could be](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/e47f8be717276c752dffffcc9fc94754.jpg)
Steve Ballmer has got to be sick thinking about how good his Clippers could be
Coming into the season, the Los Angeles Clippers were viewed as one of the favorites to represent th...
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Every James Bond villain’s sports owner counterpart
It’s a struggle to get billionaire owners to see themselves as the public views them. When you’re he...
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Deadspin's NBA awards predictions
Perhaps it’s the COVID fatigue, partisan politics, or the malaise of a slumping economy, but this of...
![And the nominees for this NBA season’s only-great-in-video-games teams are …](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d8eee25d417648a4554adb0f0ba90818.jpg)
And the nominees for this NBA season’s only-great-in-video-games teams are …
There’s a rage-inducing aspect of NBA 2K every year that makes me feel like I need to take those sem...
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A look at the 10 richest owners in sports and how their teams are doing
There’s rich, and then there’s wealthy. And then there’s “team owner money.”...
![Disgraced Robert Sarver is leaving the NBA, and he’s blaming you for it](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/2eb7545e85e7936f99803a5b3ac8738a.jpg)
Disgraced Robert Sarver is leaving the NBA, and he’s blaming you for it
The NBA became a better place on Wednesday than it was on Tuesday. I guess that’s something. ...
![Mets fans are going to need some really strong anti-depressants to keep up the optimism](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/349c1e9f5d02b46208c3a4af0c514130.jpg)
Mets fans are going to need some really strong anti-depressants to keep up the optimism
Pete Alonso’s two-run walkoff homer in the 10th inning Thursday improved the New York Mets’ record t...