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![This week in the NBA & WNBA March 09, 2024](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d856314f88dfb3b2709a059c4b64f130.jpg)
![Minnesota and New York listened to the NBA on load management and guess what happened](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/517018a09183a57b119e70716b959d4f.jpg)
![Minnesota and New York listened to the NBA on load management and guess what happened](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/517018a09183a57b119e70716b959d4f.jpg)
![Big men are back in style in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/1fae0cb7c1a34a5d658be580ce52fa6f.jpg)
![Big men are back in style in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1fae0cb7c1a34a5d658be580ce52fa6f.jpg)
![This week in the NBA & WNBA March 09, 2024](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d856314f88dfb3b2709a059c4b64f130.jpg)
This week in the NBA & WNBA March 09, 2024
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining baske...
![Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ba5d5adf7021357b5d6a183057dcb43b.jpg)
Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining baske...
![Minnesota and New York listened to the NBA on load management and guess what happened](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/517018a09183a57b119e70716b959d4f.jpg)
Minnesota and New York listened to the NBA on load management and guess what happened
The NBA’s annual battle of attrition that precedes the playoffs struck again as Minnesota Timberwolv...
![Big men are back in style in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1fae0cb7c1a34a5d658be580ce52fa6f.jpg)
Big men are back in style in the NBA
The 1995-96 season was the end of the golden era for big men in the NBA. Patrick Ewing, Hakeem Olaju...
![Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/685be5a79ca8cb70755465bd7e5c08e7.jpg)
Daryl Morey is Oppenheimer for the NBA’s nuclear offensive age
It’s Oscars Week, which feels like as good a time as any to draw up the NBA storylines and character...
![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 ...
![Joel Embiid's absence in Philadelphia has created a black hole](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9f377a7640172ff1d2dcd4f041e0326c.jpg)
Joel Embiid's absence in Philadelphia has created a black hole
DNP Lord Joel Embiid is the poltergeist still haunting the MVP race and Philadelphia’s title aspirat...
![Here's a second-half NBA prediction: Intermittent switch-flipping](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/689bd0423e6f85d92edd32744438c3f5.jpg)
Here's a second-half NBA prediction: Intermittent switch-flipping
It felt like the NBA used to be a lot more consistent. The teams that were good in the regular seaso...
![Here's why Jayson Tatum has struggled to distinguish himself in the MVP mosaic](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/311a2e68de065d6a4f56909cf37ca45f.jpg)
Here's why Jayson Tatum has struggled to distinguish himself in the MVP mosaic
Since entering the league, Jayson Tatum has been the leading active stakeholder in carrying Kobe Bry...
![JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/cc471db6f9720c73b42c409abd2c5bea.png)
JJ Redick says it's 'always an excuse' with Doc Rivers
Former NBA sharpshooter JJ Redick is tired of Doc Rivers’ excuses. The First Take host went off on h...
![Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/460c41124c72a4620e37e2f5101a76ec.jpg)
Who is Mr. Franchise for each NBA team in the 21st century?
Michael Jordan will always be synonymous with the Chicago Bulls. Same thing for Magic Johnson with t...
![NBA trade deadline winners & losers; Doc Rivers already starting to lose Bucks players; Jalen Brunson the best PG in the league?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b56cf1d642e73893b7d36d3ca99d342e.jpg)
NBA trade deadline winners & losers; Doc Rivers already starting to lose Bucks players; Jalen Brunson the best PG in the league?
So, now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to digest things and get all the Doc Rivers 3-1 lead jokes ...
![The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/b7d3f74ce17384dec3c134d441080c4b.jpg)
The NBA trade deadline was a bit of a dud, but here's a look at who won and who flopped horribly
After last year’s insane trade deadline, which featured Kevin Durant being dealt to the Phoenix Suns...
![Tyrese Maxey is learning that life as Trae Young is harder than it looks](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/53efffcabd49dde08004a55dd211f6bb.jpg)
Tyrese Maxey is learning that life as Trae Young is harder than it looks
Life as Tyrese Maxey has been an auspicious existence. He entered an ideal scenario as an ancillary ...
![The 2024 NBA trade deadline is DOA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6f0c12e0b64efea51f2b40c00ee90fad.jpg)
The 2024 NBA trade deadline is DOA
Please for the love of God stop reading this. The 2024 deadline has absolutely no pulse. Do not conf...
![Philly should shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ecfd395efde1e762f027572554d02375.jpg)
Philly should shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season
A meniscus injury might be the most dangerous of all knee injuries for the simple fact that it’s not...
![Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP heist is nearly complete](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/572b6718cf4c5febdadd808cc4869a83.jpg)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP heist is nearly complete
Joel Embiid’s departure from the MVP race while he undergoes minor surgery to repair a displaced fla...
![Kim Mulkey needs to do right by Brittney Griner; Ben Simmons a hero?; Klay Thompson being traded?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/43af4982c47ca509d46986f012a3d58e.jpg)
Kim Mulkey needs to do right by Brittney Griner; Ben Simmons a hero?; Klay Thompson being traded?
Anyone who dresses the way Kim Mulkey does loves attention. And since the ultra-competitive and alwa...
![Ben Simmons is the hero the NBA Players Association didn’t know it needed](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ff7ea62bfd37a1084c2ac87fd782823b.jpg)
Ben Simmons is the hero the NBA Players Association didn’t know it needed
Ben Simmons shows up to work, posts up on the bench in vibrant fits, shades, and quietly monitors th...
![Tyrese Haliburton thinks the NBA's 65-game award minimum is stupid. He’s right](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c6619cabb65d31988d437e10f8f34ee6.jpg)
Tyrese Haliburton thinks the NBA's 65-game award minimum is stupid. He’s right
Tyrese Haliburton played 22 minutes and change on Tuesday night. A hamstring injury has been nagging...