Anyone above the age of, say, 14 years old often likes to reflect on the past. You’ll hear people lamenting about the “good old days” and “how much simpler” life used to be when we were young. And it’s true—I didn’t worry
Last night, I did something I hadn’t attempted in about two and a half years. I went into a gym and played in an actual organized basketball game. With officials and a scorekeeper and jerseys (okay, uniquely colored shirts) and everything. This
I’m celebrating a birthday this week, and I was thinking about how birthday parties are really just big experiments. You go through the trouble of planning something with your family and friends, but you don’t truly know how it’s going to go.
Last issue, I talked about how we’re in the “quiet” period of the NBA season. The NBA Draft and major free agent moves are behind us, but the season doesn’t start for another couple of months, so there’s a bit of a
During the NBA offseason, we have the opportunity to dive into some of the game’s more outrageous mysteries. Since 2003, the NBA playoffs have had best-of-7 series for each round of the playoffs. Before the 2002-03 season, the first round was best-of-5.
This issue will either make you laugh or make you angry. Maybe both? Since the turn of the century, flopping has become more prevalent in the NBA. Players realized, “Hey, I can fool an official into calling a foul by falling over
Playing professional basketball is a grueling affair. In the NBA, you typically have to slog through 82 games during the regular season. If you’re lucky enough to make the playoffs, that’s another four to 28 games. And as you may have guessed,
This summer has brought us a barrage of new NBA team jerseys. It’s the perfect time to do it. Every team is 0-0, and they all have title aspirations, no mater how slim. Of course, a month into the season, we’ll probably
NBA legend Bill Russell died yesterday. Instantly, the tributes came pouring in. And for good reason. Russell was among the best players to step on NBA courts, and he was a pioneer for just about every player that’s come after him. Playing from
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve featured a player in the Crisp Bounce Pass Cool Cats series, so let’s kick it with a true NBA legend. For my folks with New Jersey ties, this guy could very well be the best