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After an exciting first weekend full of buzzer-beaters, four-pointers and the injuries we all feared would happen when long-retired NBA players started going all out, the BIG3 heads to the Spectrum Center in Charlotte for Week 2.
BIG3 Referee Hotline Bling: Ricky Davis takes unnecessary shots at Al Harrington
This year, the NBA opened a new hotline where players can call to voice their opinions about officiating, plead their cases, and, if you’re Chris Paul, describe how you’re standing with your arms up and mouth agape in disbelief.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: David West & Tristan Thompson call LoveLine
As part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, NBA players have a hotline to call to complain about the work of NBA refs. And you bet it's still open for the playoffs.
NBA Weekend Awards: Who will wear Cinderella's Glass Slipper?
Soon we will learn which team will raise the Larry O'Brien Trophy in triumph – it could be as early as tonight! And while Kevin Durant and LeBron James are the only real Finals MVP candidates, we've got plenty of awards for all the heroes of the NBA Finals, be they superstars, scrubs, or Kyle Korver.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Rihanna calls 'Brick'
The NBA still maintains a hotline where players can call to complain about NBA referees. And you better believe that's still open in the playoffs, when calls are bigger, beefs are hotter, and the stakes are higher.
NBA Weekend Awards: Who will win the Billy Joel Trophy?
We are two games into the Finals, and the Warriors are thinking sweep. Of course they were also thinking sweep a year ago, and they proceeded to lose the next game by 30.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: LeBron James dials up history
This year, the NBA created hotline where players can call to complain about NBA referees. And it's still open during the playoffs, so players can get rules clarifications, ask for reduced flagrant points, and complain about Scott Foster working Warriors games.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Dejounte Murray gets his calls blocked twice
This year, the NBA established a hotline for players to call and chat about NBA referees. It's still going strong in the playoffs, which is more than we can say for some of the conference finalists.
NBA Weekend Awards: Who will take a bite of the Snow White Crystal Apple?
The NBA Playoffs surged through another weekend, racing headlong towards a seemingly-inevitable Warriors-Cavs matchup. But the Celtics put a little doubt in the minds of fans, raising the slim possibility that the Finals trilogy will be derailed, or at least, that we won't have nine basketball-free days after the conference finals.
Where did it all go wrong for the NBA second-round losers?
The second round has ended, and while four teams are heading to Finals glory and/or humiliating sweeps, four teams are entering an off-season of regret and soul-searching.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Coach Pop talks dirty
This year, the NBA has a new hotline where players can call to complain about NBA referees. And you better believe that's still open for players to blow off steam, lobby for fouls, and get advice on pregame outfits.
NBA Weekend Awards: The Dazed and Contused Trophy is up for grabs
One more playoff weekend is over, and somehow we still haven't hit the Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron has eaten 15 pounds of sea bass, invented three more game shows, watched all four seasons of "Orange Is The New Black," and yet he still has two more days off.
Why wait? Our too soon Cavaliers-Warriors NBA Finals preview
LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers. Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and the 2015 champion Golden State Warriors. NBA fans have been waiting months for the trilogy, the rubber match, the third and decisive NBA Finals battle between these two teams.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Kelly Olynyk gets cut off
The NBA has created a special hotline where players and coaches can voice their concerns and complaints about referees. They can ask for clarity, give their side of disputes, or ask why there's so many damn three-shot fouls in the playoffs this year.
NBA Weekend Awards: Who will win The Popov Vodka Medal?
Another weekend of NBA basketball, another Cleveland Cavaliers series win, with the Golden State Warriors not far behind them. In a way, these playoffs have been a Cinderella story — but only the first part, when all she does is sweep.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: LeBron James orders at last call
This year, the NBA has established a hotline where players and coaches can call to voice their opinion and whine about calls. It's open for business during the playoffs, though Patrick Beverley calls so often there might be a busy signal.
Where did it all go wrong? A post-mortem for the Western Conference first round
The Western Conference playoff teams had to get through the Warriors, but that doesn't mean they didn't have high hopes. Advance and survive is the rule, because you never know who might get hurt, or which 40-year-old dunk champion might come out of his cryogenic chamber and dominate.
Where did it all go wrong? A post-mortem for the Eastern Conference first round
Everyone has high hopes entering the playoffs, even if they're playing LeBron, but often those hopes come crashing down, like Paul Millsap desperately trying for a shooting foul.
My big day at the BIG3 draft
The last weekend in April is when our nation’s finest athletes assemble for a blockbuster draft event, as America awaits each subsequent pick with bated breath, celebrating and gnashing teeth in turn.
NBA Weekend Awards: The Larry Legend Cake & The Wilt Chamberlain Trophy winners
The third weekend of the NBA playoffs is in the books, and we've completed exactly one second-round game. That's even slower pacing than a Marvel show on Netflix.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: Paul Millsap needs a twin phone
The NBA has a new hotline for players to call and speak their minds about NBA referees, and it's still active for the playoffs. Players can appeal technicals, ask for clarification and demand answers to why Scott Foster is still allowed to work playoff games.
NBA Weekend Awards: Who takes home the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy?
The second weekend of the NBA playoffs is over, and the only thing we’ve resolved is that the Indiana Pacers are going home, and David Fizdale is not a numbers guy, but he knows when things aren’t adding up.
NBA Referee Hotline Bling: David Fizdale calls B.S.
The NBA has a new hotline for players to call and speak their mind about NBA referees. It's active during the playoffs, unlike half the teams in the league and Boston's rebounders.
Where did it all go wrong? A post-mortem for NBA
There's a few NBA teams who went into the year with high hopes and ended up with low win totals. We've picked out three teams in each conference who were
The 2017 NBA playoff matchups of our dreams
Everyone is clamoring for the Cavs-Warriors trilogy this June, but who needs another breakdown of those two teams? Let’s focus on the early rounds. The seedings are almost set, but what matchups do we want to see, rather than what’s handed out?
