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Alex Wong

Alex Wong is a freelance writer from New York. You can follow him on Twitter @steven_lebron.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

The Mulligan: The rest of Tiger Woods' career

We need to talk about Tiger Woods. I’m old enough to remember a time when breaking Jack Nicklaus’s major championships record was merely a formality. I remember growing up watching Tiger as the first athlete of my era to live up to and outperform all the hype that accompanied him.

Knicks tale of the tape: Phil Jackson vs. Isiah Thomas

For the past decade and a half, pretty much the only time Knicks fan have cheered owner James Dolan is when he’s fired someone in charge of the team. Phil Jackson’s hiring as the president of basketball operations in 2014 was seen as a progressive move in some circles.

The winners and losers of the 2017 NBA Finals

Every championship round has a winner and a loser. (Wow, I just felt like Magic Johnson's Twitter account writing that.) But in truth, every NBA Finals has its own winners and losers, beyond just one team hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy, and the other going home to sulk as the runner-up.

The Mulligan: Every NBA team not named the Cavs and Warriors

To every team not named the Warriors and Cavaliers, I would like to say: it’s not you, it’s them. On their way to a third consecutive Finals matchup, Cleveland and Golden State rendered the rest of the playoffs moot, losing a combined one single game against their opponents, putting together a 24-1 record together.

The 100 best quotes of the 2016-2017 season

Perhaps no professional sport is more driven by players' personalities than the NBA, which makes sense on several levels. There are only five men on the court at a time for each team, with the superstars rarely leaving the floor, and there is no equipment obscuring our view of the players' faces.

What's at stake for these primary NBA Finals characters

The NBA Finals are finally here, as we tip off proceedings at Oracle Arena on Thursday in Oakland. It’s the Cavs. It’s the Warriors. It’s the conclusion of the championship trilogy (and however many more times these two teams might keep facing off in the Finals).

Right track or off the rails? Best path toward title contention for six NBA teams

With the NBA playoffs approaching this weekend, it’s time to take a look at teams at the bottom of the playoff standings and on the outside looking in that have an eye toward the future instead of contending for a championship.

The Aesthetic: The world of player exclusive sneakers

For fans and consumers, the world of sneakers is very much about exclusivity. In recent years, Jordan Brand retro releases and whenever Adidas decides

The Mulligan: Why Vlade Divac deserves another chance

This past month will either go down as the worse month of Vlade Divac's tenure as general manager of the Sacramento Kings, or we will look at it as some kind of turning point.

The Aesthetic: NBA All-Star Game jerseys

When Adidas unveiled the 2017 NBA All-Star jerseys in January, it was met with a tepid response. One fan said the uniforms looked like reversible jerseys for the local parks and recreation team.

Our love for 'viral social media' NBA players

For most fans, there are three categories of NBA players we root for. If you pull for a particular team, you will ride or die with everyone on that roster.

A promise left unfilled, Vince Carter and the Raptors

When people think of Vince Carter's time with the Toronto Raptors, they think of his legendary performance at the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest or his 50-point outburst in Game 3 of the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals against Allen Iverson and the 76ers.

The Aesthetic: Evolution of the arm sleeve

If it wasn't for a case of bursitis in Allen Iverson's right elbow, the arm sleeve might not have ever been the fashion phenomenon that it became. In 2001, with Iverson dealing with elbow pain, Philadelphia 76ers trainer Lenny Currier decided to improvise and cut up a sleeve to lessen the pain Iverson was feeling in his shooting arm.