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Rocky D'Antonio

Rocky D'Antonio is a freelance contributing writer. His interests include the NBA, MLB, the NFL, and especially Formula 1. He has experience writing opinion pieces and beat reporting and is based out of New York City.

Ranking the NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes

After the Brooklyn Nets' historic 59-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, the Nets (14-27) have firmly put themselves in the 2025 tanking race for the first-overall pick in this year's NBA draft. 

Is Jayson Tatum's huge game a sign of things to come for Celtics?

While still in second in the Eastern Conference, the defending champions look less dominant than a season ago and are 5.5 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-5).