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Date Title & Description Contributors
2023-11-07

  Talking Magic Johnson with author of new biography Roland Lazenby

Magic Johnson is synonymous with the five-time champion Showtime Lakers β€” the fast-break master with the no-look pass whose infectious smile belies one of the most competitive players ever to lace them up.In his incredibly well-researched new biography...
  Kurt Helin, Roland Lazenby author
2023-10-19

  Western Conference preview with Mark Medina

The Western Conference is stacked β€” 12 teams enter the season thinking they can make the playoffs. That will lead to some very disappointed fans (and front offices/coaches on the hot seat) come April, and veteran NBA journalist Mark Medina joins NBC Sp...
  Kurt Helin, Mark Medina author
2023-10-17

  NBA season preview with betting edge

Every NBA season comes with questions and opportunities, but this season more than most: What's going to happen with James Harden and the 76ers? Could the Cavaliers be better than the Sixers? Would that make Evan Mobley Defensive Player of the Year or ...
  Kurt Helin, Drew Dinsick author
2023-09-06

  World Cup semifinals, Central division preview and Erykah Badu

This year's version of Team USA, even without America's biggest names (or maybe because of that), has shown more chemistry than we have seen from the men's senior national team in a long time. However, will that be enough against a very good German tea...
  Kurt Helin, Corey Robinson author
2023-08-16

  Harden saga, Diana Taurasi, Northwest Division preview

In the middle of what is usually the quiet period of the NBA calendar β€” when the focus should be on the basketball Hall of Fame and the WNBA β€” James Harden and the 76ers have kept the drama going. The 76ers ended trade talks (for now) for Harden and sa...
  Kurt Helin, Corey Robinson author
2023-08-02

  Talking WNBA, Sixth Person of the Year love with Sun's DiJonai Carrington

DiJonai Carrington's path to the WNBA was not smooth. While she came from an athletic family β€” her father, Darren Carrington, played eight years in the NFL, and her mother, Vickie, ran track at Northern Arizona β€” she had to overcome multiple knee surge...
  Kurt Helin author
2023-07-19

  Harden trade, Summer League standouts, WNBA All-Star Game

With Summer League and free agency in the rearview mirror, this is supposed to be the slow offseason of the NBA. Not so much this summer. There was plenty for Corey Robinson and Kurt Helin of NBC Sports to dive into, including the latest on the James H...
  Kurt Helin, Corey Robinson author
2023-07-06

  NBA free agency breakdown, Lillard trade talk

The NBA off-season has come fast and furious and it's time to talk about the biggest moves so far β€” with the Damian Lillard and James Harden trades still hanging out there. Corey Robinson and Kurt Helin of NBC Sports dive into all the biggest NBA offse...
  Kurt Helin, Corey Robinson author
2023-06-22

  Beal trade to Suns, NBA Draft talk

So much news to get to this week that it took a few minutes even to get to the NBA Draft. But they got to it.First up was the news of the Bradley Beal Β trade to the Phoenix Suns. Did anyone win? Phoenix got its man but at the possible exception of rost...
  Kurt Helin, Corey Robinson author
2023-06-16

  Talking NBA Draft, what will Portland do with Sean Highkin

Here's what we know for sure: The San Antonio Spurs will select Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. After that, it could be chaos with Charlotte at No. 2 and Portland at No. 3 open to trading their picks (as is Houston ...
  Kurt Helin, Sean Highkin author