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The 25 best rivalries in NBA history

From 1999 to 2013, either the Lakers or Spurs were the Western Conference champs and reached the Finals in 12 of the 15 ...

Starting 5: Ant Clutches Up To Beat OKC, Maxey & VJ Cool Knicks, NBA TV Tripleheader Tonight

In addition to Ant’s heroics, the Wolves got a combined 34 points and five 3s from Julius Randle (19 pts, 8 reb) and Donte ...
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The most famous NBA quotes of all time

Barkley is one of the most quotable NBA players, or just athletes in general, of all time. The one that perhaps resonates the ...

"No way I was going to sing anything, especially about wanting to be like Jordan" - Larry Bird on refusing to sing "Be Like Mike" in Gatorade ad

According to Bird, who was the head coach of the Indiana Pacers at the time, aside from the fact that he didn't like singing, he couldn't push himself to be in that kind of state knowing that his job ...
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"I guarantee you 55 points tomorrow night" - When MJ torched the Bird-led Celtics with an injured hand in 1987

Jordan and company met the Celtics again in the 1987 NBA Playoffs. Whereas MJ dealt with a leg injury the year before, this ...

"I always felt he didn't understand the game" - Bird used to think Jordan was a one-dimensional player

However, the Boston Celtics legend quickly found a hole in young Mike's game. According to Bird, he was critical of Jordan's ...

NBA trade deadline: Every player who can and cannot be dealt

Bobby Marks runs through every NBA roster, mapping out which players can and cannot be traded ahead of the Feb. 5 deadline.

Sam Smith Q&A: 'While other great players ran away from the Jordan shadow, Kobe ran to it'

Smith recently sat down with HoopsHype to discuss his new book, Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 Legendary Players, his relationship with co-author Phil Jackson, Jordan, ...