Follow live coverage of the NBA regular-season finale. Stephen Curry remains one of the NBA’s greatest draws. His limitless shooting range, ballhandling wizardry and child-like joy for the game still cause fans to line up around the court to watch his pregame warmup. For more than two years, one of the league’s must-see talents didn’t…
When his name was finally called, after he’d wiped the tears away once more, Luka Dončić walked through the tunnel of players. But Markieff Morris, the 14-year NBA veteran, knew exactly what his teammate of the last couple of seasons needed. A hug. Morris, pivotal in the culture of the Dallas Mavericks during last year’s…
The morning after the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, fans gathered outside American Airlines Center to protest the move. They brought signs declaring their Mavericks fandom dead and laid flowers near the statue of franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki. A few fans even held a mock funeral, carrying a coffin to the south plaza as Wiz…
Editor’s note: This story is part of a multi-part series examining the issues and concerns about the current NBA. Stephen Curry processed what was happening, and about to happen, in about a tenth of a second. In his 1,009th NBA game, the future Hall of Famer curled off of a screen by Kevon Looney, in…
March Madness is underway, which means it’s time to update The Athletic’s 2025 NBA Mock Draft. Scouts and executives have traveled all over the United States to see conference tournaments, one of the best ways to get eyes on a significant number of prospects in one place. Particularly, the SEC tournament was littered with NBA…
The Misery Index: It’s not just for people reading my work. (Ha! You thought you were going to hit me with that in the comments, but I just “8 Mile’d” you.) Let’s move on to the point of this story, and yes, there is one (“8 Mile’d” again). A lot of NBA fan bases are…
A few weeks remain in announcing the NBA’s most valuable player, but what Nikola Jokić recently has brought into focus is the hard choice voters will have to make. Jokić’s historic triple-double, 31 points, 22 assists and 21 rebounds, in the Denver Nuggets’ overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday had never been done…
In 2020, two researchers at Harvard Business School produced a case study they believed could help corporate leaders develop their own culture. The subject was Steve Kerr and the guiding values of the Golden State Warriors. The study highlighted a telling anecdote, from the months after Kerr was hired to coach the Warriors in 2014….
Just over two weeks ago, a stunning trade launched an NBA executive relatively unknown outside basketball circles into the wider public consciousness. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison’s decision to send 25-year-old Luka Dončić to the league’s glitziest franchise on Feb. 2 was largely unprecedented in sports history, and reaction was swift and deafening: crowds…
After every game, when the duties of that night are complete and Jalen Brunson has a chance to unwind, he opens his phone to dozens and dozens of messages on social media. It doesn’t matter if he scores 40 points or 20 points. It doesn’t matter if the New York Knicks win by 30 points,…