Basketball 101

A true bridge between NBA seasons, the Draft consistently delivers both pleasant and unpleasant surprises, some more unexpected than others.…

Just like women’s basketball as a whole, the calibre of the star players and the level of competition in the…

Basketball is a sport of numbers. A statistical obsession. And among all the lines that fill up a score sheet,…

6 feet 4 inches tall, 250 pounds, with a point guard’s touch. Pau Gasol has never been like anyone else.…

The starting five gets all the attention and the flashy pre-game presentation, but championships are won with bench depth. In…

The WNBA has just experienced the most eventful off-season in its history. Eighteen months of negotiations, a new collective bargaining…

Breanna Stewart doesn’t just play basketball, she dominates it. Everywhere she goes, trophies pile up and history is made. Nicknamed…

This is the purist’s shot. The one that doesn’t go “swish,” but “baf.” The bank shot, or shot with the…

Boxing has Muhammad Ali, track and field has Usain Bolt, baseball has Shohei Ohtani, American football has Tom Brady, and…

Twenty-one seasons of sweat, sharp trash-talking, and an unparalleled will to win. Kevin Garnett swept through the NBA with terrifying…

This is where it all comes down to. A period during which all the hard work put in during the…

He gets the crowd going at the Adidas Arena. The three-pointer is no longer optional. It’s the foundation of modern…