Howard Beck sits down with Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady, who hits on how today’s game is played and why his generation catches so much flak when they speak up against the “softness” of today’s game. Listen to the full episode to hear about his new venture, the Ones Basketball League, a barnstorming tour of … Read more
NBA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Klay Thompson shimmied his way to 32 points and the Golden State Warriors advanced to their sixth NBA Finals in the past eight seasons by beating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night. Thompson scored 19 points in the first half, including … Read more
NBA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Klay Thompson shimmied his way to 32 points and the Golden State Warriors advanced to their sixth NBA Finals in the past eight seasons by beating the Dallas Mavericks 120-110 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night. Thompson scored 19 points in the first half, including … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – With a little over three minutes to go in the Western Conference Finals, Klay Thompson had a pull-up jumper in the lane rejected by Spencer Dinwiddie. No worries — Thompson finagled the rebound and immediately found himself at the elbow, where he rose up for another two. No dice — he air … Read more
Mannix: Alright Beck, not to discount Dallas’s chances of being the first team in NBA history to overcome a three-zip deficit, but it looks like the Mavs are headed to (ahem) Cancun. By any measure this has been a successful season in Big D. The Mavericks overcame a horrible start, made the playoffs and advanced … Read more
MIAMI – Don’t watch this tape. Bury it. Burn it. Purge it from the NBA archives. Heat–Celtics on Wednesday wasn’t a game — it was a rock fight. If it was a TV show, it would have been canceled at halftime. If it was a movie, it would have won a Razzie. ESPN would have … Read more
The New Orleans Pelicans own the 8th41stand 52nd overall picks in the 2022 NBA Draft. Most of the focus will be on the lottery pick, for good reason. However, how the front office uses their stash of second-round picks, both this year and moving forward, will signal how the team plans to build in the … Read more
Chris Mannix and Howard Beck break down an ugly Eastern Conference finals that has been back and forth, and why Jayson Tatum is the key to the Celtics winning the series. The following transcript is an excerpt from The Crossover NBA podcast. Listen to the full episode on podcast players everywhere or on SI.com. Chris … Read more
Courtesy of Alyson Furch Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports — from veteran athletes, to up-and-coming stars, coaches, executives and more — in the series, Elle-evate: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports. Alyson Furch, head of communications for the Underdog Venture Team, was … Read more
Grant Williams entered the playoffs as an intelligent, versatile defender who attempted and made more threes in his third year than in his first two combined. He was all-around solid enough, as a 23-year-old seventh man on a serious title contender. Fast forward to today, and Williams is integral, averaging eight more minutes in the … Read more