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‘Goliath’ Honors NBA Great Wilt Chamberlain, Then Dishonors Him With AI
Showtime docuseries on the towering basketball legend provides a fun retelling of his story — then uses AI to “recreate” the late athlete’s voice
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Why the NBA Is Losing Its Mind Over Victor Wembanyama
French teenager will be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs, and is being called the best prospect since LeBron (or ever)
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Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets Are the Most Casual of NBA Champs
Led by magical big-man Nikola Jokić and guard Jamal Murray, the Denver Nuggets took home the title in a workmanlike manner. Are they the new Spurs?
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Nikola Jokíc and Jimmy Butler: The NBA Underdogs Slaying Titans
Two unheralded NBA prospects — Jimmy Butler, juco transfer; Nikola Jokíc, soft-bodied Serb – are besting all-world prospects LeBron, AD, and Tatum
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How Dillon Brooks Became the NBA’s Supervillain
Memphis Grizzlies’ chief antagonist is currently getting under the skin of LeBron James in the playoffs, and seems to relish his role as the bad guy
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All Eyes on Bronny James at the Nike Hoop Summit
LeBron James’s son, a four-star basketball recruit, joined the best teenage basketball players in the world at the annual Portland scouting event. What a sight it was.
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What Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ Gets Wrong about Nike and Michael Jordan
Affleck and Matt Damon’s Air Jordan origin story, now in theaters, takes serious liberties with its based-on-a-true-story tale
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How Bill Russell Paved the Way for LeBron James and So Many Others
Netflix’s documentary Bill Russell: Legend profiles the Boston Celtics icon, from battles with Wilt and civil rights activism to his fraught relationship with fans
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Kyrie Irving, the NBA’s Conspiracy Theorist-in-Chief, Is Back on His Bullshit
The superstar guard has forced his way off another team and left them in the lurch after they (and pal Kevin Durant) stood by him through a ton of outrageous nonsense
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Tom Brady, Cheating Trump Fanatic, Ruins ‘80 for Brady’
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field star in a lighthearted comedy film centered on an impossible void, steering him to victory in the process
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