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-40 posts tagged "LeBron James"
Inigo Yturralde | Monday, April 6, 2020
The NBA is already one of the most philanthropic sports leagues in the world. Pure charity, giving back to communities and people in need and who love the game of basketball is one of the main motivators for the league’s extensive community outreach projects, but what else is a factor? The NBA does such a
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, February 19, 2020
In last week’s Observer Roundtable, while discussing the NBA All-Star Game, I wrote that the it was “nearly unwatchable.” In years past, neither side played any defense whatsoever. Every play ended in either an uncontested dunk or three pointer. It was interesting at first, merely to observe just how offensively talented NBA players are when
Will Richard | Monday, February 10, 2020
With the NBA regular season now over halfway complete and the trade deadline passed, the league’s hierarchy of teams has been largely established, and the list of teams poised to make a run at the Larry O’Brien Trophy has dwindled. It is worth noting the teams below have not necessarily had the best seasons thus
Hayden Adams | Monday, January 20, 2020
It’s been a question in the making since Sports Illustrated dubbed LeBron “The Chosen One” when he was a junior in high school, since SLAM had him and (gasp) Sebastian Telfair on their cover saying they were “about to take over the world.” The latter was half right. In any case, LeBron turned into the
Hayden Adams | Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Some say it began with the Boston Celtics in 2008. Others say with the Miami Heat in 2012. You could even make an argument for the San Antonio Spurs in 2007, or the Chicago Bulls in 1996 if you want to get frisky. In any case, the “Big Three” era of the NBA seems to
Holden Perrelli | Monday, April 1, 2019
LeBron James will miss the last six games of the regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers, according to a joint statement from team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka. The Lakers are citing a groin injury that cost James 17 consecutive games during the season as the impetus for the decision, with
Paris Shirley | Friday, March 22, 2019
When LeBron James packed up his bags for the bright lights of Los Angeles last summer, he flipped the script on many of the commanding narratives of the modern NBA. It was a revolution in the movement of player empowerment that began with his superteam-constructing actions eight years prior in Miami, and simultaneously a “Game
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
“We’re gonna introduce now the North Clayton Eagles / Coached by James Gwynn / His starters, number 21, Tauheed Epps.” The announcer’s voice cuts out, but you can watch, or just imagine, the rest. A tall, lanky high school kid strides past his teammates — receiving high fives as he goes — then shakes hands
Grant DelVecchio | Thursday, March 7, 2019
The NBA season is coming down the home stretch with just about a month of games remaining in the regular season, and the playoff race involving numerous teams desperate to make the cut is just starting to heat up. Of these teams, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently on the outside looking
Will Richard | Friday, February 8, 2019
In the past few years, we have observed a shift in the sports culture: The era of building and developing through the draft has, in most cases, died off. Rather, the new movement in sports culture reflects a heightened emphasis on aggressive moves through front-office management via trades or free agency to acquire as much