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The Oklahoma City Thunder just won their first NBA Championship — and barely anyone noticed. iPINIONS breaks down how the league’s Moneyball era delivered competitive balance but lost the cultural spark that made NBA Finals must-see TV. Read more on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/thunder-win-first-nba-championship Read more.
Forget dynasties, superteams, and legacy chasers. This year’s Finals isn’t about who built the next NBA empire — it’s about who built the better system. And iPINIONS thinks Game 1 just proved that the Pacers aren’t just along for the ride. Read the full post on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-nba-finals-are-here-and-both Read more.
A half century ago, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a young goliath then known as Lew Alcindor — led the Milwaukee Bucks to their first championship. For decades, it was the only time the franchise had reached that height. That is, until now. On Tuesday night, the Bucks capped off their return to greatness. They are once… Read more.
Whether LeBron James would finally deliver on his promise to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a championship was the overriding story of these NBA finals — with all due respect to their opponents, the defending champion Golden State Warriors and their reigning league MVP, Stephen Curry. The composition of this Cleveland team, as well as… Read more.
You’re probably wondering why a “second chance.” After all, LeBron James led the Miami Heat to consecutive NBA Championships in 2012-13. Well, here is an excerpt from “LeBron Abandons Cleveland for Miami,” July 13, 2010, which explains why even he must have realized that none of those championships will really matter when he looks back… Read more.
Not two, not three, not four, not five, not six, not seven and hey I’m not just up here blowing smoke at none of these fans … I’m about business and we believe we can win multiple championships…. (Heat’s welcome party for LeBron, YouTube, July 10, 2010) I was among those who ridiculed LeBron James… Read more.
I feel constrained to remind fans now celebrating this Heat championship – like farmers counting their chickens before they’re hatched – that all Dallas has to do is ‘steal’ one in Miami and hold home court to rain of their premature parade. Game two is scheduled for tonight in Miami. (LeBron and Heat look invincible,… Read more.
