NBA: Four pro-Thunder incorrect calls in final two minutes set up Russell Westbrook’s dagger dunk against Rockets

Russell Westbrook capped the Thunder’s win over the Rockets on Wednesday with a dunk to end all daggers. But what positioned him to make that exciting play? Four missed calls in the Last Two Minute Report, each of them favoring Oklahoma City. Two of the missed calls overlapped. Westbrook (with 1:35 left) or, absent that, […]

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‘I just miss the competition’: Marc Savard discusses the abrupt ending of his playing career

He suffered six concussions in his career.

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Stan Van Gundy: I’ve never used ‘posse’ for white players, and it’s not right

Phil Jackson described LeBron James‘ friends and business associates as LeBron’s “posse” – drawing objection from Maverick Carter, LeBron and Carmelo Anthony. Why? Because Jackson’s usage of the word matched its most common usage when describing people around an athlete or entertainer – to describe blacks disparagingly. That doesn’t mean Jackson is racist. That doesn’t […]

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Hassan Whiteside-Giannis Antetokounmpo stare-down escalated/broken up by James Johnson (video)

Tensions between Hassan Whiteside and Giannis Antetokounmpo escalated when Antetokounmpo pushed Whiteside in the back and, after Whiteside grabbed a rebound anyway, hacked at the Heat center. After the foul was call, Whiteside pushed at Antetokounmpo as Antetokounmpo backed away. Flying in came Miami forward James Johnson. Was Johnson trying to break up the dispute? […]

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Watch James Harden drop triple-double on Blazers, show off dance moves

He bounced back from a rough Wednesday night.

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Three things we learned Thursday: Andrew Wiggins unleashed is a good thing

Bradley Beal returned and the Wizards won. Coincidence?

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PHT Morning Skate: Wayne Gretzky will be making an appearance on ‘The Simpsons’

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