Can the old Boston Garden scoreboard be saved? Or should it rest in pieces?
BOSTON — Perhaps you were at Boston Garden on the muggy Mother’s Day afternoon of May 10, 1970.…
Which Hawks get protected in an expansion draft?
It looks as though the NBA is getting serious about adding two teams to their 30-team private club…
College basketball is better than ever in 2026 — and we all have NIL to thank
It was only three seasons ago, before the beginning of the 2023-24 season, that I worried, in the…
A Jayson Tatum-Tom Brady comparison? Here’s one that’s hard to ignore
It’s a common-sense unwritten rule that you just don’t compare any current athlete with Tom Brady. For one…
Ten reasons why this streak is for real
In case you have been stuck under a rock for the better part of three weeks, the Atlanta…
On Selection Sunday’s biggest stage, Bruce Pearl loses and college basketball wins
One of my favorite memories of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show — which is always a little more…
Why are Celtics so good? ‘Derrick White is a top-five player in this league’
CLEVELAND – To the casual observer, the developing story around the Boston Celtics is that they’ve suddenly become…
Daniels’ defensive problem solving is latest proof of worth
The Hawks came into Wednesday night four games up on the Milwaukee Bucks in the race for the…
Dallas City Hall debate is muddy but opens path to keeping Mavs
The way the Dallas City Hall debate has been handled has been a mess, and it only got…
Lakers are the wrong kind of interesting amid fan scrutiny
Gap year, huh? Who cares! No one is turning down the volume on the Lakers. No one is…
The tanking Bulls, like every NBA team, wish they could be the next Thunder
CHICAGO — Much like how every snowflake is unique, so too is each NBA rebuild. On Tuesday night,…
Why Cavs’ win-now James Harden trade puts more pressure on Evan Mobley
Once Evan Mobley put together an All-NBA and Defensive Player of the Year season for the Cleveland Cavaliers,…