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The NBA: Where Even The Good Teams Are Tanking This Year

by Andrew Sharp

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↵The score is what really makes that photo.

↵And yes, Sunday is where we are in the NBA regular season. You had the Thunder rolling right through the Bulls without Derrick Rose, who’s resting a sore groin before the playoffs, and then the Miami Heat pulling a complete no-show in Boston, all on National TV. Because this is where the NBA Lockout has left us. And if you thought it felt bizarre to have the playoffs only four weeks away after the season just got going, by the end of Sunday four weeks felt like a goddamn eternity. Amazing Happens!

↵(photo via @jose3030)

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