Good morning. Let’s basketball.
All I want for Christmas is Sixers vs. Kentucky
Good morning. Let’s enjoy some basketball links, yes?
CHRISTMAS SLATE! Well, two of the games at least. The marquee game will be ... Warriors vs. Cavaliers. Shocker! We’re also getting Heat vs. Pelicans, per Marc Stein. I’d still put money on Clippers at Mavericks, unless the NBA thinks Dallas won’t be good enough to make it compelling. 76ers vs. Kentucky while we’re at it ...
TOTAL BUMMER: Dante Exum indeed tore his ACL overseas. Trey Burke is back, baby. Here’s Zach Lowe on how big a deal this is for Utah’s playoff hopes.
THE ARENA SCAM: In this time of booming revenue and increasing institutional wealth, the NBA is still demanding that struggling local governments fund huge portions of expensive new arenas. This is an outrage.
BIG KIDS, BIG AMBITION: Michael Levin from Adidas Nations, one of the premier amateur camps in the world.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE TROPES: The superstar cramming the shots of innocent children during basketball camps. This time, Kevin Durant.
THE END OF THE BASKETBALL EARTH: As evidenced in this Jordan Ritter Conn piece for Grantland, mid-level European basketball is so bizarre.
MAKE ‘EM SAY UHHH: You may think you’re done with oral histories, but then you haven’t seen Complex’s excellent oral history of Master P’s basketball career.
Short morning. Happy Friday! See you next week.
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