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Young Scottie Pippen's beef with the Bulls grew from a fragile ego and a calculating GM | Part I
When you think of the 90s Bulls you think of Michael Jordan and winning and, oh yeah, definitely Scottie Pippen too. It's not easy being the second best guy on the best team. (Though I'm sure it's better than being the second best guy on a terrible team....
Darko Milicic: super-hyped prospect, NBA journeyman ... Infamous Bust
Maybe you know Darko Milicic as a world-famous NBA draft bust, but what does it take for someone to get that label? What was Milicic's career actually like? ...
Kawhi Leonard’s odd injury and pesky uncle caused so much beef the Spurs lost their star | Part Two
Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs fostered a special connection on the court. Throughout their partnership, both Kawhi and the Spurs experienced a ton ...
Kawhi Leonard's beef with the Spurs was the feud nobody expected | Part One
It’s incredible how much Kawhi Leonard fit the San Antonio Spurs' ethos. A reclusive team-first superstar, who rarely showed emotions and only cared about ho...
The People You're Paying to Be in Shorts | Dorktown
It’s 2011. For Michael Jordan, the year ahead will be a very strange one. Once a player who could seemingly deliver championships through sheer force of will...
How the Magic fell from the Shaq-Penny '90s powerhouse to the NBA's basement
The Orlando Magic were one of the luckiest expansion franchises ever. Consecutive lottery wins handed them Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, which allowed them to go from nothing to the NBA Finals in just 6 years. The Magic looked like the team of the...
Gregg Popovich: nobody, snake ... G.O.A.T.
How did Gregg Popovich become Gregg Popovich? (I know where babies come from that’s not what I’m talking about) What I mean is, how did he become the universally respected coach with 5 titles and more wins than any other coach in NBA history?
When Michael Jordan Was A POINT GOD
A breakdown a Michael Jordan's short stint as the Point Guard of the Chicago Bulls, and just how impressive it was...
Pelé and Diego Maradona beefed because there can only be one best soccer player ever
They say sharing is caring, well, not sharing is beef. It doesn't rhyme, but it's still true. As proof I submit: Pelé and Maradona. They could not share GOAT...
How the Milwaukee Bucks scrapped a contender, refused to rebuild ...Then it went great.
Okay, so this Collapse has a punchline, which is that the Milwaukee Bucks won it all in 2021. But that outcome only makes the era preceding it more compelling. The prior very-good Bucks team took the league by storm in 2001. They almost made it to the Fin...
How the Trail Blazers went down in the Jail Blazers.
Who's ready for a wild (albeit ultimately sad) ride? The very deep Portland Trail Blazers came extremely close to beating the Kobe-Shaq Lakers in game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals. They were up 15 in the fourth! Buttttt LA went on a 15-0 run...
Michael Jordan ruining the Cavaliers needs a major step back. | CHOSEN: Chapter 2
To fully appreciate the Cleveland Cavaliers' pursuit of the 2016 NBA championship, we must go back to the second chapter of Cavs history. In the '80s, new ownership saved the franchise from leaving Cleveland. New management brought in the right people to...
How the Pacers ruined a championship contender with tiny moves and one big injury
This is a different kind of Collapse. The Pacers didn't fall from best record in the NBA to the league's basement. They did fall, though, and while their decline wasn't so deep, it was particularly weird.
MAGIC ∩ PENNY: When a legend returned to face his successor ... and helped take Shaq from him
Secret Base 1.25M subscribers Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway comes from a whole different era than Magic Johnson. He’s a product of the ‘90s, with a legacy colored by those of his greatest teammate, Shaquille O’Neal, his greatest playoff rival, Michael Jordan,...
More Than 1 hour Straight of NBA Facts (Parts 10-16 + Bonus Facts)
A compilation of parts 10 through 16 of my NBA Facts series, plus some new additional facts.
