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The NBA is all about stars, creating them, grooming them and keeping them from fading, as we'll be reminded constantly between now and Sunday. No other professional league relies so heavily on individuals in what's supposed to be a team sport. David Stern once compared NBA players to Disney characters, (Metta World Peace as Dopey, no doubt).
But the process of getting and developing stars is a complicated one, filled with false starts, dead ends and wasted money that only occasionally results in a sparkling, finished product ready to be mass marketed through shoe commercials. And even when a star is born and raised, he doesn't always stay loved and adored. LeBron James, anyone? Dwight...
Before the All-Star reserves were announced two weeks back, some fans argued that borderline players such as JR Smith and Jamal Crawford deserved to make the game. Their case was made based on several factors, including swag... more »
Through this season of epic failure in Los Angeles, with the injuries and inability to stamp the Lakers with his greatness, Dwight Howard walks ever so delicately up to a line that was not so much crossed as... more »
Although it's not yet mathematically official, it is emphatically apparent. Brace yourself, Orlando Magic fans, because your team is now the worst in the NBA. You may have the Bobcats and Wizards by a couple of games in the win... more »
The Lakers need to reset their season yet again. A third time? Fourth time? Fifth? It's hard to keep track. They lost a 13-point fourth-quarter lead and a game, 92-86, against the Phoenix Suns, who were tied for last in the... more »
As a Western Conference contender disassembled out of frugality and panic on Wednesday, Miami Heat star LeBron James should've been recalibrating the realities of the free-agent frenzy awaiting him in 2014. For him, the... more »
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