LeBron James unveiled the Space Jam 2 logo on social media. The movie is slated to release the summer of 2021. LeBron James posted a video of the logo to Space Jam 2. James will star in the long-awaited sequel to Space Jam. The original film starred Michael Jordan in the Looney Tunes world. The 1996
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Former Chicago Bulls center Will Perdue was a contributor to three championships where he eventually won the respect of Michael Jordan. Will Perdue was selected with the No. 11 overall pick in the 1988 draft by former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause. Perdue was not an instant success story, barely playing his first year,
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. On a media conference call Tuesday, former Phoenix Suns MVP Charles Barkley said he thought his squad that reached the 1993 NBA Finals would fare well in today’s
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers sits on the bench injured during their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on February 27, 2020 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User
As many as a dozen players could make strong cases they belong on this year’s ballot for Most Improved, but these seven stood out from the pack. The beauty of an award like Most Improved Player is in how wide a net it casts across the NBA. The more glamorous MVP and Rookie of the
It appears unlikely that the 2019-20 NBA season will end with a definitive champion. How should we look back on what we saw this year in light of that? The narrative of a season, or even an era, is often shaped by championships and the teams that won them. If you think of the 1980s,
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. It’s aggravating we have to keep doing this with Draymond Green, but here we are. Again. Having to halt the attempts to rewrite a man’s career and explain
On a video conference call with the media, Charles Barkley talked about the 1992-93 Phoenix Suns, “The Last Dance,” the Bad Boys Pistons and more. Despite having a Hall of Fame career in the NBA, winning an MVP award during his time with the Phoenix Suns and becoming a world-famous broadcaster, in this time of
What would it have looked like if the Lakers selected Donovan Mitchell No. 2 in the 2017 NBA Draft, and paired him with LeBron James? For the Denver Nuggets, Donovan Mitchell could be the one who got away. The Nuggets held the No. 13 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft where they selected Mitchell and
Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Could Cain Velasquez’s WWE departure signal a return to MMA? by Nicole Bosco Here’s the plan if the NFL season gets delayed due to Coronavirus by Mike Phillips A new Over and Back podcast reacts to episodes 3 and 4 of The Last Dance, ESPN’s documentary
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. We’re four episodes into The Last Dance, ESPN’s 10-part docuseries on Michael Jordan’s Bulls, and we’ve already been gifted a seemingly endless supply of iconic quotes. Some are
With the 2019-20 NBA season suspended, we’re taking a look back on a few players who deserve more of the spotlight. Today, we examine Miami Heat sharpshooter Duncan Robinson. As the days go by, it’s looking more and more likely that we have seen the last games of the 2019-20 NBA season. While hope still
The league is stacked with talent from top to bottom, from still-elite veterans to an epic rookie class. Here are the best NBA players of ever age. The selections of Sabrina Ionescu and Joe Burrow atop the WNBA and NFL drafts have been two of the too few old-world sports moments we’ve had to celebrate
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is a prestigious and elite club. In the current NBAm there are several players who make a case to join it, but these five are almost certainly locks. The NBA is currently in one of its most productive eras ever. The advent of analytics in sports has improved
Aaron Gordon has released a diss track aimed at Dwyane Wade for his judge’s score in the last Slam Dunk Contest. We’d give it a five out of 10. Boredom hits everyone differently. For many, it’s a chance to read that book you haven’t had time for, catch up on that show you’ve been dying
Shot-selection is a lot like parking a car on a crowded street — do you take what’s there or look for a better option? Which teams are solving this “optimal stopping problem”? There’s not a lot to like about living through a global pandemic. So if you’re looking for a book to distract yourself until
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Each episode of The Last Dance, ESPN’s epic 10-part docuseries on the Michael Jordan Bulls, has been structured to move forward and backward in time, covering both events
Trevelin Queen talked with The Step Back about his unique path to the NBA, life as a prospect in the time of coronavirus, and the next steps in his development. The 2020 NBA Draft is the most unique draft the league has ever had. With the league suspended indefinitely, and questions about whether there will
The beauty of ‘The Last Dance’ is bringing new life to old stories, so here are five things we learned about Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls, Dennis Rodman and Phil Jackson in Episodes 3 and 4. While Episodes 1 and 2 of The Last Dance laid the groundwork on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, Episodes
“The Last Dance” is already heating up, so here are the five best quotes from Episodes 3 and 4 of the riveting docuseries on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. The beauty of The Last Dance is not just that it offers never-before-seen footage of the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, or that it overwhelms the viewer
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