Orlando Magic, Patrick Ewing, (TONY RANZE/AFP via Getty Images) 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 heading into what would normally be the season for outdoor music and art festivals, everyone’s favorite venue to
CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 28: A bookshelf full of multicoloured books on October 28, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images) The wall behind your desk has become a statement to the world about who you are. Here’s how to build a basketball bookcase to impress hoopheads in your Zoom meetings.
Empty seats (Photo by Friso Gentsch/Pool via Getty Images ) New order will allow foreign-born athletes to enter U.S. The sports world seems to slowly be coming together again and a new order from the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf will allow athletes living outside the U.S to enter the states, even
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: A general view of the ESPN Wide World of Sports entrance outside of Champion stadium before a spring training game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets on March 23, 2019 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) The NBA confirms they are
Monta Ellis, #8, Golden State Warriors, (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Monta Ellis may have never been one of the NBA’s best players, but in his prime, he was consistently one of the most thrilling. During Monta Ellis’ brief tenure as a Milwaukee Buck, he gave an interview in which he claimed that he felt
Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan argues with the officials during a game against the Sacramento Kings, 26 February 2002, at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California. AFP PHOTO/John G. MABANGLO (Photo by JOHN G. MABANGLO / AFP) (Photo by JOHN G. MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images) After a battle with complications from Parkinson’s disease, former
Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards, Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images 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. Bradley Beal has long been on the list of sensible trade targets that somehow remain off limits to the
BB_80919_TR_00109.RAF Former Los Angeles Clipper Matt Barnes reflects back on his Clipper years with the release of the new documentary BLACKBALLED on Quibi. Right before the NBA season came to halt, the Los Angeles Clippers were on a roll, winning seven of their last eight games with the only loss coming against the rival Los
BB_80919_TR_00109.RAF Matt Barnes was brought to tears thinking about Kobe Bryant as he watched The Last Dance seeing similarities between Michael Jordan and Kobe. Matt Barnes never got to play with or against Michael Jordan. His 14-year career in the NBA started just after Jordan retired for the final, final time from the Washington Wizards.
Dabo Swinney, Trevor Lawrence, Clemson Tigers. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) If Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney compared Deshaun Watson to Michael Jordan, then that must make Trevor Lawrence LeBron James. Are you ready for some Clemson Tigers football/NBA superstar analogies? Of course, you are. You’re reading this article, and that’s the entire point of
Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images 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. The return of NBA basketball creeps closer with each passing day. As reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Wednesday, the
UEFA President confident Champions League will finish this summer by Allison Cary Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh has no problem coaching without fans in stands by Mark Powell BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 28: Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce smiles before The Sports Museums 17th running of The Tradition sports awards ceremony at TD Garden in Boston
Teams picking at the top of the NBA Draft are always interested in big-time scorers. That makes Anthony Edwards a hot commodity. Anthony Edwards heads into the 2020 NBA Draft as the top collegiate prospect. That doesn’t mean he’s a lock to achieve greatness at the next level. The former Georgia standout needs to be
Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts to a referees call (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Nobody wants to admit it, but Stephen A. Smith isn’t always wrong. Can you win a title if so-and-so is your best player? Can you win one if he’s your second-best player, assuming your best isn’t LeBron
Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images A Utah man claiming he delivered the infamous ‘Flu Game’ pizza says Michael Jordan is blaming the wrong people for getting sick. If you cross Michael Jordan, you get crossed over. Sliced and diced. Flensed for your pelt. And now that His Airness knows the name
Which three NBA teams will improve their win totals most next season? by Bryan Toporek DeMar DeRozan, #10, San Antonio Spurs, (Photo by Harry Aaron/Getty Images) Seth Partnow joins the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast to talk analytics, DeMar DeRozan, and Ultimate Frisbee. Emerge from your Last Dance hangover for a hot serving of Fastbreak
Stephen Curry, #30, Golden State Warriors, (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Regardless of whether the 2019-20 NBA season can resume at some point, which teams should be far better next season than they were this year? It remains unclear whether the NBA will be able to resume its 2019-20 season in the wake of
Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Chicago Bulls (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) 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. The Last Dance ended with Michael Jordan confidently asserting that if Jerry Reinsdorf and Jerry Krause had
Michael Jordan was the most compelling avatar for a certain professional basketball mentality. But it’s not the only way to be, and kindness can be just as powerful. I didn’t watch a single episode of the Michael Jordan documentary. At one point, I turned it on briefly only to hear Phil Jackson in the middle
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 24: Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (right) defends Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (left) during the third quarter of a NBA game on October 24, 2018 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Two years into their NBA careers, it’s time to re-visit