NBA refs will have a new emphasis on off-arm push-offs by offensive players for the 2026-2027 season.

ESPN’s list of the top 25 players of the 21st century 🍿: 1. LeBron James 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Steph Curry 4. Tim Duncan 5. Shaquille O’Neal 6. Kevin Garnett 7. Nikola Jokic 8. Dwyane Wade 9. Kevin Durant 10. Dirk Nowitzki 11. Giannis Antetokounmpo 12. Steve Nash 13. James Harden 14. Jason Kidd 15.Chris Paul 16. Kawhi Leonard 17. Manu Ginobili 18. Allen Iverson 19. Anthony Davis 20. Ray Allen 21. Tony Parker 22. Draymond Green 23. Russell Westbrook 24. Pau Gasol 25. Luka Doncic (via ESPN)

Jeff Teague says Tracy McGrady, or any elite 2-guard from that era, probably could’ve won at least one championship with prime Shaq. “Damn near any premier 2 guard at that time could have won with Shaq.” (Via @club520podcast / h/t @NBA__Courtside )

The Clippers’ next first round pick is in 2034, which means the next player they’ll be able to draft with their own pick was born in 2015 and is currently 10 or 11 years old

🚨 NBA has banned Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and executive Gillian Zucker from all team activities for 1 year, president Lawrence Frank for 6 months and Dennis “Uncle Dennis” Robertson for 5 years for their roles in salary cap circumvention

Kevin Durant and his business partner, Rich Kleiman, invested in Hugging Face's seed & Series A fundraising rounds. Nvidia just acquired the company for $12.9 billion, and since I'm told Durant invested $100,000 in the seed round and $150,000 in the Series A, he likely made more than $60 million on this investment alone. That is one of the best athlete investments ever (and more money than Durant will make playing in the NBA this season).

Carmelo Anthony said LeBron never wanted to play one on one ……… Watch LeBron play one on one against Coach Monty Williams ….. you’ll understand why LeBron ran away from playing one on one …… LeBron didn’t want to play one on one….. cause he can’t ……. He’s not that guy. Lebron had no bag, that’s why he can’t go one on one and that’s why he needs a screen so he can finally drive to the hoop. Lebron always needs screens to get a mismatch, he can’t play one on one because he has a limited bag….. No wonder he didn’t want to talk about playing Kobe one on one ….. He said “let’s move on” 😂😂😂 Greatest #2 with Pippen is LeBron James This guy is straight garbage 🗑️ ……

With Mark Walter flipping his Lakers stake after just 14 months for $12.5B and Marc Lore selling his controlling share of the Timberwolves to Marc Stad at a $4.5B valuation, the pattern isn't just obvious to me—it’s alarming. I believe we are witnessing a classic asset bubble playing out in real time. In my view, these quick-turnaround exits aren't about long-term stewardship; they are about maximizing profit margins. Investors are buying into NBA franchises, taking advantage of hyper-inflated valuations driven by institutional money, and cashing out the moment a higher bidder steps into the room. I look at ownership stints measured in months rather than decades and see a clear shift: franchises are ceasing to be institutions but are becoming liquid trading vehicles. The surge from $10B to $12.5B for Los Angeles or $1.5B to $4.5B for Minnesota in ridiculously short windows isn't sustainable growth to me; it's market speculation. I see new owners entering at the absolute peak of the curve, while the previous tier takes their billions and run before the yield plateaus. I expect more of these record-shattering, brief ownership stints to keep happening as long as the NBA continues to negotiate bigger media rights deals. The danger here is simple: how long before the teams we love become pawns for the elites to play with?

You get spotted 20 threes.. First to make 100 threes wins… Are you making 100 threes before Giannis Antetokounmpo?

LeBron shows love to Russ 💜 (h/t @TheWestbrookEra )