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With a full slate of Christmas Day games set to tip off a mere 75 days after the Lakers won the title, the NBA apparently earned itself a spot on Santa's "nice" list…
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Lakers’ +275 Title Odds May Understate Their Chance of a Repeat: Data Viz
The Los Angeles Lakers should be heavy favorites for the 2021 NBA championship after a convincing 2020 title run in which they needed just five games to win three of…
Advertisers Greet NBA Return With a Sold-Out Opening Night
As much as news coverage of the very first COVID-19 vaccinations have in some way helped foster the illusion that we'll all be putting this crummy year behind us in…
NBA Ban of Prep-to-Pro Jump Draws Scrutiny From Congress
In a different world, the top handful of players selected in tonight's 2020 NBA Draft would include a couple of names that won't appear: Oklahoma State freshman guard…
NBA to Save Christmas Games While Movie-Starved Networks Seek Solace in Alcohol
Just weeks after indicating that the start of the 2020-21 NBA season in all likelihood would be pushed to next year, Commissioner Adam Silver is now looking to get the…
Record-Low NBA Finals Ratings Belie Bubble Success as Networks Salvage Cash, Players Stay Healthy
Bad news first: The 2020 NBA Finals will go down in the books as the league's lowest-rated title tilt since ABC first began airing the full series 50 years ago. Sunday…
LeBron James Is Perennially Underpaid for His Playoff Prowess: Data Viz
Tonight, LeBron James will tie Derek Fisher for the most games played in NBA playoff history when he suits up for Game 5 of the Finals against the Miami Heat. Across…
The Heat’s Brand Hasn’t Just Survived LeBron’s Departure, It’s Grown
On the court, the Miami Heat haven't found consistent success since LeBron James' sudden departure in 2014, failing to string together back-to-back winning seasons or…
Lakers and LeBron James Lead NBA Jersey Sales, Heat Return to Top Five
As LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers prepare for Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association jointly announced that…
LeBron Endures for ABC as Lakers Take on Heat, NFL and MLB in Fall Ratings Battle
If an awful lot of guys named Sully and Fitzy were wicked pissed when the Miami Heat denied them the opportunity to eyeball a 13th NBA Finals showdown between their…
LeBron James Signs Four-Year Film Deal With Comcast’s Universal Pictures
The LeBron James entertainment empire is expanding. Universal Pictures has signed the SpringHill Company, James’ consumer and entertainment brand run by CEO Maverick…
TNT Looks to Recoup Ad Dollars As NBA Playoffs Field Narrows
Now that the NBA has navigated its latest existential crisis and the conference semifinals are officially underway, the league's media partners can start earning back a…
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