Kobe Bryant Was Bigger Than Basketball

If you played basketball growing up, you’ve probably had this experience: Hunched over, at the top of your driveway, slowly crossing a weathered basketball back and forth between your fingertips. In this scenario you’ve conjured up, you had that ball at the top of the key, down one, five seconds left, with multiple imaginary defenders…

Quick Reaction: Raptors 113, Lakers 104

TOR Raptors 113 Final Box Score 104 LA Lakers A P. Siakam42 MIN, 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL, 9-25 FG, 1-8 3FG, 5-8 FT, 2 BLK, 3 TO, 15 +/- This was not an efficient night for Siakam, whose outside shot deserted him on the evening. It’s also difficult with Anthony Davis…

What Kawhi Leonard’s Free Agency Taught Us About Privacy 

Kawhi Leonard’s 2019 Free Agency was unlike anything the NBA has seen before. The 28-year-old superstar who just led the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA championship elected not to return to the Raptors, instead choosing to play for his hometown Los Angeles Clippers alongside First Team All-NBA forward Paul George. And while Leonard’s choice…

Quick Reaction: Lakers 98, Raptors 111

LA Lakers 98 Final Box Score 111 TOR Raptors A P. Siakam39 MIN, 16 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL, 3-16 FG, 0-4 3FG, 10-12 FT, 3 BLK, 3 TO, 14 +/- Siakam knew with KLow out, he’d take a large chunk of responsibility in terms of play initiation and scoring. He missed more…