10+ hour, 2+ min ago  (693+ words) Of all possible beef pairings among NBA players, Luka Doncic vs. Goga Bitadze is one of the most likely of units to get into a scuffle. When Doncic is not racking up technical fouls for yelling at the referees, he…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (359+ words) 3:28 PM EDT on March 20, 2026 But the only way to become truly famous in this era is to break the containment of the algorithm. You need something juicy enough or stupid enough or strange enough to force people who are not…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (240+ words) 11:08 AM EDT on March 20, 2026 For the majority of the NBA season, there has been an odd, Los Angeles Lakers'shaped hole at the center of the conversation. That is, until the past month, in which Doncic has been the best player…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (548+ words) 10:38 AM EDT on March 19, 2026 Except no hero could tell his tale alone. Any chronicle that wound up bound between fly-leaves was first selected by an editor and annotated by a small army of translators and censors. Part of the sport…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (556+ words) Oklahoma City Thunder Defense Innovates With Sneaker Block'Defector Oklahoma City Thunder Defense Innovates With Sneaker Block 1:35 PM EDT on March 18, 2026 For two seasons now, NBA viewers have bemoaned the league-best Oklahoma City Thunder defense. Not because it's physically talented or…...

4+ day, 1+ min ago  (295+ words) 4:35 PM EDT on March 18, 2026 March came in like a lion last night. An off-balance three-pointer from UMBC at the buzzer caromed off the backboard, allowing Howard University to survive a crazy and clutch comeback and advance to the main pool…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (487+ words) As Bryce Harper rounded the bases on his game-tying two-run homer in the eighth inning of Tuesday night's World Baseball Classic final, he exchanged a salute with his commanding officer, third base coach Dino Ebel, then moved to point at…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (765+ words) And here we see a shining example of the main peril of using sports as a reason to wrap oneself in the flag. When you look down and see that you've lost your pants, the flag makes a poor trouser…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (987+ words) 2:35 PM EDT on March 17, 2026 Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew's books while you're at it. Today, we're talking…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1198+ words) The NBA's Expansion Gambit Is About Getting Bigger, Not Better'Defector The NBA's Expansion Gambit Is About Getting Bigger, Not Better 12:02 PM EDT on March 17, 2026 It's always good when the NBA tells you when it plans to do something it has…...