claire de lune

you're right, better to run it back and be a second round exit again for the umpteenth time

in order to credibly report on something, i have several vetted sources, because that's how journalism works

are you supposing that i don't have any intel to say something like this? do you know what my job is?

lebron has a no trade clause and probably only one other destination he'd be open to, i think you basically take back what you can get. they lose him next summer for nothing

in this scenario, yes

*disclaimer: THIS IS NOT REPORTING*

but what if the big man and guard the the lakers are going to get this summer are jarrett allen and darius garland, and that's why they aren't being aggressive in free agency?

i'm not a grasshopper, dude. i'm a professional analyst

lakers front office not exactly covering themselves in glory so far this week

seeing posts like this i am convinced a large portion of the sports viewing populus has brainworms because in what universe does this far fetched conspiracy theory have legs

bill simmons: *constantly mocks espn for talking about lebron and the lakers*

also bill simmons, on his own pod today: i don't know why this lebron lakers situation isn't a bigger story, it should be

ty!

i got her permission first! haha. it was not simmons' podcast, it was a diff one

The NBA Draft’s Most Polarizing Prospect Is a Walking Analytics Experiment Tyrese Haliburton doesn’t jump out of the gym nor do his stats jump off the page, but the Iowa State sophomore might be college basketball’s best-kept secret

There's always, always a Tjarks story. www.theringer.com/2019/11/27/n...

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The unsinkable Pacers don’t need the lead. They just need the last word | Claire de Lune Indiana didn’t lead for 47 minutes and 59.7 seconds of Thursday’s NBA finals opener. But belief, defiance and Tyrese Haliburton’s dramatic flair made the final 0.3 count

the pacers refuse to die and i wrote about it at
@theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

a little

i'm having fun writing about this one. i can't tell you the last time i had fun writing an article. it's usually kinda like going to the gym: you feel really good after it's done but while you're doing it you kinda wanna die.

what a game

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NBA teams were 0-121 when down by 7 or more points in the final 3 minutes of regulation in the NBA Finals over the last 28 postseasons.

They are now 1-121.

god i love my job

NBA finals 2025 predictions: will the Pacers shock the Thunder? Our writers share their picks Will it be Oklahoma City or Indiana? Our contributors pick the winner, key players and dark horses before the season’s grand finale tips off Thursday night

uh i know there's like, a lot going on rn but it's also day 1 of the nba finals and me and my colleagues made our predictions about the series here:

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...

Voting results: 2024-25 NBA regular-season awards - NBA.com: NBA Communications Here are the voting totals and voter ballots for annual awards for the 2024-25 NBA regular season, as selected by a global panel of 100 media members.

btw for those of you who've been asking why nba awards ballots aren't public: they are.

all of our ballots are listed publicly here: pr.nba.com/voting-resul...

Anthony Edwards is 23, far from a failure – and not the next LeBron just yet The Thunder ended the Timberwolves’ playoff run in brutal fashion on Wednesday night. But Minnesota have come far, and can still push on

new words: i wrote about why the glass is actually half full for the wolves for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

lived there for 7 years

body wasn't even cold yet! writer life.

i have a piece due whenever this series is over. annoyed at the wolves for making it due tomorrow, grateful to the wolves for having this be such a decisive blowout that i can write while it's on

"even when something good happens, it ends up bad!" - mike breen inadvertently describing minnesota men's professional sports

wish u were on the broadcast, mark

there is no way around the fact that every playoffs there is a minimum of one series for which rudy gobert is unplayable regardless of what team he's on

soooooooo