The Block, As Remembered By The Guy Who Called It And The Guy Who Let It Be | Defector Monty McCutchen remembers the play unfolding in front of him. With just under two minutes left in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals, the game tied at 89, Golden State’s Andre Iguodala grabbed a rebound an...

The Block turns 10 years old later this spring.

For my debut contribution @defector.com, I spoke to the guy who called it (Mike Breen) and the guy who let it happen (Monty McCutchen) to reflect on one of the NBA's flashbulb moments: defector.com/the-block-as...

Andre Miller

Is Prime just failing for this game? I feel like it keeps stopping every 5 minutes

This is an awesome graph!

Kirk Goldsberry's Periodic Table of the NBA Playoffs...

#NBA

Million Dollar Shot, Million Dollar Doc On April 14, 1993, Don Calhoun entered Chicago lore with the "Million Dollar Shot." 30 years later, his son is building on his dreams — and the legacy of his late brother.

Happy anniversary to DON CALHOUN and the MILLION DOLLAR SHOT! My award-winning story on Don and his son Clarence, and how the million dollar shot changed both of their lives.

readjack.substack.com/p/million-do...

After watching mostly NBA basketball after a decade of in person college ball, I forgot how stressful front ends of 1-and-1s are. Woof!

All Time Othello

Who would be the funniest player or coach to give a stuffed animal after they lost a championship game?

Totally agree!

NBA tanking idea (sorry if this has been proposed)

Reverse the lottery odds but keep draft order. So last place in regular season will have worst lottery odds but still pick at worst #5. Teams that just missed playoffs have highest lottery odds but if the miss will pick at the end of lottery

This would at least encourage winning while still giving high picks to bad teams.

NBA tanking idea (sorry if this has been proposed)

Reverse the lottery odds but keep draft order. So last place in regular season will have worst lottery odds but still pick at worst #5. Teams that just missed playoffs have highest lottery odds but if the miss will pick at the end of lottery

I get the wizards don’t want to beat the nets, but this lineup is egregious

!!!!! Also ?????

I genuinely enjoyed the final season and found the epilogue exceptionally touching and moving. Probably the most emotion I felt in a long time watching a show. Putting the binders on the shelf was a dagger. (Perhaps I play too much DnD though 😀)

As a wizards fan, I’m not going to say this metric is wrong. Just let me check my….. (references notes)….zero conference finals appearances in the last 30 years

These look amazing! Wow!

Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases

Rebekkah Brunson speaks on Minneapolis before the Wolves game (h/t @gettinggophery.bsky.social)

Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Official Audio) YouTube video by NinaSimoneVEVO

Sending all the love to my Minnesota community

m.youtube.com/watch?v=inNB...

This is an interesting idea. Would definitely disincentive it but also a brutal penalty.

Congrats! Any Wizards media that we should be following before you depart?

Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota

Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota:

youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU

@terpswbb.bsky.social do you have the video of the 2006 Championship halftime speech by Coach Frese? I remember it was something like “they’re celebrating in the locker room over there, but we’ve got one more half to play.” Can’t find anything online

Man, I’m done with Coach Keefe.

This is one of the most sane and well thought out pieces I’ve read from a wizards perspective.

“The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.”

God please no. I just can’t.

This is an incredible graphic!