Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Coaching Change of the Year   We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip-hop artist fianceé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a … [Read more...]

Prices soar for historic Lakers, Warriors games 1:39 PM ET Darren RovellESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com's sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC print The most expensive games of the NBA season for fans will take place on Wednesday with Kobe Bryant's … [Read more...]

Real recognize real: '95-96 Bulls salute Warriors after Win No. 72 On Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors became the first team this season to beat the San Antonio Spurs in Texas and improving to 72-9, tying the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for the most wins in a single season in NBA history. For now, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder with those Bulls at the top of the NBA record book; come … [Read more...]

BDL's Year-End Most Interesting Power Rankings: Golden State, wow. Let's face it — the best and most powerful teams in the NBA don't really change from week to week. A handful of results in the middle of winter can only mean so much to a franchise's championship hopes. What does shift regularly, though, is how much interest a squad can hold over the course of a season. Every week, BDL's Most … [Read more...]

Feature Presentation: 2015-16 BDL Bench of the Year We at Ball Don't Lie enjoy healthy debate about basketball and its strange cast of characters, from Oscar Robertson's "get off my lawn" diatribe on Stephen Curry to D'Angelo Russell's sting operation on a self-dubbed dude named Swaggy P and his Australian hip hop artist fiancé. (Yup, those things happened.) It's NBA with a twist here at … [Read more...]

Stephen Curry hits the deck after Jordan Spieth's collapse (Video) PGA golfer Jordan Spieth won both the Masters and U.S. Open last year and by mid-afternoon on Sunday he seemed well on his way toward winning the Masters again last week. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] His friend Stephen Curry also appears to be on the same career arc, winning the … [Read more...]

NBA Playoff Picture: Pacers are in, Mavericks yet to clinch With just a few days left in the NBA's regular season, several games per night make a big difference in the fights for playoff berths and seeding. This post catches you up on everything that matters to these races. GAMES THAT MATTERED A LOT Pacers take care of business: Popular lore has it that poor sportsmanship is illegal in … [Read more...]

Vote: Who would win series between 1995-96 Bulls and 2015-16 Warriors? 10:27 PM ET print It's a debate that has been raging since the moment this season's Golden State Warriors appeared capable of winning 72. Who would win a series: Stephen Curry's crew or the team that first won 72, Michael Jordan's 1995-96 Chicago Bulls? Now, we ask you: The Phil Jackson-led Bulls were the first … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Warriors Going for 73 The NBA in April is pretty crazy with teams either resting their studs, fighting for playoff seeding or tanking for a lottery pick, so I highly recommend that you end your fantasy playoffs a couple weeks sooner next season to avoid the madness. With that said, let’s take a look at what happened around the NBA on a busy nine-game Sunday for those … [Read more...]

Carmelo Anthony says he's focused on improving the Knicks, not leaving them 1:49 AM ET print NEW YORK -- About 90 minutes after the New York Knicks' 93-89 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, someone asked Carmelo Anthony if he thought he may have played his final home game at Madison Square Garden. "No, no, I don’t think about that. Not right now,” he said. “I can’t think about … [Read more...]