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At long last, the NBA is back, with the Golden State Warriors set to begin their journey back to the mountaintop. Their mission will be two-fold: 1) Win another Larry O’Brien trophy 2) Burn everything. They’re Unicron and the rest of the league is in...

Team USA’s 100-78 thumping of Spain on Tuesday produced two storylines. One was Carmelo Anthony’s huge game, which I addressed in this story. The other was Spain’s reluctance to play big men Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka together for any...

The NBA Draft takes place tonight, and rumors are swirling about the draft itself and the potential trades involving veterans today, so we here at SportSmasher.com are here to break them down for you. With a draft class that is weak at the top, but intriguing...

Sam Presti looked even more boyish than usual. The 30-year-old Presti had been Seattle’s general manager for less than a month when the fork-in-the-road 2007 draft approached. The warm memories of the Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp SuperSonics teams...

Beginning this week, arenas will open for business, sneakers will be laced and legions of fans will flock courtside to see some of the finest athletes in the world take to the hardwood in pursuit of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Basketball...