Fiction Pick of the Week: "Good Looking Out"
The psychology, interactions, and sadness of a fringe NBA player.
Basketball
Letter to My Younger Self
“You got the DNA of a motherfucking go-getter.”
Kobe Bryant Will Always Be an All-Star of Talking
Kobe Bryant knows who he is, and he’s happy to tell you all about it.
Scam Dunk
How a bootleg prep school profited by ripping off teens with NBA dreams.
Jumpin’ Joe
Why didn’t visionary baller Joe Caldwell become a star?
Welcome to the Far Eastern Conference
On former Knicks savior Stephon Marbury and his post-NBA life playing in China.
Finding Darko
The NBA’s greatest draft bust, Darko Milicic is now an enthusiastic farmer of cherries in his native Serbia.
Generation Shaq
In 1993, his rookie season, more than 1,700 boys were named after Shaquille O’Neal. Now they’ve grown up.
Eyes of the Storm
On being—and playing for—Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt.
The NBA Is Lucky I'm Home Doing Damn Articles
The NBA’s most “irrationally confident” player tells his story.
Pat Riley's Final Test
He has been in the NBA for 50 years. He’s won nine championships. And he can’t walk away.
A 15-Year-Old (Sorta-Maybe) Basketball Prodigy
He’s got 50,000 Instagram followers. He’s been offered several college scholarships. He just played his first high school basketball game.
The Misunderstood Genius of Russell Westbrook
A profile of the Oklahoma City point guard, who is averaging a triple-double in his first season without Kevin Durant.
Tragedy Made Steve Kerr See the World Beyond the Court
How the 1983 assassination of his father, the president of American University of Beirut, shaped the Golden State Warriors basketball coach.
The Shot That Saved Lives
Mykal Riley’s last-second three-pointer kept thousands of fans out of the path of a tornado. Just as remarkable? That Riley was there to take the shot in the first place.
What Happened to Robert Swift?
An NBA lottery pick and drug addict tries to rebuild his life.
After the Fall
On the mysterious death of a high school basketball star in Dallas.
Cheering LeBron in Jalula
A former Ohio National Guardsman recalls being dunked on by LeBron James as a teenager — and how the James helped get him through the Iraq War.
Be Like Steph?
Mini-Currys and the future of basketball.
You Won't Believe How Nike Lost Steph to Under Armour
“The pitch meeting kicked off with one Nike official accidentally addressing Stephen as 'Steph-on.' ... It got worse from there. A PowerPoint slide featured Kevin Durant's name, presumably left on by accident, presumably residue from repurposed materials.”
Revenge of the Nerds
How the Caltech basketball team, losers of 310 straight conference games, figured out a formula for winning.
Why Did Derrick Gordon Make History and Then Suddenly Shun the Spotlight?
What happened after the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball came out.
Who Killed Lorenzen Wright?
Investigating the unsolved murder of a former NBA player.
A Mystery Wrapped Inside an Enigma Shrouded in a Beard
A profile of James Harden, the Houston Rockets shooting guard that just signed a $200 million endorsement deal with Adidas.
A Tragic Fight Between College-Bound Basketball Stars Changed Lives Forever
The story of a sudden death amid a high school recruiting scandal in Texas.
