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4/29/2022
17 : 4
Point God — End in Utah — NOLA 👀
Friday, April 29th, 2022 The Opening Tip The Jazz are toast The future's blinding in NOLA There's a new reason to like Rudy Gobert Tonight's must-watch playoff game 1. We'll miss Chris
4/26/2022
17 : 24
Kyrie said what? — Luka! — New title favs
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 The Opening Tip Luka's on the brink of his first series win Watch out for the Warriors Couple big Game 5s tonight 👀 Tonight's must-watch playoffs games 1. Not The
4/22/2022
16 : 34
LeBron-less playoffs — Joel Embiid! — Booker, Khris out
Friday, April 22nd, 2022 The Opening Tip Joel Embiid is making all the Raptors believers look stupid Two fairly serious injuries just made these playoffs less fun Chris Paul's Scott Foster streak
4/8/2022
17 : 4
Harden-Simmons trade — LaMelo Ball! — L(OL)akers
Friday, April 8th, 2022 The Opening Tip LaMelo Ball is pushing the envelope of fastbreak passes Frank Vogel is shooting from the hip Nikola Jokic has a new club This weekend's must-watch games 1.
4/1/2022
17 : 54
Giannis 4 MVP — Jose Alvarado! — Duke vs. UNC
Friday, April 1st, 2022 The Opening Tip The Pelicans have the sneakiest player in the league We have a new game The Ja-less Grizzlies = the 1996 Chicago Bulls This weekend's must-watch games 1. Are
3/11/2022
18 : 44
Vintage Harden — 50-point scorers — March Madness
Friday, March 11th, 2022 The Opening Tip 76ers fans booed Ben Simmons last night, then booed the 76ers Who leads the league in 50-point games since 2020-21? Best March Madness moments so far This
2/18/2022
17 : 34
NBA’s Twitter trickster — Luka! — SAS on NYK
Friday, February 18th, 2022 The Opening Tip A growing list has been tricked by a fake NBA Twitter account Stephen A. Smith dropped a classic Knicks rant on Wednesday DeMar DeRozan is out here breaking
2/11/2022
18 : 4
Woj vs. Shams — 27-7-7 — Deadline notes
Friday, February 11th, 2022 The Opening Tip Our annual scoop counter is back. A meaningless 3 kept the weirdest streak in basketball going. More notes from Thursday's deadline. Tonight's must-
2/4/2022
18 : 34
Nets mess — Deadline rumors — Full All-Star rosters
Friday, February 4th, 2022 Yes, this is our first newsletter in a month. What do you want from us? It's free. The Opening Tip The Nets are out here losing to the Kings A beautiful moment from Bulls
1/7/2022
17 : 34
Jokic’s GOAT season — RJ Barrett! — Born Ready is back
Friday, January 7th, 2022 The Opening Tip RJ Barrett sinks the Celtics Things may be going lopsided in Indiana, but at least the Pacers have their spiritual leader back A player we haven't seen in
12/24/2021
19 : 4
Old guy roulette — End of Staples — NBA Xmas deets
Friday, December 24th, 2021 The Opening Tip The Lakers closed out Staples Center in a very forgettable way Spreads, missing stars, game times for this year's Christmas slate A DC teacher cashed a
12/10/2021
18 : 14
Curry’s closes in — Rutgers! — Heat’s hidden gems
Friday, December 10th, 2021 The Opening Tip Rutgers basketball had the highlight of the night How do the Heat keep finding these random contributors? The Rockets are on the least likely seven-game win
12/3/2021
18 : 14
73-point win — Streaking Suns — Freedom joins Carlson
Friday, December 3rd, 2021 The Opening Tip The Suns' win streak is getting historic Enes Kanter Freedom has a new name and a new angle It doesn't sound like Kyrie Irving is coming back any time
11/10/2021
23 : 4
Jokic vs. Morris — Melo! — Good guy Grant
Wednesday, Nov 10th, 2021 The Opening Tip Carmelo Anthony is playing as well as he has in years. We have an anecdote to relay about Horace Grant and pet grieving. The CBB season started last night.
11/2/2021
19 : 54
NBA's shrinking generation — Franz Wagner! — Jas, ranked
Tuesday, Nov 2nd, 2021 We're back after a two-month hiatus! In order to adjust to current life and work schedules, we'll be switching to a once-a-week newsletter on Mondays. But we aren't
8/13/2021
17 : 44
Netflix’s Malice-Palace doc — Summer League Highlights — Poor Dennis
Friday, Aug 13th, 2021 The Opening Tip You can't watch the new Netflix doc on the Pacers-Pistons brawl without feeling for Jermaine O'Neal. The Nets might have another guy who can score like
8/6/2021
17 : 14
Team USA vs. France — Luka’s Olympics run — All Unsigned Team
Friday, Aug 6th, 2021 The Opening Tip Luka Doncic averaged a triple-double in his first Olympics. The best of the unsigned players. Japan's womens' team has a tall task (pun) in Sunday's
8/3/2021
17 : 14
Free Agency madness — Woj vs. Shams — Olympics update
Tuesday, Aug 3rd, 2021 The Opening Tip Every move from yesterday's free agency period. Who won last week's scoop-off: Woj or Shams? Team USA beat Spain this morning, and other Olympic notes. 1.
7/28/2021
18 : 34
NBAers at Olympics — Luka! — NBA Draft FAQs
Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 The Opening Tip A breakdown of current and former NBA players in the Olypmics. It took Luka Doncic one game to become an Olympic legend. Jalens have taken over the NBA Draft.
7/21/2021
17 : 44
Bucks win — Giannis’ crowning moment — The toe that made this possible
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021 The Opening Tip A bunch of stuff about Giannis and the Bucks. 1. A quick Giannis story Giannis' life story is simultaneously endearing and hard to fathom. For every