james herbert

After 76ers 'breakup,' Thunder's Jared McCain is smitten with his new situation -- and the feeling is mutual The trade 'completely blindsided' McCain, but there's a pep in his step with OKC

I talked to a very happy Jared McCain about his new situation and the trade that “completely blindsided” him www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jar...

After 76ers 'breakup,' Thunder's Jared McCain is smitten with his new situation -- and the feeling is mutual The trade 'completely blindsided' McCain, but there's a pep in his step with OKC

I talked to a very happy Jared McCain about his new situation and the trade that “completely blindsided” him www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jar...

lamelo ball screened two guys at the same time on the first possession of the game tonight. WINNING PLAYER

Alone in a Group: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 8 Recap The season finale of HBO’s money-minded saga is all about connections—and isolation

INDUSTRY FINALE RECAP!

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remember when the coaches didn’t even pick kawhi as a reserve

Language of basketball: How international NBA players think about the game For many of today's NBA All-Stars, English is their second language, and that impacts how they think about the game.

“Basketball language is like a different language.”

English is the second (or third or fourth) language for a lot of NBA players, and I always wondered which language those guys used to think the game. So we asked.

ESPN story: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

chris paul forever

Supervillain: How Suns' Dillon Brooks powered up as a scorer Nine years into his career, Brooks has reinvented himself in Phoenix

Dillon Brooks, now a bucket-getter, says this season is going “exactly the way I wanted it.” I wrote about The Villain reinventing himself www.cbssports.com/nba/news/sup...

surely not. but hey, longer break!

it hasn’t always been this way! but I’m not sure exactly when it went from “dion waiters gets buckets” to “dion waiters is/was a bucket”

Supervillain: How Suns' Dillon Brooks powered up as a scorer Nine years into his career, Brooks has reinvented himself in Phoenix

Dillon Brooks, now a bucket-getter, says this season is going “exactly the way I wanted it.” I wrote about The Villain reinventing himself www.cbssports.com/nba/news/sup...

ok now let’s appreciate that the bulls have josh giddey, tre jones, collin sexton, rob dillingham, jaden ivey, anfernee simons and mac mcclung

the “first-round picks” dallas is getting in the AD deal:

-okc’s pick this year. so, #30
-the warriors’ pick in 2030, protected 1-20. it immediately converts to the warriors’ second-round pick that same year if it lands in the top 20

fun week to support, $5 for trade deadline blogs

this won’t last so let’s appreciate that the bulls currently have josh giddey, coby white, ayo dosunmu, tre jones, jaden ivey, mike conley and anfernee simons

Occupational Hazards: ‘Industry’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap In “1000 Yoots, 1 Marilyn,” viewers glimpse all the ways that a job can kill ya—if you let it

INDUSTRY EPISODE 4 RECAP! 😬😬😬

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'Do I really belong here?' Behind Deni Avdija's explosive rise from cast-off to NBA All-Star The Trail Blazers forward was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star team, capping a breakout few saw coming.

Deni Avdija is now an All-Star. But just 3 years ago he was unsure about his future in the league.

“Do I really belong here?” he’d ask himself.

I spoke to Avdija about that journey, for @yahoosports.bsky.social:

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the MPJ snub is weird but i assume he will be the giannis replacement. the kawhi snub is … crazy?? shame on the league’s ASSistant coaches (iykyk)

Inside the NBA's ambitious plans for creating a European league The NBA Europe managing director provided CBS Sports with detailed insight into plans for a new European league

Really enjoyed diving deep with the NBA Europe managing director about why they think there's a huge opportunity to create a new league, pros and cons of going with established clubs vs. new teams, understanding unique dynamics in each city and more www.cbssports.com/nba/news/ins...

How Michael Porter Jr. took a different kind of star turn with the Nets Porter has played his way back into trade rumors by becoming a potential All-Star in Brooklyn

Michael Porter Jr. is having a ball in Brooklyn, but this is a different kind of star turn www.cbssports.com/nba/news/mic...

Joel Embiid continued his encouraging run of play in the Sixers' win over Washington on Wednesday, scoring 28 points on 10-14 shooting in 25 minutes.

All 10 of Embiid's baskets:

5 Biggest NBA Questions for 2026, and is this Mystery Team the Eastern Conference favorite? YouTube video by Business Decision with Mike Vorkunov

5 Biggest NBA Questions for 2026

Did the NBA ruin the MVP award race this season?

Name your Eastern Conference favorite

With @jamesherbert.bsky.social

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Sixers vibes were too good. had to step on a rake with everyone watching per the team charter

VJ was great tho

Gamers, grinders and a 'pit bull': How 7 undervalued NBA players are making an outsized impact

New for @theathletic.com - Is the league undervaluing 'dawgs'? Talked to players and coaches about seven of them in my recent travels.

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How the NBA's 6-footers can survive -- and thrive -- in increasingly tall league Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings

This @jamesherbert.bsky.social story on the small guards succeeding in the modern NBA was fantastic. So much great stuff in here:

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Dan Hurley told me that things went back in UConn's favor after he zipped his pants.

This is a CBS Sports exclusive.

How the NBA's 6-footers can survive -- and thrive -- in increasingly tall league Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead and Collin Gillespie -- all 6-foot-1 and under -- are providing the blueprint for today's short kings

how to make it in the nba as a small
guard, starring davion mitchell, jamal
shead and collin gillespie www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba...

it’s not a slight, i highlighted guys who are breaking out *this* season