Articles by Phil Watson (170)
The NBA careers of Julius Erving and Michael Jordan overlapped by three seasons in the mid-1980s. Erving knew he was witnessing greatness in the making when he faced off against the young Jordan.
Former Lakers trainer Gary Vitti made an unusual comparison when looking at LeBron James, calling him a bigger version of Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson.
Stephen A. Smith said the Brooklyn Nets wanted to trade Kyrie Irving for Ben Simmons before Kevin Durant said no. The two came to Brooklyn in July 2019 along with DeAndre Jordan as part of a huge free-agent package.
For a time, it looked like former Duke star JJ Redick’s career as an NBA player would be short-lived. A two-time All-American for the Blue Devils, Redick won the Naismith and Wooden awards as National Player of the Year in a tight battle with former Gonzaga standout Adam Morrison (speaking of busts). But he slipped […]
JaVale McGee is an Olympic gold medalist and a three-time NBA champion despite taking a lot of abuse from Shaquille O’Neal’s blooper reels early in his career.
A former teammate of Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan has a theory behind the long-running feud between the Hall of Famers. Thomas was one of Chicago’s favorite sons who felt forgotten when Jordan took over the city in the 1980s.
Like everyone, there were times Michael Jordan wanted to get away from the crowds and just do his thing while he was the toast of Chicago. He developed a strategy for making those getaways that involved swapping car keys with teammates and friends.
Dennis Schröder shorted himself nearly $78 million by spurning the Los Angeles Lakers and eventually signing with the Boston Celtics. But on his birthday, the 28-year-old gave his followers on Instagram a chance to get out all of their jokes.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talked about his trip to see the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2021 NBA Finals and a wide array of other topics while discussing his new Substack channel.
Charles Barkley blasted NBA super-agent Rich Paul for his tactics, claiming Klutch Sports’ front man bullies teams into sending players where Paul wants them to go.