Elsa / Getty Images 2024 NBA Finals Ratings Slump Hard: Do Fans Need a True Villain? The 2024 NBA Finals came and went with little more than a whimper. Why did the series struggle to attract viewers? By Bryan Chai June 23, 2024
Elsa / Getty ImagesCommentary Celtics Coach Wears His Christian Faith on His Shirt Live on ESPN After Winning NBA Title After winning the NBA championship, Mazzulla showcased his Christian character and priorities for a nationwide ESPN audience. By Michael Schwarz June 18, 2024
@OrenWeisfeld / X screen shot This Wasn't the First Time: NBA Coach's Faith Stunned Reporters 3 Different Times in Viral Moments Joe Mazzulla's most recent viral moment is hardly the first time he's gotten noticed for sharing his Christian faith. By Michael Austin June 13, 2024
@OrenWeisfeld / X screen shotCommentary Watch: NBA Head Coach Leaves Race-Baiting Reporter Speechless After Dropping 10-Word Bomb "Given the plight, sometimes, of black head coaches in the NBA, do you think this is a significant moment? Do you take pride in this?" By Bryan Chai June 9, 2024
Isaiah Vazquez / Getty Images Charles Barkley Says He Got Fed Up and Turned Off ESPN: 'What Kinda Idiots Are Running This Network?' Charles Barkley fumed at ESPN's NBA Finals coverage and questioned if the network is being run by "idiots." By Johnathan Jones June 7, 2024
Luke Hales / Getty Images; @awfulannouncing / X screen shotCommentary Watch: ESPN Host Rages Over 'Race' Culture Around Caitlin Clark - 'She's White in a Sport of Black People!' Amid relentless conversation about race, Michael Wilbon insisted that the Caitlin Clark phenomenon needs even more talk about the subject. By Michael Schwarz June 5, 2024
Focus on Sport / Getty Images Just In: NBA Legend Bill Walton Dies at 71 After Long Health Battle "His unique all-around skills made him a dominant force at UCLA and led to an NBA regular-season and Finals MVP." By Bryan Chai May 27, 2024
Arturo Holmes / Getty ImagesCommentary 'NBA Countdown's' Kendrick Perkins Torn to Pieces by Fans Over Ridiculous Heat-Celtics Take - '100% Stupid' Maybe he was just trying to get a reaction. Maybe he meant it. Either way, it was a good example of what's wrong with sports media. By Anthony Altomari April 23, 2024
Andy Lyons/Getty Images; @SavageSports / X screen shotCommentary Watch: Paul Pierce Throws Race into Caitlin Clark Victory - 'We Saw a White Girl in Iowa Do It to a Bunch of Black Girls' In the context of older basketball culture, Pierce meant to compliment Clark, but the race-mongers of today have made such things impossible. By Michael Schwarz April 2, 2024
John Spivey / AP 42-Year-Old Former NBA Player Collapses and Dies Brandon Hunter collapsed while doing hot yoga in Orlando, Florida. No cause of death was immediately released. By Johnathan Jones September 13, 2023