Ode to the Menaces, Stars of the NBA Playoffs

Ode to the Menaces, Stars of the NBA Playoffs

Chances are, the conference finals will swing on a loose ball, a clutch 3, or a contested rebound—and one of these stars behind the stars will be the main reason why

SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Memphis Grizzlies log NBA playoffs record NABJ Black News & Views

In 2020, pro-basketball executives created the bio-secure “NBA Bubble” in Orlando, Florida, to allow pro-basketball games during the COVID-19 pandemic era. During that time, teams on the edge of the playoffs were in the Bubble and facing each other to earn the right to the seventh and eighth seeds. The NBA thought so much of the Bubble that they made it a permanent change in the 2020-2021 NBA season. In the Western Conference, the eighth seed ca…