SpencerinTHE SHOCKERSTEVE BANNON WEEK: Another way Steve Bannon Dies (Spoiler, sorry)Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is sitting in the King Khalid International Airport absentmindedly twirling his straw…Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017
SpencerSacramento Sportswriters Should All Look Forward to a DeMarcus Cousins ExtensionDeMarcus Cousins appears likely to re-sign with the Kings before he hits free agency after next season. ESPN’s Marc Stein reported last…Jan 11, 2017Jan 11, 2017
SpencerThis possession shows why Kawhi Leonard and James Harden are superstars (and why offense beats…Kawhi Leonard has won the last two Defensive Player of the Year awards and he’s considered by some to be the finest perimeter defender…Dec 21, 2016Dec 21, 2016
SpencerThe Clippers lose big to the Warriors and the NBA world again forgets it’s DecemberIncreasingly, the marathon that is an NBA season has seemed to shrink into a night-by-night sprint. It’s a perception thing, really. With…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016
SpencerThe Way We Still Talk About Russell WestbrookRussell Westbrook, but more the ongoing online debate about his true value in a season where he’s averaging a triple-double through the…Nov 29, 2016Nov 29, 2016
SpencerNo longer defending Carmelo Anthony because he’s still not defendingI once wrote that Carmelo Anthony was the best pure scorer in the NBA. I still don’t think I was wrong to write it, at the time. When a…Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
SpencerWhat I’d really like to tell the Bronx high school students I’m talking to todayA friend of mine teaches part-time at Saint Ignatius, a school in the South Bronx. He’s going to have his students ask me questions today…Nov 16, 20162Nov 16, 20162
SpencerThursday’s Warriors - Thunder Game is Just Like Your LifeIn a few hours, the Golden State Warriors will tip off against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder. Right before the ref tosses the ball in…Nov 4, 2016Nov 4, 2016
SpencerEulogizing the Ray Allen We’ve Seemingly Already ForgottenRay Allen announced his retirement on Tuesday in a letter to his 13-year-old self for The Players’ Tribune. When the news first broke, I…Nov 1, 2016Nov 1, 2016
SpencerWatch A 39-Year-Old Vince Carter Stymie 21-Year-Old Andrew Wiggins In The Fourth QuarterOn the second night of the 2016–17 NBA Season, a Memphis Grizzlies team that employs the same personnel they’ve always had during their…Oct 28, 2016Oct 28, 2016