All eyes were on the ESPN Wide World of Sports campus of Disney World in the summer of 2020, as the NBA resumed its season in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Which side are you on?: A history of the NBA in 16 labor disputes
As much so as the games, players, and teams themselves, the history of basketball is a history of American labor politics
Expired tokens: Seven defunct major basketball awards
While awards like league MVP and Rookie of the Year have become iconic signifiers of individual success, these seven basketball awards lost their meaning and then their existence.
Round mound of dumbfound: 10 times that Charles Barkley’s mouth got him into trouble
With Charles Barkley set to celebrate his 60th birthday, we take a look back at some of the most controversial moments of maybe the most polemic figure in NBA history.
Fixer-uppers: Seven notably inadequate arenas that have hosted NBA teams
Whether they were too cramped, too spacious, too old, too new, or just plan too crappy, these seven arenas served as mediocre temporary sites for NBA teams that were in between permanent homes.
Extracurricular activities: 75 off-court moments that shaped the NBA
Going back to the invention of the game in 1891, we take a look at the 75 innovations, signings, mergers, rule changes, lawsuits, agreements, disagreements, trades, hirings, draft picks, and other off-court events that shaped the course of NBA history.
Corporate restructuring: 11 times the NBA has made changes to its playoff format
From its early speculative days to its middle aged eras of expansion to its current experimentation with play-in games, the NBA has refreshed its playoff format numerous times over the years, with mixed results for franchises, players, and fans.
Add an asterisk: Five NBA championship teams with questionable legitimacy
As fans and the media debate the legitimacy of the eventual ’19-’20 NBA champion, we take a look back at five other title winners that have faced similar questions regarding their validity.
Far from home: Nine notable NBA games played at a neutral site
The NBA has resumed play, with all games staged at a neutral site on the campus of Walt Disney World. But this hardly the first time that regular season or playoff games have been played at secondary sites, and here are nine notable examples where the home team was actually far from home.