Ken Berger
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Wizards Hurtling Toward Wall-Beal Breakup If Dysfunction Continues
Though the Washington Wizards have shown signs of life since details of an ugly, contentious practice spilled out publicly last week, the long-term prognosis for the team remains grim... → Read More
Shut Up and Watch: LeBron Doc Explores NBA's Gradual Embrace of Social Activism
As LeBron James sat with director Gotham Chopra and watched old footage of Isiah Thomas being interrogated on national TV during the 1987 NBA Finals, all he could do was shake his head... → Read More
Raptors Took a Big Risk with Kawhi, but There's a Good Chance It'll Pay off
The Toronto Raptors ' on-court hierarchy came together at a Bay Area restaurant during the 2017 NBA Finals and reached a defining moment in their partnership... → Read More
Who's to Blame for the Warriors Bringing NBA Teams to Their Knees?
Contrary to Chicken Little logic, the NBA didn’t cease to exist when DeMarcus Cousins , a four-time All-Star, signed with the mighty Golden State Warriors for the paltry sum of $5... → Read More
'It Had to Be About Something Bigger': Why LeBron James Chose the LA Lakers
The first time, LeBron James sat clumsily with Jim Gray on national TV, announcing that he was taking his talents to South Beach. That didn't go over too well... → Read More
Does Collin Sexton Give Cavs Shot at LeBron? NBA Execs Respond Defiantly 'Nope'
The first shoe dropped in the LeBron James sweepstakes Thursday night, as the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Alabama point guard Collin Sexton with the No. 8 pick in the NBA draft... → Read More
Kawhi Trade Request Opens Way to LeBron-Lakers Superteam, but Is There the Will?
The news Friday that Kawhi Leonard wants out of San Antonio was nothing we didn't already know , but in a way, it was also a bombshell. A bombshell from the standpoint of the free-agent-to-be who matters the most: LeBron James ... → Read More
After Title Fight, LeBron, KD to Wrestle for Balance of NBA Power This Summer
CLEVELAND — The theme for the Warriors on Thursday was not to look past Game 4 of the NBA Finals. That's the sensible approach on a lot of levels, especially for a team whose greatest threat may be taking shape this summer... → Read More
LeBron James 'Trying to Push Through a Lot' During Joyless NBA Finals vs. Dubs
OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James sat at his locker in the visiting locker room at Oracle Arena, his head bobbing side to side and to and fro as music flowed through his black and red Beats... → Read More
The Jordan Rules vs. the LeBron Rules: Stopping MJ Was 'Totally Different'
OAKLAND, Calif. — Twenty years ago Sunday, Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls lost Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals in Utah, going down much more conventionally than LeBron James ... → Read More
'When LeBron Leaves': At This Rate, Why Would LeBron James Stay in Cleveland?
BOSTON — LeBron James tore the ice pack off his left knee and tossed it left-handed toward the garbage can sitting 10 feet away in the visiting locker room at TD Garden. Swish... → Read More
After 'Feel-Out' Game 1 vs. Celtics, History Is on LeBron James' Side
BOSTON — When LeBron James wasn't busy recalling exactly what happened during a 7-0 run by the Boston Celtics to start the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ... → Read More
As They Always Seem To, the Celtics Stand Between LeBron James and His Future
BOSTON — LeBron James strolled out of the visiting locker room at TD Garden, resplendent in a gray three-piece suit and a pair of horn-rimmed glasses. He exchanged three daps with a Nike employee and trudged toward the interview room... → Read More
'There's a Crack in the Spurs Way,' But Can the Team and Kawhi Make Peace?
These are strange times in San Antonio. Usually, this is when the rest of the NBA dissects what went wrong, what they can do to change and how they will attack an offseason of coaching shifts, draft picks and free-agent moves... → Read More
New Knicks Coach David Fizdale Must Win over Kristaps Porzingis to Succeed in NY
Since the pitiable Isiah Thomas era ended in New York in 2008, the Knicks have employed five head coaches in 10 seasons. In the embryonic career of All-Star Kristaps Porzingis, the tally is three coaches in three seasons... → Read More
LeBron, Cavs Still Trying to Figure out Who They Are Before It's Too Late
INDIANAPOLIS — It was after midnight when LeBron James strolled down a darkened hallway beneath Bankers Life Fieldhouse, on his way to the Cleveland Cavaliers team bus... → Read More
Season of Chaos Has LeBron Stuck Doing What He Didn't Want to in Cavs Return
Aside from barely escaping their home floor with the series tied 1-1, not much has gone right for LeBron James and the Cavaliers as they venture to Indiana on Friday for Game 3 of their first-round series... → Read More
ROY or Not, NBA Execs Prefer Ben Simmons, Could Get LeBron to GOAT Status
After a superb rookie season, Ben Simmons will lead the Philadelphia 76ers into their first playoff series since 2012 on Saturday when they host the Miami Heat... → Read More
LeBron Isn't the Cavaliers' Coach, But Here's How He 'Coaches' the Cavs
NEW YORK — If it's possible for a 13-second video to say it all, this one came as close as any. During the Cavaliers' 34-point blowout loss to the Toronto Raptors in January, EuroHoops... → Read More
How DeRozan, Lowry and Raptors Ditched 'Same Old Crap' to Dominate the East
NEW YORK — While the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors were once again battling for NBA supremacy this past June, the Toronto Raptors ' on-court brain trust—coach ... → Read More