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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The “face of the league” debate is a negative distraction from exciting rookie class

Kailyn Smith March 5, 2025
We can’t keep exclusively fixating on what we’ll do when active NBA legends retire or who’s the greatest and why — we should be paying more attention to “who got next?”
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Bobby Portis’ suspension is a wake-up call for National Basketball Players Association

Kailyn Smith February 26, 2025
Last Thursday, Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. was suspended 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy. Portis tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, which he used to treat an elbow injury.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: The 2025 All-Star Weekend has potential to be the best of this era

Kailyn Smith February 12, 2025
This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco is sure to make Valentine’s Day even more sweet. The weekend is so much bigger than Sunday night’s big game, and it truly is a showcase of the best of basketball.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Why we should be concerned about the aftermath of missed calls

Kailyn Smith December 4, 2024
The referee problem in the NBA has more to do with interpersonal values than in-game conduct. The frustration that fans, players and coaches alike have toward game officials has become increasingly evident less than two months into the regular season. While the incidents and negative feedback is ramping up, these complaints are not new.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The Post-Up: Draymond Green got his first tech of the season, but one doesn’t mean two

Kailyn Smith October 29, 2024
On Wednesday night, Draymond Green received a technical foul in the first Golden State Warriors game of the 2024-25 NBA regular season. While this may not come as a surprise, I believe that it isn’t necessarily indicative of his behavior to come. 
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The Backdoor Cut: AI selects NBA All-Star Game reserves

Luke Scotchie February 1, 2023
As the 2023 NBA All-Star game approaches, an artificial intelligence system predicts the All-Star reserves with near perfection.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

The Fast Break: My 2022 All-Star ballot

Ethan Biddle January 26, 2022
Columnist Ethan Biddle unveils his picks for the 2022 NBA All-Star game.
The 2-3 Zone, excitement for two historic franchises

The 2-3 Zone, excitement for two historic franchises

Sean Golonka September 22, 2020
Two historic NBA franchises in the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers continue to compete in the playoffs.

20 questions with women’s basketball forward Nia Irving

Josh Rothstein February 1, 2018

Sophomore forward Nia Irving has become one of the key offensive cogs for the Boston University women’s basketball team over the 2017-18 season. The Fairfield, Maine native currently leads the Terriers...

Between the Lines: NBA 2017-18 season predictions

Between the Lines: NBA 2017-18 season predictions

Michael Alcaraz October 15, 2017

The NBA season gets underway on Oct. 17 with two high-profile matchups and after the whirlwind of an offseason, it is sure to be an exciting one. Here are my predictions for the upcoming NBA season. Western...

The Blue Line: Warriors' record much greater than Kobe finale

The Blue Line: Warriors’ record much greater than Kobe finale

Mike Benedykciuk April 22, 2016

Last Wednesday night was one of the most historic nights not just in NBA history, but in sports altogether. Kobe Bryant, the NBA’s third highest scorer of all time, dropped 60 points in his final...

PALLENIK: NBA riddled with parity we can’t see

PALLENIK: NBA riddled with parity we can’t see

Justin Pallenik April 12, 2016

72-9. How sweet it sounds. The Golden State Warriors will have the chance to break the NBA record for wins in a season Wednesday when they take on the Memphis Grizzlies at the vaunted Oracle Arena...

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