Is LeBron James a better player than Michael Jordan?
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Chimdi Ike ponders basketball’s great debate – and comes down in favour of King James over Air Jordan
Can Derrick Rose ever regain his NBA MVP form?
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Chimdi Ike asks whether the former NBA MVP can realistically hope to hit those heights again
Is Lavar Ball helping or hurting his sons’ NBA dreams?
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Sam Bennett welcomes you to the wacky world of basketball’s most interfering father, Lavar Ball
Preview: Celtics and 76ers head to London
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Sam Bennett previews the NBA clash between Boston and Philadelphia at the O2 Arena in London
Can fresh impetus be added to UK hoop dreams?
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Harry Corton asks whether a new company can succeed in making British basketball a ‘must-see’ sport when so many have tried and failed to do the same
Drafts and trades v transfers
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Joseph Najjar looks at the pros and cons of the US drafts and trades system versus football transfers
Trade adds edge to Celtics-Cavs rivalry as NBA season begins
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Boston’s willingness to swap Isaiah Thomas for Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving has created bad blood, says Sam Bennett
Book Review – Long Shot by Craig Hodges
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Tom Ballard reviews the autobiography of ‘NBA freedom fighter’ and activist athlete Craig Hodges
Elephant Sport’s NBA Quarterly Report – Pt. 2
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Chris Moar Aguiar hands out the plaudits and brickbats for the second quarter of the NBA campaign
Amaechi’s alternative route after NBA retirement
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Shannon Gambling talks to ex-NBA star John Amaechi about his mission to realise the potential in people that can be unlocked through sport
How Curry played cupid for me and basketball
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How Steph Curry’s hoops exploits turned one football fan on to the NBA