James Bender

Dad. Husband. Patent lawyer.

[James Bender @jbender22]

@VanLathan Draymond

[GSWCBA @gswcba]

Like clockwork

[Zach Kram @zachkram]

Three Heat wins, followed by three Celtics wins, followed by a Heat win in Boston in Game 7 is absolutely the funniest possible trajectory for this series. (And probably the best for Denver, too.)

[Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano]

grant williams trying to talk shit to jimmy to inspire the celtics

[James Bender @jbender22]

@Bakari_Sellers Seems like they could play together too, since both can guard either backcourt position. Scoot’s wingspan is absurd.

[Shea Serrano @SheaSerrano]

SOUTH CAROLINA: we haven’t lost a basketball game in over a year

CAITLIN CLARK:

[Zachtan Ibrahimović @zmullis]

Brock Purdy kinda reminds me of a young Stetson Bennett.

[Peter Nygaard @RetepAdam]

If you're the Democrats, you don't *need* a 3 here. There's still plenty of time to get a quick 2 and a foul.

[Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater]

Steph Curry's through 10 games
32.6 points per game
*51.2 percent overall
*43 percent from 3
*93.4 percent from the line.

[James Bender @jbender22]

@joeliskidding @Jeff_Leader @PaulPabst @JeffPassan Looks like the version in the minors has taken about 25 mins off per game. https://t.co/ndWZA9rfgZ

I’ve been to 3 games with our local single-A team, and it’s terrific. Game is paced much better, and you’d otherwise never notice a difference.

[Rob Neyer @robneyer]

Damn. This man was so far ahead of his time.

[James Bender @jbender22]

@dalanmcnabola @JonMitt @timkawakami @TheAthletic Yes. And I have other subscription podcasts that work just fine on Apple podcasts. Tim gets great guests and the podcast adds real value to my Athletic subscription. Not sure why the Athletic can’t figure it out.

[James Bender @jbender22]

@timkawakami Agreed! Great coverage by the whole Athletic team. Thanks for all the late nights and hard work.

[Daniel Tappa @DanielTappa]

@KevinOConnorNBA The thing about Steph and Klay is that not only are they the best shooting combo to ever play the sport, but they're both incredibly good at making really difficult attempts.. which is increasingly valuable in the playoffs, especially late rounds..

[James Bender @jbender22]

@haralabob Hidden advantage of Kerr’s offense? Better conditioning? Luck? I still don’t know why they turn it on after halftime.

[Kirk Goldsberry @kirkgoldsberry]

The Kevon Looney game

- First career 20-point game
- Held the Mavericks to 1-for-11 shooting as primary defender
- Held Luka Doncic to 0-for-3 shooting as primary defender

[Roger Munter @rog61]

This screen grab of my favorite Roger Angell quote sites on my desktop at all times. I open it whenever I feel the need for some inspiration.

[Kevin Kuzminski @KevinKuzminski]

@KingJosiah54 NC’s all time starting 5:

Chris Paul
Steph Curry
Michael Jordan
James Worthy
Bob McAdoo

Bench: David Thompson, John Wall, Sam Jones, Jerry Stackhouse.

You may find a deeper state, but you won’t find a better 9 than that