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The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The Utah Jazz are in trouble. They’ve split the first two games of their series with the Dallas Mavericks but Luka Doncic didn’t play for the Mavs in either […]

Boston Celtics Guard Marcus Smart won DPOY and he was presented the award by the last guard to win, Gary Payton. Marcus Smart has officially won the title of Defensive Player of the Year. Smart received 37 first-place votes and 18 second and third-place votes. His overall total of 257 points landed him the honors […]

A franchise that has not reached the playoffs since 2017 has a lot of holes to fill. What could the Carolina Panthers do to aid their quarterback situation? Over a stretch of five seasons from 2013-17 and under the guidance of head coach Ron Rivera, the Carolina Panthers made four playoff appearances. That included three […]

The NFL is investigating Hue Jackson’s claims that the Cleveland Browns paid him to tank. In the wake of the ongoing lawsuit Brian Flores has with the NFL, the league is now investigating Hue Jackson’s claims that the Cleveland Browns paid him to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Cleveland went an atrocious […]

The Phoenix Suns look to put away the New Orleans Pelicans early in Game 2 on Tuesday night. Fresh off a convincing Game 1 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Phoenix Suns will look to take a 2-0 series lead over their first-round opponent in the Western Conference Playoffs. Phoenix took Game 1 on Sunday […]

Who on the Boston Red Sox current roster won’t be there on May 1? Major League Baseball allowed teams to have 28-man rosters going into the 2022 season. On May 1, the roster sizes must be reduced to 26 men. With injuries and Covid-19 still a concern it will be interesting to see how the […]

Thanks in large part to a stellar performance from Jalen Brunson, the Dallas Mavericks were able to even the series up against the Utah Jazz. With Luka Doncic out, the Dallas Mavericks needed someone to take over a game against the Utah Jazz. It sure looks like Jalen Brunson was apparently willing and able to […]