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 Los Angeles Lakers started the NBA Draft chaos early, agreeing in principle to a trade for Russell Westbrook before the draft even started. The deal would send Montrezl […]
Ben Simmons’ value is about both his strengths and his weaknesses. So why is it so hard to find the middle ground between them? It’s not about the pass. Ben Simmons is not on the trade block because of that one play, but that pass along with his refusal to take an open dunk as […]
The Opals' hopes of reaching the knockout stages in Tokyo have been dealt a devastating blow after a heartbreaking loss against China.
Ethiopia's Selemon Barega won gold and Australia's Patrick Tiernan won hearts in a memorable men's 10,000m final at the Tokyo Olympics tonight.
Russell Westbrook was pure class in thanking Washington Wizards fans over Instagram. They may have only been together for one season, but it was all love between point guard Russell Westbrook and the Washington Wizards fanbase. Westbrook was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers on NBA Draft night in a blockbuster deal. He is a native […]
The recriminations from a horror rowing regatta by Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics are being felt, with a former coach being accused of creating some "very dark years" under his leadership.
The USWNT pulled out a thrilling quarterfinals victory over The Netherlands, jolting every American awake on a Friday morning. Who needs coffee in the morning when you have an Olympics soccer quarterfinal match that comes down to penalty kicks? The USWNT played its quarterfinal match against a ferociously talented Dutch team, and it’s no surprise […]
A faulty exchange in the Olympic debut of the mixed 4x400 relay has cost the United States a spot in the final.
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