Leverage Isn’t The Problem, Entitlement Is

College basketball has always been a business, the difference now is the players finally have leverage. That part is overdue. Still, the money can’t be an excuse to erase the principles the game is built on: compete, earn it, be coachable, be accountable. When the first questions in recruiting are about guarantees instead of development, it signals a shift that’s bigger than NIL, it’s a culture problem. Pay the players, absolutely. Then demand the same thing the sport has always demanded, effort, discipline, and the willingness to be coached.

The Weight of Lenny Wilkens

There are lives that refuse spectacle and still command a room. Mr. Wilkens carried a peculiarly American burden with grace, coaching while playing, teaching while enduring, and choosing generosity over noise. The life he built is a text we must read carefully.

Gil’s Arena Became The Arena: My Mixed Feelings, The Business Logic, The Blueprint For Keeping Your Name

Gil’s Arena becoming The Arena is the trade every creator faces. Scale asks for control. Distribution asks for a piece. The only way to grow without losing yourself is to design independence on paper. Keep the marks in your house. Keep the episode library. Set vetoes on casting, cuts, and sponsors. Finance growth with recoupable guarantees and time‑boxed terms so expansion does not erase identity. That is how you partner for muscle and still keep your name.

The Game We’re Losing: Displacement, Garfield, and the Legacy We Abandon

Displacement is not simply economic. It is cultural erasure. What is happening at Garfield is not just the loss of coaches. It is the quiet unraveling of legacy.

Arch Manning’s Dad Is Not A Quarterback

Arch Manning may become a very good player, he is not a generational talent today. Coverage gives him patience that Black quarterbacks rarely receive for similar performances. The same mistakes are framed as growth for him and as limits for them. Hold every quarterback to the same standard, judge by production not pedigree.

Caitlin Clark Is Done For The Year – Here Is What The Numbers Say

Caitlin Clark’s injury is more than bad luck. It is a business hit during CBA season. National TV audiences drop by about 55 percent when she sits. Fever games average 1.26 million viewers while non-Fever games average 549,000. Ticket prices and attendance swing with her availability. She is not the best player every night, she is the most important player for the league’s growth.

Power, Ego, and the Cost of Control: The Micah Parsons Trade and Jerry Jones’ Cowboys

Micah Parsons’ exit from Dallas reads less like cap math and more like a power story. This piece examines how control, representation, and ego shaped the Cowboys’ decision, considers the Green Bay fit, and situates the moment within the broader history of Black labor, ownership culture, and athlete autonomy in American sport.

A Standard in the City: Remembering Coach Dave Belmonte

Coach Dave Belmonte helped shape Seattle basketball not only through his wins, but through the players and coaches he mentored. His legacy is woven into the city’s basketball identity.

The Ring, the Road, and the Reckoning

Greatness has never been defined by talent alone. The ring, the road, and the trial have always shaped the legacies of the game’s giants. From Jordan’s perfection on the biggest stage to Shaq’s three straight Finals MVPs, history has always weighed how players rise in the moment. That truth cannot be erased by revisionism.

It’s Not About the Type of Dunks, It’s About Who Is Dunking

The Slam Dunk Contest was never just about the types of dunks being performed. It was about who was dunking. The excitement, the energy, and the cultural significance of the contest have always been tied to the players participating. Legends like Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, and Kobe Bryant helped shape the contest into a spectacle. However, in recent years, superstar participation has declined. The NBA has struggled to uphold its traditions, and the dunk contest has lost its prestige. Restoring its status requires bringing back the league’s biggest names to honor the legacy of the event.