Tag Archive | basketball | Men’s Journal

The Awkward Decade

Monday, January 25, 2010

Through the miracle of the internet, fans were able to wallow in their obsession like never before, relentlessly dissecting every uncomfortable sports moment. The result? Ten years of unintentional comedy gold. By MATT TAIBBI

Basketball’s Unlikely Guru

Monday, November 16, 2009

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How a former lawyer with little basketball training is helping the best NBA players become even better.

Survival Skills: Charles Barkley

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Sir Charles, 46, is in his 10th year calling it like he sees it as an NBA analyst for TNT.

NBA Draft Day with Hasheem Thabeet

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Future NBA star Hasheem Thabeet came by our office to chat about growing up in Tanzania, how he's feeling on the eve of the draft, and training with NAVY SEALS.

The Toys That Bond

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Looking for something to bring you and your son together this Fathers Day? Take a look at these 6 ideas and see where you end up.

Waiting for Larry

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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White NBA fans yearn for the salad days of the Bird era, when being slow and looking really bad in shorts didn’t matter. And nowhere is this longing more evident than in each year’s draft.

The Upside of Ugly

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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There are two kinds of grotesque athletes: the good ugly, who help you win by frightening and distracting teams for a game or two a year, and the bad ugly, who offend God every day of the week. Here, a scorecard.

Inside Obama’s Game

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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For the president, who learned to play on the public courts of Honolulu, hoops has always been more than a game or a workout. Can anyone doubt that the hottest invite in Washington is going to be a game of pickup with the Athlete in Chief?

Exit Interview: Shaquille O’Neal

Monday, February 9, 2009

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The Big Aristotle on his scuba-diving mishap, sensitive women, and his father’s best advice.

The Game Faces Project

Monday, November 10, 2008

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We went to three locations — a New York Jets practice, a basketball rec-league night at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers; and a practice of the South Orange/Maplewood, New Jersey, Villagers youth baseball team — and asked the athletes to do one thing: Show us your game face!