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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-paid American athlete for the second year in a row.

Marc Stein and David Thorpe on coach of the year, coach of the playoffs, coaches on the hot seat, coaches doing smart things and coaches doing dumb things. A playoff coaching special.

Tim Grover says Michael Jordan, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant are what he calls 'cleaners.' The best of the NBA's leaders. LeBron, he says, isn't there yet, but can get there with a title this season.

J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez on the protocol for retiring players' jerseys.

The Golden State big man says his Warriors are back on track, expecting tough competition in the West playoffs, and wearing a varied collection of facial hair.

By and large, data has shown crunch time isn't as different from the rest of the game as we thought. However ... a surprise. New work by Microsoft's Justin Rao and UC San Diego's Matthew Goldman shows the best teams get much better when it matters mo

Who's getting the ball in crunch time? J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez decide.

The recently departed Suns coach on LeBron James, the Lakers struggles, who will win the West and Russell Westbrook.

J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez debate whether LeBron James has reached the level of Michael Jordan.

LeBron faces Kobe tonight as Lance Armstrong faces Oprah. Bomani Jones, on why we love to build athletes up before tearing them down.

Commissioner David Stern, in a Thursday appearance with ESPN Radio's Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo, predicted that there "for sure" will be "multiple" NBA franchises in Europe within 20 years.

Kevin Arnovitz and Shane Battier discuss the impact of analytics in the NBA, and why so many coaches employ hero-ball at the end of games.

With teams looking for ways to rest their players, is it time to rethink the NBA's 82-game schedule? J.A. Adande and Israel Gutierrez debate.

This week features the Hollinger Rankings, with special guest John Hollinger and why the Thunder are #1.

Harvard professor and Grantland contributor Kirk Goldsberry chats about early trends in the NBA season, James Harden, the Lakers' coaching decision and his favorite NBA player shot charts.

Hard lessons for the NBA from the Lance Armstrong scandal with Henry Abbott and Kevin Arnovitz.