Ric Bucher

Ric Bucher

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Ric Bucher joined ESPN in January 1999 as a San Francisco-based senior writer covering professional basketball for ESPN The Magazine, and as an NBA reporter for SportsCenter and NBA 2Night. Bucher also contributes to ESPN.com.

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I To I

Ric Bucher

Phil and Kobe are together again. Will it be Showtime-or an E! True Hollywood Story?

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Newell departs as a giant among his big men

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

After 93 years, Pete Newell went out a beloved figure among the luminaries who knew him.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Guangzhou, People's Republic Of China

Ric Bucher

"The objective is not to develop stars, but to develop the entire team."-Zhang Zheng Min, Guangdong Tigers' junior team coach

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2008

The Brent Barry Ticket Experiment: Take Two!

Ric Bucher

Read more about Brent Barry's idea here. The Magazine's one-man NBA ticket kiosk Brent Barry malfunctioned this past weekend because the Rockets were...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Brent Barry: The Ticket Giveaway

Ric Bucher

If you're interested in Jeff Ament's take on hoops, you can read much more about it here. Brent Barry broke form for Thursday's Rockets-Blazers game...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008

Cavaliers and Bulls React to Election '08

Ric Bucher

ESPN The Magazine senior writer Ric Bucher is doing some TV work for Cavaliers vs. Bulls tonight (ESPN, 8pm) and while checking in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008

Grandma's Cooking

Ric Bucher

When the Mavericks asked Josh Howard to remake his game, he paid a visit to the woman who made him a man

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008

Team Travel

Ric Bucher

What's a Chinese franchise doing in a second-rate American hoops league? If its enigmatic owner is right, it's helping China's National Basketball program make a great leap forward

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008

HOW DO YOU KNOW ... WHO'S BETTER?

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

Deron Williams and Chris Paul didn't want to touch this one, but plenty of others did. How do insiders rate the NBA's next great rivalry?

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2008

NEXT ATHLETE: DWIGHT HOWARD

Ric Bucher

There must be something Dwight Howard is afraid of, but the search continues. Follow in the disastrous footsteps of Kwame Brown as a straight-from-hig...

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

The 30/30 Club

Ric Bucher

The NBA's highest-scoring duo are about to hit the floor. And to hear them tell it, they're ready to run the table (as long as A.I. breaks)

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

Point Not Taken

Ric Bucher

Flashy point guard Shaun Livingston has everything he needs to take over a team. So what's taking him so long?

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

Next

Ric Bucher

We asked. You answered. And Dwight Howard is next. The big man with the big grin and the even bigger game is your choice.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

Lost In The Texas Triangle

Ric Bucher

The Nets know about the horrors that lurk in the Lone Star State. (We wouldn't ask them about it if we were you)

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2008

Man Up

Ric Bucher

It's that time again, fellas. So dig deep, stare down those demons and show us what you got

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008