Bill Walton

Photo: APThere’s something communal about smoking weed. Whether at a bar or house party, one of my favorite parts of any evening of imbibing is sneaking off to an inconspicuous alley and passing around a joint while cracking jokes,…

David Thompson and his NC State teammates after knocking out Bill Walton and UCLA for a national championship in 1974.Photo: Getty ImagesWhat do Michael Jordan, JJ Redick, Jerry West, David Thompson, and Ray Allen have in common? College…

Mike McDanielImage: Getty ImagesI found myself getting distracted several times while watching the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins’ Wild Card weekend matchup. This time it wasn’t from fans hurling ice chunks at Dolphin players but it was…

Kevin DurantImage: Getty ImagesThe NBA’s greatest epics have been built around a meteoric star crash landing in a small market, galvanizing the city around their greatness in hopes of delivering glory. Think LeBron James in Cleveland, Dirk…

Quincy Isaiah as Magic JohnsonPhoto: HBO Episode 4 of Winning Time skips the philosophical misnomers and gets straight to the point. In “Who the F**k is Jack McKinney?” we are treated to our first episode dedicated to a singular biography.…

Nikola JokicImage: Getty ImagesThe Family Tree: Bill Walton, Yao Ming, Bob McAdoo, Arvydas SabonisThe Descendants: Nikola Jokić, Joel Embiid, Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola VučevićThe Heritable Traits: Triple-double machines, high-post passing,…