The New York Times – Music:
Davis “treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success,” Springsteen said after the music executive’s death on Monday.
Category: Johnson, Earvin
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The Story of LeBron James’s 38,388 Points
The New York Times – Sports:
Teammates. Competitors. Victims of his memes. They each have a story about James’s road to breaking the N.B.A. career scoring record.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was the ‘Best Weapon in Basketball’
The New York Times – Sports:
Everyone knew he was close to surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s career scoring record in 1984. Opponents still couldn’t stop him.
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Stephen Curry’s Golden State Is the NBA’s Newest Dynasty
The New York Times – Sports:
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green won four N.B.A. championship teams in eight years.
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Praying the Lakers Regain a Starring Role in the N.B.A. Playoffs
The New York Times – Sports:
This postseason, the only reminders of the Los Angeles Lakers’ luster appear on fictionalized cable series and streaming documentaries.
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‘Winning Time’: When the NBA Went Pop
The New York Times – Sports:
A new HBO drama chronicles the 1980s Lakers, whose fluid style and Hollywood flair changed the game and the culture. An N.B.A. writer takes account.