NBA – The Independent

Zach Lavine highlights NBA All-Star snubs

February 11, 2020

With the announcement of the NBA All-Star Game reserves, it’s time to indulge in our annual tradit...

Black Athlete Spotlight: Kobe Bryant

February 11, 2020

On a foggy Sunday morning, the professional sporting world was staggered by the loss of a basketball...

The Bulls need more out of Lauri Markkanen and Co.

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

November 1, 2019

The Bulls need more production out of their core players. Lauri Markkanen, Otto Porter Jr. and Wendall Carter Jr. were supposed to comprise a playoff-caliber core for the Chicago Bulls. Instead, they’ve each played well below their respective ceilings in the early stages of the 2019-20 NBA season. From the moment the ...

Is Coby White the real deal?

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

October 30, 2019

A collective groan resonated throughout Chicago after three teams leapfrogged the Chicago Bulls in the 2019 NBA Draft order. The Bulls, in desperate need of help at the point guard position, finished 2018-19 with the fourth worst record in the NBA. They entered the draft lottery with a 12.5% chance of landing the first pick in th...

Evaluating LeBron James’s legacy: Does he compare to Jordan?

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

October 29, 2019

From the moment he was drafted first overall in the 2003 NBA Draft, it was apparent that LeBron James was a special talent. Anointed “King James," James elevated a desolate Cleveland Cavaliers franchise to previously unseen heights, bringing a desperately needed credibility to a city that was mercilessly mocked for its athl...

Way-too-early NBA Award predictions

Matthew Rago, Managing Editor

October 22, 2019

Most Valuable Player (MVP): Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers Last season, Kawhi Leonard put the NBA on notice. A tumultuous offseason saw the the soft-spoken Leonard go from hero to villain after severing ties with the NBA’s model franchise, the San Antonio Spurs. Critics lambasted Leonard for forcing his way out of a fran...

Ranking the NBA logos

Rachel Willard, Arts & Life Editor

October 8, 2019

10. New Orleans Pelicans: The New Orleans Pelicans secured the final slot for best NBA logo. Their logo shows a confident pelican with its wings spread, seemingly guarding a basketball. It also has the fleur-de-lis, a symbol that means a great deal to the city of New Orleans at the top above the arched print. ...