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Relive all the drama from the 2016 State Farm Champions Classic.

The Players' Tribune

Let's bring basketball and hockey back to Seattle.

Russell Wilson

Welcome to Fair or Foul, a series in which athletes are asked to make quick and candid judgements on pop culture. Next up is Brooklyn Nets guard Isaiah Whitehea

Isaiah Whitehead

I can say this on behalf of my team: We want more. Scratch that. We want it all.

The Players' Tribune

Last year it wasn't a historic year but this year a lot of people are counting on us to bring it back. So, you know, it's up to us to bring the tradition back.

Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Ike Anigbogu

Welcome to Fair or Foul, a series in which athletes are asked to make quick and candid judgements on pop culture. Next up is Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa.

Leandro Barbosa

I write this to you today as a 41-year-old man who is retiring from the game. I write to you as a man who is completely at peace with himself.

Ray Allen

In this installment of When I Knew, Kristaps Porzingis remembers the moment when he knew he was more than just another teenager.

Kristaps Porzingis

Welcome to Fair or Foul, a series in which athletes are asked to make quick and candid judgements on pop culture. Next up is Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. M

CJ McCollum

Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston explains what the 2016–17 season means to him and his teammates.

Shaun Livingston

Saying you want reform is one thing, but once you start discussing the details, it gets murky and uncomfortable.

Shane Battier

Welcome to Best of America, a fill-in-the-blank style sitdown where athletes name the best of the best that they've experienced across America in their travels

Kristaps Porzingis

On Saturday, Kevin Durant got to discover -- really discover -- his new city. It looks like he's fitting right in.

The Players' Tribune

These guys have figured out the best ways to score within their skill set. I’m going to try to show you how they do it.

CJ McCollum

My mom bought my first basketball hoop when I was three years old. My dad told her to get the Little Tykes one, but she didn’t listen.

Myles Turner

Even a kid who scored one point his entire high school career can make his college basketball dreams come true.

Jeremiah Bonsu

Don’t put this on someone else’s shoulders. I am asking you to not sit this election out.

Baron Davis

I’m not a water expert or anything like that, but I don’t need to be to know when something’s f----- up.

Rasheed Wallace

Who’d have thought a kid from Latvia would be making noise in New York?

Kristaps Porzingis