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I could have stayed at Connecticut. I could have won multiple national titles. I didn’t, and I regret nothing.

Elena Delle Donne

I played in four NCAA tournaments at Kansas, but that 1987-88 team was a special group.

Danny Manning

The committee has spoken and the bracket is in! This is the Selection Sunday Edition of The Chirp, your all-inclusive look at the best...

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Nineteen seconds left in a tie game with the Pac-10 championship on the line? I had the ball. I was taking that shot.

Isaiah Thomas

Our upbringing as two sibling future WNBA No. 1 Draft picks was about as unconventional as it gets.

Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike

Paul Pierce on what happened before and after making the most memorable game-winning shot of his career.

Paul Pierce

Making the big shot wouldn’t feel so good if missing it didn’t feel so awful.

Paul Pierce

Friends hang from time to time. Banners hang forever.

Kobe Bryant

I want to make this clear: I’m here to help this team reach its goal of winning a title.

Arron Afflalo

Mavericks center Tyson Chandler breaks down the 5 most dangerous big men in the NBA.

Tyson Chandler

Young guys in the league don’t know how to “slow down.” I know, because I was one of those hot shot young players and I didn’t have any idea.

Jason Kidd

The NBA All-Star game was held in NYC this year and The Players' Tribune was there to capture it all, from the dunk contest to the...

Jed Jacobsohn

When I play, I compete, and if you're too busy acting cool for the fans or celebrities courtside then I will demolish you in front of them.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant on working through his Achilles injury and understanding life through the lens of basketball.

Kobe Bryant

Hall of Fame college basketball coach Dean Smith died Saturday night at his home in North Carolina at Age 83. Former players and other...

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I was a tall, skinny 13-year-old kid who spoke Italian better than English. Basketball became the place where I could channel my frustrations about being differ

Kobe Bryant

Patrick Patterson recalls the night he silenced Barclays Center with a game-winning play.

Patrick Patterson

This is the moment I accept the most challenging times will always be behind me AND in front of me.

Kobe Bryant