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Giannis, Dame, the Bucks and the sadness of NBA endings

Giannis, Dame, the Bucks and the sadness of NBA endings

All things end, and they often end sadly in the NBA

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Keith Smith
Apr 30, 2025
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What feels like a million years ago, I wrote an article about how things don't end well in the NBA. (Ignore the sloppy, unedited ramblings of a writer trying to find his way. But don’t ignore the prescient prediction of Tony Parker’s not-then-known future!)

Very few players get to go out on top. Even fewer get to have the storybook ending. Heck, even Mic…

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