Ballislife

06/01/2026

28 YEARS AGO TODAY: Michael Jordan hit a game-winner over Bryon Russell in Game 1 of the 1997 Finals after MVP Karl Malone missed 2 Free throws.

Scottie Pippen told Malone, "The mailman doesn't deliver on a Sunday," before the misses.

A year earlier, Karl Malone missed 6-of-12 free throws, including 2 with 8 seconds left in the Jazz's Game 7 loss to the Sonics. That game was also on a Sunday.

06/01/2026

32 years ago today, Reggie Miller scored 25 PTS in the 4th quarter of a comeback win vs the Knicks. He finished with 39 PTS (14/26 FG), 6 AST, 0 TO.

06/01/2026

When Wemby was fined $25K for throwing the game ball into the crowd so Jalen Brunson (61 PTS) couldn't have it.

06/01/2026

A map of who America wants to win the NBA Finals.

Via PatrickWCutler/X

06/01/2026

19 YEARS AGO TODAY: 22-year-old LeBron James had one of the greatest Playoff performances ever

48 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
25 straight PTS (11/13 FG)
29 of Cavs' last 30
Game Winner 2nd OT

“We threw everything we had at him. We just couldn’t stop him.” - Chauncey Billups

VIDEO: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1000282662495630/

06/01/2026

With the Knicks in NBA Finals, Becky Hammon’s “small” Jalen Brunson take has resurfaced.

Does Hammon have a point? Grant Afseth analyzes:

Hammon Doubles Down!

06/01/2026

These fantastic five have slipped under the radar but have been defining the early success stories of this season.

Isabelle McCarthy counts down the top five most underrated players in the league!

A Fantastic Five!

05/31/2026

Stellar Hoops Spring Elite 60: Top performers!

With players from 35 different states, Kaharri Coleman, Chase Smith, and more headlined the two-day event!

Live from Charlotte, Rodger Bohn highlights the top performers from the weekend.

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Star underclassmen live up to hype in Charlotte

05/31/2026

8 YEARS AGO TODAY: JR SMITH's infamous blunder in GM1 of the 2018 NBA Finals. LeBron had 51 PTS (19/32 FG), 8 REB, 8 AST in the loss.

KD: ''I don't know what was going through JR's head. He made a great rebound and gave them an opportunity to win the basketball game.''

JR: "The worst part about it is when you know you right. You just know you right. But you dead ass wrong."

VIDEO: https://x.com/Ballislife/status/2061088055424086380
The greatest performances in losses: https://tinyurl.com/ye22ytk3

05/31/2026

REMATCH!
Via Knicks_union/X