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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
- ATL: Trae Has Battled Skeptics All Of His Life (from Chris Kirschner, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3001635/2021/12/23/its-still-f-trae-young-hawks-star-is-no-1-villain-of-knicks-fans-but-hes-battled-skeptics-all-of-his-life/
- BOS: Joe Johnson's Return (from Jay King, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3032729/2021/12/23/joe-johnsons-encore-in-boston-rewards-him-crowd-that-chanted-his-name-joes-a-bucket-celtics-agree-to-a-man
From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32927222/joe-johnson-fun-celtics-moment-late-game-vs-cavaliers-caps-surreal-journey-back-nba
From Jack Simone, Celtics Blog: https://www.celticsblog.com/2021/12/23/22851371/joe-johnson-boston-celtics-big3-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-comeback-celtics-fans-chanting
From Sherrod Blakely, Full Court Press: https://fullcourtpress.bulletin.com/the-real-motivation-behind-joe-johnson-s-second-tour-of-duty-with-the-boston-celtics/
From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/23/sports/both-joe-johnson-celtics-this-could-turn-out-be-really-good-thing/
From Souichi Terada, Mass Live: https://www.masslive.com/celtics/2021/12/celtics-joe-johnson-turns-back-clock-makes-first-nba-bucket-since-2018-them-chanting-my-name-that-was-special.html
From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/12/22/1222-bh-s-celtsnotes/
- BOS: What The Celtics' Stats Say (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/21/sports/these-numbers-indicate-what-has-gone-wrong-celtics-what-could-help-them-make-things-right/
- BOS: Brown's Return Leading Celtics In Right Direction (from Nick Metallinos, Sporting News: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/jaylen-browns-return-celtics-right-direction/fqtvz6ylyk5q139giz7vbv42o
- CLE: Garland Is Making The All-Star Leap (from Nekias Duncan, Basketball News): https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/darius-garland-is-making-the-allstar-leap
- CLE: Tacko's Strange Journey To His 1st NBA Start (from Kelsey Russo, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3032672/2021/12/23/tacko-falls-strange-journey-to-his-first-nba-start-with-the-cavs-something-that-ive-dreamed-of-for-a-while/
- CLE: Kevin Love's Rejuvenation (from Tony Pesta, Hoops Habit): https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/23/cleveland-cavaliers-kevin-love-glory/
- CLE: How The Cavs Built Their Dominating Defense (from Ben Ladner, The Step Back): https://fansided.com/2021/12/23/cavs-defense-chris-paul-mid-range-shooting/
- GSW: Inside The Dubs' Plan To Chase More Titles Now While Also Grooming Their Future Stars (from Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated): https://www.si.com/nba/2021/12/23/golden-state-warriors-dynasty-quest-daily-cover
- GSW: Depth Is Dubs' Biggest Advantage As NBA Battles COVID (from Monte Poole, NBC Sports): https://news.yahoo.com/thunder-vs-nuggets-takeaways-okcs-034116490.html
- NYK: Why The Knicks Have Come Crashing Back To Earth This Season (from Joseph Casciaro, The Score): https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/2250077
- ORL: The Magic Rebuild: On The Way To Relevancy (from Luke Duffy, Hoops Habit): https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/22/orlando-magic-fans-holiday/
- PHI: Where The Sixers Miss Simmons The Most (from David Murphy, The Inquirer): https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/ben-simmons-trade-rumors-tyrese-maxey-sixers-rebounding-20211223.html
- SAC: Kings Need Aggressive Haliburton Every Game (from Leo Tochterman, Sactown Royalty): https://www.sactownroyalty.com/2021/12/21/22846615/kings-tyrese-haliburton-aggression-offense-deaaron-fox-absence
- UTA: Film Breakdown: Jazz's Ballscreen Attack (from Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops):
- WAS: How Neto Became One Of The NBA's Toughest Players (from Ava Wallace, Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/05/28/raul-neto-wizards-brazil/
LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES
- The Evolution Of The Foul (from Sopan Deb, NY Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/23/sports/basketball/nba-fouls.html
- The Week That Was (from John Hollinger, The Athletic): https://theathletic.com/3031194/2021/12/22/bradley-beal-bonks-nikola-jokic-awesomeness-garrison-mathews-and-more-john-hollingers-stocking-stuffers/
- The Omicron All-Stars Are Keeping The NBA In Business (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/articles/nba-omicron-covid-variant-christmas-11640233815
From Sean Highkin, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2951776-covid-19-crisis-bring-opportunity-to-nbas-fringe-class