Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets
Reason logo Reason logo
  • Latest
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
    • Crossword
  • Video
  • Podcasts
    • All Shows
    • The Reason Roundtable
    • The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
    • The Soho Forum Debates
    • NEW! Why We Can't Have Nice Things
  • Volokh
  • Newsletters
  • Donate
    • Donate Online
    • Donate Crypto
    • Ways To Give To Reason Foundation
    • Torchbearer Society
    • Planned Giving
  • Subscribe
    • Print/Digital Subscriptions
    • Gift Subscriptions

Login Form

Create new account
Forgot password

NBA

NBA star Grant Williams is taking his talents to Dallas next season, where he won't have to pay Massachusetts' new wealth tax. |  Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Sports

Massachusetts' Wealth Tax Encouraged NBA's Grant Williams To Sign With Dallas

Grant Williams breaks down the math: "$54 million in Dallas is really like $58 million in Boston."

Eric Boehm | 7.11.2023 1:35 PM

nba-youtube | Illustration: Lex Villena; Stephen Nadler/PxImages/Icon Sportswire EGS

Social Media

Joel Embiid Became an NBA Superstar by…Watching YouTube?

The amount of knowledge that's freely available on the internet is staggering. Politicians shouldn't try to restrict that.

Eric Boehm | 5.15.2023 10:30 AM

iconphotossix028803 | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire EGV/Melissa Tamez/Icon

Sports

NBA MVP Joel Embiid Learned To Shoot by Watching YouTube

Politicians attack social media for spreading conspiracies and so-called misinformation. But what about when social media helps someone become an NBA star?

Eric Boehm | 5.3.2023 11:10 AM

NBA player Joel Embiid takes a shot, mid-air, with players on the Boston Celtics around him. | Sports Press Photo/Colleen Claggett/SPP/Sipa USA/Newscom

Immigration

Immigration Should Be as Easy for Everyone As It Is for NBA Players

How many incredible would-be immigrants are being kept out unfairly?

Jordan McGillis and Daniel Di Martino | 4.28.2023 3:05 PM

John Stossel is seen in front of a basketball court | Stossel TV

Freedom

'The Hypocrisy Hurts': Enes Kanter Freedom on Standing Up to China in the NBA

"When it comes to problems happening in America, [the NBA is] the first organization saying, 'This is wrong,'" says the former professional basketball player. But then they're silent for victims of torture.

John Stossel | 1.4.2023 2:20 PM

interview | Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty

Free Speech

Enes Kanter Freedom on China and Free Speech: 'This Is Bigger Than Basketball'

"While we are dribbling a ball on the other side of the ocean, people are losing their loved ones, losing their lives, and losing their hopes."

Noor Greene | 10.16.2022 6:00 AM

8194550 | Illustration: Lex Villena; Icon SMI 483/Icon SMI/Newscom; Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire DHZ/Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

China

Enes Kanter Freedom on the NBA's Relationship With China: 'We Have To Expose This'

“While we’re dribbling the ball on the other side of the ocean, people are losing their loved ones, lives, and hope,” says the former Celtics center.

Noor Greene | 8.10.2022 12:25 PM

the cast of "Winning Time' on a yellow background | <em>Winning Time</em>/HBO

Culture

Review: Winning Time

The absurdly enjoyable TV drama shows how managers transformed the NBA in the 1980s.

Matt Welch | 6.10.2022 6:00 AM

krtphotoslive842844 | Anthony Souffle/TNS/Newscom

Animal Rights

Animal Rights Group Targets NBA Team Owner by Trying To Out-PETA PETA

DxE's dumb stunts threaten to overshadow their investigatory work.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.30.2022 8:30 AM

iconphotossix064096 | Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire DET/Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Sports

America's Best College Basketball Player Might Earn $2 Million Without Going Pro

Now that the NCAA can't stop student-athletes from making money, it can pay to stay in school.

Eric Boehm | 4.21.2022 4:00 PM

sipaphotosthirteen202864 | Sports Press Photo/Andrea Vilchez/SPP/Sipa USA/Newscom

Vaccine mandates

Kyrie Irving Can Finally Play, but New York City's Vaccine Mandate Double Standard Remains

If the rules don't apply to everyone, they ought not apply to anyone.

Eric Boehm | 3.24.2022 4:35 PM

iconphotosfive989258 | Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire CGV/Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Vaccine mandates

New York City to Unvaxxed NBA Star Kyrie Irving: You Can Come to the Arena, but You Can't Play

The city's private employer vaccine mandate is not just an overreaching policy; it's now a completely nonsensical and ineffective one.

Eric Boehm | 3.14.2022 11:45 AM

Screen Shot 2022-02-09 at 2.03.17 PM | Stossel TV

China

China Brings Out the Hypocrisy in Corporate Social Justice Warriors

"I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology."

John Stossel | 2.9.2022 2:30 PM

iconphotosfive975002 | Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire DMK/Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire/Newscom

Coronavirus

The NFL and NBA Must Chart a New Path Through Omicron Panic

What the major professional sports leagues decide to do in the next few days will play a significant role in how Americans view the next stage of the pandemic.

Eric Boehm | 12.16.2021 10:45 AM

culture | Justin Casterline/Getty

Sports

The Games Must Go On

COVID-19 upended the NBA, the NFL, the NHL, and MLB. How the professional sports leagues responded offers a glimpse into our future.

Eric Boehm | 10.22.2020 6:00 AM

NBA

Volokh Conspiracy

Rights and Wrongs of Sports Boycotts

NBA players' brief boycott in protest of police abuses and racism raises the more general question of when such boycotts are appropriate. The strongest case for them is when the sports events organizers are themselves perpetrators of grave injustice, even more so when the event directly causes such wrongs.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.27.2020 4:33 PM

NBABLM2 | Source: https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1298715277002121223/photo/1

Kenosha Shooting

NBA, MLB Games Postponed as Players Protest Jacob Blake Shooting

The Milwaukee Bucks refused to come out of the locker room for their scheduled game on Wednesday afternoon against the Orlando Magic. Other teams are planning similar protests.

Eric Boehm | 8.26.2020 7:00 PM

zumaamericastwentyfive467943 | Ivan Cheung/ZUMA Press/Newscom

NBA

Corporate America Discovers the Limits of Political Posturing as a Marketing Tactic

Defining a company with political branding is risky business.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.22.2019 10:20 AM

LeBron | Curtis Compton/TNS/Newscom

China

LeBron James Is Getting Roasted for Criticizing Daryl Morey's Hong Kong Tweet

James called Trump a "bum," but he won't utter a single bad word about China's authoritarianism.

Mike Riggs | 10.15.2019 11:40 AM

zumaglobaleight782877 | Budrul Chukrut/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Hong Kong

The NBA's China Problem Gets Worse After 2 American Arenas Eject Hong Kong Supporters

This week's demonstrations at NBA games are a refreshing reminder that Americans won't just "stick to sports."

Eric Boehm | 10.10.2019 8:10 PM

zumaamericastwentyfive381715 | Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press/Newscom

Hong Kong

Why Hong Kong Protesters Are Channeling Bruce Lee

The mostly young demonstrators are calling for autonomy and democracy—and won't be silenced like the NBA.

Nick Gillespie | 10.9.2019 2:52 PM

Large image on homepages | Michal Jarmoluk / Pixabay

Trans

Controversial North Carolina Bathroom Law Could Change, but May Make Life More Difficult For Transgender People

Facing pressure from the NBA, the bill would create sex reassignment certificates.

Alex Thomas | 6.29.2016 5:05 PM

Large image on homepages | Keith Allison via Flickr

NBA

LeBron James Has Evolved By Expressing Himself Through Humility, Humor, and Politics

"King James" has matured and unlike Michael Jordan, isn't afraid to offend the sneaker-buying public.

Anthony Fisher | 6.2.2016 6:30 PM

Large image on homepages | wikipedia

Politics

Is Kobe Bryant's Retirement Tour Sad or Redemptive?

Fans hate seeing superstars turn mortal, but they love fond farewells.

Anthony Fisher | 12.31.2015 11:30 AM

Large image on homepages

Policy

Court Briefing Blasts Sports Leagues' Hypocritical Stance Against Legalized Gambling

Jim Pagels | 1.16.2015 5:38 PM

  • About
  • Browse Topics
  • Events
  • Staff
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Media
  • Shop
  • Amazon
Reason FacebookReason TwitterReason InstagramReason TikTokReason YoutubeReason ItunesReason on FlipboardReason RSS

© 2023 Reason Foundation | Accessibility | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.