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Robert Horry. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
Seven-time NBA champ Robert Horry played with some of the game's greatest bigs over the course of his 16 seasons in the Association. From Hakeem Olajuwon, to Shaquille O'Neal, to Timmy Duncan.
But which one was the best?
Appearing on the "All the Smoke" podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Big Shot Bob's answer was easy: "Dream is No. 1. No question."
Robert Horry says he’s taking Hakeem over Shaq and Duncan
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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 30, 2023
Dream's number one by far. Nobod ..read more
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LEVALLOIS-PERRET, FRANCE - JANUARY 27: Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 reacts during the Betclic Elite match between Metropolitans 92 and Roanne at Salle Marcel Cerdan on January 27, 2023 in Levallois-Perret, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
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The San Antonio Spurs won the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA Draft Lottery. And in doing so, they won the rights to draft one of the greatest prospects in league history: Victor Wembanyama.
Many around the NBA world viewed San Antonio as the ideal landing spot for the 7-foot-5 Frenchman. Wi ..read more
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AUBURN, ALABAMA - MARCH 04: Former basketball player Charles Barkley for the Auburn Tigers after their game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neville Arena on March 04, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)
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The Spurs won the NBA Draft Lottery earlier this week, putting them in position to select French phenom Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick.
Wembanyama is considered a generational talent. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski recently referred to him as the "greatest prospect in the history of team sports."
During an appeara ..read more
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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 1: LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on April 1, 2022 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Lakers star LeBron James went viral on Thursday night for two unfortunate reasons. After whiffing on a dunk in the first half, the four-time NBA champion got caught flopping in the second half.
As Nikola Jokic was fighting for a loose ball, he committed an offensive foul on James. Although Jokic didn't really shove James tha ..read more
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Victor Wembanyama of LDLC Asvel Villeurbanne in action during the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match between Real Madrid and LDLC Asvel Villeurbanne at Wizink Center on March 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The San Antonio Spurs officially won the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes on Tuesday night.
By drawing the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA Draft, San Antonio owns the opportunity to select Wembanyama, the highly-regarded French teenage mega-prospect. The hope is that Wembanyama and his many gifts can help revive a Spurs franchise that h ..read more
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LEVALLOIS-PERRET, FRANCE - JANUARY 27: Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 reacts during the Betclic Elite match between Metropolitans 92 and Roanne at Salle Marcel Cerdan on January 27, 2023 in Levallois-Perret, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
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Victor Wembanyama's NBA fate was revealed during Tuesday night's NBA Draft lottery.
As one of the most highly-anticipated draft prospects of all time, the 7-foot-5 Frenchman is an absolute lock to go No. 1 overall in this year's draft.
ESPN's broadcast of tonight's draft lottery had cameras all ov ..read more
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LEVALLOIS-PERRET, FRANCE - JANUARY 27: Victor Wembanyama of Metropolitans 92 reacts during the Betclic Elite match between Metropolitans 92 and Roanne at Salle Marcel Cerdan on January 27, 2023 in Levallois-Perret, France. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
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This year's NBA Draft Lottery is perhaps the most consequential lottery of all time.
Everyone was locked in for tonight's event as the winner of the No. 1 overall pick gets one of the most highly-anticipated prospects of all time: Victor Wembanyama.
All cameras were squarely focused on the 7-foot ..read more
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 07: Head coach Gregg Popovich of the 2021 USA Basketball Men's National Team attends a practice at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV as the team gets ready for the Tokyo Olympics on July 7, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has had enough of the mass shootings in the United States.
Popovich asked media members if any of them were carrying a gun at the end of his media press conference because of how easy it is to carry a gun in Texas now.
"I just wondered because we have a governor and lieutena ..read more
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs looks on against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Capital One Arena on March 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Gregg Popovich will end his 27th season as the San Antonio Spurs' head coach and get enshrined into the Hall of Fame this summer.
Per basketball insider Marc Stein, Popovich wouldn't clarify his future plans before Sunday's season-finale against the Dallas Mavericks.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, asked pregame in Dallas if he's committed to coaching next season ..read more
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - AUGUST 08: A diamond-themed logo commemorating the NBA's 75th anniversary is shown on the court during a game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons during the 2021 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on August 8, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Thunder defeated the Pistons 76-72. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Some of the finalists for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2023 class have been revealed, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnaroswki.
Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Becky Hammon and Gregg Popovich a ..read more