Just in case you hadn’t noticed already, we’ve reached That Time of Year in the NBA.
That sweet spot between the Super Bowl and the month of April, in which prestige-filled awards are still up for grabs, and players put in their most aggressive sweat equity in an effort to lock up playoff positioning and then take their feet off the pedal some before the postseason. The portion of the calendar when things start to matter a little more.
With all of that in mind, this past week and change in The Association was manna from Heaven, as a number of the league’s biggest superstars brought their best to the table.