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The latest project from Connor Schell’s Words + Pictures is a new content series not only starring future Hall of Fame point guard Chris Paul but also featuring Genius Sports’ data and technology. Paul launched his production company Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment with backing from Words + Pictures a year ago, and this new joint venture adds Genius to provide official NBA data and its visualization tech.
The initial plan is a digitally native program of 30-to-45 minutes launching later this year that’ll take viewers inside the strategy of basketball. Paul will host using the same Genius tech he used extensively in his playing career. Schell worked on the late Kobe Bryant’s “Details” while at ESPN, and that has been an inspiration for what is being planned here, said Nickole Tara, Words + Pictures’ COO and chief business officer.
The largest exterior transparent LED display at a National Basketball Association arena has completed its installation in Phoenix, Arizona. Spanning the entirety of the plaza entrance at the Mortgage Matchup Center, the display is 69m wide by 12.5m tall, covering an area of 860 sq metres. The transparent mesh LED display from Absen has a a 60fps refresh rate and provides more than 17 million pixels.
The home of the Phoenix Suns is getting a very visible upgrade as it prepares to host the 2027 NBA All-Star Game in February. The team said Tuesday it is installing an LED display on the exterior of Mortgage Matchup Center that will measure 226 feet wide by 41 feet tall, making it the only NBA or WNBA arena with a transparent display that large. The multimillion-dollar upgrade should be ready sometime in September.
Jorge Sierra: From the creators of the 73-9 game, which so many people loved, many others despised and everybody was addicted to, comes... the Beat the Dream Team game. It's a bit more complex than 73-9, but equally entertaining (if not more). Give it a try:
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Jorge Sierra: Inspired by 82-0, we have put together this game we have called 73-9. You have $100 million to spend on players to try to beat the 2015-16 Warriors. It's a long shot, especially because you are constrained by money. Shoot your shot, though!
This is the latest episode of “Attack on Wemby: Across the Knicks-Verse,” the short-form anime series that has provided the most entertaining recap of the NBA Finals. The byproduct of a leap of faith by Los Angeles native Jake Wang, the show, in Japanese with English subtitles, has turned into a popular satire of the storylines surrounding each game of the NBA Finals. It follows Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs as characters from the renowned Japanese anime Attack on Titan who are trying to take over New York, represented by the “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” movies.
LeBron James: Ya Think?!?! 🤦🏾♂️ Daniel Roberts: AI is hastening the spread of fake news slop, and it's particularly bad in the sports category for reasons @EllynBriggs @FOS enumerates. Athletes having to set the record straight on a daily basis now due to viral fake quotes and misinfo.
One of the most bizarre moments of Game 1 came with about 6 and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, when a man ran onto the floor in an attempt to take a selfie with Wemby. The individual is now facing serious consequences for the stunt. Authorities say the incident was about more than just a photo, and that it was tied to an effort to promote a cryptocurrency scheme.
From social media accounts seemingly linked to the group, investigators believe this was not an isolated stunt. Authorities say it appears to be part of an effort to promote a cryptocurrency scheme. According to those reports, the goal is to generate attention around a digital coin in hopes of attracting investors, boosting its value, and then cashing out, leaving buyers with worthless currency.
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Sports Media Watch: For those wondering, the NBA Finals does not have a presenting sponsor this year. (Had previously been YouTube TV, which was the first presenting sponsor ever for the event.)
Front Office Sports: Kyle Kuzma on Adam Silver saying AI will eventually make calls in NBA games, such as out-of-bounds: “I think that’s a great idea, because we have these coaching challenges and stoppage during games where five minutes of real time may go off, and we’re just sitting there."
ESPN: Adam Silver says the NBA will implement an AI automated system to review calls. (via @patmcafeeshow)
Adam Silver says the NBA will implement an AI automated system to review calls.
— ESPN (@espn) May 27, 2026
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Jump shooting is the single most foundational skill in basketball, and it’s been a largely subjective art for its entire existence. A dozen shooting coaches might give you 10 different nuanced approaches to shooting an ideal jumper. Now, though, the game’s most important repetitive motion is on the verge of being deconstructed by tech that has finally caught up. The concept draws regular comparisons to baseball, which has undergone its own biomechanics revolution across the last decade-plus—the nastiest pitches you see on TV these days are increasingly optimized in training facilities that emphasize concepts like spin rate and pitch tunneling. And as has been the case in MLB, many involved in these early efforts believe this and similar forms of athlete mapping are the NBA’s next big arm’s race.