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Jamal Crawford recently appeared on Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors’ podcast, and he proposed a rule for NBA teams to have a certain number of players with years of experience in the league to help the development of young players. “There should be a rule that on every team you need three guys […]

Luka Doncic has continued to play at an MVP level so far this year for the Dallas Mavericks. Although Dallas would currently be in the Play-In game if the season ended today, Doncic has done everything he can and more to keep a flawed Mavericks roster afloat, including sautéing the Atlanta Hawks to the tune […]

Victor Wembanyama is already a freak of nature just by his stature. San Antonio Spurs fans know that the sky is his limit when it comes to developing with Gregg Popovich but his skills have been on display recently. He has a lot in his bag and it might only get better from here. Jamal […]

Jamal Crawford is known by many for his crossovers and highlight plays. After all, that’s where he garnered his nickname, “J-Crossover”, from. However, even a flashy star such as Crawford at one point was in awe of the great Kobe Bryant. In an episode of Run It Back, the three-time Sixth Man of the Year […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have one of the best records in the NBA, as they are 30-13 after 43 games. However, it would be difficult to tell that they’re serious championship contender if one is to only look at the team’s defensive numbers. That brings us to Jamal Crawford’s take about why Milwaukee must be missing […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks made the shocking announcement that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin after just a few months at the helm of the organization. Griffin took over in the wake of last year’s epic playoff collapse against the Miami Heat, and although the Bucks haven’t been perfect so far […]

Jamal Crawford gave former Orlando Magic star Penny Hardaway a ringing endorsement for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Hardaway was recently added to the list of nominees for the Class of 2024, which features legendary names such as Vince Carter and even the 2008 U.S. Olympic Redeem Team. NBA Central aggregated the news […]

Every year, the NBA brings in new players who dream of stamping their name among the league’s greats one day. After a while, a select few rise from the rest of the playing field and are celebrated as stars. However, there will always be those labeled as “underrated” — players averaging stellar numbers but don’t […]

The Golden State Warriors have struggled after a solid start to the 2023-24 NBA season. The Warriors are climbing their way back to the .500 mark after their impressive win over the Boston Celtics. Steph Curry led the way and was as clutch as ever. Thus, Jamal Crawford praised Curry and revealed why Golden State’s […]

Jamal Crawford had a unique NBA career that saw him thrive as a sixth man off the bench and help the role become extremely prominent across the league. While Crawford was a great player who won Sixth Man of the Year three times throughout his career, his name often doesn’t come up in the Hall […]

Dallas Mavericks wing Tim Hardaway Jr. is clearly making an early argument for the 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year award, as the Mavs reserve is currently leading the league in three-pointers and points off the bench. Hardaway is drawing inspiration to excel off the Mavs bench from a couple of the best sixth-men to […]

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located in  Springfield, Massachusetts. Entry into the Hall of Fame is usually reserved for superstar, multiple-time All-Stars and Top 75 all-time caliber players, but Lou Williams fits a different prototype. Lou Williams began his career with the Philadelphia 76ers and moved on to the Los Angeles Clippers […]

Without a doubt, Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Klay Thompson is one of the greatest outside snipers in basketball history. Thompson further cemented his legacy on Sunday when he surged past Jamal Crawford for 10th place on the NBA’s all-time 3-point list during a road game against the Houston Rockets. Klay Thompson entered the Rockets game […]

Kevin Durant has played alongside a lot of great players, and while he never technically played with Jamal Crawford, they were teammates during the 2018-19 season with the Brooklyn Nets while Durant was recovering from a torn Achilles injury. They may not have played together, but it’s clear that Durant has a lot of respect […]

Jason Kidd is the current head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, but during his playing days he was one of the best point guards in the league. After retirement, he was recognized as one of the greatest players to ever play the game being named to NBA’s top 75 team and being inducted in to […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has some high praise for former sixth men Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford. Turner recently stopped by the Run Your Race podcast to discuss a variety of things, and one of the topics discussed was whether or not he sees Williams and Crawford as Hall-of-Famers. “For what they’ve done culturally, yes,” […]

Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams are two of the greatest bench scorers in NBA history. They are the only two players in league history to win three Sixth Man of the Year awards during their careers. Crawford won his Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2010, 2014, and 2016, while Williams won his awards […]

He might be 43 years of age and three years out of the NBA, but Jamal Crawford has still got it. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year was an unstoppable scorer at the zenith of his two-decade career in the big league, and those abilities certainly haven’t deserted him if his latest performance in […]

Throughout NBA history, the role of the 6th Man has always been very important. A dependable scoring threat off the bench who often plays starter minutes during some games. One of the best to ever play that role was Lou Williams who recently retired. Williams came off the bench for most of his career and […]

Jamal Crawford may have retired as one of the best Sixth Men of all time, but that doesn’t mean that he welcomed that shift to the bench instantaneously. NBA players are uber competitive, and sometimes they view moving to the bench as a slight, as that implies that they’re not good enough to start for […]

Even though Seattle is still yearning to have an NBA team again, the city has not really stopped producing good NBA players. Among the great ones are former NBA vet Jamal Crawford and rising star Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic. And for free agent guard Isaiah Thomas, Crawford is still the best player from […]

NBA talents from every single team are always looking to stay in the gym and work on their craft during the offseason, hence why we always see stars playing in different summer leagues and tournaments. This offseason is no different. This upcoming weekend, Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II and forward Jonathan Kuminga will […]

Milwaukee Bucks incoming second-year small forward MarJon Beauchamp had the basketball world buzzing on Saturday night — and for good reason. This is after the 22-year-old dropped a mind-blowing 83 points in a The CrawsOver pro-am game. Talk about making a bang, right? So much so, that the founder of the tournament himself, Jamal Crawford, […]

Although they are just a little over a year removed from a momentous run to the Western Conference Finals, this offseason felt like the Dallas Mavericks were starting over in many ways. A miserable 2022-23 season brought to light some of the team’s underlying deficiencies and forced Mavs brass to significantly change the roster. They […]

As 11-year NBA veteran Isaiah Thomas continues to try to make a comeback to the league, the 5-foot-9 point guard has received some good news as a reward for his perseverance. According to former NBA star and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports analyst Jamal Crawford, Thomas has a private workout set up for multiple NBA teams […]

The 2023 NBA Draft is officially in the books, and unsurprisingly, Victor Wembanyama ended up being the first overall pick of the draft by the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama is one of the most hyped up prospects in recent memory, and everyone is curious to see how he will transition to the NBA. That topic […]

The 2020 NBA Bubble was unlike anything NBA players had experienced in their basketball careers. It was the height of the COVID-19 pandemic at the time, so the NBA decided to finish the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World in Florida to protect their players from the illness. The final eight games of the regular […]

According to three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner Jamal Crawford, it took him seven years in the league before the late, great Kobe Bryant even acknowledged his mere existence. In fact, Crawford had to score 30 points in the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Lakers for Byrant to give him […]

Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner turned NBA on TNT analyst Jamal Crawford is clearly a huge fan of Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic and how dominant the former back-to-back league MVP has been throughout the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. So much so, that Crawford believes that Jokic has already transcended […]

The Denver Nuggets may have won Game 3 in convincing fashion, but Jamal Crawford isn’t ready to declare that the series is over. In fact, he sees the Miami Heat tying things up once again in Game 4, and for good reason. Speaking on the NBA TV coverage of the NBA Finals after Game 3 […]

Stephen Curry is vying for an unprecedented fifth title in nine seasons as the Golden State Warriors’ playoff run continues. Before Saturday’s pivotal Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the realest hoopers of the modern era assessed Curry’s standing in the league’s all-time individual hierarchy—insisting he’s already […]

Malcolm Brogdon has received his Sixth Man of the Year trophy from Jamal Crawford in a surprise ceremony on TNT. During an interview on NBA Tip-Off, Ernie Johnson began to query Brogdon, in a not-so-subtle manner, whether he had yet seen the trophy he was to be awarded, known as the John Havlichek trophy. Crawford […]

The Dallas Mavericks have struggled mightily ever since acquiring Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline. However, the Mavericks’ issues might have actually started when Jalen Brunson left the team this summer, per Jamal Crawford. “The Mavericks’ problems started in the summer. When Jalen Brunson left that team, they lost their identity.”@JCrossover on the Dallas Mavericks' recent […]

Russell Westbrook still hasn’t found his next NBA home. As the former MVP searches for a team needing his unique brand of play leading up to the playoffs, though, another guard who some believe was prematurely castoff from certain league circles has come to Westbrook’s defense. Responding to a report from ESPN’s Dave McMenamin that […]

LeBron James is doing a fantastic job of defying Father Time. The Los Angeles Lakers star is fresh off another scintillating performance Monday night when he led his team to a 140-138 home win over the Houston Rockets, dropping an unbelievable total of 48 points on 16-for-26 shooting from the field. With that performance, LeBron […]

Jamal Crawford still couldn’t believe that he fell for Shaquille O’Neal’s prank during his debut on NBA on TNT. For those who missed it, Crawford got a popcorn shower courtesy of Shaq as he joined the NBA on TNT crew on Monday. The unsuspecting Crawford was given hints early on when he was asked about […]

Jamal Crawford officially made his NBA on TNT debut on Tuesday as the newest addition to the star-studded TNT crew. The three-time Sixth Man of the Year winner joins Shaq, Candace Parker, and host Adam Lefkoe on the Tuesday iterations of TNT’s NBA coverage. One of the biggest questions Crawford faced on his first day […]

The NBA recently mixed things up with their annual awards, plugging in names like Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon on some of the most prestigious individual plums. It has understandably caused quite a stir with various fans vocal about their thoughts on the sweeping changes. Add NBA veterans Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford to that […]

Former Brooklyn Nets guard Jamal Crawford thinks the team needs to take a second look at Dwight Howard. For him, Kevin Durant and co. could really use his help. Howard recently spoke with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay and opened up about how he approached Brooklyn and shared his desire to play for the […]