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Bill Reiter

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'So close it's painful:' NBA insiders pick sides in SGA-Jokić MVP race that feels '50-50' despite current odds

OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a -850 favorite to win MVP honors with four weeks to go in the regular season

2025 NBA title tiers: Ranking league's 12 realistic contenders as playoff picture comes into focus

The Celtics, Thunder and Cavs are in Tier 1, but who could challenge those three this spring?

Joel Embiid, Paul George facing grim realities and bleak futures as 76ers' seemingly smart bet goes sideways

Embiid is done for the season, and the NBA's offseason darlings have had a nightmare campaign

Why the Pacers -- playing like an elite team for months -- deserve more respect as NBA playoff push heats up

A conference finalist last year, Indy has the third-best record in the NBA since mid-December

NBA All-Star Weekend is a dud and stars of this era don't care, but rising stars can help the league fix it

How can the actual All-Star Game feel big, important, and cool again?

2025 NBA trade deadline was insane -- and we might never see another one like it

NBA executives help explain why this year was a perfect storm for blockbuster deals

Lakers introduce Luka Doncic as new face of franchise, saying a lot about team's future and LeBron's present

LeBron James was not present at the Lakers practice facility as Luka met with the media

Luka Doncic trade proves Mark Cuban no longer runs the Mavericks, but does LeBron James still run the Lakers?

LeBron's people are saying he didn't know about the trade, but is that a good thing for them?

Luka Doncic trade: What factors led to Lakers and Mavericks making the most shocking deal in NBA history?

Luka Doncic is going to be a Laker, and Anthony Davis is going to be a Maverick after a stunning blockbuster

Rich Paul wants De'Aaron Fox rumors out now and timing shows how players have lost leverage with NBA's new CBA

Fox rumors started to swirl days ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline

Bradley Beal's no-trade clause is openly mocked around the NBA -- and now it's controlling the trade deadline

Beal, the only non-LeBron player with an NTC, got it from the Wizards in 2022; it's making a huge impact in 2025

How Kobe Bryant lives on in Los Angeles five years after his death

Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020

Pat Riley would be wise to take his own advice with Heat's Jimmy Butler saga unresolved as suspension ends

The man behind the astute understanding of 'The Disease of More' needs to remember his own teachings

Why Cavaliers vs. Thunder is historic matchup, and how a win can finally get Cleveland the respect it deserves

The Cavs, at 31-4, are on pace for 73 wins -- but many still aren't taking them all that seriously

Why a Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley divorce always felt inevitable as two stubborn winners clash in Miami

Heat star Jimmy Butler and team president Pat Riley are heading for a break-up that neither will want to lose

Bill Reiter began his career as a newspaper journalist before becoming a national columnist at CBS Sports. He currently hosts a national CBS Sports radio show from New York City from 6 to 10 p.m. ET called Reiter Than You and hosts Reiter's Block for CBSSports.com. Bill has covered the NBA, MLB, college football and major events like the Super Bowl, Olympics and NCAA Tournament. He's won seven APSE writing awards and been recognized several times for his notable work. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

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