So much of the fan experience when attending National Basketball Association (NBA) games lies outside of the scoreboard. For me personally, the atmosphere is largely decided by the music playing.
For starters, if any player on the home team has ever released a song or has been featured in a song, it definitely has to be played, regardless if the...
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Highlander Hot Take: New WNBA labor deal will bring the league more popularity
Callie Lawson-Freeman -
The WNBA has a widespread reputation for its lack of popularity in comparison to the NBA. The league is commonly criticized as “boring,” as critics declare that women are not able to perform the same exciting dunks that their male counterparts so often do.
However, the WNBA offers so much more than just dunking, and a recently drafted agreement stands...
In the modern NBA, where stretch bigs and 3-point shooting are priority, size can be overlooked quite a lot. Size in this case matters, as the San Antonio Spurs are set up to be the perfect kryptonite for the now Kevin Durant-less Golden State Warriors.
San Antonio can pound the ball in the paint with big men LaMarcus Aldridge and...
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Highlander Hot Take: The 2025-2026 Lakers are the best version of the Lakers since the bubble
Terry Nguyen -
Author's note: This article was written on Saturday, Nov. 29, before the Lakers played games versus the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
Before year two of the Luka-LeBron era in Los Angeles began, the assumption was that Luka Doncic would be the primary scoring option and LeBron James would be the second option...
By: Hansel Chu, Assistant Sports Editor
On Sunday, Feb. 13, the Los Angeles Rams took on the Cincinnati Bengals in SoFi Stadium to determine the winner of Super Bowl XLVI. In a game where both teams battled toe-to-toe, the Rams were able to squeak out a 23-20 win thanks to a game-winning touchdown from wide receiver Cooper Kupp. The 2022...
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Highlander Hot Take: The reenergized Pelicans will make the playoffs
Jonathan Fernandez -
Don’t look now, but the New Orleans Pelicans are only three and a half games back of the eighth playoff spot in the West, and they’re really starting to find their stride. According to ESPN’s strength of schedule tracker, the Pelicans have played the most difficult schedule up to this point in the season. However, the final 40 games...
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The San Francisco 49ers will exact revenge against the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LVIII
Isaac Solnick -
On Feb. 11, Allegiant Stadium will host the San Francisco 49ers (12-5) and the defending champions Kansas City Chiefs (11-6) in Super Bowl LVIII. As an Oakland Raiders fan, the only thing I am looking forward to is the Super Bowl halftime show. Alas, even a lights-out performance from Usher won’t save me from the depths of despair.
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With the 2023 NFL season now in the books, there is nothing to do but to look forward to the next. A new year means a buttload of new talent is bound to enter the league, and judging from an astounding year of college football, there is most definitely reason to be excited about this year’s class of prospects....
The new NBA season is finally underway. Fans everywhere are already on the edge of their seats as this season has the makings to be one of the best we have ever seen. Some of the questions that have been floating around this season include: Will Jokić win his third MVP while trying to lead Denver to back-to-back championships?...
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Highlander Hot Takes: The biggest winners and losers of the 2021 NFL offseason
Hansel Chu -
With the NFL waiting for the preseason to start, rosters on every NFL team are pretty much set in stone, with the exception of the Green Bay Packers and the Aaron Rodgers drama. There were many interesting moves and acquisitions in the offseason, such as J.J Watt being traded to the Arizona Cardinals and the New England Patriots revamping...













