Candace Buckner
Sports Columnist at The Washington Post
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1 week ago |
unionleader.com | Candace Buckner
INDIANAPOLIS — Not one ponytailed girl hanging over the railing cried out for the attention and the autograph of a referee. Not a single ticket-buying fan walking around the concourse at Gainbridge Fieldhouse wore a fawning T-shirt with the image of a goat blowing a whistle. And yet, when the Connecticut Sun faced the Indiana Fever Tuesday night, the officials muscled their way into the spotlight. That’s a problem.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner
Caitlin Clark, a night of skirmishes, and a WNBA product out of control (washingtonpost.com) Caitlin Clark, a night of skirmishes, and a WNBA product out of control By Candace Buckner 2025061810440900 INDIANAPOLIS — Not one ponytailed girl hanging over the railing cried out for the attention and the autograph of a referee.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stays cool amid chaos, and the NBA Finals are even (washingtonpost.com) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stays cool amid chaos, and the NBA Finals are even By Candace Buckner 2025061403485400 INDIANAPOLIS — It took a while for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to look like himself Friday night. Like the one player who operates more smoothly than most. Like an alto sax on the hardwood playing in the key of cool.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner
Pacers rely on unlikely heroes to take another lead in the NBA Finals (washingtonpost.com) Pacers rely on unlikely heroes to take another lead in the NBA Finals By Candace Buckner 2025061203381600 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle sounds like a nature lover at times, when he describes his team as an "ecosystem." It starts with Tyrese Haliburton, the player whose gestures and quotes this postseason have been canonized by the fan base, who might be the sun that smiles on...
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Candace Buckner
‘Inside the NBA’ was perfect. Now let it rest in peace. (washingtonpost.com) ‘Inside the NBA’ was perfect. Now let it rest in peace. By Candace Buckner 2025060710300000 It felt as if viewers attended a six-game wake for the "Inside the NBA" brand last week. The final run at times seemed more like a long farewell to Ernie, Chuck, Shaq and Kenny than a showcase for the Eastern Conference finals.
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One of the wonders of this playoff run has been getting more Tyrese Haliburton interviews. The man uses two very different, very distinct voices in the same breath…more than his clutch gene, this fascinates me to no end https://t.co/iaFMgDfIrA
Here’s a review about a stage play named after LeBron James where I pretend to be a theater critic. https://t.co/KuuMSn7x2i
My favorite part of this series is Stan Van Gundy’s disgust & utter disappointment every time KAT commits a knucklehead foul. You can almost hear SVG’s soul leaving his body
