NBA playoffs 2025 predictions: the winner, key players and dark horses

Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson TatumComposite: Getty ImagesIs the regular season in crisis?Absolutely not. Could it stand to be a little shorter? Sure. Do the referees need to be more judicious with when they intervene? I’d argue they do. But the real problem the NBA faces is, in my opinion, a PR one. Its loudest voices should spend less time pearl-clutching and more time celebrating. Claire de LuneStar players sit, games blur together and offense is unchecked. I do