Larry J. Sanders 8/17/26 Larry J. Sanders 8/17/26

The Westbrook Method (Death of a Dynasty III)

Russell Westbrook played basketball with an almost pathological belief in his ability. It made him an MVP, phenomenon, contradiction — and absolutely impossible to ignore.

WSH | RADIO 3/15/18 WSH | RADIO 3/15/18

Willie Mac Jr.

WSH project curator Larry J. Sanders welcomes nascent Detroit artist + entrepreneur Willie Mac Jr. to discuss old Bates Academy, his transition into music, and more.

Larry J. Sanders 3/9/18 Larry J. Sanders 3/9/18

I Hate Sam Presti (Death of a Dynasty II)

On October 27, 2012, around 6PM London time, I learned the Thunder traded James Harden to the Houston Rockets. The Thunder vaguely claimed they were unable to reach an agreement on a contract extension; James was seeking a maximum contract of $60 million over 4 years, which the Thunder countered by asking him to take a $4.5 million discount. The Thunder traded away their third head over a mid-level exception.

Larry J. Sanders 7/31/16 Larry J. Sanders 7/31/16

Death of a Dynasty

Oklahoma City had been blessed with THREE generational talents, plus a guy overqualified to be a team's fourth option, and have absolutely nothing to show for it. You need luck to win a title, sure, but that luck seemed to come in the players they'd been gifted. And they blew it.