DIMES: Weighing the historic impact of the 2025 NBA championship

Warriors beat writer Danny Emerman shares his thoughts on the NBA.

Right or wrong, Dirk Nowitzki’s championship in 2011 changed the way everyone looks at his career.

Boston winning in 2008 cemented the legacies of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen while ushering in the Big Three era.

The Warriors’ 2022 title run gave Steph Curry a ring with no asterisks whatsoever — as if there were ever any legitimate ones on any of the first three to begin with. What are they gonna say now?