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The Knicks added Jeremy Lin to the roster last night in an effort to fix the fact that they have zero depth in the backcourt. He's the league's lone Asian-American player, and he's also the only Harvard grad in the pros. Get this kid a billboard. More »
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Here's a photo of some NBA players who spent the day getting thrown up against a wall by David Stern. We'll save our discussion of BRI split for another day. For now, I'd like to draw your attention to the man in the hipster-snug flannel shirt, Baron Davis, looking very much like the lost black member of Fleet Foxes. More »
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Your morning roundup for Aug. 18, the day the kids and the dog prevented a dude from stealing our van. Photo via @kevinlove. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »
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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat at home last night, 102-90, for just their fifteenth win of the season. For the 51-23 Heat, who clinched a playoff spot over two weeks ago and just have to survive the remainder of the season without a significant injury, this was really just another slight embarrassment in a season that has had a handful of slight embarrassments. They'll move on. But for the Cavs, who we must acknowledge have had a pretty terrible and demoralizing year, this rather meaningless game was otherwise a reason to hear their arena erupt — as they did on this incredible Baron Davis alley-oop to Alonzo Gee — and a reason for the fans to boo and a reason for everyone to give a shit again. At least for a night. More »
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Clippers guard Baron Davis, who has averaged 12.8 points and 7 assists this season — with some credit due to Blake Griffin's ability to finish close to the basket — is headed to Cleveland, along with a first-round draft pick. The Cavs are sending Mo Williams and Jamario Moon. Davis, who is nursing a swollen left knee, didn't play against the Hornets last night, and the LA Times reports that he looked "visibly downcast" after the game. Things are looking up, Baron: you no longer have to deal with Donald Sterling's bullshit. More »
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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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Baron Davis' laptop was stolen and he would really like it back. But just to be safe, his lawyer is preemptively threatening to sue the ass off anyone who publishes the personal photos and videos that might be on it. More »
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So, is Baron Davis' Jenny Craig diet working? You be the judge. Perhaps Jessica Alba can dispense weight-loss tips (she had a baby in June). Here they are cavorting last week in Cabo — Jessica's in the towel — as Davis prepares for the NBA preseason which begins Oct. 5 against the Hornets. This photo (and the ones following the jump) are my way of bidding adieu to Miss Alba, who will no longer be gracing courtside at Golden State Warriors games now that her pal Baron is a Clipper. Goodbye, sweet Jessica. Goodbye. Alba and Davis are friends because of Alba's husband, Cash Warren, who played basketball with Davis at Crossroads High School in Los Angeles. That's why she's turned up at various Warriors games over the past two seasons, and why I'm never likely to see her again around my Bay Area stomping grounds due to Davis signing a 5-year, $65 million dollar deal with the Clippers this past July. Now I have to settle for Penny Marshall? Thanks a lot Chris Mullin, you twit. Thanks to the folks at the wonderfully-titled blog Less Clothes for the photos, more of which can be found here. World Exclusive — Jessica Alba [Less Clothes] NBA Star Baron Davis: I'm On Jenny Craig! [People] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054580&view=rss&microfeed=true So here's the explanation as to why Steve Nash and Baron Davis were dressed like weirdos and riding a tandem bike in Santa Monica recently. Although I still don't fully understand. Can someone help me out here? More »
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Baron Davis will do anything for love, but he won't do that. And by "that" I mean "be low-balled by the Golden State Warriors." Even if it means jumping ship and joining his hometown Clippers. More »
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Twenty two years ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a music video that could probably make Skip Bayless speechless. While my knowledge of what was hip back in 1986 might've escaped me — at the time, the more pressing question was why running into solid walls hurt my forehead — I can't imagine Orel Hershiser wearing a satin jacket was actually cool back then. More »
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]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=290479&view=rss&microfeed=true If you watch closely, you can see Andrei Kirilenko looking back at Baron Davis afterwards, as if to say, "You know, that really wasn't necessary." Even Adonal Foyle crinkled up his nose in a "Damn that was nasty," kind of a way. When Adonal Foyle acknowledges the nastiness, you know things just got nasty. More »
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We never really noticed it until Monday afternoon, when KNBR Radio's Ted Robinson brought it up, but Baron Davis' stellar play against the Mavericks so far might be the best point guard performance by a beard since Walt Frazier led the Knicks to the NBA title in 1973. Sure, other beards have performed well in the clutch; most notably Bill Walton's for the Trail Blazers in 1977. And let's not forget Clifford Ray's beard, which teamed with George Johnson's gigantic 'fro to form a center tandem that led the Warriors to the NBA title in 1975. But at the point guard position, has there ever been a MVW (Most Valuable Whiskers) candidate to beat these two? We can't think of one. More »
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We find it fascinating when, for one reason or another, a less talented team/player finds a way to dominate a more talented opponent. Our favorite example is Barry Bonds and Mike Bielecki. No matter how outstanding Bonds has been — for whatever reason — he never could do anything against Mike Bielecki, hardly the Mariano Rivera of his time. (Bonds was 3-for-35 against Bielecki lifetime.) If Mike Bielecki were as effective against the lesser talents in baseball as he was against Barry Bonds — the best player in the game — he'd be in the Hall of Fame. But he wasn't: He was mostly only good against Bonds. More »
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Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ... More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=222105&view=rss&microfeed=true That's Golden State Warriors swingman Monta Ellis, who's having a breakout year. He's come out of nowhere to average better than 18 points and 4 assists per game for the Warriors. It's the kind of performance that gets a guy picked up in a lot of fantasy leagues, and then gets a guy enough attention to appear on the Jim Rome show ... where Baron Davis smashes what is evidently a gasoline pie in his face. More »
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