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Your morning roundup for Jan. 27, the day V For Vendetta got all political. Video via The Basketball Jones. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »
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This year's NBA training camp is shorter than usual, and this upsets a lot of players who'd like more time to gel with their teammates. It has especially upset Boston's Kevin Garnett, who blessed us with this train wreck of a cooking metaphor during the Celtics' practice today: More »
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LeBron James played one of the best games of his career last night, which is saying something, because he is LeBron James. He shot 56 percent from the field and finished with 35 points, seven boards, and zero turnovers. The Heat will go to Boston for Games 3 and 4 of this series, which should have some influence; the Celtics are 33-8 at the Garden this season. Still, both Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett haven't even broken 20 points in a game this series, while James and Dwyane Wade have combined for 123 of Miami's 201 total points, and they still have guys like James Jones coming off the bench to score 25. And forced somersaults, historically, don't do well for a team's self-esteem. The Heat are finally, at long last, rolling, and it's at a bad time for the addled C's. More »
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Your morning roundup for May 4, the day we again discovered Xanadu in Jersey. More »
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After yesterday's Lakers/Celtics game, both Yahoo's Marc Spears and ESPN's J.A. Adande Tweeted that when asked for his autograph, KG told a Lakers ball boy "you've got a better chance of catching Bin Laden." The Tweets were promptly deleted. Conspiracy? 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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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It's got, well, the two O'Neals dressed in business casual and Kevin Garnett grabbing his nuts. [Boston Globe; earlier] More »
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This — from the final moments of last night's Celtics-Sixers game — might be the most perfectly run basketball play you'll see all year. More »
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Joakim Noah says Kevin Garnett is "ugly." 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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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Oh, please. No, Kevin Garnett probably shouldn't have called Charlie Villaneuva a cancer patient, but does it really warrant this spasm of pretend outrage? More »
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Garnett issued a statement in response to Charlie Villanueva's assertion that KG told him he looked like a cancer patient. Actually: "My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact 'You are cancerous to your team and our league.'" 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 internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. 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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A live mic and a player upset with the officiating always make for an interesting combo. Kevin Garnett did not disappoint: More »
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I actually did know who Kevin Garnett was before today. In fact, we talked one time. It was a conference call though, lacking in intimacy. Those were the days before you could Wikipedia helpful icebreakers. More »
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"I'm not buying that," Bulls forward John Salmons said. "I'll believe that when I see it." [SI/ChicagoTribune] More »
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Doc Rivers has Beantown in a panic after he hinted that Kevin Garnett's mangled knee will most likely keep him out of the playoffs. "I'm not optimistic," Rivers told WEEI. More »
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Could Kevin Garnett's knee injury mark the end of the city of Boston's run of sports championships? (Kind of reaching there. Sorry). [NBCSports] More »
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We spent last evening at Professor Thom's , the Boston sports bar here in New York City. (Apparently, it used to be Riviera's, but then some bartenders got fired, or something; it's difficult to keep track of such matters.) We were engulfed in a swarm of New Englanders, the people who, over the last several years, have celebrated titles, and celebrated titles, and celebrated titles. We saw every inch of their joy last night. (Not a euphemism!) And you know what? It wasn't so bad. It was really fun. More »
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Former NBA player Paul Shirley is the author of Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond. He is currently in Spain, and writes today for Deadspin about the difficulty of trying to watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals More »
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You know, "panic" probably isn't the right word to use in the headline right there. Panic implies a comprehension of what's happening to you, anticipation of what horrors might be coming. That's not what's happening in the Celtics-Hawks series right now. Everyone — on both teams — seems so shocked that they're staring wide-eyed at what's happening right in front of them. It's too much to absorb. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385103&view=rss&microfeed=true "K.G. tanked it." Strong words from the Timberwolves owner. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] More »
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The NBA Closer is written by me, J.E. Skeets, high leader of Canada. When I'm not busy scouring the box scores or part-time modeling, I can be heard on The Basketball Jones daily podcast with some Greek. Enjoy! More »
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• Just Seventy-Seven Games To Go. Hours after attending the funeral of his father, Doc Rivers watched his Celtics remain the NBA's only undefeated team with an impressive 112-101 win over the Nets. (Note: That final score is extremely misleading.) Da Big Green Three did they thang, with Paul Pierce scoring 28 points, Ray Allen adding 27 and Garnett posting 18 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, some defensive stats and a pear tree. And oh yeah ... HA-HA! More »
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• Green Day. If there was ever any doubt that Kevin Garnett is the new sheriff in town, this video should help to clear that up. The clip is from the Celtics' win over the Wizards, I think, but kind of illustrates who is really in charge. And that's OK — I wish the NBA would go back to the concept of player-coaches. On Wednesday, Paul Pierce scored 26 points and Garnett had 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Celtics beat the Nuggets 119-93. How have things turned around in Boston? The Celtics had 77 points in the first half on Wednesday; and as Green Bandwagon pointed out, they had five games last season in which they scored 77 points or less in the entire game. More »
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We're dangerously close to the start of the NBA season, with all its drama and months of madness. To us, part of the beauty of the NBA is that its focus, while ultimately on the team, falls on the individual. The plight of one player becomes an epic tale in the shadow of Jordan; who is the real alpha dog? It's this source of expression and personal comedy/tragedy that makes the game so compelling. There's nowhere to hide out there. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=316721&view=rss&microfeed=true Kevin Garnett, remembering when he was young. [DIME] More »
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The Celtics landing Kevin Garnett was great and all, but I know that ever since the deal was announced, many of you have secretly longed to see Garnett in a Red Sox uniform. And so you shall. Don't get too exited, greater Boston area ... Garnett was at hand at Fenway on Wednesday just to throw out the first pitch; the Sox went on to beat the Orioles 5-4. David Ortiz had a run-scoring double and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh, receiving a standing O from Garnett in the stands. Ortiz and Garnett both began their pro careers in Minnesota. The win allowed Boston to keep its seven-game lead over the Yankees, who beat the White Sox 8-1 (no A-Rod home run). More »
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Though it's still not "official," it's pretty much a given now that Kevin Garnett is going to be a Celtic. This is an odd matter for us to wrap our minds around; we had sort of assumed Garnett would die a Timberwolf, no matter what he wanted. More »
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]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=283876&view=rss&microfeed=true The Boston Herald is saying the Kevin Garnett deal is done. Hmm. [Boston Herald] More »
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So, to make this clear, in the last week or so, Kevin Garnett has alternately been going to the Bulls (definitely!), the Lakers (without question!) and now the Suns (put it in the books!). ESPN has all the different scenarios, which include the Suns giving up Shawn Marion or Amare Stoudemire, the Celtics giving up Al Jefferson or the No. 5 pick, or some such silliness. (Amazingly, Shawn Marion doesn't want to play for the Celtics. We're as stunned as you!) More »
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Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ... More »
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]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=230176&view=rss&microfeed=true The mad geniuses at Free Darko aren't taking the summer off: They're finding absolute gems like this video, which features Timberwolves superstar Kevin Garnett gets his Bob Harris on while visiting an Asian television show. More »
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If you're like us, you're thoroughly depressed by the Kevin Garnett Adidas commercials running right now, specifically the "standup comedy" segment, which makes Garnett look like, as Free Darko puts it, "the loneliest man alive." More »
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In recent days, a rumor has gone around that Timberwolves skinny pogo Kevin Garnett could be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. (Just in a cursory search, we found it here, and that's just in the last few days.) It was originally reported by Eric Pincus at Hoops World. Rumors are rumors — we love 'em too, after all — but this one, according to the fun guys at YAY! Sports, is bunk in a particularly egregious way. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=127523&view=rss&microfeed=true • Ducks across the pond: MLB to play games in Europe in '07? [MSNBC] More »
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