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Darko Milicic's First Kickboxing Match Came To A Gross End
NBA bust and actual crazy person Darko Milicic is a kickboxer now, and that sentence is less weird to type out than it probably should be. He just had his first official fight, and it did not go so well....
Manchester City's Aleks Kolarov Grumbles The Least Enthusiastic "Jingle Bells" Ever
Manchester City is doing an online "Advent Calendar" for December, featuring a different player in a daily holiday video. Sunday's video featured defender Aleks Kolarov singing "Jingle Bells." OK, maybe calling it "singing" is a bit generous. After watching this, you'll be infected by whatever the...
Your Darko Milicic Being A Crazy Person Update: Darko Says He'll Kill Someone On The Court If Necessary
Newly signed Darko Milicic's participation in last week's media day was very enlightening, but he's still not done saying weird things. Darko now states that he will do anything to help the Celtics succeed, even if he has to kill someone. Wait, what?...
"Those Guys Are Fucking Animals," And Other Fun Moments From Darko Milicic's Media Day
The Celtics officially announced the signing of Darko Milicic during today's media day, and Darko immediately demonstrated his ability to play the role of over-the-hill-veteran-who-doesn't-give-a-fuck-anymore with aplomb....
Apparently Darko Milicic Never Invests Any Of His Money, Or Even Puts It In A Bank
Former NBA scrub Casey Jacobsen—not to be confused with former MLB scrub Bucky Jacobsen—blogs occasionally for SLAM from Germany, where he now plays for Brose Baskets. His most recent post, where he describes his NBA teammates with senior superlatives, offers a real gem about Darko:...
A Gaggle Of Clever Sportswriters Is Starting A Long-Form Web Concern
The Classical bills itself as "a running, wide-ranging conversation between us and our readers about baseball, basketball, soccer, football and fighting, and about things that aren't sports, too." It'll have long features and blogs, modeling itself after The Awl....
What The Miami Heat Taught Us About Fascism (And Maybe Cat Sex, Too)
FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals, co-author of The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History (visit the FreeDarko store, too!) and our erstwhile Heat Strokes diarist, closes the book on Miami's season....
FreeDarko Says Goodbye
FreeDarko is taking down its shingle, which is terrible news. Go read all the tributes they've compiled on the site. There's very little I can add, except to say what I've said elsewhere: No one around described basketball — the actual, physical event — better than these guys did. I remember in part...