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Deadspin Up All Night: Still I Must Obey
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Nobody Knows If Kawhi Leonard Will Play This Season, But Manu Ginobili Isn't Optimistic
After a real rough stretch, the San Antonio Spurs have stabilized and look to be safely headed towards the playoffs after four straight wins, three of which came against fellow Western Conference contenders. That’s reassuring, although the team as presently constituted doesn’t seem like much of a th...
The Woman Who Fought Bulls
“La Matadora Revisa Su Maquillaje (The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup)” was first published in May 2004 issue of Outside and is featured in the new anthology The Stories We Tell and appears here with permission....
Former Hawks Employee Sues Team For Discriminating Against White People
Margo Kline, formerly a community development coordinator for the Atlanta Hawks, has filed a lawsuit against the team in which she claims she was discriminated against because of her race and gender....
James Harden Will Beat You And Humiliate You
Iso-ball, for all its associations with acts of heroism in the clutch, is supposed to be a dicey proposition for the guy with the ball in his hands. Sure, it has created some cinematic shots throughout the years, but its defining trait is its inefficiency. Iso-ball is a tactic that’s more defined by...
Marcus Morris Hits Game-Winning Three To Boost Celtics Over Thunder
A pair of Russell Westbrook free throws put the Thunder up six over the Celtics tonight with 24.7 seconds to play. Boston quickly shrunk that deficit with one bucket from Jayson Tatum and another from Terry Rozier, plus some strategic fouling (and some bad free-throw shooting from Carmelo Anthony)—a...
Royce White Isn't Ready To Believe That The NBA Really Cares About Mental Health
In the month since DeMar DeRozan spoke publicly about his struggle with depression, fellow NBA players Kevin Love and Kelly Oubre have come forward with stories of their own mental health battles and the league has announced plans to name a director of mental health and wellness. The change is encou...
Some Days You're Drew Doughty, Some Days You're Anze Kopitar<em></em>
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Deadspin Up All Night: We Lied
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Former Mavericks Employee Who Made Harassment Claims: "I'm Still Not Sure The Mavericks Get It"
Melissa Weishaupt, who worked in the marketing and game operations department for the Dallas Mavericks from 2010 to 2014, has revealed herself as one of the women who told Sports Illustrated about the Mavericks’ culture of harassment. In a piece published in SI today, Weishaupt revealed her identity...
Are Slow Jams Dead?<em></em>
Before we dive into the Funbag, a quick programming note: I’m on vacation next week. So there won’t be a Funbag next Tuesday. I’m sure you’ll be able to deal....
Please Enjoy Vince Carter's Rude Blake Griffin Impression
In a game between two dead-end teams waiting for the draft, the Pistons stuck around for two-and-a-half quarters before the Kings gutted it out and pulled off the loss. Blake Griffin came up big for the Pistons, but the night belonged to Vince Carter, who moved up to 22nd on the NBA’s all-time scori...
How Not To Write About Movies
Black Panther is the biggest hit of 2018 and stands poised to become one of the five highest grossing movies in the history of this continent. It’s a rare movie that serves as both an artistic and financial success and has absolutely destroyed any preconceived boardroom notions about a movie with a ...
Some Cool Highlights From The Knicks' 18-Point Win
The New York Knicks hosted the Chicago Bulls last night. Here’s some stuff that happened in that game....
Let's Enjoy Some Quality LeBron Highlights
It can be easy to take LeBron James for granted, to feel like you know what you’re getting after a decade and a half of this particular brand of greatness and decide that you’d rather watch someone else on any given night. Fine. Fair enough. But—c’mon!—look at him, look at what he did tonight in a g...
Deadspin Up All Night: It Seems My Work Is Never Truly Done
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We Asked A Sports Science Expert If LeBron Could Have Really Gained Seven Pounds During A Basketball Game
In a revealing piece about LeBron James’s too-good-to-be-believed body and injury prevention, this anecdote from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst stands out:...
Jordan Clarkson Has A Theory That Dinosaurs Were Really Pets For "Bigger People"
New Cavaliers players Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. went on Uninterrupted’s Road Trippin’ podcast with DJ Montage and Allie Clifton. Anytime an NBA player who has ever played for the Cavs appears on a podcast, they are apparently bound to give their takes on science, and Clarkson did not disap...
The New Tax Bill Could Unintentionally Force Sports Teams To Pay Taxes On Trades
A single word in the sweeping tax bill that House Republicans passed in December could lead to a host of unintended consequences for American pro sports teams when making trades, according to a report from Jim Tankersley in the New York Times. ...