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Deadspin Up All Night: Like An Old Man With No Friends
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Joe Budden sucks now but he didn’t always....

Who Is This Guy The Kings Just Made The Highest-Paid Rookie In NBA History?
With the 27th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns selected Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (not to be confused with Wizards forward Bojan Bogdanovic or famed Serbian architect Bogdan Bogdanovic). Three years later, Bogdanovic is finally coming to play in the NBA, reportedly agreeing a three...

You’re Using Some Weird Stuff To Wipe Your Butts, Guys
Is seven years too long to keep a pair of underwear?...

The Rockets Are Trading For A Bunch Of Fake Players I Think?
The Rockets swung a pretty huge trade to land Chris Paul from the Clippers this morning, but to make everything work on the money side, they’ve had to flip a few other deals to get non-guaranteed contracts to send to L.A. and elsewhere. That sound you hear? It’s the drip-drip of new Rockets arriving...

Report: Chris Paul Hated Austin And Doc Rivers
Now that Chris Paul has left for Houston, Doc Rivers faces an incredibly difficult task. J.J. Redick is reportedly out the door, and if the Clippers don’t re-sign Blake Griffin, they will suddenly be very bad. Don’t worry though. Austin Rivers is here to save the day....

Now That Phil Jackson Is In The Toilet, Let's Laugh At The Triangle Offense<em></em>
There was never anything particularly special about the Triangle offense. It was just another offense, even in its heyday....

Holy Smokes, The Rockets Just Traded For Chris Paul
Adrian Wojnarowski has blessed this slow Wednesday morning with a Woj bomb: Chris Paul is being traded to the Houston Rockets. What?!...

USA Gymnastics Report Calls For "Cultural Change" To Prevent Further Abuse
Nearly a year after the Indianapolis Star first reported on how USA Gymnastics mishandled allegations of sexual abuse by member coaches, the national governing body has released a 100-page report into its policies surrounding abuse. The review, which was conducted by former federal prosecutor Debora...

Greg Norman Shares A Tasteful Video Of His Horses Fucking
Golfer Greg Norman wanted to share the news of his horses trying to breed, so he uploaded this video of his horses actually committing the act for the world to see. The world would have taken The Shark at his word, but the transparency is appreciated....

The Knicks Are Done With Phil Jackson
Knicks fans are perhaps permanently broken and unable to experience joy. But they can still find a reasonable simulacrum of it in relief. Phil Jackson, after three years of somehow making a terrible, dispirited, dysfunctional franchise even worse in all categories, is out as team president....

Deadspin Up All Night: Sipping Gin Straight In A Plastic Cup
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Late Lunch Is Horseshit<em></em>
I was on a plane last week and I was sitting behind a mom traveling alone with two tiny kids. For the last half hour of the flight, the toddler was screaming her head off. Now, that’s not the interesting part. Toddlers scream on airplanes all the time, which is why most people bring along headphones...

Russell Westbrook's MVP Acceptance Speech Was Worth The Wait
This year, the NBA decided to give out all of its regular-season awards at once, and to have them presented at an interminable awards show that aired last night, more than two months after the end of the regular season. This was all mostly annoying and unnecessary, but Russell Westbrook’s MVP accept...

Jake The Very Good Dog Brings Water To Thirsty Umpires<em></em>
Minor league baseball is probably America’s greatest invention. From last night’s Fort Wayne TinCaps game, here’s Jake the Diamond Dog, a Golden Retriever whose job it is to carry a basket of bottled water out to the umpires between innings:...

Russell Westbrook Is The MVP
Russell Westbrook—the first man to average a triple-double since Oscar Robertson, an insane human and statistical highlight reel, the player who single-handedly propelled the Oklahoma City Thunder into the playoffs—is the 2017 NBA MVP....

Malcolm Brogdon Beats Joel Embiid, Dario Saric For Rookie Of The Year
The Bucks’ Malcolm Brogdon is the 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year, defeating 76ers teammates Joel Embiid and Dario Saric for the award. ...

Deadspin Up All Night: My Bonny Hair
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No, Peter King Is Not A Socialist
Yesterday, on Twitter, Peter King of Sports Illustrated indicated his agreement with the idea that health care should be guaranteed for everyone in the United States....

Blight Sox: Chyron Edition
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Could The Roman Empire Have Survived?
No empire, from Sargon’s Akkadian Empire to the Soviet Union, lasts forever. There’s always an expiration date....