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LeBron James Makes His Teammates Do Pushups
Perhaps Mario Chalmers and Ray Allen thought LeBron was joking when he told them they would be doing pushups if they lost a shooting competition to him. He was not joking. LeBron's drill-sergeant cadence could use a little work, though. There's not nearly enough spittle flying here. ...

Jamal Crawford Briefly Turned Last Night's Game Into An And 1 Mixtape
Before Chris Paul sent home his miraculous, game-winning bank shot, the best thing about last night's Grizzlies-Clippers game was Jamal Crawford repeatedly putting the entire Grizzlies defense on ice skates. ...

Chris Paul Does It All Himself
Final possessions don't get more predictable. In a tie game with 13 seconds left and Clippers ball, Chris Paul was going to take the last shot. Tony Allen was going to be the one tasked with denying him. Paul's and Allen's faces in this photo, taken one second post-swish, tells the story....

Here's Chris Paul's Game-Winning Buzzer-Beater (Sort Of)
This was exciting! And then a little less exciting when, after review, they added a tenth of a second back on the game clock and made the Grizzlies heave a desperation shot that obviously missed....

C.J. Watson Hits Halftime Buzzer-Beater, Walks Off Court
He actually walked off before the shot even went in. The buzzer sounds with the ball still in the air and he just heads for the locker room. Once it goes in he hops out of the picture....

Delaware Police Finally Track Down Man Wanted For 16 Naked Incidents
"Naked incidents" sounds pretty weird, right? And 16 of them seems like kind of a lot, yes? Questions for another day, I'm afraid. We've got more important things to talk about....

Good News, Thunder Fans Have A New Fight Song To Sing While Shirtless
Nice song, Mathias in Southern California. Nice pecs, too. Keep doing you. ...

Roy Hibbert And David Lee Kindly Express Their Distaste For Each Other
David Lee tore his hip flexor in Saturday's playoff game against the Nuggets, an injury that will keep him out for the rest of postseason. Despite his rocky history with Lee, Pacers center Roy Hibbert was sad to see one of his fellow players go down with an injury, so he sent Lee a tweet expressing ...

Gross: Steubenville Football Coach Gets A Contract Extension
So, how did the Steubenville school board decide to punish Steubenville High football coach Reno Saccocia after he did what he could sweep the sexual assault that was committed and filmed by several of his players under the rug? He got a contract extension!...

Hookers Vs. The Klan: Why Earl "The Pearl" Monroe Chose NYC Over Indy
Excerpted from Earl the Pearl: My Story, available tomorrow from Rodale....

That's Not Your Mouse Pointer
Send stories, photos, and anything else you might have to [email protected]....

Mike D'Antoni Is Delighted To Hear Kobe Was Live-Tweeting The Game
So, this super-fun and interesting Kobe-Bryant-live-tweeting-the-game experience has sort of become a thing. ABC was routinely showing his tweets on the screen. After the game, both ESPN desks—the bootleg one with Kurt Rambis and the real one with Wilbon, Magic et al.—were discussing whether Kobe sh...

Kobe Bryant Is Live-Tweeting The Lakers Game
Thanks to the magic of the internet we can now sit and watch as superstar athletes critique their teams in real time. Kobe is live-tweeting the Lakers-Spurs game that just went to halftime with the Spurs leading 45-37. ...

Sad Derrick Rose, Likely Out For Season, Gets Sued By Newly Obese Fan
It just keeps getting worse for Derrick Rose fans. The Chicago Bulls point guard tore his ACL in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, and we haven't seen him in a game since. They were without their star all year, but the Bulls still fought their way to a playoff berth, finishing fifth in the East...


Czech Republic Denies That It's Chechnya
A very important statement from the Czech Republic's ambassador to the U.S.:...

Rick Telander Doesn't Realize That Baseline "Raptors" Sign Isn't Real
It's been two seasons since Toronto introduced their 3D, optical illusion "Raptors" sign underneath each basket. It was sort of cool at first, and even now good for a moment of "oh yeah," whenever you catch a Raps game. But at least we all understand how it works. One Sun-Times columnist does not....

