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Stephen A. Smith Goes On Insane, Delusional Rant About Who Gets Credit For The Warriors' Success
With the Warriors off to a 20-0 start under interim head coach Luke Walton, a popular topic of discussion has been who deserves credit for the historic start. Coaching-wise Luke Walton and Steve Kerr both defer, crediting the other one, while the NBA has split the baby by officially crediting the wi...
BYU's Nick Emery Ejected For Throwing A Cheap Shot To The Face
BYU freshman Nick Emery was assessed a flagrant fouled two and tossed from tonight’s rivalry game against Utah, after he socked Brandon Taylor with no apparent provocation. As Taylor lay on the floor holding his face, Emery stared him down:...
Steph Curry Does Some Steph Curry Shit, Scores 28 In Third Quarter
The Warriors played somebody tonight and beat them by a ton of points and blah blah blah you’ve heard this a dozen times this season already. But what you haven’t seen is Steph Curry reaching a new level of supernova, scoring 28 points in the third quarter. Just look at the play-by-play for the fina...
Kobe Bryant Contributes To Rare Lakers Victory As Fans Boo John Wall
The Kobe Bryant Retirement Roadshow made its way to Washington tonight, to take on the the struggling Wizards. After getting thoroughly embarrassed by the 0-18 76ers last night, the Lakers bounced back, and forced the Wizards into an incredibly sloppy game. Lou Williams had seven steals in 33 minute...
Kobe Bryant Is Utterly Shameless And I Love Him
On Sunday, Players’ Tribune editorial director Kobe Bryant announced on his website that he is retiring at the end of the NBA season. Last night, Bryant traveled to his hometown of Philadelphia for his second job, and the 2-14 Los Angeles Lakers played the 0-18 76ers in Philly for what is likely the...
Now There's More Video Of Jahlil Okafor Fighting People In Boston
TMZ published a video of 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor getting into a fight with some hecklers outside of a Boston nightclub the night before Thanksgiving, and now they have more video from the same altercation....
Fake NBA Team Beats Fake NBA Team For Sad First Win
The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2-14 unstoppable suck came up against the Philadelphia 76ers’ 0-18 unmovable wall of shit in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Something had to give, and on this night it was the Lakers, who despite the better record are probably the worse team, and lost 103-91....
Watch DeAndre Jordan Miss 22 Free Throws In One Game
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan made a bit of NBA history last night, tying the record for most missed free throws in a game. While getting maimed by the Trail Blazers’ hack-a-Jordan strategy, Jordan bricked 22 freebies....
Jahlil Okafor Lays Bare One Of The Flaws With The Process
Nothing good ever happens after midnight. Nothing good ever happens after midnight. Nothing good ever happens after midnight. The saying isn’t actually true—many of the best things happen after midnight, in fact—but it’s a mantra Jahlil Okafor would’ve done well to internalize over the past two mont...
Michael Jordan's Ghost Is Retiring, At Fucking Last
This will be Kobe Bryant’s final season. He announced it yesterday, and the news made me think, instantly, of Michael Jordan. The last, greatest, and most devoted of his followers is passing; it’s the latest and most final-seeming of his many deaths, the destruction of his last on-court horcrux. Do ...
There's Never A Bad Time To Enjoy Some Vintage Shaq Highlights
For no particular reason, let’s take a moment to gawk at some of Shaquille O’Neal’s best highlights....
Hassan Whiteside Pens Moving Tribute To Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant’s retirement announcement will surely bring an outpouring of tributes from his fellow players, both young and old. A lot of these guys grew up idolizing Bryant, and now they have to say goodbye. What does one even say in this situation? How do you even begin to thank Kobe for all that he...
Fuck Off, Kobe
The funniest thing about Kobe Bryant’s retirement “announcement” yesterday is that Kobe Bryant was clearly the last person to know that this would be Kobe Bryant’s final season. Honestly, I thought he had announced it already, given that he’s a broken-down old mummy who can no longer play basketball...
Kobe Bryant Announces Retirement Via Poem
Kobe Bryant—who at 37 is shooting just 32% on 17 shots per game and looks to be a very empty shell of his former self—announced his retirement tonight, in the form of a love poem to basketball on The Players’ Tribune. An excerpt:...
Nobody In Sports Is Having As Much Fun As The Monmouth Bench
The Monmouth Hawks are a pretty good college basketball team (who’ve already upset Notre Dame, UCLA, and USC) attached to a improv troupe of a bench. What follows is a gallery of their best celebrations through the first six games of the season....
Reports: Rutgers Is Cleaning House
Julie Hermann, who presided over Rutgers athletics during a very tumultuous time, was finally fired by Rutgers today, according to a report from NJ.com. From the report:...
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Check Out The Box Score Of A College Basketball Game That Had A 91-1 Final Score [UPDATE]
The Siena Heights women’s team took on Great Lakes Christian today in Adrian, Mich., and the NAIA squad won out over their NCCAA opponents to the tune of 91-1—shutting the visitors out entirely for the final three periods. Here is the head-exploding box score for this 90-point blowout:...
Vince Carter Nails Buzzer-Beater From Three-Quarter-Court
Vince Carter has played a mere 101 minutes this year and has only hit seven threes, but this one should count double. The Grizzlies lost, but the Hawks didn’t hit any shots nearly as cool as this. ...