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Dwight Howard Got Owned By A Heckler Last Night
A fun thing happened during last night's Rockets-Mavericks game. Late in the fourth quarter, Dwight Howard got heckled by a very angry man who may or may not have been an extra in Wayne's World 2, and Howard responded by tossing the ball at the heckler....
Here's Pete Maravich Giving Alabama Fans The Double Bird
According to the Reddit user who uploaded this wonderful GIF, this is Pistol Pete unloading both barrels on the Alabama student section after a game in 1970. They probably deserved it....
College Basketball Can't Handle Jabari Parker
Just five games into his college career, it's already frighteningly obvious that Duke freshman Jabari Parker is different from you, me, his teammates, his opponents, and every other college player in the country....
Rajon Rondo Examines Stat Sheet, Does Not Like What He Sees
The Celtics got trounced by the Rockets last night. I could reel off a bunch of stats that demonstrate just how bad of a beating they received, or I could just show you this clip of Rajon Rondo examining a stat sheet during the game. ...
Jabari Parker Throws Down Awesome Coast-To-Coast Dunk
Jabari Parker finished last night's game against East Carolina with 21 points, nine rebounds, and six blocks. If you want to see all of the awesome shit Parker did while accruing those stats, watch the highlight reel above. But if you just want to see his most impressive play of the night, skip to ...
Finally, A "Keys To The Game" Segment That Makes Sense
I mean, he's not wrong....
After A Nightmare, Hoop Dreams
[TACLOBAN, Philippines—Some kids playing basketball on a makeshift hoop in a village wrecked by Typhoon Haiyan. Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images]...
Trevor Ariza Does A Pretty Damn Good R. Kelly Impression
Washington Wizards swingman Trevor Ariza recently had some free time on his hands. Like any bored person does, Ariza decided to entertain himself by dressing up like R. Kelly and making a few videos of himself lip-synching to one of Kelly's songs....
Shaun Livingston Is Playing Well, And That's A Great Thing
Shaun Livingston is back!...
H.S. Basketball Coach Resigns Amid Claims He Bit His Own Player's Face
Doyle Wolverton—the second-winningest coach in girls high school basketball—resigned as head coach of Leake Academy after allegedly biting his own player's face during a game Tuesday. Leake County, Miss. (not FL, amazingly) sheriff Greg Waggoner informed the Clarion-Ledger of the resignation, though...
Turner Will Produce Team-Specific Telecasts For The Final Four
This season's Final Four will be the first time the semifinals are broadcast on cable. With that move comes the freedom to try something new: For both of the semifinal games, fans of each competing team will receive their very own broadcast....
How Grinnell College Bastardizes Basketball To Set Records
Jack Taylor's at it again. The senior guard at D-III Grinnell College scored 109 points yesterday, the third-highest total in NCAA history. The record holder? Taylor, who poured in 138 in a game last year. How does he do it?...
Belmont Fan Sings Miley Cyrus Before UNC Missed Free Throw; Bruins Win
Instead of yelling or hand waving, one fan tried to distract UNC's James McAdoo by tenderly singing Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball." McAdoo missed the free throw. Next time, bring it back to old Miley and sing "Party In The U.S.A.," though....
LeBron James Was Straight Wrecking Fools Last Night
For some reason I think LeBron remembers what happened in the 2011 Finals. Of course, you can never tell with him. Sometimes he goes for 39-6-4 just because he can....
Michigan State Students Force Two Consecutive Shot-Clock Violations
In the final minutes of Friday night's win over Columbia, the Michigan State student section provided a new counter to the ball-controlling, time-eating Princeton offense: chant a phony countdown that forces a shot-clock violation....
Kentucky's "Perfect Season" Marketing Blitz Didn't Work Out
The thing with talking about (let alone selling merchandise hyping) a 40-0 season is that perfect seasons very rarely work out. It's exceedingly more likely that you'll lose, then everyone will point out the fact that you sold t-shirts, and you'll become a punchline. Like those shirts over there! ...
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Alleged Drunk Driver Seriously Injures Voice Of Marquette Basketball [Updated]
Steve "The Homer" True, a Milwaukee sports-talk personality and the longtime radio voice of Marquette basketball, sustained a serious head injury yesterday morning when the car he was driving was struck by an alleged drunk driver. As of last night, according to TV station WISN, True was listed in cr...
Chart: The Best NBA Players Left Off The "Rivals 150" Prospect Ranking
Tomorrow is a big day for basketball recruiting, as four of the top five high school prospects—per the Rivals ranking, at least—will announce where they'll be going to college. 125 of the 150 players on the Rivals list, representing the best American high school players graduating next spring, have ...
Sitting Courtside On Press Row Can Sometimes Be Hazardous
At least it was yesterday at the Mullins Center, where UMass's Derrick Gordon and LSU's Johnny O'Bryant III took out a laptop, a couple of sodas, and some guy in a red shirt during their relentless pursuit of a loose ball. Be sure to watch Gordon completely launch himself during the slow-motion repl...