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Markelle Fultz Shooting Form Update: Shot Ready For An Actual Game

Over the past month, Sixers first overall pick Markelle Fultz has improved his busted-ass shooting form, not only making his shot smoother but also longer. The culmination of all that hard work came today, when the team announced Fultz will play in tonight’s game against the Nuggets. Head coach Bret...

Loyola-Chicago's Been Here Before

Loyola-Chicago punched its ticket to the Final Four on Saturday by handing out its first decisive ass-kicking of the tournament after all those heart-stopping wins. If you saw them thrash Kansas State, 78-62—or if you’d seen them eke out one win after another en route to the Elite Eight—you know the...

The Winners And Losers From The Men's Elite Eight

The NCAA tournament brings stunning upsets, thrilling buzzer-beaters, and a plethora of unforgettable moments that could only be created in a single-elimination tournament featuring a bunch of college players. So who shined the most in March Madness’s second round? Let’s dive into a special edition ...

Duke Will Probably Have Nightmares About Malik Newman For A While<em></em>

On this particular Kansas team, with its all killer/no filler six-man core, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the contributions of shooting guard Malik Newman, a relative newcomer who has yet to establish his exact role with the Jayhawks. Devonte’ Graham is the face of the team. Svi Mykhailiuk is...

Stormy Daniels. Stormy Daniels. Stormy Daniels. 

Kansas Jayhawks Do The World A Favor, Knock Out Duke

The Kansas Jayhawks accomplished a much-needed task today as they eliminated Mick Krizilonski and Duke in an 85-81 overtime win. The Blue Devils can settle for an Elite Eight appearance and get their dreadful visages off everyone’s TVs. Fuck off!...

Villanova Cruises Past Texas Tech For Second Final Four Trip In Three Years

Villanova used balanced scoring and a flat-out unfair advantage on the boards to cruise past third seed Texas Tech, 71-59, and advance to their second Final Four in three years, and third trip during head coach Jay Wright’s tenure....

Now Here Is A Mighty LeBron James Poster Dunk

Man, LeBron James is a damn missile. Look where he takes off for this dunk. He goes through and over Joe Harris like Harris is made of warm air:...

Truly There Is Nothing Fishy About USC Hiring The Father Of Two Top Basketball Recruits

In a move that is 100 percent about improving the coaching staff and has absolutely nothing at all to do with the fact that his sons are two of the top high school basketball players in the world, the USC Trojans have added AAU coach Eric Mobley to their men’s basketball coaching staff....

Should The Sixers Just Shut Markelle Fultz Down For The Rest Of This Season?

It is now March 25; the Philadelphia 76ers have 10 games left in what has been a smashing success of a regular season; and we are still getting vague, noncommittal updates on the playing status of young Markelle Fultz. This comes via the Associated Press:...

NBA Developmental League Player Collapses Unconscious On Court During Play

Zeke Upshaw of the Grand Rapids Drive, a team in the NBA’s developmental league, collapsed on the court in the closing moments of Saturday’s tilt against the Long Island Nets, and had to be taken from the court on a stretcher and rushed to a nearby hospital....

Leonard Hamilton Treats Dana Jacobson Like Shit For Asking Totally Legitimate Question [UPDATE]

Florida State allowed Michigan to walk away with tonight’s win, choosing not to foul despite being down only four points and multiple teams this month winning while facing similar game scenarios. CBS’s Dana Jacobson asked Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton after the game to explain his decision, ...

Loyola-Chicago Beats Kansas State, Is First Mid-Major In Final Four Since 2013

Loyola-Chicago cruised past Kansas State as the Ramblers found their first “easy” win of this year’s NCAA tournament and earned their first Final Four bid since 1963, when the team won its only national championship, with an 78-62 win over the Wildcats....

As Bad News Goes, Steph Curry's Injury Update Is Good News

The alternate headline for this blog is “As Good News Goes, Steph Curry’s Injury Update Is Bad News”—you can choose for yourself whether to be a glass-is-half-full sort on this. At any rate, the update on Steph’s busted knee is in:...

This Ridiculous NBA Season Can At Least Serve Up A Lot Of Hilariously Unwanted Final Scores

A fun thing to track, this time of year, is NBA games that produce outcomes that, purely from a standings perspective, are catastrophic for both teams. This season offers plenty of potential on this front: 18 of the NBA’s 30 teams are firmly in the playoff picture; all but the top two of each confer...

Amazing Conspiracy Theory Has Officials Screwing Kentucky By Granting Them Too Many Free Throws

This is wonderful: a forum thread on a Rupp Rafters, a Rivals.com page dedicated to Kentucky basketball, has produced a conspiracy theory that positions the Wildcats as the victims of a plot to undermine their success by granting them too many free throws in their Sweet 16 loss to 9-seed Kansas Stat...

Steph's Ankles Looked Great, And So The Universe Came For His Knee Instead

In the third quarter of Friday night’s Hawks-Warriors tilt in Oakland, JaVale McGee challenged a Mike Muscala shot at the rim and crashed to the floor. McGee’s momentum carried him directly into the lower legs of Steph Curry, who’d helped down into the paint on the play....

Duke Hit The Magic Number And Syracuse Is Going Home

It sure as hell wasn’t pretty but Duke did what it had to do by scoring more than 60 points, and the Blue Devils sent Syracuse packing as they secured their spot in the Elite Eight....

Bruce Weber Is The Happiest Lad

When we talk about college basketball coaching fashion, we are generally talking about one of two things. There are the true pioneers, the men who coach in fireproof pajamas or Clothes They Bought At The Airport; we can call these aficionados of moisture-wicking fabrics the Huggins Faction, and we s...

For His Birthday, Kyrie Irving Gets A Knee Surgery

Happy birthday to Kyrie Irving, who turns 26 today and hasn’t played since March 11. Let’s open up that leg....