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Phil Jackson Has No Problem Dumping On Ex-Knicks
Do you wish you were a fly on the wall of the New York Knicks’ basura 2014-15 season? Of course not, but Charley Rosen was, and he’s filing dispatches to ESPN from the one day each month he spent with Phil Jackson during the course of it. He’s now up to January 10, four days after the Knicks traded ...
Riley Curry Will Crush All Sports Baby Challengers
Last week, 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith posted some videos of his son T.J. doing adorable dance moves. T.J. showed himself to be a fantastic sports baby, one whom I daresay seemed equipped to snatch the crown from Riley Curry, the world’s reigning top sports baby. But Riley Curry doesn’t suffer ...
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5-Foot-8 Cole Beasley Throws Down Reverse, Double-Clutch Alley-Oop
Cowboys wide receiver Cole Beasley would like to remind you that professional athletes are a different species:...
The Clippers Are Going To Be Crazy Next Year. And Fun. But Mostly Crazy.
The Los Angeles Clippers have signed Josh Smith, pretty much wrapping up a summer of small transformations that they hope will take them to the NBA Finals. Their offseason transactions—losing Matt Barnes, Spencer Hawes, and Hedo Turkoglu, and gaining Lance Stephenson, Paul Pierce, and Josh Smith—pro...
The World's Most Famous Dunk Victim Says He Tried To Kill Himself
Frederic Weis might not be known by name, but anyone with an intermediate knowledge of basketball can recognize him from any “best dunks” compilation on YouTube. The 7-foot-2 Frenchman had Vince Carter soar over him in the 2000 Summer Olympics with what’s now referred to as “la dunk de la mort,” or ...
This Dude's Russell Westbrook Impression Is Spectacular
Yeah, this is pretty much dead on:...
The NBA's Salary Cap And Tax Level Just Went Up: Here's What It Means
The NBA announced that the salary cap and tax levels will take a huge jump for the 2015-16 season, increasing by 11% and 10.3% respectively. Here is the full memo:...
LeBron, Wade, And CP3 Are Riding Around The Bahamas On A Banana Boat
Here is a photo, taken from Dwyane Wade’s Instagram, of Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and LeBron James drinking some fine wine together in the Bahamas. My two questions: would you wear a t-shirt with your own nickname on it, and is Carmelo a bit faded?...
Small Child Dunks, Gloats, Gets Owned So Hard
Make sure your speakers are on, because the audio here really is something special:...
Report: NBA Players' Union Plans To Fund Retired Players' Health Care
The 2016-17 NBA season will be the first year of the league’s massive new television deal, under which ESPN and TNT will pay $2.7 billion annually to broadcast games. Half of that money goes to the players, and they’re reportedly considering using a small fraction of it to fund health insurance for ...
David West Pays $11 Million To Escape The State Of Indiana
At the start of this year’s NBA free-agency period, 34-year-old power forward David West opted out of the final year of his three-year, $36.6 million contract with the Indiana Pacers. Today, he signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs that will pay him $1.4 million. While there are other ways to...
Report: DeAndre Jordan Was Sick And Tired Of Chris Paul
DeAndre Jordan signed a four-year, $80 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks over the weekend, ditching a playoff team for one that’s basically turning over its entire roster. That may seem like a strange decision, but Jordan will have two things going for him in Dallas—a more prominent role in...
The Bucks Just Snatched Greg Monroe Away From The Knicks And Lakers
For days, we’ve been hearing about how the New York Knicks were targeting free-agent power forward Greg Monroe, so this morning’s report that Monroe has chosen to sign a max contract with the Milwaukee Bucks comes as a bit of a surprise....
What Are The Knicks Doing?
I’m just going to list some things the Knicks are doing....
Kevin Love Is Staying With The Cavaliers
In a post on the Players’ Tribune, free-agent forward Kevin Love announced that he will be returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. ...
DeMarre Carroll Leaves Atlanta For Toronto, Is Getting Paid
DeMarre Carroll has joined Pero Antic as the second former Atlanta Hawk to elect to play on foreign soil for the upcoming season....
The Spurs Are Reloading
We’re just a few hours into the NBA free-agency period, and the San Antonio Spurs—the team that spends most offseasons chilling, drinking wine, and then eventually scooping up scrap-heap free agents who will later win them a playoff game—are making some goddamn moves....