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Draymond Green's Been Wildly Kicking His Leg Out For A Long Time
While we await word on whether or not Draymond Green will be suspended for his kiwi punch on Steven Adams last night, everybody—including Green and Russell Westbrook—is arguing about whether it was intentional or not....
Russ And KD Are Running Things Now
Yes, for sure, the Oklahoma City Thunder made tactical adjustments that helped them in Game 3. They went small early, with Andre Roberson at power forward, rather than going huge, as they had in the first two games; they used Roberson as a screener instead of parking him in the corner where the Warr...
Here's The Best Sports Highlight Of The Day
Classic pre-summer Friday, not much going on in the sports world or at work, all your friends are probably off drinking outside or something fun like that. But be glad you’re still here, because you’re about to have your shit ruined by this sick crossover....
Larry Bird Thinks This Might Be The Greatest NBA Era
The Warriors’ two years of dominance has been accompanied by a chorus of former NBA players downplaying their accomplishments, and by extension the rest of the modern NBA. The Warriors are a jump shooting team; they’re only good because the rules have changed; the current era is weaker than the 1990...
Report: Milwaukee Bucks Fall For Email Scam, Release Players' Financial Data
The Vertical’s Shams Charania has a scoop that does not make the Milwaukee Bucks look very good. According to Charania, someone in the organization recently fell for a phishing scam, and sent players’ private financial data to a scammer....
Report: Orlando Magic Hire Frank Vogel
A week after former Orlando Magic coach Scott Skiles suddenly resigned, the Magic have hired former Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel, according to the Orlando Sentinel’s Josh Robbins. ...
Dwight Howard Says He Doesn't Take Jumpers Because Of A Crippling Fear Of Missing
Probable free agent Dwight Howard continued his soul-baring redemption tour, sitting down with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan for an extensive interview. Anything about Howard that you’re interested in—his relationships with Stan Van Gundy, Kobe Bryant, and James Harden or his exits from Orlando, L.A., and...
The Western Conference Finals Will Be Good As Hell When Kevin Durant Shows Up
With around seven minutes left in the third quarter of last night’s game, Steph Curry lost Serge Ibaka around a down-screen and hit a wide-open three to push the Warriors’ lead up to ten points. Oklahoma City mostly had managed to prevent Curry from getting that clean a look at the basket in the gam...
Here's A Fantastic New Angle Of Kris Jenkins's Tournament-Winning Buzzer-Beater
A nice reader sends us this amazing shot of Villanova forward Kris Jenkins’s game-winning buzzer-beater from the end of the NCAA championship game. We’ve all seen this shot from a dozen or so angles, but I don’t think this one has been out there yet....
LeBron James Murders Rim
This evening, an innocent (maybe) basketball ring in Cleveland, Ohio was murdered by LeBron James, after he turned DeMarre Carroll into a garden statue and churned into the lane alone....
Basketball Teen Tries To Stunt, Gets Righteously Owned
Damn, I guess Mark Jackson was right. Rude-ass Steph Curry has taught the teens of America that it’s cool to turn your back on a three and celebrate before the shot even goes in, and the teens are being punished for it:...
Fat Joe Says "I Got A Story To Tell" Was About Anthony Mason
Music and sports fans alike have spent years trying to figure out the true identity of the unnamed New York Knick mentioned in Biggie’s “I Got A Story To Tell.” Bomani Jones and Dan Le Batard, hosts of ESPN’s Highly Questionable, have been particularly dogged in their pursuit of the truth, and today...
The Lord Rejects That Weak Shit In Mysterious Ways
What we have here is a young teen (presumably) trying to dunk on a man of the cloth (presumably). He got smote....
Here's The Best Sports Highlight Of The Day
You thought there weren’t any good sports on this afternoon? No. Wrong. This is the best sports highlight of the day....
Dayton Center Steve McElvene Dies At 20
Dayton men’s basketball player Steve McElvene reportedly died at his family’s home today. He was 20....
Orlando Magic Head Coach Scott Skiles Unexpectedly Resigns
Orlando Magic head coach Scott Skiles has suddenly resigned, according to the team: ...
Let's Remember Some Guys
Last night, Steph Curry became the first player to score 40 points off the bench in a playoff game since Nick Van Exel did it in 2003. Maybe you’ve forgotten about Nick Van Exel :( But now you remember him. Let’s remember some other guys:...
After 50 Minutes Of Mistreatment, Basketball Seeks Refuge Away From Players
It’s rare we can call a playoff overtime basketball game anything less than “good,” but the Raptors and Heat went out of their way to provide viewers and spectators the most inept display of postseason basketball possible. Late in overtime, the basketball itself said “enough.”...
Sacramento Kings Do Something Smart, Hire Dave Joerger
The Sacramento Kings announced this afternoon that they’d hired former Memphis Grizzlies head coach Dave Joerger. Since it’s the Kings, you probably reflexively think this is a dumb move, but it’s actually the opposite!...
The Thunder Need Kevin Durant To Hulk Out
The story of yesterday’s Game 4 between the Spurs and Thunder is obviously Kevin Durant, who led the Thunder to victory with 41 points and outscored San Antonio 17-16 in the fourth quarter. But just as important as all the shots Durant made were all the shots Russell Westbrook didn’t take....