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Derrick Rose Falls, Entire Bench Runs Over To Make Sure He's Not Broken
Derrick Rose played in a preseason game against the Cavaliers last night, and he looked decidedly not-dead, which is encouraging. What is not encouraging is how his teammates reacted when Rose hit the ground at the end of the first half and spent an extra beat or two on the floor....
Desperation, No-Look, Over-The-Backboard Shot Somehow Goes In
Here's a crazy shot from today's Union Olimpija-Partizan Belgrade game. Olimpija's Blaž Mahkovic didn't give up on the possession, and now he's a highlight. What's Slovene for "Tommy Point"?...
Nolan Smith Throws Towel While Walking To Bench, Infuriates Coach
Former Trail Blazers pick Nolan Smith was pissed when he was subbed out of Galatasaray Liv Hospital's game against Banvit. He threw a towel in the direction of head coach Ergin Ataman, and Ataman immediately confronted him....
Ike Nwamu Skies Over A Dude, Puts Ball Between His Legs, Slams It
No big deal, just Mercer's Ike Nwamu doing what he does best, bouncing off the floor like Flubber and uncorking a ridiculous dunk during Mercer Madness. We're pretty sure he has more where this came from....
Texas Tech's Midnight Madness Featured Tubby Smith Wrecking A Motorcycle
This is some kind of Shaft routine starring Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith riding a motorcycle. Much like the average Red Raiders basketball performance, it features a laying-down....
Drake Is Playing With The Kentucky Wildcats. Drake Sucks At Basketball.
Drake's newest favorite team is Kentucky, which, of course. He's working out with the Wildcats tonight at their midnight madness event, which, of course. It's being broadcast live on ESPN, which, of course. And Drake is terrible at basketball....
Here's A Movie About A Basketball That Bounces Between Movies
All of your favorite movies! Plus Men in Black 3....
Jesus, Have You Looked At The 76ers' Roster?
Just look at this roster. Look at it. ...
38-Year-Old White Chocolate Still Has Some Game In Him
Jason Williams hasn't played in an NBA game since 2011, but from the looks of this highlight reel from the Orlando Pro Am, he's still got a lot of the skills that earned him the nickname "White Chocolate" in the first place....
Yao Ming: Still Really Fucking Tall
Here's Yao Ming with Shaquille O'Neal, who himself is a noted tall person. ...
Watch Scenes From Stephon Marbury's Weird-Ass Chinese Musical
Stephon Marbury is still hanging out in China, where he played basketball well enough to get a statue made for him, and he is now acting in a musical based on his life. The musical is called I Am Marbury, obviously....
Nuggets Mascot In Trouble For Making Appearance At GOP Rally
The Denver Nuggets mascot, a very acrobatic mountain lion named Rocky, is in trouble with his bosses after making an unsanctioned appearance at a Republican rally in Colorado yesterday....
The Wizards Lead The NBA In <em>Street Fighter</em> Hairdos
You'll recall last week, when Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat unveiled his hard-ass new mohawk 'do and transformed instantaneously from an affable Euro dude into a terrifying Death-Slav from hell. Well, it appears that Street Fighter-based coiffures are becoming A Thing on the Wizards: Ch...
Will The Pope Save The Soul Of A D.C.-Area High School Basketball Team?
The most important recruit in D.C.-area schoolboy basketball this year might just be a 77-year-old man who currently rides pine in Rome....
Marcin Gortat Gets A Hard-Ass Mohawk, Becomes Terrifying
All in all, Marcin Gortat is a pretty good NBA center. He's big, he's strong, he's got pretty nimble feet for his size. He sets devastating screens, he's an outstanding finisher rolling to the hoop, he's generally OK at being in the right place defensively. He also happens to be a ludicrously e...
There Are No Pandas On Metta World Peace's New Panda Shoes
Metta World Peace is going to be playing basketball in China this year, and he's going to be calling himself The Friendly Panda, or something. Anyway, he's also going to be wearing the shoes you see above, because Metta World Peace does whatever he wants. ...
College Hoops Game In Philippines Called Off After Huge Brawl
Head to the five-second mark of the video, unless you don't want to see a player brutally knocked out with one punch in a move reminiscent of Kermit Washington on Rudy Tomjanovich. (And if you don't, definitely don't watch the replay of the punch at 0:28.)...
We Talkin' About Practice
Basketblogger Steve McPherson spent his morning teaching his daughter Allen Iverson's famous press conference. That's about the best way I can imagine spending a morning. Next step: teaching her the entire two minute rant....
Serbian Basketball Fans Go Buck Wild Over FIBA Silver Medal
There's a decent chance that you didn't even know that the United States defeated Serbia in the gold-medal game of the 2014 FIBA World Cup on Sunday, because not many people give much of a shit about the FIBA World Cup. You know who does give a shit about it, though? Serbians. They give a lot of a s...
Watch James Harden Not Play Defense, Again
James Harden and defense still aren't so hot on each other. In today's FIBA final against Serbia, Harden just drifted away from Nikola Kalinic, the player he was supposed to defend. Or maybe Harden was covering an invisible sixth player! Yeah, maybe....