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Report: Chris Paul Has A Broken Hand
Hours after Stephen Curry was officially diagnosed with a sprained MCL, the Clippers’ Chris Paul left the game and has reportedly been diagnosed with a broken hand. As you can see, he bent it while guarding the Blazers’ Gerald Henderson....
St. Louis Blues Eliminate Blackhawks From Stanley Cup 'Yoffs
That gif above you is a neat encapsulation of the sort of night the Blackhawks had tonight. The St. Louis Blues took Game 7 at home 3-2 and broke Chicago’s 18-game streak of winning in the playoffs when Marian Hossa scores. Chicago outshot their southern neighbors 33-26, but they gave up two goals i...
DeAndre Jordan Airballed Consecutive Free Throws
Adam Silver says watching DeAndre Jordan shoot free throws isn’t “entertaining.” He’s usually right, but when he’s airballing back-to-back charity stripe attempts, it carries its own special charm....
Russell Westbrook, Goddamn
The last thing Russell Westbrook needs is extra motivation, and yet—before his team sent the Dallas Mavericks out of the playoffs this evening with a 118-104 win—Mavericks owner Mark Cuban went and said that Russell Westbrook was not a superstar. So Westbrook immediately set to playing like a supers...
Jeff Teague Saved The Hawks, Only To Murder Them
In their overtime loss to the Celtics last night, just about every member of the Atlanta Hawks besides Paul Millsap played like dogshit. One of the chief offenders was point guard Jeff Teague, who shot a dismal 4-18, and had just five assists to three turnovers. He missed almost every shot as the ga...
Why Is The University Of Chicago's Wrestling Coach Supporting Alleged Child Molester Dennis Hastert?
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty last October to one count of illegally structuring bank withdrawals, and will be sentenced to up to five years in prison by a federal judge later this week. But behind this technical-sounding crime is something truly horrific: According to th...
Thurman Thomas Reveals Concussion Effects, Says Acknowledging Risks Of Football "Doesn't Make Me Less Of A Man"
Hall of Fame Bills RB Thurman Thomas had never before spoken publicly about his concussions, or what he believes are the after-effects: mood swings, confusion, memory loss. He says a doctor told him his frontal lobe looks like “someone who has fallen off the top of a house, on to the front of his he...
The Panthers Are Out Of The Playoffs Because Of A Bad Call
For pure entertainment value, Islanders-Panthers was the best series of the first round, with every game being close and half of them going to overtime. It ended in spectacular fashion, with John Tavares (who had five goals and four assists in six games) tying the game in the last minute of regulati...
Islanders Knock Out Panthers In Double-OT
John Tavares’s goal at 10:41 of the second overtime gave the Islanders a 2-1 win over Florida, knocking out the Panthers and seizing his team’s first playoff series win since they played in something called the “Patrick Division.” ...
Kyrie Irving Hits Half-Court Buzzer-Beater
Despite doing just about everything right, the Detroit Pistons just can’t hold an edge against the Cavaliers in this do-or-die Game 4. Kyrie Irving punched the Pistons in the gut with this half-court buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter, one that gave Cleveland a three-point lead heading in...
ESPN Puts Together Most Depressing Video Ever
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Steph Curry Suffers Sprained Knee, Warriors Set Three-Point Shooting Record Anyway
The Warriors were counting on the MVP to make a showing in Game 4 against the Rockets, after sitting the previous two games and change with a right ankle injury. In the first half, though, Stephen Curry slipped in a wet patch on the floor, turned out his left ankle, made some horrific-looking angles...
The Many, Many, Many Memphis Grizzlies Have Gone Gently Into That Good Night
The Spurs finished their thoroughly unsurprising sweep of a bunch of guys wearing Grizzlies jerseys today, backhoeing a final heap of dirt onto Memphis’ season. In the final moments of the 116-95 thumping, Grizzlies fans stood and applauded their team’s efforts, which is usually the sort of shit you...
NBA Fines Russell Westbrook $25,000 For Yelling "Fuck You!" To A Heckler
Russell Westbrook’s “Fuck you!” to a Mavericks fan last night will cost the Thunder star $25,000, the NBA announced today. That’s 0.15% of Westbrook’s 2015-2016 salary....
Idiot On The Field Attacks Referee At End Of 4-0 Loss
Robin van Persie and Nani scored goals, but those won’t be the highlights remembered from today’s Turkish Süper Lig match between Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor as a fan for the latter came out of the Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium stands in the 91st minute and started beating the shit out of an assistant re...
James Harden Hits 30-Footer To End First Quarter
A lightning first quarter in Houston ended with a James Harden buzzer-beater to tie the score at 29 and take a bit of the shine off Stephen Curry’s return. Here’s the call by ESPN’s Roberto Abramowitz and Jerry Olaya....
Spurs-Grizzlies Delayed By "Power Surge"
ABC/ESPN’s broadcast of the Spurs-Grizzlies game in Memphis was interrupted suddenly early in the second quarter as what Mike Tirico described as a “power surge” brought the game to a halt....
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Daryl Morey Calls Out The Warriors For Dirty Play
The Rockets pulled out a win—even if the bench reacted like they were upset they now have to push back their flight to Cabo another couple of days. But after the game, GM Daryl Morey was sore about a couple of plays that went uncalled, and could have been outright dangerous....