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LeBron James Leaves In A Huff After Reporter Asks Him About What J.R. Smith Was Thinking

LeBron James abruptly exited his postgame press conference last night after ESPN’s Mark Schwarz asked repeatedly about J.R. Smith’s fascinatingly awful play at the end of regulation in Game 1 of the Finals. It’s hard to look appropriately mad in suit shorts....

On Further Review, Video Review Ruined Game 1

The challenge is to leave aside, even if just for a second, the question of whether it actually, truly was a charge or a block....

J.R. Smith Claims He Knew The Score

I can’t know this, but I know it: LeBron James would’ve hit the buzzer-beater. ...

J.R. Smith's Enormous Boner, As Called By Eight Different Announcers In Three Different Languages

J.R. Smith’s end-of-regulation blunder sparked a meme-worthy reaction from LeBron James, a harsh rebuke from the Cavaliers’ Spanish-language radio announcers, and left several other broadcasters baffled or even, themselves, believing Cleveland had won the game (that’s ESPN Radio’s Marc Kestecher wit...

This Is How It Feels When You're The Only Good Player On An NBA Finals Team<em></em>

LeBron James turned in a heroic, 51-point performance in what came so close to becoming an incredible Game 1 victory for the Cavs. Instead, this might have been the worst night of LeBron’s basketball-playing life, with multiple tortuous twists combining for a nightmare loss....

J.R. Smith Forces Overtime Against The Cavaliers

Legendary fuckup J.R. Smith is doing his best to please audiences tonight, as the Cavs veteran dribbled out the clock instead of using his rebound of a missed George Hill free throw to score a would-be game-winner. Great work all around, everyone, and don’t forget that LeBron James led this team to ...

Cavs Coach Tyronn Lue Talks About What Anxiety Did To Him And How He Treated It

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue spoke to ESPN today ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals and detailed what made him step away from the team for two weeks in March. Lue said that before he took his break, he was coughing up blood, suffering from chest pains, and suffering from a lack of sleep. He struggled t...

Cavs-Warriors Game 1, Simulated In <i>NBA Live 96</i>

Yes, yes, we updated the rosters and are simulating tonight’s NBA Finals Game 1 between the Cavaliers and Warriors, LIVE:...

An NBA Finals Preview With Two Very Good Reasons To Watch, Neither Of Which Is "To See Who'll Win"<em></em>

Well hello there, casual basketball viewer. No, you have not accidentally clicked on an extremely old Deadspin post—the Golden State Warriors really are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals tonight, the fourth straight year they’ve done exactly that. Are you excited? No? Not e...

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It's Here: Your Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Simulation In <i>NHL '94</i>

Time to fire up the Sega Genesis, because we’ve got our updated rosters in NHL ‘94 to simulate tonight’s Game 1 between the Capitals and Golden Knights, LIVE:...

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Diamondbacks Trying To Set Land Speed Record In Stadium Financing Scam<em></em>

After the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to end a 16-month legal fight with the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, the team will now be allowed to leave their current ballpark for a shiny new stadium as early as 2022, five years before their 30-year agreement to play in their current ballpar...

Jayson Tatum Gave The Celtics Everything They Needed

As the Celtics dispatched the Sixers with shocking ease, observers were quick to point to Al Horford’s defensive heroics and Terry Rozier’s sudden emergence as instrumental in Boston’s unexpected conference finals appearance. After all, Boston needed to stymie Joel Embiid (which the supposedly stout...

Is The First Pro Surfing Contest In A Wave Pool The Sport's Future, Or Its Bastardization?

LEMOORE, Calif. — Imagine a gymnastics floor routine competition in which athletes are scored on the difficulty, variety, and quality of execution of their maneuvers. Now imagine that the floor itself is in a constant state of change. It may be longer or shorter, harder or softer, weirdly curved, bu...

The RGIII™ Brand Is Dead, And Here's The Death Certificate

Want to see something really sad? Look at what’s become of Robert Griffin III’s stable of trademarks:...

This Is The Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

Over the weekend, the World Surf League officially crowned Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa the new record-holder for the biggest wave ever surfed. He successfully rode an 80-foot wave off the coast of Portugal in November to overtake the previous record of 78 feet, set in 2011....

One-Handed Linebacker Shaquem Griffin Drafted By The Seahawks, Who Employ His Twin Brother

Central Florida linebacker Shaquem Griffin, a one-handed player who runs like the wind and conquered the bench press, has been selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. I urge you to watch these two videos of his selection, because they’re great:...

Holy Shit, <i>Avengers: Infinity War </i>Actually [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]<em></em>

Hey, have you seen Avengers: Infinity War? No? Stop reading, get the hell out of this post, leave your work early, get tickets, and then come right back here. Go, and go soon, because holy fucking shit, once people see this film this weekend there is no way you’re going to avoid spoilers....

Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina Returns To Competition 10 Months After Giving Birth

Two weeks ago, we saw the first glimpses of Simone Biles’s comeback after a full year off and it was impressive. In practice footage, Biles showed that she could still do most of her big skills despite the break from full-time training. ...