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With Poor Decisions By Both Teams In Final Minute, Clippers Tie Series
The Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter to topple the Thunder and turn the series into a best of three, though the final 30 seconds of the game involved a mess of bad choices by both teams....
Former Laker Devin Ebanks's Twitter Account Posts Blowjob Picture (NSFW)
Have you heard? It's Sexy Saturday here at Deadspin. While it's not quite as down and dirty as Kenny Britt's Instagram post, here we have a picture of someone receiving oral sex from another someone, posted to former Lakers forward Devin Ebanks's twitter account. Once again, this is a penis-in-mouth...
Donald Sterling: I Was Only Saying Racist Things To Get Laid
Donald Sterling should probably go ahead and assume everything he says is being recorded. In the past two days, two recordings of Sterling talking to a friend on the phone have popped up on Radar Online. In both, he insists he's not racist, and tries to justify the leaked audio that got him pushed o...
Chris Paul Reminds Us Who The Point God Is
The real bummer about last night's game between the Thunder and Clippers is that it turned into a blowout fairly quickly, and not just because blowouts suck. See, if the Thunder had managed to keep it close, Chris Paul probably would have dropped 60 on those suckers....
Dude Throws Girl Down During Fight Between Ducks And Kings Fans
The Kings and the Ducks had never played each other in the playoffs before this series and their fans lasted two games before getting into fisticuffs. The Kings took a 2-0 series lead tonight, beating the Ducks in Anaheim 3-1. Then fans starting fighting....
Blake Griffin Baits Serge Ibaka Into A Technical Foul
Griffin and Ibaka have a history that includes Ibaka smoking Griffin in the nuts, but this one is all Griffin. After being knocked down on the baseline, Griffin acts the role of pest and definitely locks up Ibaka's leg and practically begs him to lash out, or fall. Ibaka lashed out and was charged w...
The NBA Will Appoint Someone To Run The Clippers For Now
Donald Sterling's pushed out of the NBA for life, but no one's bought the Clippers yet. (That may take a while if Sterling goes to court.) Who will run the team in the meantime?...
Doc Rivers Gets Emotional After Clippers Beat Warriors In Game 7
The Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 126-121 in Game 7 on their home court despite 33 points from Steph Curry, 14 of which came in the fourth quarter. ...
Kings Win In OT; Jonas Hiller Looks Crushed
Oh man, poor Jonas Hiller. The way he whips his body around and looks back after that goal trickles in, you can feel his anguish and disbelief, even though he's wearing a mask. He is staring daggers through that puck. At 12:07 in overtime, Marian Gaborik redirected Anze Kopitar's pass and it sort o...
<em>SNL</em> Lampoons Donald Sterling Scandal In Cold Open
Adam Silver, Donald Sterling, Dennis Rodman, and others made appearances in tonight's Saturday Night Live cold open, which didn't skewer the scandal involving the L.A. Clippers owner as much as it did make mildly amusing references to it....
Yasiel Puig Hits Monster Home Run, Follows With Wonderful Bat Flip
In the fourth inning tonight in Miami, Yasiel Puig blasted a towering three-run homer to left-center, giving the Dodgers a 6-2 lead and Bill Plaschke a fainting spell. You see, Yasiel flipped his bat after his swing, signifying one of two things, depending on how many feet you have in the grave. It ...
V. Stiviano Appears On <em>20/20</em>, Says Donald Sterling Is Not A Racist
While Donald Sterling spurned his date with Barbara Walters, V. Stiviano did appear on 20/20 this evening and told the ABC host that she believes the banned Clippers owner "comes from a different time," but is not a racist—and that they are still a couple. Other revelations: Sterling's been paying h...
Donald Sterling Still Planned To Attend Clippers Game After Tape Leaked
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne has the definitive—so far—tick-tock of the release of the Donald Sterling audio and the reactions from Clippers players and the NBA. You'll want to read it, not least for the glimpse of how Doc Rivers handled it when the news of Sterling's lifetime ban came down....
Report: Donald Sterling Has Cancer
While Donald Sterling was dealing with the NBA taking his team, he may have been also battling prostate cancer, according to the New York Post's sources....
The NBA Wanted To Kick Donald Sterling Out Of The League In 1982
Historical nuggets are the best nuggets! In 1982, the NBA convened a special committee of owners, who unanimously recommended that the league force Donald Sterling to sell the Clippers. It didn't, and you know how that went. ...
It's Good To Be Rich Enough To Buy A Basketball Team
Larry Ellison has tried—and failed—to purchase an NBA franchise before, but his dream may soon come true thanks to the suddenly for-sale Clippers. The founder of Oracle is something like the world's fifth-richest man. His net worth is $50 billion, give or take a few billion dollars (and something is...
Donald Sterling, Charming Bully
Adopted Clippers fan Bill Simmons has filed his long-awaited Donald Sterling column for Grantland, and the most interesting part is a story about a plane ride spent sitting behind the Clippers owner. In the past few days, the Sterling anecdotes have naturally tended toward the grotesque, painting hi...
The San Jose Sharks Join A Depressing Club By Blowing A 3-0 Series Lead
If you know a Sharks fan, hug them—unless you're a Kings fan. San Jose lost to Los Angeles 5-1 in Game 7 to completely blow a 3-0 series lead. It's history in the worst way....
<em>SI</em> Publishes Disturbing Donald Sterling Anecdote It Spiked 14 Years Ago
Here's longtime Sports Illustrated reporter Franz Lidz today, first writing something he tried—and failed—to publish 14 years ago....