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Greg Oden Blocks Jeff Green's Dunk Attempt At The Rim
It's been six days since Greg Oden played basketball(!) and didn't disintegrate. Good news: Greg Oden is still playing basketball! And he's meeting Jeff Green at the rim and swallowing up dunk attempts....

How Davone Bess Fell Through The Cracks
Davone Bess's offseason has gone from funny to frightening. One day, he's tweeting photos of weed. The next, he's having what can only be described as a mental breakdown at the airport. It soon emerged that Bess had another breakdown in March, a month before Miami traded him to Cleveland. The all-im...

The Wizards' Bandwagon Cam Is Brilliant
If you show up to a Wizards game decked out in the opposition's gear, prepare to be shamed on the jumbotron. This is the Wizards' bandwagon cam (we got a glimpse of this last night, but now we have video), which picks out fans who flaunt their flimsy affiliations with powerhouses like the Heat so th...

Greg Oden Played Basketball!
For the first time in more than four years, star-cross'd Greg Oden put on a uniform, entered an official NBA game, and dunked a basketball. His first thought? "It was a feeling of 'Get back on defense.'"...

Ryan Tannehill's Wife Left This Big-Ass Gun In A Rental Car
A few days ago, a Reddit user posted the above picture of a rifle, claiming his friend had found it in the back seat of a rental car near the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport. Who could possibly have forgotten such a large and terrifying weapon in a rental car? Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehil...

Sometimes, LeBron Wishes He Could Take All The Shots
The two best players in the NBA are frustratingly polished when it comes to the media, so there's rarely any hint of a real rivalry between them. This will have to do: LeBron James says he's "jealous" that Kevin Durant gets to shoot so much....

Even President Obama Knows That Everyone Hates Mario Chalmers
You laugh, but there's a strong possibility that Mario really was about to get screamed at for standing in the wrong place or something....

Dwyane Wade Celebrated His Birthday On A Three-Story Yacht
OK, Dwyane, that yacht is pretty cool, but "Way of Wade" is still a terrible catchphrase....

LeBron James Salty Over Hard Foul
With nearly nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, a steamrolling LeBron James looked to be fouled hard by Mirza Teletovic. An uneventful scrum convened under the basket. The play was reviewed and LeBron was assessed an offensive foul and Teletovic a flagrant-1. LeBron was pissed, Teletovic bemus...

Report: The Dolphins Are A Dysfunctional Mess Behind The Scenes
Even juicier than Black Monday in the NFL is the semi-regular "here's how truly screwed up this franchise was" post-mortem feature in a local paper. Yesterday, Armando Salguero in the Miami Herald gave us a peek into the power struggle that forced out Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland, and it's a ugly....

Watch Miami Heat Players Struggle Through Karaoke Songs
Welp, it sounds like Victor Oladipo is the outlier. In a commercial for an upcoming charity karaoke event, Shane Battier enlisted a few of his teammates to flex their vocal chords, equipped with ridiculous wigs and other props. The results were not pretty....

Heat And Nets Reveal Nickname Jerseys
On Friday, Brooklyn and Miami will meet while wearing jerseys with the players' nicknames on the back. Marketing gimmick? You bet! But it's tough to hate on anything that gives you a reason to flip over to a January Nets game. The Heat have revealed what their players will go by, and the Nets most o...

LeBron James Poses For Picture, Kisses Lady During Game
The Miami Heat stomped the New Orleans Pelicans last night, which means that LeBron James was free to engage in some on-court shenanigans late in the fourth quarter. ...

And Now, LeBron James Firing A Very Large Machine Gun
Ummm, is it safe to be filming from that angle?...

LeBron Fell So Hard He Left Skid Marks On The Court
Want proof that LeBron James is more freight train than man? Just take a look at this moment from last night's Warriors-Heat game, in which LeBron tumbles to the floor with such force that his sneakers leave two huge skid marks on the court....

LeBron James Saved Christmas With These Two Dunks
Usually, a LeBron James dunk is a thing of power, grace, and a little too much efficiency. All the power of a locomotive, and all the creativity of one as well. So when LeBron and Dwyane Wade interrupted whatever idle conversations you were having with your relatives yesterday with two preposterous...

LeBron Claims Another Victim With Filthy Dunk, Keys Heat Comeback
LeBron James is on a rampage. Just three days after destroying Ben McLemore with a dunk that also melted Chris Andersen's brain, James sent Paul Milsap to the grave with a ferocious slam late in the fourth quarter of last night's Hawks-Heat game....

Damian Lillard Takes Boys And Girls Club On Surprise Shopping Spree
Trailblazers star Damian Lillard treated some members of the Portland Boys and Girls Club to a surprise shopping spree at Toys 'R Us last night, and it was the coolest thing. Just look at how happy this little kid is!...

Luis Scola Does Not Appear To Have Control Over His Own Legs
Well, at least he didn't go full Bargnani....