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NBA Fines Josh Jackson $35K For Making "Menacing" Gun Gesture At Fan
Phoenix Suns rookie Josh Jackson fouled out of Saturday’s blowout loss to the Clippers with six minutes left, and as he headed to the bench, he appeared to mime shooting a gun at a Clippers fan, before sitting down and mouthing “Fuck you.”...
Scott Brooks's Acting Helped Earn Nikola Jokic A Technical Foul<em></em>
With the Nuggets down five toward the end of last night’s game against the Wizards, Jamal Murray canned a three to make it a one-score game. As the Nuggets walked back to their bench following a Wizards timeout, Nikola Jokic grazed Scott Brooks with his elbow. Brooks immediately whirled around as if...
I Hope Dennis Smith Jr. Keeps Trying Big Dunks And Ruins Someone's Life
Dennis Smith Jr. is just 6-foot-2, but the audacious kind of 6-foot-2, the kind that wants to put the ball directly into the hoop no matter what bodies stand between him and it. There’s not a whole lot else going on in this Mavs roster, so it’s exhilarating when the rookie launches himself off the f...
Pistons Home Games Are Already Attendance Disasters
You know that sparkling new arena that Detroit and its citizens paid a hefty chunk of $863 million for? Yeah, nobody is going to games there....
This Is How Scary The Sixers Can Be
Joel Embiid vs. Andre Drummond was always going to be the real plot of the Sixers’ trip to Detroit, and in preparing for it, Embiid watched a lot of game tape and liked what he saw. “Defensively,” Embiid said of Drummond, “he doesn’t play any defense.”...
Jordan Bell Tosses Alley-Oop To Himself Off The Backboard
True independence: It’s not moving out of your parents’ house or living off your own farm-grown sustenance or declaring that you, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our inten...
Ducks Forward Patrick Eaves Diagnosed With Rare Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Anaheim Ducks forward Patrick Eaves has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare condition in which the immune system attacks the body through the peripheral nervous system....
A Warriors Consultant Explains How High Fives Help Win Basketball Games
In an age of unprecedented analytics across sports, it’s getting increasingly difficult for teams to hone in on untapped avenues for optimization. It’s possible, then, that the Golden State Warriors have reached final frontier of quantification by bringing in renowned UC-Berkeley Social Psychologis...
Well, That's Probably It For Eric Bledsoe In Phoenix
Yesterday, Suns guard Eric Bledsoe sent one of the best athlete tweets in history:...
Markelle Fultz Says Be More Like An Egg
Struggling (and visibly injured) Sixers rookie Markelle Fultz is in what one might call “hot water.” Through three losses and 59 minutes of run, the first overall pick has shot 34 percent from the field, bricked half his free throws with toddler form, taken just six shots from beyond nine feet, and...
The Cowboys' Safety Had To Replace Their Kicker And He Wasn't That Bad
Cowboys defensive back Jeff Heath, best known for almost decapitating a guy on the football field, was a kicker for Lake Orion High School (Mich.), and once hit a dramatic, game-winning 49-yard field goal. When Dan Bailey hurt his groin in Sunday’s game against the 49ers, Heath had to fill in....
Kurt Angle’s Return To Wrestling Was A Beautiful Disaster
WWE was in a bind going into last night’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view. A contagious viral illness is going through the Raw locker room. Bray Wyatt was pulled from his match against Finn Balor. Roman Reigns was pulled from the main event, scuttling the Shield reunion....
The Timberwolves' Cool Youths Mushed The Thunder
When Carmelo Anthony’s high-arcing three from the left wing splashed in, to give his Oklahoma City Thunder a 113-112 fourth-quarter lead over the Timberwolves last night, it also left just under five seconds on the game clock. Time enough for Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins to do this:...
Report: Suns Fire Head Coach Earl Watson
A rough, embarrassing start to the regular season has gotten worse for the Phoenix Suns, who have reportedly fired head coach Earl Watson, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. ...
Innocent Beer Cruelly Destroyed By Neglect, Quincy Acy
What’s with this Nets fan, who just sits there and lets his beer get blasted to hell by an errant Quincy Acy pass? Hey, look alive, buddy!...
Eric Bledsoe Has A Special Message For All You Suns Fans Out There
The Phoenix Suns are truly awful. They’ve played three games this season, and lost them by a combined 92 points; their best young players are hilariously incapable of playing winning basketball; and their best veteran player, Eric Bledsoe, seems to have seen enough of this shit:...
Marc Gasol Gave The Business To The Warriors Last Night
Overshadowed, somewhat, by the ejections of Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, and the general improbability of the Warriors ever losing—let alone losing to a team starting both Andrew Harrison and Jarell Martin—was another instant classic performance by Marc Gasol, who is wonderful....
What Are The Sixers Even Doing With Markelle Fultz?
It’s too early—far, far too early, in fact—for any conclusions or pronouncements having to do with Markelle Fultz as an NBA prospect. But if you’ve watched the first three games of Fultz’s career, I think you’re probably feeling the same concern I am this morning: How sure are we that Fultz is healt...
Giannis Antetokounmpo Dedicates Best Game Yet To His Late Father
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the 22-year-old Milwaukee star who keeps improving his freakish set of skills, hit a new high last night in a 113-110 win over Portland. Antetokounmpo dropped a career-best 44 points in a dramatic contest, announcing his full transformation from fascinating beanpole of potenti...