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Sam Hinkie Isn't Actually Teaching At Stanford
Sam Hinkie emerged from his self-imposed hibernation this afternoon to update his many fans on Twitter about his whereabouts and future plans. Tweeting from a Palo Alto Starbucks, he wrote that he was taking a “gap year” in Silicon Valley, where he would learn “even more about how what’s happening h...
Allen Iverson's Hall of Fame Speech Was Really Great
Some of the highlights from Allen Iverson’s Hall of Fame speech Friday night: comparing his first game against Michael Jordan to a Chappelle’s Show skit, tearfully thanking former Georgetown coach John Thompson for saving his life, calling out those who crossed him, honoring his family, and expressi...
Iman Shumpert Arrested For DUI
The Cleveland Cavaliers just released an official statement revealing that swingman Iman Shumpert was arrested for suspicion of DUI on Aug. 10....
Steph Curry Gets His Shot Blocked By A Teen<em></em>
Steph Curry’s summer of defeats continued Tuesday at an event in Taiwan when a 17-year-old blocked the Golden State Warrior’s shot....
Quinn Cook Crossed The Soul Out Of This Foolish Child
Former Duke Blue Devil Quinn Cook hasn’t been heard from much since going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. He’s been grinding away in the D-League, though, which has kept his skills sharp enough to maim and humiliate basketball campers....
Pregnant Lauren Holiday To Undergo Brain Surgery; Husband Jrue To Miss Start Of NBA Season
Former U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Lauren Holiday, who is pregnant, will have brain surgery to remove a benign tumor sometime later this year, the Times-Picayune reported. Her husband, New Orleans Pelicans starting point guard Jrue Holiday, will miss an indeterminate amount of the season c...
Lawsuit: Warriors App Secretly Allowed For Creepy, NSA-Style Tracking Of Users<em></em>
The Golden State Warriors are the team of the megalomaniacs and bloodsuckers of Silicon Valley, and they are run by a trophy-fucker who thinks he invented smallball. From their continued obfuscation of their own ridiculous luck with a teleological argument about how their success was predetermined b...
Dwyane Wade's Cousin Shot And Killed In Chicago
A cousin of Dwyane Wade was shot and killed Friday afternoon in Chicago while pushing her baby in a stroller....
Reggie Bullock Explains Why He Looked Up To His Murdered Transgender Sister
Mia Henderson, the older sister of Pistons forward Reggie Bullock, was stabbed to death in Baltimore in 2014, her “severely traumatized” body barely identifiable, the suspect in her murder only caught and charged because of DNA evidence found under her fingernails....
Is This Tristan Thompson's Dick Or What?
This afternoon, Tristan Thompson posted a photo on Twitter posing with the Larry O’Brien trophy at a Tim Hortons. But you may notice another large object....
That's Not Actually Latrell Sprewell You're DMing With<em></em>
Twitter user and four-time All-Star Latrell Sprewell had a request for his 825 followers this evening: He wanted help getting verified. Problem is, this doesn’t seem to actually be Latrell Sprewell....
The Wizards' Two Most Important Players Don't Like Each Other, But It's Cool
“I think a lot of times we have a tendency to dislike each other on the court.” That’s Washington point guard John Wall, talking to CSN’s Chris Miller about Bradley Beal, whom the Wizards signed to a five-year, $128 million contract this past July. Great! It’s great when sports teammates loathe each...
Kobe Bryant Is All About That $700 Juicer
Kobe Bryant rang in the New York Stock Exchange yesterday and unveiled his new career: heading up a $100 million venture capital fund. Along with Jeff Stibel—a former Web.com CEO—the creatively named Bryant Stibel will invest in “technology, media and data companies.” Apparently, the fund will succe...
Steven Adams Appreciates Your Continued Concern For His Ball Bag
As you know, Thunder center Steven Adams got his hog and yams savaged on two separate occasions during last season’s NBA playoffs. Months later, Adams says his genitals are doing just fine....
Why LeBron James Didn't Sign Another One-Year Deal
Forget the money. The money is always going to be there. The Cavs can give him more money than any other team, and they’re always going to give him the most money they’re allowed to. Which is why he’s previously signed a series of year-to-year deals: to keep pace with the rising cap and earn the tru...
Manu Ginobili Is One Of A Kind
As far as you can say this about any four-time NBA champion with a 14-year career, Manu Ginobili is defined by international basketball. He first stepped onto the world stage when he led Argentina in scoring as they handed Team USA a loss at the 2002 World Championships, the very first loss for Team...
Team USA Had Some Trouble With Australia, But They'll Be Fine
Heading into the Olympics, the United States men’s basketball team was the overwhelming favorite to win the gold medal. After all, they’d won 68 straight games, and even with stars like Steph Curry skipping out on Rio, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, and most other players on the roster were still be...
Report: Grizzlies Fired PA Announcer After Accusations He Made Upskirt Videos In Church
Rick Trotter has been calling Memphis Grizzlies games since 2006, but the team announced they’d fired him this afternoon after the Shelby County Sheriff’s office put out a warrant for his arrest. The warrant lists three charges for photographing persons without consent, issued today....