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NBA Fines Matt Barnes For "Comments Condoning Violence" Against Derek Fisher
The NBA suspended Memphis forward Matt Barnes for two games for an offseason altercation, in which Barnes reportedly drove to Los Angeles to confront Knicks coach Derek Fisher over his relationship with Barnes’s estranged wife. Yesterday, the league announced it has fined Barnes another $35,000, bec...
Kevin Durant To The Media: "I Actually Do Love You Guys"
Kevin Durant approached media members covering the Thunder’s shootaround this morning, and unprompted by any question, expounded at length upon his relationship with them. Depending upon your perspective he was clarifying, adding detail to, or walking back his blistering comments after Friday night’...
Who Do Coaches & Players Think Is The NBA’s Dirtiest Player? (It’s Matthew Dellavedova)
The Los Angeles Times conducted one of those fun anonymous polls to find out what those in the NBA really think about their opponents. They asked 24 coaches and assistants who the dirtiest player in the NBA is, and unsurprisingly 13 of them voted for Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova. They c...
The 76ers Aren't Historically Bad Anymore, They're Just Bad
The Philadelphia 76ers clobbered the Portland Trail Blazers last night, winning 114-89 for their fifth victory of the season. At one point they were 1-30 with an average point differential of -13.3; now they’re 5-37 with an average point differential of -11.1. They still aren’t any good, but their f...
"THAT'S INSANE!" Aaron Rodgers Forces Overtime With Another Hail Mary Touchdown Pass
A month after Aaron Rodgers found Richard Rodgers for a miracle hail mary to beat Detroit, the Green Bay quarterback did it again—saving the Packers’ season by forcing overtime against the Cardinals with a desperation heave to Jeff Janis as time expired....
Who The Hell Is This Guy?
Rockets guard Jason Terry, who’s been in the NBA since 1999, was unfamiliar with the man wearing No. 14 who checked in for the Cavaliers in Friday’s game. Who’s this guy? What’s he doing here?...
Oh Look, Kevin Durant Is Complaining About The Media Again
After Friday night’s easy win over the Timberwolves, ESPN reporter Royce Young asked Kevin Durant about the popular perception of the Thunder, based upon Michael Wilbon’s recent comments on PTI. Here’s what Wilbon said:...
Hassan Whiteside On His Monster Triple-Double: "Ain't Nobody Doing It With Blocks"
The Heat hit a bump in the road lately, stumbling to three straight losses on a long West Coast road trip. After Wednesday night’s 14-point defeat to the Clippers, long-simmering conflicts seemed to surface. Both Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh subtlety called out Hassan Whiteside, who they thought was b...
Goodness, Gracious, Kyrie Irving Is Good
This is just sexy. Kyrie Irving, everybody. We struggle for words. So did Jeff Van Gundy....
Paul Millsap Dunk Rocks John Henson, Distant Cousins
The Atlanta Hawks have a slim lead in the first half over Milwaukee, but a huge advantage in face after Paul Millsap annihilated John Henson’s spirit with a devastating slam. Get well soon, John. ...
Watch Shaq's Brain Break On Live TV
To be fair to Shaq, I can’t really compose a coherent thought after 8:00 p.m., either....
Bulls Need Every Single One Of Jimmy Butler's 53 Points To Beat The Sixers
Missing Pau Gasol and Derrick Rose, the Bulls spent most of Thursday night’s game against the 76ers looking like they’d never played basketball with each other before. They were down by as many as 24 points in the second quarter, and had 23 turnovers for the game. Here is Joakim Noah giving a visual...
Mario Chalmers Hits Absurd Game-Winner
I’m quite sure this isn’t what Memphis guard Mario Chalmers intended to do, but hey, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good....
Russell Westbrook Ejected As Thunder And Mavs Get Into It
Mavericks-Thunder was never going to be close, not with Dallas resting all five starters after an overtime game the night before. And it wasn’t—OKC jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter, extended it to 23 by halftime, and cruised to a 108-89 win. But not being competitive didn’t mea...
Mozgov Ride Bear
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally figured out that Timofey Mozgov is one of the finest commercial actors in Cleveland, and decided to use his immense talent for their own purposes. So here he is riding a bear....
The NBA's Plays Of The Night Were A Tribute To David Bowie
The guy who does the voiceover work for NBA.com’s daily highlight packages is a true gem. This morning, he filled his daily highlight package with references to the late, great David Bowie....
