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Oh, Wow, The NBA Season Started A Few Hours Ago

Hey, the NBA season started tonight! The first nationally televised game, Cavaliers-Bulls in Chicago, started ... uh, pretty much at the same time as Game 1 of the World Series. The late game started a while ago. That’s dumb. I hope you’re watching the World Series....

911 Call: Employee Told Cops: "I Don’t Feel Comfortable" Letting John Henson In Store

Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson said last week he had been racially profiled at a Whitefish Bay, Wis., jewelry store, where he went to buy his first Rolex only to find the doors locked. Henson rang the bell and nobody answered, because store employees were in the back calling the cops....

We Don’t Need Courtroom Sketch Artists Anymore

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Police: Glen Rice Jr. Shot In Leg, Arrested For Carrying Half A Pound Of Weed

According to police, former Washington Wizard Glen Rice Jr. was shot in the leg after getting into an argument at an Atlanta restaurant. After the shooting, he was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana after police say they found a bag containing 240 grams of weed and Rice Jr.’s passport...

Kevin Garnett Walked Out Of Practice To Sit In Flip Saunders's Parking Spot

Flip Saunders helped Kevin Garnett as he turned into a dominant NBA player. Their reign on the Timberwolves was the most successful in the team’s short history, and Garnett waived his no-trade clause in February to reunite with Saunders and help the new, young foundation in Minnesota. When Saunders ...

Russell Westbrook And Dirk Nowitzki Are Very Good At Halloween

This is always a great time of year to appreciate NBA players’ Halloween costumes, and nobody is doing it better than Russell Westbrook and Dirk Nowitkzi. ...

Flip Saunders Is Dead At 60 (UPDATES)

Flip Saunders has died today of Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 60. He was diagnosed in August and initially planned to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves this season, where he was the coach and GM. Yesterday, it was announced that he would not return this season....

Mateen Cleaves Is Being Investigated For Sexual Assault

Wayne County (Michigan) prosecutors are investigating former NBA player Mateen Cleaves for a possible sexual assault. The case was initially to be processed in Genesee County, but it was transferred due to a potential conflict of interest. Genesee County prosecutor David Leyton told MLive:...

Flip Saunders Will Not Return To The Wolves This Season

Flip Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in August, but at the time, he and the team were confident that he’d be able to continue with his duties as coach and president while undergoing treatment. Then, in September, he was hospitalized after a setback and took a leave of absence. Reports...

Kristaps Porzingis Had Cornrows 

When he was just a Latvian tyke playing basketball, Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis had cornrows....

Tristan Thompson Finally Got Paid

First reported by Cleveland.com’s Chris Haynes and confirmed by every other basketball reporter, the Cleveland Cavaliers and power forward Tristan Thompson have agreed to a five-year, $82 million deal. This is pretty close to the five-year, $80 million deal the Cavaliers reportedly had on the table ...

Another Patriots Super Bowl Win Would Be The Worst Thing Ever

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Here’s a profile of Jimmy Butler, in which you’ll learn about such things as his bromance with Mark Wahlberg and the time he paid a friend $5,000 to drink syrup....

Bucks' John Henson Says He Was Racially Profiled At Jewelry Shop [Update]

Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson said he was racially profiled at a jewelry store in Whitefish Bay, Wis., today. Henson claimed the employees locked the doors when he arrived, and may have called the police on him....

Lamar Odom Is Reportedly Ready To Start Physical Therapy

According to the Los Angeles Daily News, former NBA player Lamar Odom’s condition improved enough over the weekend that he is ready to start physical therapy....

Korean Bat-Flipping Hero Might Come To MLB

You might remember back in July we brought you the tale of Hwang Jae-gyun and his tremendous bat flip. It’s right there, at the top. Note his sense of dramatic timing, his coiled, arching, yet nonchalant flip. This here is a man who knows how to flip a bat. ...

Report: Lamar Odom Opened His Eyes And Said "Good Morning"

ABC’s Las Vegas affiliate is reporting that former NBA player Lamar Odom, who has been comatose since being found unconscious in a Las Vegas brothel on Tuesday, opened his eyes and spoke to doctors today....

Frank Isola Has An Adorable Story About A Young Stephon Marbury

New York Daily News reporter Frank Isola has known Stephon Marbury for a long time, even before the Coney Island-raised Marbury played for the Knicks. During a break on Thursday’s taping of Around The Horn, Isola told Jackie MacMullan of the time he helped out a 13-year-old Marbury, who was hanging ...

The 76ers are battling with Wells Fargo after the latter withdrew its sponsorship, but the arena is still the “Wells Fargo Center.” So the Sixers put the name on the court in white paint, so you can barely see it....

One Of CNN's Photos Of Lamar Odom Is Not Like The Others

Watch this CNN clip carefully. Can you find the photo of Lamar Odom that’s not Lamar Odom? You can do this. We believe in you....