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Brooklyn Nets Pay Tribute To Superfan Who Passed Away
The Brooklyn Nets honored the life of recently deceased superfan Jeffrey Vanchiro—known as Jeffrey Gamblero—tonight with a video tribute, as well as t-shirts that the whole team and many Nets employees wore. Vanchiro passed away Sunday, after suffering serious injuries when he fell out of a second s...

What's The Worst State In The Union To Get Drunk In?
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering airplane diapers, arena baseball, ice, and more....

The Cavs' Outlet Passes Are A Damn Good Time
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been in a nice little groove lately, following up that four-game losing streak in which they looked like a sluggish, boring basketball team with a 9-2 run. They kicked the crap out of the Charlotte Hornets last night, and even got around to playing some fun, free-wheelin...

Khris Middleton Beats Suns With Contested, Game-Winning Three
Down one to the Phoenix Suns with under four seconds remaining, Bucks forward Khris Middleton hit this contested game-winner to send the surprising Bucks to 13-12. The final minute of the game featured as good of basketball as you'll see, with the teams trading baskets and combining to hit six str...

Report: The Kings Are Going To Try A 4-On-5 Defensive Scheme
Adrian Wojnarowski has a lot more of the gory details behind the sudden and oddly timed firing of Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Malone, but one in particular has caught our attention. According to Woj, the Kings' new interim head coach, Ty Corbin, is ready to bust out some version of that crazy...

The Lakers Threw Kobe Bryant A Sad Little Plane Party
Kobe Bryant passed Michael Jordan on the all-time NBA scoring list last night, and after the game it was time for Kobe and his teammates—his friends, his confidants, his brothers in arms—to cut loose and celebrate the man's tremendous accomplishment....

Sacramento Kings Shockingly Fire Coach Mike Malone
Uhh, what? Adrian Wojnarowski has reported that the Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Mike Malone, a move that hadn't even been hinted at. Malone was hired at the beginning of last season, and was tasked with returning the Kings to the playoffs. He seemed to be well on his way, developing a rap...
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Nets Superfan On Life Support After Two-Story Fall [Update]
Nets superfan Jeffrey Vanchiro, also known as Jeffrey Gamblero, reportedly suffered severe brain damage and fractured his spine after falling from a second-story window at his father's house in Queens Saturday night....

Hannibal Buress's Postgame Question Puts Everything In Perspective
Hannibal Buress's question after Friday night's Cavs-Pelicans game is better than any "Talk about ..." prompt from actual reporters. David Blatt's answer is also solid....

Kyrie Irving Helped To Locker Room After Injuring Leg
Kyrie Irving had to be helped to the locker room in the second quarter of tonight's game against the Thunder, after seemingly suffering a knee or leg injury. Irving jumped out to contest Russell Westbrook's shot, and his knee banged into Westbrook's, causing him to land quite awkwardly. There is no ...

Kobe: "These Motherfuckers Ain't Doing Shit For Me" (VIDEO UPDATE)
The 6-16 Lakers are garbage and will likely continue to be garbage, but Kobe Bryant refuses to give up. His latest motivational tactic: Emotionally dismantling his teammates during practice. Getting yelled at by a champion will make you a champion, maybe....

White Flight: The Knuckleheaded <i>Exodus: Gods and Kings</i>, Reviewed
1. I'm not sure who ever could have thought that Exodus: Gods and Kings was a good idea. Putting aside—only for a moment—the much-discussed "whitewashing" of the cast, the movie seems almost specifically designed to appeal to absolutely no one. It's a Bible story, but it paints Old Testament God as ...

Wizards Win On Bradley Beal Alley-Oop Layup With 0.8 Seconds Left
Bradley Beal still looks a bit off after missing the first three weeks of the season with a fractured wrist, but this is sure to raise his spirits. The Wizards entered the fourth quarter down eight to the Magic, but a furious rally led by John Wall tied the game on Rasual Butler's free throw with 16...


Report: The Knicks All Hate Each Other
Stop me if you've heard this before, but the Knicks are a mess....

TCU Got Screwed, And That's The Point
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering LeBron and Kate, toilet coffee, jar monkeys, and more....

Blake Griffin Was His Old Bad-Ass Self Last Night
One of the crappier things about the early part of this NBA season is that for much of it, Blake Griffin hasn't really looked like Blake Griffin. Too many Clippers games have seen Griffin floating around the perimeter, turning in uninspiring performances heavy on the mid-range jumpers and light on t...

The Golden State Warriors Still Love The CoCo (On The Low Low)
Yesterday, we learned that the Golden State Warriors were no longer allowed to celebrate victories by singing along to O.T. Genasis's head-knocking drug anthem, "CoCo." But judging by Steph Curry's latest Instagram post, pictured above, the team isn't letting the fun-hating puritans who rained on th...

Police Were Busy At Lambeau Field
It was a damp 32 degrees at kickoff, the self-service beer machines were up and running, and the fine people of Green Bay had themselves, as Hank Williams Jr. used to say, a Monday night party. ...

John Wall Collapses In Tears After Emotional Post-Game Interview
Last season, Wizards guard John Wall befriended cancer patient Miyah Telemaque-Nelson and helped the little girl meet Nicki Minaj. Miyah died today at the age of six, and an inspired Wall scored 26 points with 17 assists in leading Washington to a double-OT win over the Celtics. After the game, he...