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Kirk Hinrich Submits Contender For Dumbest Foul Of The Season
Two weeks ago I wrote that Alex Len had committed the dumbest foul of the season. Tonight Kirk Hinrich announced his challenge to the throne....
Down With Pizza Shaming
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering weapons, QB friends, the Raiders, and more....
Justin Bieber Tells Blake Griffin About His Ill Go-Kart, Or Some Shit
It wasn't just the Patriots that Justin Bieber was hanging out with in the Clippers' locker room last night. He also got to spend some quality time with Blake Griffin, as seen in the video above. What do you think they are talking about? I bet Justin is telling Blake all about the super fucking ill ...
Which Elite NBA Teams Are Beating Up On Bad Opponents?
Here's a helpful bit of observation that popped up on reddit last night. A redditor called Caged put together the point differentials of NBA teams against above- and below-.500 opponents. Unsurprisingly, they look a little different from the straight-up version....
Andre Miller Throws Some Classic Old-Man Game At The Heat, Scores
Andre Miller is 941 years old and has been in the NBA longer than it has existed; his first career assist, as a matter of fact, was a pocket bounce-pass to a rolling Chester Arthur for a two-handed jam. In all the years since, Gramps has learned a few tricks to augment his nonexistent athleticism, ...
Gerald Green Throws Off-The-Backboard Alley-Oop To Himself, In Traffic
Gerald Green has established himself as the new era's human highlight reel, and tonight against the Magic he performed yet another of his miraculous stunts: an alley-oop, off the glass, to himself in the half-court offense. (This is more an indictment of the Magic than a celebration of Green's skill...
Kevin Garnett Tried To Eat Joakim Noah
Kevin Garnett's picked up a lot from other players during his lengthy NBA career, and now it seems he's learning new skills from athletes outside of basketball—specifically soccer's Luis Suárez....
Earlier today the Toronto Raptors—who surprisingly have the third best record in the NBA—announced that DeMar DeRozan suffered a "torn left adductor longus tendon" with no timetable for return. Injury blog In Street Clothes explains what that is, and how long DeRozan will likely be out for. [In Stre...
The Warriors' Best Lineups Are Killing The Rest Of The League
By pretty much every metric, the Warriors are one of the best teams in the league. They're 11-2, a half-game out of the best record in the league, lead the league in opponent-adjusted net offensive/defensive rating, and are in lockstep with the Spurs for best defensive rating. They're really good. B...
Derrick Rose Knocked Out Of Game Due To Injury
This is starting to sound a bit repetitive....
Steph Curry Goes Bananas, Drops 40 Points On The Heat
Steph Curry against-the-world games are the most fun you can have watching basketball. Whether it is 54 points against the Knicks in Madison Square Garden, whomping the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs, or some random January game, nothing is better than watching Curry fire on all cylinders. His arr...
Help! My Cat Wants A Handjob!
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Here's An Interactive Visualization Of Every NBA Stat Ever
Here's an interactive made by Alex Bresler that starts off a little unwieldy, but is functionally a treasure box of NBA oddities. ...
Russell Westbrook And Kevin Durant Are Coming To Save The Day
Russell Westbrook could return to the Thunder lineup as soon as Friday, with Kevin Durant rejoining the team not long after that, and it's none too soon for 3-12 OKC....
James Harden Isn't Godawful At Defense, But The GIFs Are Still Funny
The GIF above showcases objectively fucking awful defense by James Harden against the Knicks last night. He makes absolutely no effort to prevent Shane Larkin from dribbling by him, he doesn't try and steal the ball, he doesn't foul Shane Larkin to stop the play, he doesn't drop back and try to tu...
What Do You Think Howard Beck Is Talking About?
Unshockable NBA reporter Howard Beck sent out these two tweets before deleting what were clearly intended DMs. What scoop's coming? Place your bets....
Kobe Bryant Is Not Even Pretending To Respect His Teammates Anymore
This moment, from yesterday's game between the Lakers and Denver Nuggets, is just perfect representation of Kobe Bryant's current relationship with his teammates....
Timofey Mozgov Has A Very Important Message For You
Before you click play, you need to know that this video is labeled as "Hello again" on the Denver Nuggets' official YouTube page. I just feel like you need to know that. OK, now click play....
Hey, Man, LeBron James Would Really Like It If You Would Just Cut
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are now 5-7 after getting busted up by the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. LeBron did not have the best time!...
Aaron Rodgers Is A Sniper
This sort of dead-eyed efficiency might be standard among NFL quarterbacks, and it’s just that we rarely see it from this angle. But I’m guessing not:...