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Hawks Minority Owner: GM Danny Ferry Got Racist On A Conference Call
When Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson announced Sunday that he would be putting the team up for sale, conspiracists, not entirely convinced by a story involving Levenson volunteering to the league office that he'd sent a racist email, wondered when another shoe would drop. Well, here it is....
Joel Embiid DMs 2K Sports Rep Seeking Better Video Game Ratings
As we have discussed before, Philadelphia 76ers rookie Joel Embiid is the best at Twitter. He continued to be the best at it last week, when he sent an unsolicited direct message to a member of 2K Sports' marketing team in an attempt to juice his stats in the upcoming NBA 2K15. ...
Hawks Scandal Was Sparked By "Racist" Remark About Luol Deng
The email that led Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson to announce his intention to sell his controlling stake in the team emerged from a months-long investigation by an outside firm, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. And that probe was ordered after a separate "offensive and racist" ...
Here's The Email That Forced Hawks Owner Bruce Levenson Out Of The NBA
Hawks owner Bruce Levenson is selling his team. Here's the email that led to the decision to sell, as released by the team....
Atlanta Hawks Owner Selling Team After Telling NBA About Racist Email
Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson is on his way out of the NBA. He's decided that he will sell the team before the completion of an NBA investigation into a 2012 email implying white fans were more valuable than black fans. Read the racist email here....
Ha, That Pass At 1:55
It's a slick enough pass by Van Exel, nothing extraordinary, but Brent Barry's reaction is pretty funny: He gets faked left by the behind-the-back move, then instantaneously recognizes he's been deked and transitions into doot-de-doot-de-doo, I was just strolling over here for my own purposes mode....
Old Cardinals Fan: Porn-y Fast Food Ad Made Stan Musial Cry In Heaven
A gentleman by the name of Steve Rupp has penned a letter to the editors of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and it is a wonderful letter that you should go read. It is a letter that could have only been written by a very old man who is also a Cardinals fan....
Andre Iguodala Pokes Fun At Haka Dance; Steven Adams Is Not Amused
The New Zealand national team did a haka dance before playing Team USA in the FIBA World Cup Tuesday, and it was neat to watch, as haka dances are. (James Harden and Derrick Rose seemed puzzled as it happened, but whatever.) The Warriors' Andre Iguodala, who isn't playing in the tournament, cracked ...
Wisconsin QB Doesn't Have An Injured Shoulder; He Has The Yips
Wisconsin head football coach Gary Andersen said Tuesday that backup quarterback Joel Stave was out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. Later that day, Andersen rowed it back, saying Stave's shoulder wasn't hurt; he's just working his way through a severe case of the yips....
Don't Call Anyone On The Phone, Except For The Following Reasons
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering leaked nudes, urinals, asshole kids, and more....
Jackie MacMullan Strongly Believes Rajon Rondo Wants Out Of Boston
When Chris Broussard says the Celtics want to trade Rajon Rondo, he's talking out of his ass. But NBA writer Jackie MacMullan's a different story....
August Sucks—The NBA Or NHL Playoffs Should Move There
In non-Olympic years, there's no wider chasm of utter sports emptiness than late July and August. NBA and NHL free agency have pretty much wrapped up, and most NFL "news" involves players describing the best shape of their lives. Thankfully, football and European soccer are just about back, but for ...
Cardinals Fan Has No Idea He's About To Get Hit With A Flying Bat
You might say this GIF is too long. You would be wrong, and have no understanding of things like delayed gratification and rising action, but you might say something stupid like "this GIF is too long." Do yourself a favor: don't say that, and just watch. It's beautiful. ...
Why Your Team Sucks 2014: Green Bay Packers
Some people are fans of the Green Bay Packers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the Green Bay Packers. This 2014 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group....
New NBA Rules Will Clear Out The Baselines
In a memo sent to teams and obtained by the Associated Press, the NBA has unveiled two new rules concerning space around the basket stanchion and along the baselines that are intended to make things safer for players. But the association claims the changes were in the works long before Paul George's...
Elena Delle Donne Outscores Entire Other Team In 4th-Quarter Comeback
The Chicago Sky completed a magnificent comeback to take the third and deciding game of the WNBA Eastern Conference semifinals, charging back from 17 points down with eight minutes remaining to top Atlanta 81-80....
This Is The Only Kobe Bryant Quote
Sports Illustrated's Kobe Bryant story was great; any time Bryant gets going, he's eminently quotable. (Highlights here.) Now Chris Ballard shares some outtakes from the week he spent shadowing Bryant. It includes this anecdote:...
New-Car Smell Is Overrated
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering partners, air beds, office superpowers, poop, and more....