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Jeremy Lin Apparently Still Doesn't Know Who His New Teammates Are
As an undrafted rookie out of Iona, Scott Machado knew he faced an uphill battle in trying to make the Houston Rockets. Machado wound up making the roster because the Rockets released veteran Shaun Livingston instead. But sometime before Monday's final cuts, Machado got a scare from Jeremy Lin, who ...
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There Is A Very Good Chance The Knicks-Nets Season Opener Won't Be Played Thursday [UPDATE #2]
Shiny new arena, shiny new uniforms, shiny new rivalry: Thursday night was supposed to be the beginning of an era in New York basketball, with the Brooklyn Nets opening up the Barclays Center against the Knicks, with all the appropriate pomp and celebration. Then Hurricane Sandy had to go and happen...
Mikhail Prokhorov Is A Cartoon Character
The guy who owns the Nets and isn't Jay-Z sat down for a lengthy Q&A with the Post. He is every bit the caricature the internet has made him out to be. A sample:...
Doc Rivers Says Ray Allen Refused To Return The Celtics' Calls During Free Agency
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Now it's time for the Celtics' side of the story....
Deadspin's NBA Shit List: Sasha Vujacic, The Infernal Machine
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
The NBA, On The Midnight James Harden To Houston Trade: "Wow"
Tweets compiled with the help of Samer Kalaf....
Report: OKC Has Traded James Harden To Houston
Everyone's favorite out-of-town NBA team just got approximately 40 percent less cool if Y! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski's reporting is accurate:...
Basketball Prospectus Writers Are "Lab Geek Rats" With "Pocket Squares," According To Reggie Miller
During a Clippers-Nuggets preseason game yesterday, commentator Kevin Harlan brought up the fact that Basketball Prospectus, a highly regarded, stats-driven site, had chosen the Nuggets to win the Western Conference this season. As Harlan says, BP made this prediction based on many reasonable fact...
Charles Barkley Says Michael Jordan Is "As Cheap As They Come"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Another great Charles interview....
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Dahntay Jones, Your Asshole Teammate
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Steve Francis Is Being Sued For $9,000 In Missed Payments On A 1964 Ford Thunderbird
We haven't heard from Steve Francis in a while. Last we checked in, he was being welcomed like a king in China—then left his team after playing less than 14 minutes. Seems he's living back in Houston (in a pretty nice house, so don't worry about Stevie), and buying classic cars, and, allegedly, not ...
Finally, Someone Built The New Sonics Arena Out Of 110 Pounds Of Butter
We should note that this is not actually the new Sodo arena, with which Seattle hopes to lure an NBA franchise; this is only a model. And not a strictly accurate one—unless I misunderstand the load-bearing properties of butter, I do not believe the inside is hollow and contains a little butter court...
Metta World Peace Is Starring In A Lifetime Movie Written By Nancy Grace
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: This news should not surprise you in the least....
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Michael Sweetney, Large Symbol Of New York's Leanest Years
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Who Wants To Go To A Caron Butler Dance Party?
Are you in the Los Angeles area? Do you like dance parties? Do you like Caron Butler of the Clippers? If you answered yes to all three, then we've found your plans for this Friday!...
Shaq Is Rapping Like A Weirdo Again, Dissing Dwight Howard
What you see above is Shaquille O'Neal hanging out in what looks like his mom's basement with two of his friends and spitting what I guess qualifies as a freestyle rap. Shaq takes a predictable swipe at Dwight Howard, but this dis track is nowhere near as devastating as "Kobe, Tell Me How My Ass T...
What Exactly Did LeBron James Do To Earn A Technical Here?
Poor LeBron, never getting the calls, always being targeted by the refs. But that's life in bizarro preseason, where the Raptors are 5-1, the Lakers are 0-6, and the Bobcats get every whistle against the Heat....
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The Wizards Went To Six Flags, And Emeka Okafor Was Too Tall To Ride The Roller Coaster [UPDATE]
Last night saw a party for Washington season ticket holders at Six Flags America—a night spent going on rides with and getting autographs from all their favorite Wizards, and Cartier Martin too. Reader Mike was there, and he saw something he'd never seen before: a person being turned away from a rid...
Deadspin NBA Shit List: DeShawn Stevenson, The Braggart With Nothing To Brag About
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
The Miami Heat Are Fully Embracing The Positional Revolution
This morning, ESPN's Tom Haberstroh published a piece about the evolution of the Miami Heat, and it looks like this year's Heat team is not only going to be a frightening opponent for the rest of the NBA, but also incredibly fun to watch. Why? Because the team has finally embraced its versatility a...