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Everyone Is At Adam Silver's Press Conference
Look at that photo, from Rovell. This is a big deal....

Korean Baseball Player Way Too Eager To Get To Home Plate
Before you click play, allow me to set the stage: It's the top of the ninth in a one-run game, the bases are loaded, there are two outs, and the count is full. OK, now go ahead and start the video....

Someone Robbed Paul George's House While He Was At The Game
I bet last night, after another demoralizing thrashing at the hands of the Hawks, Paul George couldn't wait to get home and away from it all. But before he returned, his parents informed him that his house had been burgled, the thief making off with over $15,000 worth of stuff. Talk about kicking a ...

What Happens If The Clippers Win The NBA Title?
Before we hit up the Funbag, two things. First off, I wrote a short story called THE ROVER that you can buy here for a dollar. You can also borrow it for free with Amazon Prime. But for real, it's only a buck. You cheap old miser. GIVE ME MY DOLLAR, GOD DAMMIT....

The NBA Player No One Would Pass To
Early this season, we ran an item called "The NBA Players No One Will Pass To." It used newly accessible SportVU motion-tracking data to determine who among all the NBA players receives the ball the least. It was based on just a few weeks' worth of data, but ended up being representative. In short: ...

Want To Talk To Elgin Baylor? Take A Number
Look for Elgin Baylor's Vindication Tour to start today. It might be a short one....

Report: Former Warriors Assistant Was Taping Conversations
In the Pacific division, you should probably just assume everything you say is being recorded....

Angry Pacers Heckler Just Says What We're All Thinking
The Pacers, they suck. They suck so bad that they are now one loss away from being bounced out of the first round by the eighth-seeded Atlanta Hawks. They suck so bad that during last night's loss in Indiana, they drove one Pacers fan to his breaking point....

How To Stick It To Donald Sterling Without Boycotting The Game
We are about 13 hours away from the strangest and most anticipated NBA game of the season, the Clippers' first game at the Staples Center since the world got a first-hand listen to Donald Sterling's repugnance. There will be gestures, and solidarity, and a lot of really serious talk about sport's ro...

At Least One Of Them Can Dance
And it's business casual guy! No, no it isn't....

Kyle Korver Shows Off His In-The-Building Range
Kyle Korver draws all net from about 30 feet out and he's not even curling off a screen or walking into the shot; he's completely flat-footed. ...

Rockets Owner Wants Adam Silver To "Stab A Sword" In Sterling's Ownership
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander wants Donald Sterling out of the league as soon as possible. To that end, he's spoken to commissioner Adam Silver and suggested that the league let every man on the the Clippers roster become a free agent....

For Real Though, We Need To Talk About Thomas Robinson's Block
I, like most basketball fans, have been thinking about last night's game between the Rockets and Blazers pretty much all day. But out of all the amazing shit that happened in that game—Wes Matthews torpedoing the ball and the win out of Patrick Beverley's hands; that brief stretch when Nic Batum, D...

What The Hell Is Going On With V. Stiviano's Weird Visor?
V. Stiviano—as you'll recall, she's the woman with whom Donald Sterling was discussing his interesting ideas about race in a recent, much-circulated recording—briefly emerged from her home today, and was met by a swarm of media. Unfortunately for those hoping to snap a picture of Stiviano, she was ...

Here's The Secret NBA Rule Some Say Could Oust Donald Sterling
Pictured above and transcribed below is the confidential NBA bylaw at the heart of the question of what commissioner Adam Silver can do about Donald Sterling. It's from the league's constitution, which is unavailable to the public. ...

Donald Sterling Thinks He Owns His Players; He's Not Alone
Whatever else you say about Donald Sterling, give him this: the man has defeated criticism. There is no way to say anything about this spectacular American grotesque that doesn't amount to congratulating anyone who happens to be less racist than he is for being less racist than Donald Sterling. So, ...

Behold, The Most Useless Graphic Of The NBA Playoffs
The map above—from TNT last night—is one of those "who's getting the most buzz" graphics that are as ubiquitous as they are useless. Unfortunately, Houston and Portland both wear red, a nuance lost on whatever computer program generated this image. Better luck next time, computer program!...

Cool Charts: Where The NBA's Best Scorers Are Getting Their Shots
Last Friday on Grantland, Kirk Goldsberry released a great series of charts breaking down the top NBA scorers and shooters from various spots on the floor. The graphics—interactives, thanks to Bostonography's Andy Woodruff—are revealing as always, especially Dirk Nowitzki's:...
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The Clippers Are Losing Sponsors [Updates]
Used-car retailer CarMax announced today that it will end its nine-year relationship with the Clippers, with a rep saying "CarMax finds the statements attributed to the Clippers' owner completely unacceptable."...

How Have NBA Pundits Fared In The First Round Of The Playoffs?
Most of the NBA's first-round playoff series are shaping up to be hotly contested matchups, so let's check in to see if the "experts" had them pegged right....