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Raymond Felton Arrested, Charged With Weapons Possession
Hours after a killer last-second loss to Dallas, Knicks point guard Raymond Felton was arrested and charged with three counts of weapons possession....
J.R. Smith Pulls Down Vince Carter's Headband
J.R. Smith is back to his fucking-with-people's-accessories ways. Here we see J.R. pulling down Vince Carter's headband, likely trying to get it around his eyes so he can't see. Fortunately for Vince, he was the Greg Monroe of J.R.'s headband game, not Shawn Marion....
Is Time For Give NFL, NBA, MLB, And NHL Medals, Olympic-Style
Even though our gaze has drifted back home after being fixed out in Sochi for so long, we still have Olympics on the brain. Yes, that means we're still making "Is Time For" jokes in bad Russian accents, but it also got us thinking: what would it look like if we awarded medals instead of trophies in ...
Jamal Crawford Has An Incredible Memory
Jamal Crawford got himself into a duel with Kevin Durant yesterday, answering KD's 42 points with an incredibly efficient 36 of his own on 13-20 shooting. But Crawford didn't just flex his genius on the court, he also proved that his memory is just as sharp as his crossover....
Jason Collins Played Basketball And It Was No Big Deal
The most striking thing about Jason Collins's entrance, making him the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major sports, was the subdued applause. Not the cheering part; it's 2014 and fans have been ready for this for a long time. But the number of fans who sat on their hands during ...
Here's Jason Collins Checking Into An NBA Game, And History
As expected, Jason Collins appeared tonight in Los Angeles for the Nets and thus became the first openly gay player to appear in the NBA, and in any of America's four biggest professional sports. ...
Even When LeBron's Not Playing, He's Yelling At Mario Chalmers
Criticism of Mario Chalmers never misses a game....
Greg Oden Will Start An NBA Game For The First Time Since 2009
LeBron James is sitting out today's game against the Bulls with a broken nose, and Greg Oden, in a surprising decision, will take his place in Miami's starting five. The last time Oden started was Dec. 5, 2009; he fractured his left patella in the first quarter of that game. But in Oden's case, what...
Report: Nets Will Sign Jason Collins, Have First Openly Gay NBA Player
NBA center Jason Collins will be the first openly gay active athlete in the four major American professional sports when the Brooklyn Nets reportedly sign him to a 10-day contract today, according to Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Spears of Yahoo Sports....
19-Year-Old Knicks Fan Threatens "Death To James Dolan" On Twitter
A Knicks fan from Staten Island was arrested and charged with harassment after allegedly sending a series of insane and threatening tweets concerning Knicks owner James Dolan. ...
Here's How You Know These Aren't Your Father's Celtics And Lakers
At 19-37, only the Sixers, Bucks and Magic are worse than the Celtics in the East. Things are actually worse for the 19-36 Lakers who, thanks to Sacramento, can at least say they are not the worst team in the West. Mike D'Antoni has used sixed different starting point guards and 28 different startin...
Danny Granger Shares A Sad Goodbye With His Pacers Teammates
Danny Granger has been an Indiana Pacer for nearly nine seasons, but now he's headed to Philly after being swapped for Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen. Here he is saying goodbye to Chris Copeland and David West on his way out of the team facility....
Has Any Player Been Screwed On Deadline Day As Badly As Danny Granger?
When Danny Granger woke up yesterday, he played for the Pacers (41-13), one of the best teams in the NBA. By the end of the day, he played for the 76ers (15-40), one of the worst. That's a drop in winning percentage of nearly 50 points. Getting traded midseason is always, in the words of Marcin Gort...
Larry Legend
One of the cool things about the NBA is that they allow You Tube to carry a lot of old games. ...
LeBron James Is Capable Of Bleeding
LeBron James took a hit to the nose in the fourth quarter of tonight's Heat-Thunder game, and proved he's mortal by bleeding on the floor. But he still completed the dunk after getting smacked in the nose by Serge Ibaka, which is damn impressive. ...
The NBA Trade Deadline Was Mostly Craptastic
The NBA trade deadline came and went today, and unless you are a fan of the Indiana Pacers or Philadelphia 76ers, you probably don't give a damn about anything that happened. This wasn't quite the flurry of crap that we saw last year, but it was close....
Dwight Howard Joins In "Howard Sucks" Chant In L.A.
Dwight Howard's return to Los Angeles went pretty much as expected: Fans got on him, and the Lakers got blown out. At one point in the third—with Houston already up big—Howard joined in the "Howard Sucks" chants coming from the crowd....
Alexey Shved Woke Up Like This
Long hair does not go well with a protective mask....