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Andrew Bynum Contemplates Retirement
Well, this is depressing: Cleveland's Andrew Bynum, trying to salvage his career after missing an entire season with chronically injured knees, says he still plays in pain, and regularly considers retirement. "I'm a shell of myself right now," he said....
These Are The NBA Christmas Uniforms
The NBA uniforms for Christmas have leaked. The sleeves! Anything but the sleeves!...
Where's Your Team Scoring From? An Early Look At NBA Distance Shooting
Although we're just a few games into the season, the shooting strategies of different squads have started to come into focus. A lot of teams—like the Warriors—continue to put more and more emphasis on three-point shots, while other teams—like the Rockets—have made a push towards getting more looks i...
T-Wolves' "Ladies Night" Again Features Free Season One DVD Of <em>Girls</em>
Are you a woman who is also a fan of the Minnesota Timberwolves? Are you also unable to afford HBO and/or really bad at keeping up with popular culture? Then you need to get yourself to one of the Minnesota Timberwolves' "Ladies Night Out" games this year....
Hawks Rookie Suspended For Hitting DeMarcus Cousins In The Dick
Congratulations, Dennis Schröder! you're only four games into your career, and you've already joined the illustrious fraternity of NBA players who have hit other NBA players in the dick....
NBA Shit List: Andrew Bogut, The Honky Messiah
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Z-Bo Had A Little Z-Bo
Zach Randolph exited last night's Grizzlies game against the Pelicans after eight minutes, when he got word that his fiancée had gone into labor. Mother and child are healthy after the birth of a 7-pound, 4-ounce son (only 250 pounds or so to go). This is the actual player report that teams have to ...
Charts: Who Are The Oldest And Fattest Teams In The NBA?
Note: The charts and text have been updated to include Roger Mason Jr. (Heat), Mike Harris (Jazz), and Brandon Davies (76ers), who were initially missing. These updates are reflected in the BestTicketBlog's charts as well....
At Last, LeBron James Speaks On This Whole Rob Ford Mess
Crack-smokin' mayor Rob Ford admitted to smoking crack yesterday, and everyone in Toronto is understandably abuzz about Rob Ford and his crack-smokin' ways. Lucky for us, the Miami Heat just happened to be in town to play the Raptors last night, and a few Toronto sportswriters thought it would be a ...
The Good Doctor
There is a long, engaging excerpt from Dr. J's new book (written with the talented Karl Taro Greenfeld) over at Grantland. Worth checking out, for sure....
Here's Victor Oladipo Crooning A Bill Withers Song
This is from back in April, but the internet just discovered it because it was tweeted out last night by Shelby Gogreve, the woman on stage with Magic rookie Victor Oladipo, who fancies himself as a singer. The video above is from Indiana University's Spirit of Indiana Showcase. It's Oladipo and G...
Eddie Vedder Is Mad At Those "Fuckers" In OKC For Stealing The Sonics. Also, Let's Watch Him Fall Down Over And Over Again
Here's aging dinosaur rocker Eddie Vedder at a recent concert in Charlotte, N.C., disparaging certain "fuckers" in Oklahoma City for stealing the SuperSonics from Seattle. Eddie Vedder is no friend of yours, residents of the Sooner State!...
The NBA Players No One Will Pass To
This offseason, the NBA installed motion tracking cameras in every NBA arena. They track the scoring, rebounding, and defense of every player in the league. We used them to find the NBA players to whom no one will pass the basketball. ...
The NBA Players No One Will Pass To
Now that the NBA's new SportVU site has launched, armchair morons like you and me can avail themselves of all kinds of wonky stats—how often Marc Gasol touches the ball on the elbow, say, or how many of his rebounds Dwight Howard actually has to fight for. But leave that for the professionals. What ...
Bears Fan Tasers Packers-Fan Wife After <em>Monday Night Football</em> Bet
John Grant is a Bears fan. His wife is a Packers fan. The two made a friendly bet before last night's game. Whoever's team won, they would get to use a stun gun on the other. It's a very NFC North love story....
Help! My Boyfriend Follows Too Many Porn Stars On Instagram!
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Oh Yeah, Andre Iguodala Also Made A Ludicrous Pass Last Night
Yeah, 55-foot alley-oops are pretty cool, but so are behind-the-back passes from the corner that lead to an easy layup. Be sure to catch Iguodala's facial expression as he runs back on defense. Not even he can believe that shit actually worked. ...
James Harden Really Didn't Feel Like Playing Defense Last Night
The Houston Rockets surrendered 137 points to the Los Angeles Clippers last night. The Clippers' high-powered offense is mostly responsible for that staggering point total, but it's also very hard to stop teams from scoring when your shooting guard is playing perimeter defense like this. ...
James Dolan Is On The Warpath Again
You'd think a team owner would want his new starting power forward to get more than three games under his belt, or wait until the reigning sixth man of the year returned from suspension before storming from his seat to find and berate the GM. But that's not how James Dolan does business....
Steph Curry Throws The Steph Curry Of All Alley-Oops
So, um, here's Steph Curry tossing a 55-foot alley-oop to Andre Iguodala. ...