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Kobe Bryant Signs Two-Year Extension, Will Be NBA's Highest-Paid Player
It looks like Kobe Bryant is going to be a Laker for life. Making a move that nobody was really expecting, the Lakers just announced that they have signed Bryant to a two-year extension, and he didn't come cheap....
Do Not Even Think About Dapping Chris Paul In Front Of DeMarcus Cousins
Saturday's Kings-Clippers game ended with DeMarcus Cousin missing a tough, potentially game-tying shot as time expired. As Cousins was leaving the court, he noticed his teammate, Isaiah Thomas, attempting to shake Chris Paul's hand. Thomas should have known better, because Cousins was having none o...
LeBron James Airballed A Layup
Sure, Dwyane Wade dunked like he hasn't in years, and LeBron hit the game winner, but that isn't so uncommon. LeBron airballing a layup, though? Weird! And just delightful. ...
Jeff Van Gundy Sits Down During Live Shot; Mark Jackson Mocks Him
Jeff Van Gundy got off to a rough start last night and didn't even make it to the tip of Warriors-Lakers before stepping in it. Mike Breen and Van Gundy were standing for a pre-game shot and hadn't even introduced the starting lineups when Van Gundy just casually starts to sit down. He slowly leav...
Derrick Rose Leaves Game Early, Has Another Knee Injury
Derrick Rose exited tonight's 98-95 Bulls loss in Portland in the third quarter after suffering a knee injury that team officials say will lead him to get an MRI....
For The First Time Ever, The Miami Heat Paid Rent
The financing on American Airlines Arena, which opened on Dec. 31, 1999, is unique. The Heat paid the full construction costs of the $213-million building, which is owned Miami-Dade County. That's good! In exchange, Miami-Dade gave them the $38-million plot of land, and promised $6.5 million in annu...
Kirk Hinrich Has A Great Time Wrestling With Nate Robinson
Just more proof that basketball is always more fun when Nate Robinson is involved....
"This Doctor Can Operate": Dr. J, Pistol Pete, And The Sexual Revolution
Excerpted from Dr. J: The Autobiography, available now from Harper Collins....
Shirtless, Slurring Lamar Odom Freestyle Raps In Sad Video
Here's some shit that will bum you out. According to TMZ, this video of a shirtless and fucked-up-on-something Lamar Odom freestyle rapping with some other dude was shot sometime in the last month. If that's true, it doesn't look like Odom's recovery from substance abuse issues is going too well....
Chart: The Impact Of Home Field Advantage On Officiating, By Sport
It's a familiar complaint: Your team goes on the road for a big game, and gets totally jobbed by the refs. But do away teams really get fewer calls?...
Monta Ellis Is Great Now. What The Hell Happened?
If you haven't been paying close attention to the Dallas Mavericks this year, you may not have noticed that Monta Ellis, the guy who has spent most of his career acting as the poster boy for inefficiency in the NBA, is having the best season of his career. His PER and true shooting percentage are cu...
Rachel Nichols Breaks News Of Lenny Cooke's Death. (He Is Not Dead.)
Poor Lenny Cooke. The high-school-basketball-legend-turned-tragic-washout got a shout out on TNT's NBA broadcast last night when Rachel Nichols mentioned that Joakim Noah recently helped produce a documentary about Cooke's too-much-too-soon cautionary tale. Unfortunately for Cooke, Nichols teased t...
Here's Dwight Howard Making All His Free Throws In Warmups
Dwight Howard is making 54.4 percent of his free throws this year. He made 49 percent of them in each of the past two seasons, and is 57 percent for his career. Here he is hitting 18 of 20 in warmups, including 10 straight. ...
Another Freaking Thunder Fan Hit A Half-Court Shot For $20,000
Brad Brucker, a 33-year-old volleyball and soccer coach, became the second Thunder fan this week to sink a halftime, mid-court heave for $20,000, and the fifth since February. What in the name of the Harlem Globetrotters is going on at Chesapeake Energy Arena?...
Thunder Fan Hits $20,000 Half-Court Shot, Gets Respect From Jay Z
For the second straight home game, an Oklahoma City Thunder fan has made the half-court shot and won $20,000. But this dude also received congratulations from Jay Z, which are priceless....
