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Joey Crawford Tried To Intimidate A Mop Boy
Someday, perhaps when he's retired and no longer patrolling NBA courts, Joey Crawford will probably calm the hell down and stop being such a dick. Today is not that day....
Pierre The Pelican Just Got Infinitely More Terrifying
Gah! Run away, kids! Run away as fast as you can!...
Women Of America, Beyonce Is Conning You
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering sharts, porn star moms, tugs of war, and more....
The Knicks, In One Paragraph
Woj has a column up that's ostensibly about the Knicks' latest insane notion—that they can sign Kevin Love in 2015—but which actually serves as a fine excuse to catalog New York's pervasive, perpetual state of rot. It captures basically every ill of the franchise in one tidy paragraph:...
Video: Bears Fan Tasers His Packers-Fan Wife To Settle A Bet
Finally, video has emerged of Bears fan John Grant using a stun gun on his wife, after he won a bet on the outcome of last week's Monday Night Football game. (She's a Packers fan, you see.) ...
Here's A Poem By Rashad McCants You Might Enjoy
We received this from reader Jake, as part of our call for responses you've received from writing to athletes. (Keep sending those in, by the way.) It doesn't quite fit, so I still wanted to share it with you. ...
This Kevin Love Outlet Pass Is Unreal
Oh, no big deal. Just Kevin Love grabbing a rebound and then seamlessly flicking a full-court outlet pass that hits Corey Brewer in stride. ...
Clay Matthews Has A Huge Club On His Right Hand
Clay Matthews is playing today against the Eagles after breaking his thumb in Week 5. Matthews protected his hand by having it wrapped to essentially become a club, which will require some improvisation while tackling. Philadelphia's players should be worried about getting hit with that thing. ...
The Celtics Probably Earned The Best Win Of Their Season Last Night
Jeff Green's buzzer-beating three gave the Celtics a shocking 111-110 win over the Heat. Considering the expectations for Boston's squad, it could end up being the Celtics' best win of the season....
James Harden Really Didn't Feel Like Playing Defense Again Last Night
James Harden scored 35 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished out five assists in the Rockets' one-point loss to the Lakers. On Monday, Harden played defense like a hungover rec-leaguer. This time, he progressed all the way to indifferent spectator. It's the type of skill that just doesn't show u...
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 ...