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Hey Look, Kent Bazemore Is Also Good At Dunking
Warriors guard Kent Bazemore captured the hearts and minds of NBA fans everywhere when he became the league's preeminent bench-warming hype man during the Warriors' playoff run last season. It's hard to think about Steph Curry raining threes all over the Nuggets without also thinking about Bazemore...

NBA Board Of Governors Approves Rule Changes For Next Season
Last night, the NBA Board of Governors approved the implementation of a handful of rule changes, which include a few tweaks to the league's instant replay policies....

Thomas Robinson Erases Shot, Off To Good Start With Third NBA Team
Thomas Robinson, the No. 5 pick of the 2012 NBA Draft, is already with his third NBA team. But at least he's playing well for the Suns in Summer League, if obliterating this shot counts as "playing well." [NBA TV]...

The Decade In Wasted NBA Draft Picks
Everyone should hurry over to HoopsHype, which has a fantastic story and graphic looking back on the last decade of NBA draftees—specifically, which ones signed contract extensions before their rookie deals expired....

The Charlotte Hornets Are Coming Back
Today's the day: after a decade of existence as the Bobcats, the franchise will officially receive league approval to change its name, and bring the Charlotte Hornets back to the NBA in 2014....

Jonas Valanciunas Says Summer League Is “Fucked" On Raptors' Website
SportsGrid found this clip on the Toronto Raptors' website before it was taken down. It's DeMar DeRozan "interviewing" teammate Jonas Valanciunas. None of it is serious, except for maybe that answer at the 10-second mark. ...

Stephen A. Smith Gossip: James Dolan Wanted To Trade Iman Shumpert
You're looking at a very unique piece of video, dug up by Azaz of the Knicks FanBlog. It's from the taping of Stephen A. Smith's ESPN interview with Dwight Howard this weekend, but for whatever reason, one Youtube user was able to tune in to the satellite feed and record the taping. It's basically S...


Awesome Little Kid To Shaq: “Don't Ever Disrespect Houston Again!"
This kid makes me want to root for the Rockets. H-Town, baby!...

The Newest Celtics Look So Very Sad
Every single quote from the introductory press conference for Kris Humphries, MarShon Brooks, and Keith Bogans just leads you further down into the pit of infinite sadness....

Jeffery Taylor's Poster Dunk Is The Highlight Of Summer League
You've probably never heard of Jeffery Taylor, because Jeffery Taylor is a second-year role player for the Charlotte Bobcats. Well, now he's also the guy who detonated Aron Baynes with this spectacular dunk during a summer league game over the weekend. Now you know....

Only The Ball Was Brown
From his website, here's David Kamp's 2006 GQ story on Early Lloyd:...

Everyone Thinks The Nets Are Up To Some Shady Shit
Yesterday, Andrei Kirilenko opted out of his 2013-14 contract with the Timberwolves ($10 million and a first-round playoff exit) in order to sign with the Nets ($3.1 million and a second-round playoff exit). This, naturally, leads to all sorts of questions....

Baron Davis Says He Was Abducted By Aliens
Former NBA star Baron Davis appeared on a recent episode of The Champs, a podcast hosted by comedians Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher, and he spoke briefly about the time he was abducted by aliens while driving from Las Vegas to L.A. Sure, Baron Davis, why the hell not?...


