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Calling Ray Allen's Shot A Miracle Is An Insult To Ray Allen
Here's how Ray Allen explained his shooting approach to SBNation's Paul Flannery a few days before hitting the shot of his career with five seconds to go in Game 6:...

In Defense Of Leaving Early
I always hated leaving Whalers games early. Maybe if they were down three goals I could be coaxed out of my seat when the PA announcer said, "Oooooooone minute left in the period." But it would take all of my father's cajoling to get me to leave the Hartford Civic Center before the crush of 10,000...

Ray Allen's Shot, Captured In Photos
If only one play could be said to define this scintillating NBA finals, it has to be Ray Allen's game-tying three-pointer from the right corner with 5.2 seconds to go to force overtime....

No-Headband LeBron Is The Best LeBron
If the Heat raise another championship banner to the rafters, perhaps it'll be because LeBron James's hairline got up there first....

The Best Thing About These Finals: There Are No Goats
When Game 1 of the NBA finals ended, we expressed a hope that this series would last forever. What we've ended up with is the next best thing: seven games, with last night's overtime, instant-classic, scare-the-cat-and-wake-up-the-neighbors thriller setting up a finale on Thursday that will be the c...

Hundreds Of Heat Fans Leave Game 6 Early; A Nation Laughs
LeBron James called it "by far the best game I've ever been a part of." It's too bad lots of ticket-holding Heat fans weren't left to see the end. Gotta beat traffic, you know....

The Heat Force A Game Seven By Playing Fucking Ridiculously
It looked over. The jokes and criticisms were already being generated about LeBron James and the Heat as they found themselves down five with 28 seconds to go....

Doc Rivers Isn't Going To The Clippers. Now What?
Those Celtics-Clippers trade talks involving Doc Rivers, Kevin Garnett, DeAndre Jordan and others look to be dead. This is routine for the players involved, but it's uncommon ground for a coach. Are Rivers and the team on awkward terms?...


Kawhi Leonard Insults And Injures Mike Miller At The Same Damn Time
San Antonio Spur Kawhi Leonard elevated on Mike Miller and inadvertently(?) smacked him in the face as he threw it down. Womp....

What's The Proper Way To Seat Two Couples At A Sporting Event?
I've been traveling a lot lately, and since I'm Mister Big Fancypants Author Person, I've been put up in nice hotels—the kind of boutique hotels where, if my parents were staying there, they wouldn't be able to figure out how to turn the lights on and shit. And the remarkable thing about these hotel...

Joey Crawford To Ref Game 6, And The NBA Knows Exactly What It's Doing
With the Heat one loss away from elimination, and tonight's Game 6 in Miami, it should come as absolutely zero surprise that Joey Crawford will be working the game....

Matt Bonner Talks About The Time His Team Doctor Was A Dentist
Team doctors are a vital part of any NBA team. They are counted on to manage sprains, guide players through rehab, and help cure any number of physical maladies that might befall members of the team. Matt Bonner discovered the value of his team doctor when he got his head split open by an errant elb...

LeBron's New Shoe Refers To Him As A Two-Time Champion
This here is a picture of the sockliner of the new LeBron X shoe, which boasts a fancy floral colorway. It's kind of weird that it says "2-time champion" because, you know, LeBron is just a one-time champion right now, and he will continue to be one for the foreseeable future if the Heat lose to the...

Allen Iverson Spotted With His Children, Says He's Not Treated Fairly
Yesterday, it was reported that Allen Iverson's ex-wife, Tawanna Iverson, had accused her former husband of abducting the former couple's five children and keeping them at an Atlanta hotel. And now things have just gotten more confusing....

Report: Kerry Rhodes Is Claiming To Be The Father Of KimYe's Baby
Kerry Rhodes is awfully tired of people thinking he's gay. So tired, evidently, that he has claimed paternity of Kim Kardashian's just-born daughter....

Infographics: Where Do Pro Basketball Players Come From?
Depending on whom you ask, the hotbed for NBA talent might lie in D.C., Seattle, Prince George's County (Md.), Baton Rouge, or, uh, Slovenia. Thousands of people have played professional basketball—there are a lot of places vying for the crown. So: Where do most players actually come from?...