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Five Fans Hit Half-Court Shots To Win Sacramento Kings Season Tickets
Even when the Kings are winning, they're losing. ...
Another Day, Another Pro Athlete Selling A Dog On Twitter
And this time it's Jaguars tight end/wide receiver Isaiah Stanback, a journeyman who's played for five NFL teams in six seasons. Never heard of him? He did win a Super Bowl ring two seasons ago as a member of the Giants' practice squad. But enough about Stanback. The guy's got two dogs he's trying ...
Which Are The Hardest American Sports To Break Into?
I was on a flight earlier this week when the cabin pressure changed and my ears popped. So I did the normal thing where you swallow five hundred times in a row and hope no one notices you swallowing so profusely, and nothing happened. My eardrums still felt like they were buried under a pile of sand...
Why Do We Say Three-Pointers Come From "Downtown?"
If you've ever watched a basketball game, you've heard a play-by-play announcer exclaim something along the lines of, "From way downtown!" after a made three-pointer. But when did this become the go-to turn of phrase for describing three-point shots? On this week's excerpt of Slate's Hang up and Lis...
Report: Assaulted Fan Had Spit On Pippen, Called Him N-Word
A day after TMZ's report that Scottie Pippen had kicked the shit out of an aggressive autograph seeker, Pippen's side of the story is starting to get out....
Someone Wrote The World's Dumbest Column About John Wall's New Tats
This, from the Washington Post's Jason Reid, is not so much a column as it is an extended pageant answer. It's as if someone had just asked: "Miss DC, do you think the Washington Wizards should give John Wall a max contract in light of his recently revealed predilection for body art?" And Miss DC h...
Antoine Walker Really Wants You To Know He'd Like To Coach The Celtics
In case you were wondering:...
Here's Allen Iverson Talking About Playing Russian Roulette
On a recent episode of Adrien Broner's online reality show, About Billions, Broner and his crew ran into Allen Iverson while they were partying in Atlanta. Above is Iverson's brief cameo—flagged by Grantland's Jay Caspian Kang—and it will make you miserable. ...
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TMZ: Scottie Pippen Questioned In Assault Case [UPDATE]
TMZ is reporting that basketball Hall of Famer and Michael Jordan sidekick Scottie Pippen has turned himself in to face charges of felony assault with intent to deliver bodily harm for allegedly kicking the fuck out of some dude. [Update: TMZ is now saying he wasn't arrested.] The incident happened ...
Russell Westbrook Helped A Fan Propose To His Girlfriend
Russell Westbrook did a pretty cool thing on Friday when he helped a total stranger pull off a marriage proposal. A few weeks ago, Charlie Bright reached out to Westbrook on Facebook and asked the Thunder point guard if he wouldn't mind helping him pop the question to his girlfriend. Westbrook—likel...
Heat Celebrate Title With Pat Riley Dancing, Dwyane Wade's Deodorant
Erik Spoelstra, with his hat to the back, took a moment at the Heat's championship celebration to say that Miami "parties better than any other city in the world." Sometimes, that includes Pat Riley dancing. Or "dancing." Maybe malfunctioning?...
Here's Every Single Shot LeBron Made In Game 7 In One GIF
So. Awesome. ...
Report: Clippers And Celtics Finally Agree On Deal For Doc Rivers
According to Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Clippers and Celtics have agreed in principle on a deal that will send Doc Rivers to Los Angeles. Wojnarowski is also reporting that Rivers has agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract with LA. ...
Miami Heat Nation Encompasses More Than Brats, Ghouls, And Idiots
When the Miami Heat won its only LeBronless title, in 2006, I was living outside Fort Lauderdale. My building fees included basic cable, which was enough to get just about every Heat game and virtually nothing else worth watching. My girlfriend at the time could tolerate basketball well enough — bet...
Flimsy Report: Rajon Rondo Swore At Doc Rivers, Almost Fought Him
Considering all the missing details in this anecdote from Sheridan Hoops, this story regarding Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo and head coach Doc Rivers should be taken with a shaker of salt....
Game 7 Ratings Were Predictably Bananas
The ratings are in: 26.3 million viewers watched the Heat beat the Spurs last night, the second-most for an NBA game since 1998....
Are Blake Griffin And Kate Upton Humping?
Hoo boy. This, from E (exclamation point) Online, sounds pretty hump-y to me:...
Tim Donaghy On Game 7: Officiating 101
As he has done for us in years past, Tim Donaghy, the owner and operator of RefPicks.com and a former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, will review the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here's a quarter-by-quarter breakdo...
The Spurs' Rock Finally Cracks: Tim Duncan Needs Your Love Now
The outside world never seems to affect Tim Duncan as much it does you and me. He doesn't furrow his brow or snarl. His whole bearing suggests a sort of aloof, unrelatable mastery—of his talents, of his emotions, of his image, of everything around him. Which is why it was so hard to watch him last ...
Cleveland Meteorologist Delivers Entire Forecast Without Word "Heat"
No, Clevelanders aren't bitter at all about LeBron James claiming his second straight NBA title. We're sure WEWS chief meteorologist Mark Johnson excised the word "heat" from last night's postgame late local news forecast for reasons entirely unrelated to basketball....