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Lil Wayne Says He Humped Chris Bosh's Wife
Hey everyone, Lil Wayne is being crazy again. Wayne gave a performance in Houston last night as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities, and he took some time out of his set to take his beef with the Miami Heat to Defcon 1. Recall: Wayne was recently involved in some kind of kerfuffle at a Lak...
Your NBA All-Star Game Open Thread
Here's your spot to talk about all things All-Star Game-related and no things All-Star Game-unrelated....
"I Am A Nasty Cribbage Player": NBA All-Stars Discuss What They Could Beat Michael Jordan At Today
The Basketball Jones did a twist on the usual Michael Jordan's birthday fare. Acknowledging that he is one of the most competitive humans on the planet (and pretty good at basketball), TBJ went around asking the All-Stars in Houston what they could beat MJ at, at his advanced age....
Futility: A 2013 Slam Dunk Contest Supercut
It's no secret the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest has sucked for years. With a lack of actual All-Stars competing in what is supposedly part of the league's All-Star Weekend, only spectacular performances from the NBA's lesser-known players could save it from being a complete disaster. No such performanc...
Here's Your NBA Slam Dunk Contest Final Round GIF Collection
Terrence Ross wins!...
GIF: Eric Bledsoe's Second Dunk
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GIF: Kenneth Faried's Second Dunk
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GIF: Jeremy Evans's First Dunk
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GIF: Terrence Ross's First Dunk
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GIF: James White's First Dunk
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GIF: Gerald Green's First Dunk
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Your All-Star Saturday Night Open Thread
All-Star Saturday is fun, but it unfolds super...slowly. For the hours between the skills contest and the three-point contest, the decades between the three-point contest and the dunk contest, and the eons between individual dunks in the dunk contest, an open thread....
Basketball Players Spent Their Wild And Crazy All-Star Saturday Meeting For Three And A Half Hours And Voting To Dismiss Their Union Director
Wojnarowski reports that Billy Hunter's dismissal, widely presumed to be an inevitability after the myriad scandals that recently punctured his cocoon of power, was voted on and affirmed by a group of NBA players this afternoon. A bit more on the meeting that sealed his fate once and for all:...
"I'm Gonna Tell You What I'm Gonna Do": What It Was Like To Guard Michael Jordan, According To Craig Ehlo
In honor of Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, we reached out to a man who, possibly more than anyone, understands the sneering greatness of Jordan in his prime: Craig Ehlo, the former NBA player (14 seasons with the Rockets, Cavaliers, Hawks, and SuperSonics) who was on the wrong side of "The Shot" in...
Watch Kobe Bryant Call Someone A "Fucking Asshole" During Last Night's Game
Here's Kobe Bryant, well on his way to suffering through yet another blowout, driving into the lane and making a nice kick-out pass during last night's Clippers-Lakers game. Unfortunately for Kobe, this play was canceled out by a three-second violation called against Dwight Howard. Fortunately for...
Chris Bosh Misses Being A First-Option Scorer
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Bosh has had to sacrifice a lot to play with the best player ever....
Now Hanging In The Barclays Center: Banners With NYC's Crime Stats
Some immortal names hang in the rafters of the Nets' new arena: Drazen Petrovic, Julius Erving, Buck Williams, 419 People Murdered In New York City In 2012. You know, the greats....
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Michael Jordan's Former Agent Thinks John Wall Is Just The Worst [UPDATE]
Over the weekend, the Washington Post's Mike Wise wrote a column about Wizards point guard John Wall's recent encouraging play. For whatever reason, this made former superagent David Falk very mad, mad enough to call up Wise and go on a tirade against Wall and the Wizards organization. Lucky for us...
The Chicago Media Are A Little Pissy Because Derrick Rose Gave His First Interview To <i>USA Today</i>
Sad Derrick Rose's sad comeback progress has been the story of the Chicago Bulls season. He's practicing (though not with full contact, or in 5-on-5) and he's traveling with the team. But no timetable for his return has been announced, and with the first half of the season coming to a close, there's...