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J.R. Smith Has Become Self-Aware
It's not clear who actually took this photo, but J.R. Smith just posted it to his Instagram account along with the hashtag, #ThatWhatTheHellYouDoingLook. He is of course referring to the look of consternation that head coach Mike Woodson is throwing Smith's way during a team huddle....

MLB.com Sells An NBA Headband For Cheaper Than NBA.com Does
Reader Zachary had a desire for an NBA logo headband, because he's cool like that. He looked it up at the NBA Store, and found it for $7.99. Then he found it at the MLB Shop, and it's a dollar cheaper. Why? We don't know. Why does MLB.com sell NBA stuff? We don't know....

Greg Oden Will Try Another Comeback, And The Heat Are Interested
Greg Oden is the NBA's Greek tragedy—a body outwardly designed for basketball dominance, but with an internal structure woefully insufficient for the task. Oden hasn't played since his patella attempted to escape in 2009, and underwent his third microfracture surgery on his knees in February. He's b...

"Shit!": A Surprised And Adorable Kenneth Faried Reacts To His Own Dominance
Kenneth Faried had a monster game for the Nuggets last night, scoring 19 points and pulling down 19 rebounds in 36 minutes of action. After the game, a visibly exhausted Faried (playing like a rebound-hungry maniac will do that to you) took some time to give a postgame interview. At the 50-second ...

NBA Ref Explains Why He's Making The Lakers And Spurs Stand Around: "I'm Stalling For Commercial Time."
The Lakers lost. Yes, again. That's not news, but this fourth-quarter conference, between Mike D'Antoni, Gregg Popovich, and referee Bill Kennedy, is one of the best things we've seen in a while....

That Kings-To-Seattle Deal Might Not Be So Finalized After All
Basketball's return to Seattle seems to have hit an unexpected snag at the 11th hour. Here's Adrian Wojnarowski describing just how close to done the sale of the Sacramento Kings was a few hours ago:...

It Looks Like The Sacramento Kings Are Headed To Seattle
Just a few minutes ago, Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that a near-finalized deal is in place to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle:...

Report: At Least Two Men In Andray Blatche's Entourage Allegedly Raped A Woman
The last update in our earlier post about Andray Blatche, the previously anonymous Brooklyn Net who was questioned by Philly police in relation to an alleged sexual assault, explained that Blatche would not be charged with any crime. But that's not to say Blatche is out of trouble. A report from Act...
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A Member Of The Brooklyn Nets Is Being Questioned In A Sexual Assault Case [UPDATE: It Appears It Was Andray Blatche]
According to CBS Philly and other local outlets, a member of the Brooklyn Nets [See update below] is being questioned by Philadelphia police in relation to a sexual assault that allegedly occurred early Tuesday morning at the Four Seasons Hotel in Center City. The Nets are in town to play the Sixers...

Carmelo Anthony And Kevin Garnett Got Into Some Kind Of Scrum In The Belly Of Madison Square Garden
The Boston Celtics beat the Knicks in Madison Square Garden Monday night 102-96 and it sounds like Carmelo was pissed. The hostility began when Garnett and Anthony got into it a little bit in the fourth quarter during a dead-ball period that resulted in double technicals for the two. At the end of t...

Why The Bulls Won't Go Small-Ball Like The Heat
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: Tom Thibodeau likes his flexible bigs....

Pau Gasol Needs To Be Rescued From The Lakers, And Sarah McLachlan Is Here To Help
Shit is getting bad for the Los Angeles Lakers. After losing to the Denver Nuggets at home last night, the Lakers' record now sits at 15-18. Furthermore, the locker room atmosphere appears to be getting more and more posionous each day. Dwight Howard is publicly complaining about the Lakers' inabi...

JaVale McGee Goes Up And Over Two Of His Own Teammates For A Putback Dunk
See, this is why we love JaVale McGee: he'll forego the smart play for the spectacular play. Late in the first half of yesterday's win over the Lakers, a missed Kosta Koufos layup bounced right in the middle of three Nuggets. Rather than yell "same team" or beg off to avoid deflecting the ball, Mc...

"You Gotta Get Tanked Before You Go In": Green Bay Efforts To Curb Excessive Drinking Predictably Backfire
Like many teams of late, the Packers decided to cut off the sale of booze earlier than usual to combat drunken disorderliness during Saturday's wild card game against the Vikings. Knowing full well that beer sales would be cut off at the end of halftime, Packers fans did the only thing sensible pe...

The Rockets Suspended Royce White, Who Apparently Wasn't Already Suspended
The Rockets suspended Royce White today for "refusing to provide services" required by his contract, something that White has been staunchly refusing to do roughly since the season began. He's spent the last few months on the inactive list after repeatedly declining to play for the Rockets D-League...

The Joe Webb Experiment Did Not Work: Vikings-Packers, In Two GIFs
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 10: You know how the most important part of the Hippocratic Oath is primum non nocere, or "do no harm"? Probably you do, because they kept showing that promo for that show about the schizophrenic doctor called Do No Harm? Joe Webb subbed in for an injured Christian Ponder to...

Your NFL Wildcard Open Thread
Cincinnati at Houston (NBC), 4:30 p.m.: The Texans may have the superior record but they backed into the playoffs, losing three of their last four, while the Bengals haven't lost a game by more than one point since Week 9. Plus, it'd be more fun if they won, so root for them....

Dwight Howard, On The Difference Between The Clippers And The Lakers: "They Share The Ball"
The confounding Lakers lost last night to the Clippers by five after going into the fourth quarter down 16. The loss dropped them to 15-17, 11th in a Western Conference that has roughly 11 solid contenders for the playoffs. While the team is still working to develop chemistry and Dwight Howard's bac...

Charles Barkley: The Lakers Have "Zero Chance" Of Winning A Title
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: Another fantastic Charles interview....
