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And Now, Two Former NBA Players Discussing Disease And Government Conspiracies On Twitter
Twitter is a wonderful thing. It's the only place I can think of where we can witness former NBA player Pooh Jeter (and brother of Olympic sprinter Carmela Jeter) getting a truth bomb of epic proportions dropped on him by former NBA player Keith Closs....
Here's Shawn Marion As The <em>Super Mario Bros.</em> Character You Never Asked For
First of all, it makes no sense because Bowser doesn't come anywhere near World 1-1, and Mario could never carry any cool stuff on his back, like, say, an NBA championship trophy. But that's fine, Dallas Mavericks CGI worker bees. You have fun with your green screen and rampant video game-revision...
Amir Johnson Took 3.5 Seconds Between Dribbles, And Did Not Get Called For A Double Dribble
It's sort of inexplicable how Toronto's Amir Johnson was able to get away with this. He takes the pass, dribbles to just outside the lane, picks up his dribble, pump fakes, pump fakes, and drives for a short jumper. By the game clock, it took him nearly four full seconds between putting the ball o...
In 1988, Donald Sterling Allegedly Told His Son To "Get Naked" In Front Of An Agent, Then Spanked Him
After we published a story Wednesday about the apparent drug-overdose death of Scott Sterling, the son of Clippers owner Donald Sterling, a reporter who covered the Clippers in the late 1980s wrote in:...
Thunder Fan Gets All Skeeved Out After Touching Kris Humphries
In case you didn't know, sweaty athletes are really sweaty, so we don't recommend reaching out to touch them as they walk by. Right around the 10-second mark of the video above, keep your eye on the woman in the blue shirt. Much like Kim Kardashian, she seems eager to get a piece of Kris Humphries...
The Celtics Called Up Fab Melo Because He Walked Into A Door
Fab Melo has been tearing up the D-League. But it's not his stats that have gotten the big Brazilian, taken 22nd overall, his call-up to Boston. It's clumsiness....
Why Are The Lakers So Flat? Kobe: "Because We're Old As Shit."
Older teams have run the same strategy for years to deal with the NBA's 82-game grind: go through the motions in the regular season, make sure you're healthy and rested for the spring. But these Lakers, built to win in the postseason, wouldn't even be in the playoffs if they started today. They're 1...
Minnesota Timberwolves Guard Lazar Hayward Sees Dead People
You probably don't know much about Lazar Hayward. He was drafted out of Marquette by the Minnesota Timberwolves at the end of the first round in the 2010 draft, was traded to Oklahoma City a year ago, was then shipped to Houston as part of the James Harden deal, and was finally released in October....
Donald Sterling's Son, Who Got Away With Shooting His Childhood Friend In 1999, Found Dead Of Apparent Drug Overdose
Scott Sterling, the 31-year-old son of Los Angeles Clippers owner—and gross weirdo slumlord—Donald Sterling, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose Tuesday night at a home in Malibu, Calif....
Latrell Sprewell Was Arrested For Playing Loud Music
How was your New Year's Eve? Good? Good. Bet you got down. Bet you rocked out to some jams. Bet you waited at least until it got dark to start partying. Latrell Sprewell didn't wait. After neighbors called about music blasting from a house in east Milwaukee Monday afternoon, police arrested Sprewell...
JaVale McGee Hits Buzzer-Beating Three, Unveils Wonderful Celebration
In recent years, the NBA has showcased a variety of creative three-point celebrations. We've seen the championship belt, the three goggles, and the three-to-the-head, among others. But none of those moves are quite like what JaVale McGee dropped on us last night after hitting a buzzer-beating thre...
A Rusty Barry Alvarez Struggled With Some Of The More Complicated Aspects Of Coaching, Like How To Wear Sunglasses
Barry Alvarez ascended himself to the post of Wisconsin Badgers head football coach for the Rose Bowl, filling in for a Bret Bielema who'd abandoned his team for the bright lights of Fayetteville. (He gave himself quite the Christmas bonus for the trip, too.) Alas, Alvarez let the natives of Cheese...
What Is The Best Fruit For Committing Murder?
Time for your weekly edition of the Deadspin Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. Today, we're covering sex tapes, traffic lights, bats and more. ...
Four Stories To Follow In A Pivotal New Year For Sports Video Gaming
2K Sports hasn't said specifically when its infamous exclusive pact with Major League Baseball ends, but it's a good bet that day comes on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. ...
Avery Johnson Was A Dead Man Walking Even As He Accepted His Coach Of The Month Award
When the Nets fired Avery Johnson this past Thursday after he compiled a .500 record with a new and newly talented roster, many people noted that Johnson had suffered a particularly dramatic reversal of fortune: After going 11-4 in November, Johnson won Eastern Conference Coach of the Month; after t...
Our 25 Favorite Sports GIFs Of 2012
GIFs are one of the Internet's most polarizing elements; not only is there debate over the image format's utility (or, as anti-GIFfers argue, lack thereof) but over how to say "GIF" in the first place. (We're choosy moms.) Even GIF haters, though, can't keep themselves away from the sports moments ...
This Charles Barkley Slavery Joke On TNT Presented Without Comment
(Due to technical limitations we're unable to provide this without comment. We regret if you feel misled into believing there would be no comment.)...
Dominique Wilkins Wrote To The <i>Times</i>, Unsolicited, A Touching Tribute To His Late Teammate Dan Roundfield
It's important to note that this New York Times feature isn't about famous people who died this year. It's regular people, with photos and remembrances submitted by their friends and family. And there, barely noticeable between a "devoted wife and mother" and an Egyptian immigrant doctor, is Dan Rou...
Sean Elliott Is Hogging All Of San Antonio's Water
San Antonio has been dealing with a harsh Texas drought for the past two years, and the available water resources are dwindling. As a site that has dealt with pressing water bill issues in the past, we at Deadspin feel obligated to tell you that Spurs color commentator—and former player—Sean Elliot...
An Israeli Rapper Made A Song About Gregg Popovich, And Popovich Knows About It
San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has an unlikely fan in X Beautiful, an Israeli rapper. He adores the reserved coach enough to make a music video for him, featuring an old man in an Oxford University t-shirt—Arik Henig, a famous television producer—murmuring "He wants a nasty game" (I think th...