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Stuck On You: Isiah Thomas Edition
It's time once again for Stuck On You, where players, coaches and owners decide that after everything, all they've ever wanted was right there in their own backyard the whole time. This week we lead off with Madison Square Garden Chairman James Dolan, who looks across the room at embattled Knicks co...
NBA Roundup: Warriors, Come Out To Plaaaay ...
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
NBA Roundup: Forget About It Jake, It's Inglewood
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Wisconsin Badgers
1. Old School Quickies. Bucky Badger's full name is Buckingham U. Badger. Is Minnesota's Golden Gopher that sophisticated? I doubt it. The Badger mascot actually stems from when the territory was dubbed "The Badger State," not because of animals in the region, but rather an association with miners i...
Rasheed Wallace Cannot Be Made To Care
After you pick up 16 technical fouls in one NBA season, each technical foul thereafter earns you a one-game suspension. You'll never guess who became the first player to be suspended via that rule ... oh, hell, I'll just tell you. 'Twas Rasheed Wallace....
NBA Roundup: Kobe Bryant, Scapegoat?
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
NBA Roundup: Forget About It Jake, It's Milwaukee
Notes on Wednesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Fun With Ron Artest 911 Calls
If you're the type of person who loves to listen to semi-panicked, mostly confused 911 calls from the wives of professional athletes, boy, are you ever in for a treat this morning....
NBA Roundup: Kiss Me Deadly
Notes on Tuesday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
It's Clear That The World Needs Shaq Now More Than Ever
Of course you've seen him in hot pursuit of criminals in the Shaqmobile, and it's no secret that he snaps into action whenever President Bush activates his signal watch, helping to preserve the honor and dignity of this nation's highest office. And sure he can bust through walls. But now here's Shaq...
Desmond Mason, Making The NOOCH Legend
We are, sadly, in the last days of NOOCH; next year, it'll be all New Orleans, all the time, and that means those halcyon days of yesteryear, when the gloriousness of the NOOCH was with us, are almost gone....
NBA Roundup: Ming Went The Strings Of Our Hearts
Notes on Monday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Ron Artest Might Have Sneaked In Some Early-Morning Spousal Battery
You know, you think you know a guy ......
NBA Roundup: From Now On We Call It Nashville
Notes on Sunday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Kevin McHale Is The Best General Manager In The History Of Sports
Forbes came up with a system to rank all of the general managers currently working in sports. Kevin McHale ranks first. Forbes needs a new system....
Jerry Sloan Is Not The World's Friendliest Man
The newsworthiness of the "John Amaechi coming out" story has probably come and gone, so let's consider this a part of the new "Jerry Sloan calls his players 'fucking cunts'" story. Meech was a guest on Andrew Siciliano's radio show, and offered these tidbits about why he and his head coach didn't g...
The Back Of Ron Artest's Head Is A Canvas
With the NBA's trading deadline passed, Ron Artest finally felt it was safe to have his love for the Kings proclaimed boldly on the back of his head. He debuted the new look in last night's win over the Lakers....
NBA Roundup: Cowabunga, Dude!
Notes on Thursday's games in the National Basketball Association ......
Sorry: More On Livingston's Knee Injury
First off, in no way are we dismissing the severity of Shaun Livingston's devastating knee injury from Monday. We simply can't imagine going through that ... we got queasy watching Marcia Brady getting hit in the nose by the football. But that being said, there is no denying that Livingston's knee n...
Slightly Deep Inside The Brain Of Agent Zero
The best piece of writing we've ever read about Wizards space cadet Gilbert Arenas was the famous Wizznutzz psychological profile of Agent Zero, which includes this brilliant factoid: "Gil was at the birth of his daughter! It wasnt a tom cruise scientology "Silent birth" but Gil did put his Halo gam...