NBA
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Wes Welker Gets Photobombed at Knicks Game
New Yorkers have no obvious beef in this year’s Super Bowl, as none of the city’s usual football rivals are playing in the game. However, we all know Wes Welker used to play for the New England Patriots, and in the minds of New Yorkers that means he will always be a New England Patriot. […]
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High School Basketball Player Dedicates Game to Late Friend, Then Sinks Game-Winning 3/4-Court Buzzer Beater (Videos)
A few weeks ago, Josh Thompson, the head basketball coach at Bishop McGuinness High School in Kernersvill, NC, had a pretty great idea. For his team’s upcoming game against their arch rivals from Mount Airy High School, he would have each player on his team choose somebody to whom they wanted to dedicate the game. […]
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Kevin Durant Hits Game-Winner, Extends 30+ Point Streak to 11 Games (Video)
Kevin Durant scored at least 30 points for the 11th consecutive game last night when he dropped 41 on the Atlanta Hawks, including these two points with 1.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Oklahoma City Thunder the 111-109 victory. Durant’s 11-game streak with at least 30 points is the longest since […]
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Chicago Bulls Mascot “Benny the Bull” Flips Off The Court During Play (Video)
You’d think that footage of a mascot getting in the way at a sporting event would be must-see material, but how about footage of a mascot getting out of the way? Chicago Bulls mascot “Benny the Bull” provided us with an example of the latter, and I’ll just say that even the most absurd instance […]
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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett Got Standing Ovations and Video Tributes During Their Return to Boston (Videos)
Last summer, when the Boston Celtics went into full-scale rebuilding mode by sending Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to the Brooklyn Nets, it hurt. It hurt the fans, who loved those guys because they won them a championship, and it hurt the players, because they loved the fans right back. But it really had to […]
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Big Shot by High School Basketball Player with Special Needs Sparks Huge Push to Get Him on SportsCenter (Video)
Over the last several years, we’ve seen a number of moving stories about young amateur athletes with special needs getting the chance to play the sports they love. However, usually the story is about the great lengths their classmates, teammates, coaches, and communities went in order to simply get them in the game. Sometimes it’s […]
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Kevin Durant is Not a Fan of the “Slim Reaper” Nickname (Photo)
Kevin Durant has always gone by the nickname “KD” throughout his NBA career, but with his recent reign of terror over opposing defenses (nine games in a row with at least 30 points), some started thinking that perhaps it’s time to give the Thunder forward a new nickname that he doesn’t have to share with […]
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Andrea Bargnani’s Attempted Posterization Was an Epic Fail (GIF)
When Andrea Bargnani took off from just inside the free-throw line during last night’s game at MSG, he probably thought he was on the verge of posterizing two helpless Detroit Pistons players while winning back the respect of basketball fans everywhere in the process. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out quite like Bargnani had hoped. Check […]
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Jazz Mascot Brings Kid Onto Floor to Play a Little Catch with Ricky Rubio (Video)
You would think that an NBA mascot who brings a little kid onto the court to play a little ball is going to have said kid play with a member of the home team. After all, the whole idea is to get kids to idolize the hometown players, fall in love with the team, and […]
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Michelle Obama Dunks on the Heat With the Help of LeBron James (GIF)
Let’s face it. We all love seeing clips of Miami Heat players getting dunked on, whether it’s Dwyane Wade, Mike Miller, or Chris Bosh. Here’s another, this one featuring Michelle Obama dunking behind an unsuspecting D-Wade and Ray Allen with the help of LeBron James. It was all part of the First Lady’s “Let’s […]
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This GIF Sums Up the Knicks’ Loss to the Nets
It’s a new week, which means we’re due to bring you yet another edition of “Why the Knicks Suck.” For this edition, we take you to yesterday’s matinee game against the Brooklyn Nets at MSG, where some poor defense from Andrea Bargnani and company resulted in Nets three-pointer and a typical look of disappointment on […]
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Here’s How LeBron James Wished Dwyane Wade a Happy Birthday Today
Today is Dwyane Wade‘s birthday. The Miami Heat guard is turning not one, not two, not three, not four…but 32 this year. Here’s how teammate LeBron James wished him a happy birthday over Instagram earlier today: And that collage was accompanied by this message from King James: “Happy Bday to my running mate, homie, brother, […]
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Serge Ibaka Blocked Dwight Howard, then Gave Him the Mutombo Finger Wag (GIF)
Last night against Oklahoma City, the Houston Rockets made history. Unfortunately for Rockets fans, it was not the good kind of history. After scoring a whopping 73 points in the first half, hitting 12 three-pointers, and taking a 14-point lead into halftime, the Rockets came out and scored 10 points in the third quarter and […]
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Greg Oden’s First Points in Four Years Came on a Dunk That Didn’t Break His Legs (Video)
After being taken first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2007 NBA Draft, Greg Oden sat out his first professional season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his right knee. The following season he would play in 61 games for the Blazers, and he would suit up for another 21 games during the 2009-10 […]
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Washington Wizards Mock Fans Wearing Miami Heat Gear by Putting them on the “Bandwagon Cam” (Pics)
When you looked at the NBA schedule this week and saw the Miami Heat playing an away game against the Washington Wizards, you probably didn’t think anything of it. The Wizards aren’t as putrid this year as we’re used to. In fact, with a winning percentage of .472 heading into the game, they were actually […]
