Tag Archives: basketball
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Andrew Garfield Plays Basketball in a Spider-Man Costume (Video)
Actor Andrew Garfield is busy shooting scenes for The Amazing Spider-Man 2—which is expected to be released in theaters sometime in 2014—all over New York City. But as busy as he may be, he’s not too busy to find time to shoot some hoops in Chinatown. Although, he was apparently too busy to take off his Spider-Man [...]
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21 GIFs of Basketball Players Getting Posterized
In basketball, when a guy dunks over or, in some cases, through another guy, they call that “getting posterized.” The term is a reference to the fact that, if you took a photo at the right moment, the image would make an awesome poster fit for a kid’s (or a grownup’s) bedroom wall. If you’re a hardcore [...]
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The Pacers Were Dealt Metaphorical and Literal Shots to the Groin by the Miami Heat Last Night (GIFs)
Last night in Miami, the Indiana Pacers fought tooth and nail to push Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to overtime, only to concede an uncontested game-winning layup to LeBron James in the final seconds of the game. So I bet if you asked them how that felt, they’d say it felt like a [...]
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Tony Allen’s Acting During the Final Minute of Last Night’s Spurs-Grizzlies Game Was Oscar-Worthy (Video)
Say what you want about the Memphis Grizzlies’ Tony Allen—he’s a flopper and a ridiculous actor—but at least the guy always knows the score. Last night in San Antonio, during Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs and Grizzlies, a steal off Manu Ginobili at center court sent Tony Allen in for [...]
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DeAndre Jordan Posterized ESPN’s Charissa Thompson (Video)
Remember last week when we suggested that “posterizing“—i.e., dunking a basketball over somebody in an unexpected place—might be the next big viral internet craze? Yeah, well, it’s happening. Before you know it this thing might reach “Harlem Shake” proportions. On May 15, the day after our first post on the subject, we saw this video [...]
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The 9 Greatest Trash Talking Moments In NBA History
The National Basketball Association has a proud tradition of trash talking that no amount of personal fouls or game ejections can obscure. But just like with other more athletic aspects of the game, some players are more skilled at trash talk than others. Sometimes even the coaches get in on it, like Pacers’ coach Frank [...]
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9 Crazy Fans from the 2013 NBA Playoffs
The word “fan” is a shortened form of the word “fanatic,” so it stands to reason that sports fans are pretty crazy. But there’s always a few in the bunch that take their crazy fan antics above an beyond the norm. Add the playoffs to the mix, and you’re bound to see some pretty weird [...]
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Despite Elimination, Classy Warriors Players Took Time to Thank Their Fans Last Night (Video)
The Golden State Warriors are one of the saddest franchises in the NBA. Coming into the 2012-13 season, they had made just two playoff appearances over the last 20 years. One was in 1994, when they got swept by the Suns in the first round. The other was in 2007, when they managed to upset [...]
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Dunk Fail: Florida Student’s Jam Goes Horribly Wrong (Video)
Most NBA players make dunking a basketball look so easy, but believe me when I tell you that it’s not. In addition to being tall enough with a high enough vertical to actually reach the basket in the first place, you also have to be able to grip the ball with one hand and your timing has [...]
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Tayshaun Prince Posterized Half the Thunder’s Team With One Dunk (Video)
Last night the Memphis Grizzlies put an end to the Oklahoma City Thunder’s season with an 88-84 win in Game 5 of their Western Conference Semifinal series. It wasn’t exactly a shocking defeat, given that the Thunder were missing Russell Westbrook, their second most important player. However, most observers probably thought Kevin Durant and company [...]
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9 Memorable NBA Playoff Blowouts
When the NBA playoffs roll around, you expect games to be a little closer than they might be in the regular season. Every game matters more, and every player should be playing like there’s no tomorrow. However, so far the 2013 NBA Playoffs have featured what seems like an inordinate number of blowouts. The Hawks [...]
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Will “Posterizing” Be the Next Big Meme?
Hey, remember planking? How about Tebowing? Or maybe Te’oing? Well, if we’re lucky, the big internet meme of 2013 will be posterizing. Now, for the uninitiated, “posterize” is a basketball term which basically means “to dunk on someone in a memorable fashion.” The idea is that, when a guy does this it looks like one [...]
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Dwyane Wade Wore a Ladies Pantsuit to the United Center Last Night (Video)
We’re used to seeing the superstars on the Miami Heat in fancy suits by Versace and Gucci. Last night in Chicago, however, we saw one of them in a fancy suit by Ann Taylor. The culprit? That would be Dwyane Wade. Now, in fairness, Wade has to try pretty hard to keep up with teammates [...]
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We Now Know the Identify of the Lady Who Gave Joakim Noah the Finger in Miami
The Chicago Bulls pulled off a surprising victory against the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series. But Game 2? Yeah, that was rough. LeBron James and company absolutely trounced their opponents, 115-78, and as if that wasn’t enough, Bulls center Joakim Noah was subjected to a very noteworthy obscene [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 7th) — Denver Nuggets
It was on this day in 1994 that the No. 8 seeded Denver Nuggets upset the top ranked Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It was the first time that a No. 1 seed fell to a No. 8 seed since the first round of the NBA playoffs went to a [...]
