Tag Archives: basketball
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25 Animated GIFs of Kevin Durant Being Awesome
Here at TotalProSports we’ve done GIF tributes to LeBron James and Kobe Bryant already, so we figured the next guy up would have to be Kevin Durant. He may not be the biggest star in the game today, but he’s close. And if you asked all the GMs what player they would choose to build [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 16th) — Chicago Bulls
It was on this day in 1996 that the Chicago Bulls set an NBA record with their 70th win of the season. The Bulls broke the record previously held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, who went 69-13. As for Chicago, they finished the season with a 72-10 record. Including the playoffs, the Bulls won [...]
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Taiwanese Animation Studio NMA Is Proclaiming the Death of Kobe Bryant’s Career (Video)
Nobody ever likes to see pro athletes suffer serious injuries, but it’s always worse when those athletes are in the latter stages of their careers. If it’s a 24-year-old, chances are he’ll recover just fine. But a 34-year-old? You just never know. Chances are the guy’s abilities were already in decline, even if only slightly. [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 15th) — Magic Johnson
It was on this day in 1991 that Magic Johnson broke the record for all-time assists in a career. Magic earned his 9,888th career assist, breaking the record which was previously held by Oscar Robertson. Johnson would end his career with 10,141 assists, but his record would not last long. Less than four years later, [...]
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Jarrett Jack’s Buzzer-Beater Attempt Was Just a Little Off (Video)
Hitting a full-court buzzer-beater is no easy task. I’m fully aware of that, as are most of you. However, I’m also quite certain that it’s not as hard as Golden State Warriors guard Jarrett Jack made it look as time expired during the first quarter of last night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. After [...]
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Metta World Peace Is a Big Right Said Fred Fan, Obviously (Video)
Have you ever heard an athlete quote Right Said Fred in a post-game interview before? No? Well, that’s about to change. The Los Angels Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 104-96 last night to climb into 8th place in the Western Conference, and thus, they are now in the playoff picture. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, [...]
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Raptors’ Amir Johnson Snaps Some Photos of His Teammates Between Plays (Video)
You know, a lot of people seem to have this idea that once you pick a career you have to stick with it for the rest of your life, but that’s just not true. You shouldn’t be afraid to make a career change. A lot of people do it every day, including Amir Johnson of [...]
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SNL Mocks the Mike Rice Rutgers Basketball Scandal (Video)
The abusive behavior exhibited by former Rutgers coach Mike Rice towards his players, which eventually led to his firing and the resignation of the school’s Athletic Director, was no laughing matter… …until the people at Saturday Night Live decided to provide their own spin on the entire ordeal. Less than one week after footage of [...]
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Kevin Ware Presents David Letterman’s Top Ten List (Video)
Less than one week ago, Kevin Ware of the Louisville Cardinals was laid out on a court at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis with a broken bone sticking out of his right leg. Since then he has undergone surgery to repair the compound fracture he suffered, and just four days later he was able to [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 5th) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It was on this day in 1984 that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for total career regular season points. Kareem would score his 31,420th point by hitting one of his trademark sky-hooks in a 129-115 victory over the Jazz during a game played in Las Vegas. Chamberlain’s record stood for over 18 years, as [...]
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Pistons’ Jose Calderon Almost Walks Into the Wrong Locker Room During His Return to Toronto (Video)
When an athlete spends a long time playing in one city, you know it has to feel weird when he returns to that place for the first time as a member of another team. I mean, if it’s strange for the fans to see that guy in another uniform, imagine what it must feel like [...]
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Watch President Barack Obama Lay Bricks on the Basketball Court (Video)
Reporters often will ask famous people what they would have been if they weren’t what they are. The idea, of course, is to learn something about these people. In sports, that might go something like, “Hey Justin Verlander, what would you be doing if you weren’t the best pitcher in the world and a gazillionaire? [...]
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Enes Kanter Dislocated His Shoulder, and it Looked Nasty (Video)
Hopefully you are checking out the following video before your lunch break. Not after it. If comes from last night’s game between the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz. Less than two minutes into the second quarter, and less than three minutes into Enes Kanter‘s first appearance on the court, the 6’11″ center for the [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/27/2013 — Kemba Walker
Kemba Walker entered the NBA in 2011 fresh off an NCAA Championship and Tournament MVP honors, but he’s had to learn the hard way that wins in the pros won’t come quite as easily as they did during his college career. In his first season with the Charlotte Bobcats, who drafted him ninth overall in [...]
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Derrick Rose Recovery: Guard Spotted Playing One-On-One With Bulls Teammates (Video)
Derrick Rose won’t be in the Chicago Bulls’ lineup tonight when they host the Miami Heat in an attempt to end the defending champs’ 27-game winning streak. However, he has been taking part in full practices with his teammates and he was even spotted playing some one-on-one with a few of his fellow Bulls following [...]
