Tag Archives: NBA
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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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“We Did It” Guy Takes Over After Spurs’ Overtime Victory (Video)
The San Antonio Spurs threw away a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter and needed overtime last night in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals series against the Memphis Grizzlies. But in the end, they “did it.” They got the job done in overtime and came away with the 93-89 victory, and a 2-0 [...]
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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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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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9 Reasons The Heat Won’t Win The NBA Championship
In case you were wondering, the working title for this piece was much simpler. It was called “9 Lies.” But we went with a less direct title. The Heat are looking pretty strong, Monday’s anomaly aside. But seeing as how they’re a widely reviled, heavily favored team, we owe it to ourselves to put on [...]
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Bulls’ Marco Belinelli Fined $15K for “Big Cojones” Gesture During Game 7 vs Nets (GIF)
It appears as though Marco Belinelli‘s big cojones have earned him a rather big fine, as the Bulls’ guard will be forced to fork over $15,000 to the league for his obscene gesture during Game 7 of his team’s first round series against the Brooklyn Nets. With just under five minutes remaining in that game, [...]
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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 [...]
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Female Spurs Fan Has Busy Hands (Video)
With just four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, it appeared as though the Golden State Warriors were in complete control of Game One of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs. They were leading by a score of 104-88 at the time, and Stephen Curry was on fire. But the Spurs [...]
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76ers Fans Are Going to LOVE This Video of Andrew Bynum Flamenco Dancing in Spain (Video)
First it was bowling. Now it’s flamenco dancing. Apparently, either Andrew Bynum just doesn’t know how not to be a giant douche, or the guy just doesn’t care. You know the story, right? Bynum was traded by the Lakers to the 76ers back in August. Everyone in Philadelphia was super excited. Then, a few days [...]
