Tag Archives: NBA
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/27/2013 — Kobe Bryant
Despite the additions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash in the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers have struggled mightily this season, putting together a 17-25 record through their first 42 games of the season. That abysmal record had many suggesting that perhaps the team would be better off if their high-scoring superstar, Kobe Bryant, ditched [...]
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Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan Hits Awesome Fadeaway Buzzer-Beater, Gets a Smooch from His Coach (Videos)
In the NFL, the winning team’s player of the game gets the so-called “game ball.” But what about the NBA? What do you get if, say, you sink a brilliant game-winning shot? Well, if you’re a member of the Toronto Raptors, you get a big wet smooch from your coach. Last night the Raptors were [...]
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JaVale McGee Performed a Self Alley-Oop Dunk Against the Rockets Last Night (Video)
The last time we saw JaVale McGee perform a self alley-oop dunk in a game, we also saw his coach and teammates get pretty pissed off. Why? Because said dunk came when his team at the time, the Wizards, were trailing the Rockets by 11 points. Moreover, there was no tactical reason for the self [...]
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Bulls Announcer Stacey King “Likes His Meatballs Spicy” (Video)
Chicago Bulls color analyst Stacey King won three straight NBA Championships with the Bulls from 1991 to 1993. So it’s likely that Bulls fans would always have remembered him fondly. However, in recent years he’s endeared himself even more with his extremely enthusiastic work behind the mic. You see, the guy comes up with a [...]
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18 Sports GIFs Featuring People Doing Weird Things with Their Tongues
I was browsing around the web the other day when I stumbled upon a hilarious GIF of a certain famous, widely despised MVP basketball player (okay, it’s LeBron) doing something very weird with his tongue. And as I watched the GIF repeat, over and over and over again, I starting wondering, there have to be [...]
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Referee Takes a Caron Butler Block to the Face (Video)
I’m sure there are times this season when NBA players have wanted to whack a referee upside the head with the basketball. After all, the refs have done some pretty bizarre stuff. One guy used his foot to keep the ball inbounds for a Miami Heat player; another guy did a goofy dance just to [...]
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LeBron James Sings Michael Jackson’s “Rock With You” at South Beach Battioke (Video)
LeBron James is the best basketball player in the world, and when it’s all said and done, he’ll probably end up as one of the top three or four of all time. Moreover, with his natural athleticism, he probably could have been a superstar in a number of sports, including football and maybe even soccer. However, [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/22/2013 — Kyrie Irving
The Cleveland Cavaliers don't have much, and that is reflected in their abysmal 11-35 record this season. But the one thing they do have is Kyrie Irving, and on Tuesday night that was all they needed. Irving was on fire, as he to get my ex back fast rched the struggling Boston Celtics with 40 [...]
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Chris Paul Interviewed by Cliff Paul in New State Farm Commercial (Video)
Hey, remember that big controversy surrounding the Chris Paul trade to the Lakers that got nixed by soon-to-be-former NBA Commissioner David Stern? Well, Jerry Buss and company might still be smarting over that decision (as well as pretty much every Lakers fan), but the Clippers are pretty pleased with how things worked out. The Clippers, [...]
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Dwight Howard Aired Out a Free Throw in the Clutch (Video)
In case you don’t follow the NBA too closely, the Los Angeles Lakers have been having a very tough year. Despite two major offseason acquisitions that brought in two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash and perennial All-Star Dwight Howard, the team just cannot seem to put a winning streak together. In fact, right now, their record [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 18th) – Robert Parish
It was on this day in 1998 that the Boston Celtics retired the number “00″ formerly worn by center Robert Parish. Parish became the 20th player to have his number retired by the Celtic organization. Robert Parish enjoyed a 21-year Hall-of-Fame career, spending 15 of those seasons with the Celtics. Parish was part of three [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/17/2013 — LeBron James
On Wednesday night, LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 20,000 career points. On Thursday night, he began making his ascent towards the 30,000-point plateau with a 39-point effort against the Lakers in Los Angeles. How to win back your ex With Jack Nicholson and plenty of other celebrities in attendance [...]
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This Day In Sports History (January 17th) – Dennis Rodman
It was on this day in 1997 that the NBA handed out an 11 game suspension to Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman. Rodman was suspended for kicking cameraman Eugene Amos in the groin. The incident occurred two days earlier when the Bulls took on the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center. After a missed free [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/16/2013 — Jeff Teague
The Atlanta Hawks found themselves shorthanded going into last night's game against the Brooklyn Nets, as they were without several players, including superstar Josh Smith. Smith has been the best player for the Hawks this season, but he was suspended for one game by the organization for “conduct detrimental to the team” following an incid [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 1/15/2013 — Dwight Howard
The Los Angeles Lakers kicked off the new year by losing their first six games of 2013, but their fortunes could suddenly be changing. On Sunday, they snapped their streak of futility by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers. And last night it was their two superstars, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, that were leading the way [...]
