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Charles Barkley Thinks “It’s A Joke” That Lamar Odom Is Getting Paid (Video)
During halftime of last night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors, Charles Barkley voiced his opinion regarding the Lamar Odom situation, as he believes it is “a joke” that Odom will get paid $1-million to sit at home next month after being let go by the Mavericks. And Charles isn’t the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (April 9th) – George Gervin vs. David Thompson
It was on this day in 1978 that David Thompson would battle George Gervin for the NBA’s scoring title. Thompson and Gervin had been competing all year for the scoring crown and they entered the final day of the season separated by .02 of a point with Gervin at 26.8 and Thompson at 26.6 points [...]
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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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Charles Barkley Dressed In Drag For Weight Watchers Commercial (Video)
I’m giving two thumbs up to the brains behind this Weight Watchers commercial, as they were smart enough to know that while Charles Barkley alone is capable of grabbing the attention of most, Charles Barkley dressed in drag is capable of grabbing the attention of all! Barkley has been shedding the pounds ever since he [...]
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Joe Lacob And The Booing Warriors Fans Ruined Chris Mullin’s Retirement Ceremony (Video)
Last night’s halftime ceremony at Oracle Arena was supposed to be about Chris Mullin and the many great years he spent as a member of the Golden State Warriors. Instead, it turned into the perfect opportunity for the Warriors fans to let new co-owner Joe Lacob know how they felt about trading fan-favorite, Monte Ellis [...]
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13 Worst NBA Teams of All Time
With the 2011-12 NBA season now a little more than two-thirds of the way completed, it’s becoming fairly obvious which teams are the cream of the crop, and which teams are at the bottom of the barrel. And for the Charlotte Bobcats, unfortunately, it’s becoming fairly obvious that they are going to go down as [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 5th) – Derek Fisher
It was on this day in 2008 that the city of Los Angeles declared it “Derek Fisher Day” in praise of his work in the community, his love of his family and his commitment to his teammates. Fisher was honored downtown at a City Hall ceremony where he gave a speech and was presented with [...]
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15 Impressive Free Throw Distractions
Whether it’s college basketball or the NBA, the numbers are all pretty much the same: the average basketball team tends to make around 72% of its free throws, with good teams draining around 80% and terrible teams hitting around 65%. So if, on average, teams take about 22 free throw attempts per game, the difference [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 2nd) – Wilt Chamberlain
It was on this day in 1962 that Wilt Chamberlain scored an incredible 100 points in a single NBA game. Chamberlain accomplished the feat while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 win over the New York Knicks. Wilt broke five records in that game: points in a quarter with 31, points in a [...]
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Kevin Durant Pushes Evan Turner, Argues With Kenny Rogers Look-A-Like (Video)
It appears as though no one can stop Kevin Durant these days. Not the Eastern Conference All-Stars. Not the Philadelphia 76ers’ Evan Turner. And certainly not that Kenny Rogers look-a-like that was seated courtside at the Wells Fargo Center during yesterday’s game between the Thunder and the 76ers. Durant would receive a technical foul as [...]
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The NBA’s Hottest Cheerleaders (By Team): Western Conference
Last week, Total Pro Sports brought you the NBA’s Hottest Cheerleaders (By Team): Eastern Conference. This week, as promised, we bring you Part 2: The Western Conference. Now, we all know that Kevin Durant and the West beat LeBron James and the East in the All-Star game this past Sunday. But will the West also [...]
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Check Out This Cross-Dressing D-Leaguer’s Failed Dunk Attempt (Video)
Failing at a dunk attempt is probably a good way to get your peers to make fun of you. Failing at a dunk attempt while wearing a granny’s dress and a wig is probably a good way to get an entire country making fun of you. Zach Andrews of the NBA D-League’s LA Defenders was [...]
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20 Sweet Slam Dunk GIFs
This weekend, while all the big movie stars are boozing and canoodling at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, the NBA’s biggest stars will all be dribbling and dunking at the 61st Annual All-Star Game in Orlando. And although it’s pretty much a toss-up as to which marquee event is more worth watching—both are [...]
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Comparing Michael Jordan And Kobe Bryant’s 50+ Point Games (Infographic)
When it comes to scoring points, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are two of the best that the NBA has ever seen. But when it comes to 50+ point games, which of these two prolific scorers has the upper hand? Sure, Kobe’s highest scoring game (81 points) trumps Jordan’s highest scoring game (69 points) by [...]
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The NBA’s Hottest Cheerleaders (By Team): Eastern Conference
With the shortened 2012 NBA season at it’s midway point, there’s no better time to go through and rank the league’s hottest cheerleaders and dancers. So today we bring you Part 1: The Eastern Conference, and next week we’ll bring you Part 2: The Western Conference. Now, I’m sure all the scientific minds out there [...]
