Video: Courtside Fan Hilariously Reacts To Jason Kidd’s Words With Officals
We’ve never sat courtside at a NBA game, but imagine that being privy to audible interactions of coaches, players, and officials is as interesting as actual gameplay – at least for casual fans. A woman...
View ArticleShots Fired! Dion Waiters On OKC Versus CLE: “Like, I Actually Touch The Ball”
Dion Waiters recently minced words when indirectly comparing his short time with Oklahoma City Thunder to his two-plus seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He’s not taking that surprisingly passive...
View ArticleJames Harden Says The Warriors “Ain’t That Good”
Today, just three games short of the mid-way point of the 2014-15 NBA season, the Warriors have the NBA’s best record at 33-6 — a .846 winning percentage. Before Saturday’s game between the Warriors...
View ArticleIsiah Thomas Calls Russell Westbrook “The Mike Tyson Of Point Guards”
Just as important to Russell Westbrook’s game as his unrivaled physical profile is the approach he takes to wielding it. If the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard played with caution and patience as...
View ArticleVideo: 76ers Miss Five Layups In One Possession
The Knicks won last night, but there’s an asterisk since it came against the Sixers, and some fans are gonna bitch about ping pong balls — forgetting that the team with the worst record has won the...
View ArticleDwight Howard After Loss To Warriors: “Hawks Are The Best Team” (Video)
Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets have played the Golden State Warriors four times this season, and have come away loser on all four occasions. You’d think Houston’s defensive bell cow would have...
View ArticleElton Brand Won’t Pay Out On Bet After Kyle Korver’s “Fingertip Dunk”
During last night’s 110-91 Hawks win over the Pacers, their 14th consecutive victory, Kyle Korver did something he hasn’t done in an NBA game in two years and has only done 16 times over his 11-plus...
View ArticleVideo: Blake Griffin Pulls Trainer’s Head Towards His Groin On National TV
Late in LA’s blowout of the Nets last night, a Clippers athletic trainer was applying ice pads to Blake Griffin‘s knee. Griffin, in his infinite wisdom, decided to wrench the guy’s head towards his...
View ArticleDante Exum On Brandon Knight’s Shot: “We Knew He Was Going To Miss”
19 year-old Dante Exum clearly already knows how to work the media. After Brandon Knight misfired on a game-tying shot in the final seconds of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 101-99 loss to the Utah Jazz last...
View ArticleD-Rose & Popovich Dismiss Rumors Tom Thibodeau Has Lost The Locker Room
This seemed ridiculous, which is why we didn’t report it earlier this week. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Bulls point guard Derrick Rose think so, too. Earlier this week reports flitted to the surface...
View ArticleGregg Popovich ‘Enjoys’ Thinking Of Kobe Bryant’s Clutch Heroics VS Spurs
Gregg Popovich, basketball masochist? Nah. Pop and the reigning champion San Antonio Spurs were haunted enough by their heartbreaking loss to the Miami Heat in the 2013 NBA Finals that we know that’s...
View ArticleGIF: Let’s All Watch Nick Young Nod Off On Defense
Say what you want about Kobe Bryant and his shot-happy gunning, but he carries a lot of respect, so he expects his teammates to play their hearts out in order to keep pace. We doubt Nick Young would...
View ArticleVideo: Dion Waiters Blows Breakaway Layup
Missing Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City had to rely on defensive tenacity if they were going to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. They did just that recording nine team steals and 11 blocks...
View ArticleSteve Kerr Says Draymond Green Will Be With Warriors “For The Next 8, 10 Years”
Draymond Green is going to get paid this summer in restricted free agency. And if Steve Kerr’s word is any indication, the incumbent Golden State Warriors will be the team ultimately shelling out the...
View ArticleNick Young’s Anticipated Post-Kobe Life On Hold – He’s Out With Ankle Sprain
Nick Young has a plan for the Los Angeles Lakers now that Kobe Bryant is sidelined for the season’s remainder. Unfortunately for all of us, he’ll have to wait a bit for the chance to execute it. Swaggy...
View ArticlePaul Pierce Blames Less Competitive Young Players On “Computers…NBA2K”
We smell a nice marketing opportunity for the NBA 2K folks. Today, Paul Pierce informed multiple reporters that the younger generation of NBA players are less competitive because of computers. Adding,...
View ArticleGregg Popovich Calls NBA Team’s All-Star Pandering “Embarrassing”
Tomorrow night on TNT at 6 p.m. ET the NBA will announce the 14 reserves selected for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. The deadline for coaches has already passed, but in the lead-up to the coach vote,...
View ArticleGeorge Gervin On Klay Thompson: “I Don’t Feel He Broke My Record”
The league’s official ledger reads that Klay Thompson broke George Gervin’s mark for most points scored in a quarter during his mind-bending 37-point barrage last week. But the Ice Man has a slightly...
View ArticleNBA Says Matt Barnes Wasn’t Fined For Exchange With Suns Owner
After Matt Barnes sounded off on Twitter yesterday, blaming a comment by Suns owner Robert Sarver for the $25,000 fine the NBA assessed him for mouthing off to a fan during Sunday’s 120-100 Clippers...
View ArticleJ.R. Smith Knows He Had Little To Do With Kyrie Irving’s 55 Points (Pic)
We were talking with another basketball writer last night and we both made comments about how much fun J.R. Smith gets out of being a professional basketball player. There are some characteristics he’s...
View ArticleBarkley Says D-Wade Shouldn’t Be All-Star; Gabrielle Union Burns Him
One of the primary reasons we DVR’d Inside the NBA last night when the All-Star reserves were announced was to see Charles Barkley bug out about the selections. We were not disappointed. Chuck even...
View ArticleDamian Lillard Says He’s “Pissed Off,”“Disrespected” After All-Star Snub
No player in the league uses disappointment as fuel more effectively than Damian Lillard. And after not being selected by the league’s coaches as a Western Conference All-Star, it’s safe to say we know...
View ArticleDeMarcus Cousins Calls Out Fox Sports Writer Who Predicted He’d Get Arrested
We were all set to write about the comeuppance of Fox Sports’ Clay Travis…until we saw some of the messages he’s been retweeting. Five years ago, to the day, Travis sent a tweet out predicting that...
View ArticleDamian Lillard Vows To Make Doubters Pay In (Deleted) Instagram Post
We considered simply updating our previous post on Damian Lillard’s reaction to being omitted from the All-Star team with his recent Instagram diatribe. But a message like this one deserves to stand on...
View ArticleKevin Love Calls T-Wolves Promo Video “Hilarious”; Expects “Boos” In Return
On Saturday the Cavs will take on the Timberwolves in Kevin Love‘s first time back at the Target Center in Minnesota since his headline-grabbing trade to Cleveland over the summer. It’s been a rocky...
View ArticleBlake Griffin Says ‘Haters’ Made Him Improve Jumper In Players’ Tribune Post
Professional athletes don’t read the paper. They don’t watch “SportsCenter,” check twitter mentions, or peruse the blogosphere. This is what they say, at least – that they don’t let opinions of the...
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GIF: Jeff Teague Foolishly Tries To Shoot Over Anthony Davis
Jeff Teague, Anthony Davis There’s a reason Jeff Teague was a lock to make the 2015 NBA All-Star team despite finishing eighth in fan voting for Eastern Conference backcourt starters. He’s the focal...
View ArticleBrandon Jennings Says LeBron James “Run Too Much When S**t Gets Tough”
Perhaps it’s because he has a lot of free time recuperating from a season-ending Achilles tear in his left leg, but Brandon Jennings sounded off on all things LeBron James today. He said on twitter...
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Video: Russell Westbrook Death Stare After Jeremy Lamb Fails To Give DAP
This is terrifying. We’ll always remember the flared nostrils of Allen Iverson any time he disagreed with a ref’s call — they will too, for having survived the experience — and Russell Westbrook is...
View ArticleHorace Grant Recalls Michael Jordan Punching Will Perdue During Practice
And the legend of Michael Jordan’s competitive streak continues to grow. Why His Airness is afforded leeway concerning stories like this that others aren’t, we’re not exactly sure. But the collective’s...
View ArticleKevin Durant Rips Reporter Who Questioned Nick Collison’s Extension
The Oklahoma City Thunder signed long-time backup big man Nick Collison to a two-year $7.5 million contract extension today. While that seems a bit much on the surface for a 34 year-old player who has...
View ArticleKevin Love Says Shooting Woes Not A Confidence Problem Like LeBron Says
On Monday the Cavs won their eleventh game in a row by beating the Sixers, 97-84, but the offensive troubles plaguing Kevin Love continued. Love finished just 1-of-7 from the floor for a season-low...
View ArticleLeBron James: “If It Helped Our Team Win, I’d Come Off The Bench”
The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 11 consecutive games to reach a season-best 10 games above .500. If there was any way to improve the sterling current state of his team, though, rest assured that...
View ArticleGregg Popovich Loathes In-Game Interviews, But He’s No Marshawn Lynch
There are a myriad of examples showcasing Gregg Popovich‘s dislike for the NBA mandated sideline interviews he has to give after the first and third quarters when he’s supposed to be coaching. His...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama Once Believed Tony Parker Was Better Than Chris Paul
The ultimate goal of every NBA player should be to win as many championships as possible, but that hardly means one is superior to another because he’s won more titles. Basketball is a team game, after...
View ArticleJimmy Butler On Bulls Defensive Woes: “I Think It Starts With Me”
Jimmy Butler finally understands the massive burden star players carry. And even though it’s a difficult one to shoulder, the Chicago Bulls wing insists that he’s going to begin doing just that. Before...
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Video: Heat Hysterically Bungle Inbounds In Last Minute Loss
Hassan Whiteside, Norris Cole First, let’s give Hassan Whiteside a lot of credit. The surprising former D-Leaguer was 12-for-13 from the field in Minnesota last night for 24 points, 20 rebounds, three...
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GIFs: Let’s All Watch Draymond Green “Goon Up” Dirk Nowitzki Last Night
Warriors everyman Draymond Green struggled from beyond the three-point line last night, going 0-for-4 and just 1-of-6 from the field overall. But he’s still packed a lot in the box score with 10...
View ArticleChris Paul Denounces Ref Lauren Holtkamp After Technical: “This Might Not Be...
The Clippers did not have a fun night on Thursday with the Cavs dunking and lobbing all over them on their way to a 105-94 win that was more of a blowout than the final score indicates. During the...
View ArticleFed Up DeMarcus Cousins Implores Kings To “Have Some Self-Respect” (Video)
DeMarcus Cousins ripped his team for a lack of effort following the Sacramento Kings’ blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. After watching portions of the game and one clip in particular,...
View ArticleKevin Durant To Players Who Want His All-Star Spot: “Play Me 1-On-1 For It”
We’re of the minority that believes Kevin Durant shouldn’t be an All-Star this season. The reigning MVP has been arguably the league’s best player when he’s on the floor season – the problem is that...
View ArticleHere’s James Dolan’s Typically Ridiculous Reply To A Fed Up Knicks Fan
New York Knicks chairman James Dolan has always been a ridiculed owner. You might assume, then, that his consistently laughable decision-making – not to mention life in the public eye – would make him...
View ArticleTony Allen Pops Off About Lillard, Says Mike Conley & Z-Bo Deserve All-Star,...
The Memphis Grizzlies have the second best record in the brutally difficult Western Conference at 37-13 after knocking off the East-leading Hawks on Sunday. But Marc Gasol is the only player on their...
View ArticleLeBron James Claims “FIT IN” Tweet Wasn’t Necessarily About Kevin Love
It’s been a frustrating season for Kevin Love. He’s gone from top dawg on a floundering Minnesota Timberwolves team to a third (and sometimes fourth) option on a stacked Cavaliers squad – behind LeBron...
View ArticleMark Jackson Smack: ‘Losing Game 7 On The Road To The Clippers Can Cost You...
Oh how soon we forget. Last season Mark Jackson was the coach of the Warriors. During the postseason last spring, his Warriors faced a first-round series against the Clippers with all sorts of outside...
View ArticleWatch This Warriors Bro Talk Smack To A Cycling Dwight Howard
Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals was highly entertaining. League MVP Stephen Curry and runner-up James Harden had 34 and 28 points, respectively, in a 110-106 win by the Warriors. Both...
View ArticleHere’s Russell Westbrook Kinda Sorta Jawing With Monty Williams, But We Can’t...
It looks like the relationship between Monty Williams – the new lead assistant for the Oklahoma City Thunder – and Russell Westbrook is off to a great start! Look, there’s good ol’ Westbrook, shoving...
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Ty Lawson Slams Denver’s General Manager And Ownership On Instagram
As smart as Ty Lawson is, he sure seems to get himself into trouble on social media. Lawson’s latest gaffe comes via Instagram, where he responded to a presumed Nuggets fan who said Lawson was a...
View ArticleKevin Garnett Introduces Himself To Julius Randle With Some Spirited Smack Talk
Kevin Garnett only played a shade under 13 minutes on Wednesday night in Minnesota’s season premiere against the Lakers. Julius Randle played over 30 minutes in his first real game since going down...
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The Time Michael Jordan Sang Some Anita Baker To Mess With Jerry Stackhouse
Getty Image This might be the first we’ve ever heard of this, which is impressive because we thought we’d heard them all. But there’s a long history of stories cataloguing the various times Michael...
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