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Kanye West took a nap during "The Decision"
Yesterday marked the three-year anniversary of LeBron James spurning everyone, particularly the Cleveland Cavaliers and its fans, to "take his talents to South Beach," which is fondly known as " The Decision " for Miami...
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Of course I know how tall Marreese Speights is... NOW!
Twitter is regularly described as the downfall of intelligent conversation and quite possibly mankind itself. At any given moment you can log on and find millions of jack-wagons talking smack, trying to lay the "pipe,"...
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Stranger Than Fiction: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song
In this new segment, Evan Turissini goes 1-on-1 with some of Hollywood’s most iconic sports movies, scenes, and characters. This past evening my butt was firmly in my recliner watching "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"...
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Best "video bombs" of the 2012-13 NBA season
The NBA is serious business! The amounts of sweat that accumulate, the muscles being torn and twisted, the mental fortitude needed to succeed (unless you're Dwight Howard) and of course the grueling grind of a...
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Chris Kaman headed to the Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers have reached a one-year deal with center Chris Kaman, according to ESPN . Despite having to pay the former Los Angeles Clippers star big man $3.2 million, this addition might be...
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Dwight Howard and Patrick Ewing: Good, not great
The easiest way to troll fans of the New York Knicks, aged 30+, is saying that Patrick Ewing really wasn't that amazing of a player – and that he definitely wasn't a player worth fixing...
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Interview: Streetball Legend Anthony Heyward AKA Half Man Half Amazing
Summertime in NYC to me is the best place on earth. It's really hot and sometimes really smelly, but it's still just the greatest place to be. And as a true basketball fan I get...
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Get Shumped up! Iman Shumpert geared up to sway in 2013-14
Chicago is a wonderful windy city full of culture, history and amazing people. With that said, growing up in Chicago may not always be as breezy. New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert knows this all...
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He Got Game: Otto Porter
With the third pick in this year’s NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards made out like bandits, selecting Otto Porter from Georgetown University. At 6'9" and 200 pounds, Porter has the necessary size and quickness to...
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Fantasy basketball: Josh Smith “J-smooves” to Detroit Pistons
Josh Smith has agreed to join the Detroit Pistons, signing a four-year, $54 million contract. What? Detroit? It was a bit surprising, but then again the Pistons had over $20 million in cap space free...
