Photo source: ESPN.COM Louisville plucked the Big East title from Syracuse’s grasp last night, making some history of its own on an already historical night. The Cardinals defeated Syracuse 78-61 after trailing by 16 points in the second half, becoming the fourth school to repeat as champions and stunning viewers who expected Syracuse to collect its sixth title.
Stoles It seems every year Bill Clinton steals the show at the Big East tourney with ridiculous fan photos, but this year he took it to the next level. He raided the Louisville locker room, took crazy photos with Peyton Siva, Russ Smith and the rest of the Cardinals.
Memphis Grizzlies star, Mike Conley Jr., gives us a tour of his Memphis mega home. The gorgeous house includes a Man Cave, a state of the art gaming set-up and video driving range. He also shows the perks and security of having ADT, making managing his home easier. Though Mike’s ADT App, he’s able to control the temperature, lock/unlock doors and turn the lights on and off. Conley Jr. can be connected to any wi-fi anywhere and still have access to his home security system. The new era of home security is upon us and it’s becoming self aware…
Do you know how to pick a winning NCAA March Madness Bracket? No one really does and if you think you do, then you don’t. So this March, impress your friends with something other than your tournament knowledge. Give them some insight to the brain food that really matters, like how much beer, pizza and wings are consumed during the tournament or how many illegal bets happen every year. Focus on this infographic by Dedicated Media, because everyone knows someones girlfriend or Mary from accounting is going to win the bracket anyway.
In this Grantland video, “Story Time with Jalen Rose”, Jalen tells us about his on court battle with Patrick Ewing, that escalated to him jacking Ewing’s TV set, bringing it back to his home and keeping it to this day. This wasn’t just any ordinary television- this TV came with a VCR attachment which, at the time, was a big deal. Jalen is from the streets and as he says in the story, “His Detroit” came out when stealing the prized possession.
Last night, the Clippers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 117-101 in the Staples Center. But the talk today is the amazing Alley-Oop from Jamal Crawford to the highly-energetic dunker, Blake Griffin. With 6:20 left in the fourth quarter and the Clippers well in control, the Bucks turned the ball over and Crawford and Griffin were left all alone at the opposite end of the court. Instead of taking the easy 2-pointer, Crawford threw the ball between his legs and up in the air to a waiting Blake Griffin. Griffin followed with a dunk that was just phenomenal. No doubt it will be number 1 on SportsCenter top 10 and may just be the NBA play of the year.
Today the King of the shattered backboard, Shaquille O’Neal, turns 41 years young. To celebrate we pulled together a Super Cut Compilation of the greatest backboard shatterings in basketball history.
Here is grainy footage of a young 22-year-old Ichiro Suzuki getting some face time with Michael Jordan. Go ahead and drink in the combined greatness and combined awful fashion.
Michael K. Williams , otherwise known as Omar from The Wire, narrated a video clip entitled, “This is My Court” that celebrates streetball as a poetic art. THIS IS MY COURT from a TWiN thing. on Vimeo. Hat tip: withleather.com
The Miami Heat went into MSG and showed the New York Knicks who’s boss yesterday. At one point, the Knicks were up 16-points but then LeBron and the Heat turned on the jets and won 99-93. LeBron is having a historic season and he was stellar once again — with 29 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists — leading Miami to its 14th-straight win. He is getting a lot of props for his ongoing pregame dunks but it was this alley-oop in the first half, captured by Getty photographer Nick Laham, that had everyone talking. LeBron is seen flying through the air as the Knicks look helplessly below. Photo via: Nick Laham/Getty
The LA Lakers are chasing a playoff spot and Kobe Bryant put on a show last night, helping them reach .500 (30-30) with 22 games remaining. He scored the Lakers’ final six points and threw down a monster drunk that makes us think back to Kobe’s glory days. He even closed out the game in the most Hollywood way possible by high-fiving Ari Gold on the court. Ahh the benefits of being a Los Angeles superstar.
Earlier today, New Rochelle (N.Y.) High School upset Mount Vernon (N.Y.) High School 61-60 to win the New York Sections 1 AA Basketball title off of a buzzer beater that is too insane to describe in words. Via College Basketball Talk on NBCSports.com: Down by two points with 2.9 seconds left, New Rochelle in-bounded but the pass was intercepted. A Mount Vernon defender attempted to throw the ball in the air to bleed the clock out, but that was intercepted by New Rochelle senior Khalil Edney, who heaved it up and nailed the shot as time expired. The shot has started making its way around the internet and will no doubt be the SportsCenter top play of the week – maybe even the year. This shot is a must see to believe.
The big heads craze started at San Diego State, where Aztec fans used blowups of celebrities to distract opposing free throw shooters.
LeBron flips it behind his back, off the backboard for the slam during pregame leading Magic Johnson to say he would put up $1,000,000 for LeBron to enter the dunk contest.
Enough is enough, Adidas. We’re not in the business of bashing, but things are getting out of hand. Over the past couple of years, college athletic uniforms have gone from traditional to fun and progressive, but like most things in the fast forward culture we live in, the time has come and gone, and Adidas has ruined it for everyone. Nike paved the way with Oregon leading the charge with electrifying uniforms since the ’90′s, then came teams like Boise State football (Nike) and Marquette basketball (Jordan), using their bright accent colors and innovative designs for a tasteful result. Today, it seems like sponsors are forcing teams into a brighter is better, conglomerate of vomit that make up uniforms. Nike, while pushing the envelope, usually keep their design’s and color’s very put together, while it seems Adidas is dipping Sh*t into a neon bucket of paint, then throwing it against a uniform.
Last night in a loss by the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry dropped 54 points on the Knicks, sinking 11 of this 13 three-pointers.Only five players have ever scored50 points at The Garden so Curry joined a pretty elite group of players.
Well that was awkward. Obviously this overeager announcer really wanted to use his new catch phrase “DAGGER’ but he jumped the gun because Trevor Ariza missed by about a foot.
Get to Miami Heat games early because the pre-game is more exciting than the game itself. In case you didn’t know that LeBron could dunk or not now you do. Just another example of why the Dunk Contest doesn’t feature the best talent in the league.
In a perfect world, NBA stars like Lebron James would compete in the dunk contest each year. You can say what you want about him, but the guy’s athleticism is unreal. And let’s face it, the dunk contest is a snooze fest. You may get one or two dunks each year that causes you to double-take. But for the most part, you really aren’t interested because there are no big-name players competing. Which dunk won last year’s contest? Bet you can’t answer that but you CAN remember where you were when you saw Vince Carter put his entire elbow inside the rim. If Lebron wanted to, he could destroy the dunk competition and have fans and media talk about those dunks for years to come – like we did/still do with guys like MJ and Vince Carter. During his pre-game warmup the other night, Lebron showed off his athleticism by casually throwing down a dunk that was better than anything we saw in the dunk contest this year. Just do us all a favor and compete, would ya!?
Coach Peter Morales of the Coronado High School Thunderbirds in El Paso, Texas, makes no qualms about it: he has a favorite on this team. Team manager Mitchell Marcus has a developmental disability, but he far surpasses everyone here when it comes to love of the game. “He’s just an amazing person that our basketball team loves being around,” Morales says. And because basketball is that important to him, on the last game of the regular season, the coach told Mitchell to suit up. What happened next will have you saying, “I won’t pop tears. I won’t pop tears. I won’t pop tears.” Watch the video here…
The basketball world continues to celebrate the life of one of the most successful sports figures of all-time. Here’s a look at the life and career of Dr. Jerry Buss, the greatest owner in sports. From his acquisition of the Lakers and Kings in ’79 through his thriving ownership, including 10 NBA championships, Dr. Buss was as successful as he was beloved. The Lakers released this timeline infographic of Jerry’s life and times.
Charles Barkley or “Chuck”, “Sir Charles”, and “The Round Mound of Rebound”, has been a larger than life on and off the court for three decades. One of the most dominant force the NBA has ever seen, participating in 11 All-Star game out of his 16 year career. Barkley also has a couple of All-Star MVP trophies as well as a league MVP honor as well. The most charming trait of Charlie is his ability to have and make fun of himself, putting his much deserved ego aside. Today, as we celebrate his 50th birthday we look back at some of his finer moments.
This weekend was big for Jordan. The Air Jordan XX8 were released, MJ turned 50 years old and the NBA All-Star Game was in full swing featuring Jordan sponsored players, such as Melo, Westbrook and newly signed Blake Griffin. The specs of the annual Jordan Signature series have been anticipated for some time now, especially since Jordan Brand has executed a unique campaign around the XX8 and it’s black and neon color scheme. The XX8 days of Flight featured a countdown of the entire collection of Jordan’s in the stealth and sleek black/ neon scheme. The final installment has been released and now you can view all 28 sneakers like you never have before.
Listen, Free Throws aren’t easy. For guys like us, a Free Throw can look like a half-court shot. But these people are supposed to be the best of the best. No excuse for this. We put together the worst free throws in Basketball history. Enjoy.
At this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game Weekend players were given patches for their personal accomplishments to attach to their warm-up uniforms. Kobe and LeBron’s patches leaked online and fanned the flames of their rivalry. So what would the patches of the best players from the history of the NBA look like? Well now we know! This photoshop genius created a collection patches for the top 50 NBA players ever, according to SLAM’s 500 Greatest NBA Players of All Time list that was created in 2011. The creator of the images says he used Lebron’s patch collection as the original image and manipulated it to create the others.
New York Knicks dunkmaster and heavy dunk contest favorite, James White, gave fans an almost perfect attempt at a free throw line, two handed dunk. White, who is clearly capable of executing a dunk of that caliber, just came short by a foot, but regardless, makes this slam look NBA Jam worthy. Although The Phantom Cam would make me dunking on a Playschool rim look spectacular, James deserves a head nod for this attempt.
We’ve all seen the amazing “Dude Perfect” trick shot videos. And we are not trying to take anything away from those, but the guys who create them take about 20 shots until they make one. What really impresses us are the half-court shots that are made in one attempt, in the heat of the moment, under tons of pressure. Whether it’s a player hitting the last second buzzer beater to win the game, or it’s a fan pulled from the crowd who makes a shot for $50,000, these are the basketball trick shots we want to see…because they are real.
Chris Bosh’s 1st half: Three airballs and two point guards dribble through his legs.
In 1994 when Michael Jordan abruptly retired from basketball to give baseball a try most people thought it was one of the few missteps in his illustrious athletic career. Or was it? Yahoo Sports and Complex.com explain,
When Kevin Garnett was asked how he’ll approach the NBA All-Star Game, especially after playing an exhausting 102 minutes in his last four games, he took the interviewers by surprise when he mentioned mid-sentence that his 15th All-Star appearance would be his last. “For it being my last,” said Garnett, “I got my family coming down.” Hold the phone, what did you just say? The reporters were surprised and asked him to follow up on the last statement. “This is definitely my last All-Star game,” he repeated.
At its best, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest is a spectacle that makes you jump out of your seat, shove the person sitting next to you like you’re in a rave and scream random noises like Kenny Smith does. The NBA has held 27 dunk contests and now it’s time to rank the 10 best. Each contest was rated out of 50 possible points. The following five criteria were used, based on a 1-to-10 scale.
During last night’s Lakers vs Suns snoozefest (Kobe Bryant scored just four points on 1-for-8 shooting from the field) Will Ferrell dressed up as a Lakers security guard and “ejected” Shaquille O’Neal from the Staples Center. Best part, he was wearing a name tag that said “Ted Vagina” on it. H/t: Complex.com
The Golden State Warriors have unveiled the first sleeved jersey in the modern era. Dubbed the “AdiZero Short Sleeve NBA Jersey”. They are going to be worn for the first time on Feb 22nd. According to Adidas the Warriors will be the only team, this season, to wear jerseys with sleeves. However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see more in the next few years. Keep in mind that this is still just an alternate jersey so you won’t be seeing it that often, but the trend may be here for the foreseeable future. Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports (@spearsNBAyahoo) tweeted out that schools like Kansas, Louisville, Indiana, UCLA and Baylor might be wearing this style jersey as soon as this season. In response to Spears’ tweet an Adidas rep said that although his information isn’t 100% correct but some schools may be seen in the AdiZero jerseys this season.
This morning during ESPN’s College GameDay and Notre Dame senior named Casey Murdock stepped up to half court for a chance to win $18,000. All he had to do is sink a shot and as you see in the GIF created by Guyism Casey woke up on the lucky side of the bed today and walked out of the arena with a nice chunk of change.
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