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Aaron Mansfield

Harrison Barnes asked Dirk Nowitzki for advice, got hilariously burned

Dirk Nowitzki has been a fixture in the NBA for a long, long time — 19 seasons, to be exact. He’s made 13 All-Star Games, won an NBA championship, and claimed an MVP award. Though it’s been a long time since the “Big …

LaVar Ball

Grandpa Ball reveals LaVar Ball’s childhood nickname

Lonzo Ball’s grandfather seems like a genuine guy who’s super proud of his grandson, Lonzo, whom the Lakers drafted second overall in Thursday’s NBA Draft. TMZ was able to track down LaVar Ball’s father at Los Angeles International Airport. One …

Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid might get a contract extension after playing only 31 career games

Joel Embiid has been on the Philadelphia 76ers’ roster for three seasons, but he has played in only 31 career games. Embiid sat out his first two seasons, and he missed the second half of this past year, but his performance in the first half of the …

Kwame Brown says Michael Jordan never made him cry

Kwame Brown has had the misfortune of being labeled a “bust” for much of his life. The No. 1 pick in the 2001 draft actually carved out a nice NBA career. He played for 12 seasons, and in his third, he averaged 10.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. …

Ricky Davis loves modern NBA: ‘Everyone is chasing triple doubles like me’

It’s easy to forget now, but there was a time when Ricky Davis was one of the most promising young guards in the NBA. He never made an All-Star Game, but he averaged 20.6 points per game in 2002-03 with Cleveland, and he averaged more than 19 two …

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#LeBronJamesChallenge is new viral social media craze

LeBron James didn’t wait long after the NBA Finals to get back on social media — or back in the gym. Three days after the Warriors finished off the Cavaliers in Game 5, LeBron posted an Instagram video of himself working out and …

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LaVar Ball’s college coach Kelvin Sampson roasted him in 1988 newspaper article

LaVar Ball has cemented himself as a well-known figure in sports. As ESPN’s Darren Rovell pointed out, Ball and his son, Lonzo, were two of three most-tweeted-about people during Thursday night’s NBA Draft. The most Tweeted about people tonight: 1. …

De'Aaron Fox

Kings’ pick of De’Aaron Fox helped Sacramento fan score date with crush

Sacramento fans probably would’ve been happier with the Kings’ draft if the team had taken sharpshooter Malik Monk at No. 10, but Sacramento instead traded down to snag snag Portland’s picks. They got Justin Jackson at No. 15 and Harry Giles at No. …

Josh Jackson threw out one of the worst first pitches you’ll ever see

Many draft pundits believed the Phoenix Suns were lucky to have Kansas swingman Josh Jackson fall to them at No. 4. Some NBA experts, including ESPN’s Jalen Rose, had said Jackson was the best player in the whole draft. Jackson is a dunk machine, an …

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Draymond Green sent expletive-laden texts to Warriors GM after Jordan Bell pick

Golden State has a knack for finding promising young prospects. The Warriors were fortunate enough to have Stephen Curry (No. 7, 2009) and Klay Thompson (No. 11, 2011) fall to them in the lottery. In 2012, when other teams passed on Draymond Green …

Klay Thompson tried to throw down 360 dunk in China, got stuffed by rim

Klay Thompson was huge for the Golden State Warriors in this year’s NBA Finals. Thompson averaged 16.4 points per game, shot 43 percent from three-point range, and – most importantly – played lockdown defense on Kyrie Irving. Klay doesn’t draw as …

A Michael Jordan diehard got a tattoo of LeBron James crying on his leg

People are willing to go to extreme lengths to showcase their sports fandom. Fans’ allegiance to their favorite teams and players is so intense that some are even willing to permanently etch it onto their skin. Take, for example, the Oklahoma …

Nate Diaz’s former agents suing him for more than $1 million

The Diaz brothers have been well-known in the MMA world for years, but Nate Diaz — the younger of the two — really burst onto the national scene in 2016. Last year, he emerged as a viable rival for UFC lightning rod Conor McGregor. Diaz …

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