For David Stern, the Olympic experience has come full circle. The NBA commissioner has often found himself depicted as an international bully, and nothing could be further from the truth – at least as it applies to past Olympics. The oddity of such a charge is that it occurs only in this country, which leads us to one of the great mysteries of American sports journalism: How is it that so many journalists throughout the world know exactly what happened, yet accomplished
At what point does a championship celebration turn into a four-day bender? Just askin’, ya know? Cuz the Heat are still going strong, at least according to this twitpic sent out by Miami owner Micky Arison, along with a bonus tweet below from Dwyane Wade that went out at 2 a.m. EDT.
It is not cool to call someone a “fag.” Especially when your Twitter profile describes you as a “Renaissance Man.” It is a slur, one of the most reviled words in the English language, which Amare Stoudemire came to realize this weekend. According to a story on Deadspin, Twitter user Brian Ferrelli received a DM (direct message) from Stoudemire’s Twitter account after Ferrelli tweeted him to “step up his shit.” There was a problem with the blakbirdpie shortcode When we first saw the DM in question, there was some concern that
Through his very last timeout huddle with his team, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks said all the right things. “We’re gonna treat them like they’re the champions,” Brooks instructed his club. “After this game, we’re gonna walk and shake their hands and acknowledge all of them. They beat us fair and square. However hard that hurts, they beat us fair and square. Give them credit.” Yes, Brooks said all the right things. It would have been nice if he had done all
With the NBA season over, Oklahoma City Thunder players had their final say about everything, from Kevin Durant’s obsession with basketball, to James Harden’s state of mind about his future with the team. Full audios are available below, plus news on Dwyane Wade, draft picks and more. Royce Young has the exit interview of the following players: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Nick Collison, Nazr Mohammed. Scott Brooks teaches his team how to be classy. John Reid believes the Hornets will match
If you don’t know who Dan Le Batard is, he is best known for writing for The Miami Herald, hosting a Miami local radio show called “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” and the show “Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable”. To simplify, he is a Miami Heat fan. To show just how much of a fan he really is, Le Batard went on an epic rant on his radio show. The audio/video is below: (via @NBAMistress) It starts off with a
