Last night I was treated to suffered through an NBA game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Clippers. It was game number eight of their 82-game schedule. The Timberwolves, Warriors and Grizzlies should be ashamed of themselves for losing to this Clippers team. A couple friends I was with, who don’t watch [...]
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Should we celebrate Manu Ginobili killing a bat?
It seems everyone on ESPN has been celebrating Manu Ginobli’s killing of a bat during his game earlier this week. If you haven’t seen it, he swatted a flying bat out of the air (video after the jump).
But every time I see it I can’t help but get angry. I understand humans think they can [...]
Update on anti-gay charge against Drew Gooden
In the week since NBA player Drew Gooden of the Dallas Mavericks was accused of calling two fans at Staples Center “faggots,” the NBA says it’s investigating the charge and two brothers have come forward with a similar account from earlier this year.
One of the brothers, John Mardoyan of Los Angeles, read the Outsports story [...]
NBA players Tweeting “No Homo” term
I had no idea what the term “pause” meant, other than when I pressed the little button on my ipod. But thanks to a college student who emailed us this week, I now know it means “No Homo.” It doesn’t get me riled up, but it’s still interesting. The student had written us because he’s [...]
Did Drew Gooden call fan a ‘faggot’?
A Los Angeles Clippers fan is accusing Maverick Drew Gooden of calling him a “faggot” after the two teams clashed at the Staples Center on Halloween. Mavs owner Mark Cuban say he’s going to handle the issue privately. Really? Cuban has the reputation of taking everything public…and he’s going to keep this one private? What [...]
Magic blames Isiah for gay rumors
In an upcoming book, basketball’s Magic Johnson blames Isiah Thomas for rumors that Johnson was gay at the time Johnson stunned the world by announcing he was HIV-positive.
“Isiah kept questioning people about it,” Magic says in the book “When the Game Was Ours,” written by Johnson, Larry Bird and longtime NBA reporter by Jackie MacMullan. [...]
Grizzlies’ shiny new uniforms
For those who like simple blue-and-white uniforms, shield your eyes now. The Memphis Grizzlies have introduced their third alternate uniform for the 2009-10 season. The new unis are supposed to reflect (and they do reflect) the shine and shimmer of Memphis’ famous Beale Street. When I drove across the country last December, we stopped in [...]
NBA changes the sport of basketball
Remember in elementary school when you learned that you have to dribble a basketball to run with it? Well the NBA has changed all that. This season they are allowing players to take two full steps with the basketball before coming to a stop. It’s believed that this is the first time any major basketball [...]
Sports Tweet: NBA’s new rules, NFL dimwit
Sorry, Charlie. Don’t be wack, Shaq. The NBA has instituted a new policy on the use of Twitter and other social media sites on game days. It applies to coaches, players and “other team basketball operations personnel,” and states that cell phones and other such devices cannot be used from 45 minutes before game time until [...]
LeBron follows in Shaq’s footsteps. Be afraid.
Variety reports that Cleveland Cavalier (and probably future New York Knick) LeBron James is taking a shot at movie stardom.
The good news: he’s playing himself in “Fantasy Basketball Camp,” a comedy about five guys from different backgrounds who go to Las Vegas to attend the LeBron James Adult Basketball Camp, and manage to pull [...]
Hardaway helps, but won’t shower with, gays
It’s tough to forget what Tim Hardaway said a couple years ago (”I hate gay people“), but he is trying to make amends. This Sunday, the Tim Hardaway Foundation is co-sponsoring a South Beach event for The Trevor Project, which aims to fight suicide among gay teens. That’s great. Hardaway clearly wants to move well [...]
Bad sporstmanship rules the weekend
For coaches looking to teach their athletes about the importance of sportsmanship, this weekend was a major step backward. Serena Williams lost her cool at the U.S. Open on Saturday, then on Monday Roger Federer did the same. Michael Jordan left a lasting blemish by speaking ill of former basketball players and executives in his [...]
Stephon Marbury paints his toenails, isn’t gay
Stephon Marbury is the gift that keeps on giving. He’s back on YouTube with a crazy (yep, I said crazy, Stephon) little spot about his sexuality and his toenails.
They said I’m gay? Ask your girl how gay I am. Yes I got my toenails painted. You wanna see? Check ‘em out. Lemme show you. Take [...]
A-Rod sees six pitches, earns 100 grand
As you sit in your cubicle today toiling for the man, consider this: Every time A-Rod (photo) sees six pitches, he makes $100,000. For the average American, it takes four years. Tiger Woods? He does it in 11 holes. And LeBron? 21 minutes. It’s four snaps for Ben Roethlisberger.
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Brendan Haywood is agnostic on gays
Wizards center Brendan Haywood caught some heat after he made some not-so-great comments about Stephon Marbury acting gay. Haywood said he and the Wizards got some negative reaction to his comments and he posted an explanation:
I was just trying to have fun with a crazy situation. I don’t support or condemn homosexuality and I believe [...]
