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David Stern infamously blocked a trade in 2011 that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers, altering the course of NBA history. Paul ultimately ended up in Los Angeles but in a Clippers uniform. The rest of us were left wondering what could have been. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/Nbabae Check out …
Read More »The buzzer-beating climax of the ‘90s Knicks-Heat rivalry needs a deep rewind
Alonzo Mourning versus his old college buddy Patrick Ewing and his old wingman Larry Johnson. Jeff Van Gundy versus his mentor Pat Riley and his brother Stan. Two teams that fought each other and the shadow of Jordan’s Bulls dynasty. Oh right, and also a very weird 8 seed versus …
Read More »The dirtiest player in the league, a generational talent, and a three-team beef
The Boston Bruins hated the Hartford Whalers, and then the Bruins hated the Pittsburgh Penguins. Once Cam Neely came to Boston, he embraced both, finding a foe in Ulf Samuelsson. The two went at it for years, with a playoff collision leading to Neely hanging up his skates earlier than …
Read More »Michael Jordan ditching his MLB dreams to return to the NBA had drastic implications | If Then
In 1993, Michael Jordan retired from the NBA to pursue a professional baseball career. He ultimately abandoned that pursuit and returned to the NBA, throwing the entire sports universe off its axis. Because if he hadn’t, the NBA and MLB as we know it would have taken a fascinating turn. …
Read More »The Cal Ripken conspiracy theory: how Kevin Costner and a power outage play into his Iron Man streak
There’s an old internet rumor that the Baltimore Orioles rigged a power outage to delay a game and keep Cal Ripken, Jr.’s consecutive games streak alive – allegedly because he fought Kevin Costner. Which parts of this conspiracy theory are (or at least might be) true, and which are total …
Read More »Quentin Richardson vs. Paul Pierce was a confusing, embarrassingly one-sided NBA feud | Beef History
In his 13 years in the NBA, Quentin Richardson played for 5 franchises, led the league in three pointers one season, was traded for Darko and Andrea Bargnani, and spent a lot of time trying to start trouble with Paul Pierce – even though Pierce and the Celtics usually beat …
Read More »Shaq broke so many baskets that the NBA had to change their rules | Weird Rules
The NBA had had enough. Shaq broke enough of their baskets, shattered backboards, snapped supports, that they changed their rules and made it so any player who did that would receive a technical. That technical can’t contribute to suspensions or ejections, but it does teach you a lesson, albeit slightly. …
Read More »How GPS can make you better at running
GPS & running: the good, the bad, and the art Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14753 “Exercise contagion in a global social network”, Sinan Aral & Christos Nicolaides. Nature Communications, 2017. The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is changing the sport of running. Using GPS makes it easier to …
Read More »Appalachian State’s historic upset over Michigan deserves a deep rewind
2007 was one of the weirdest seasons in college football, ever. It got started when Appalachian State rolled into Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines. They combined for an incredible game, but all we really remember is the blocked kick to end it. It overshadowed everything that led …
Read More »Troy Aikman and Barry Switzer beefed from college to the NFL, with help from Skip Bayless
Barry Switzer recruited Troy Aikman to play for him at Oklahoma. He gladly accepted, but after a major injury and an offensive scheme that didn’t fit his arm, he headed to UCLA. After getting drafted first overall by the Cowboys and winning a couple Super Bowls with Jimmy Johnson, Jerry …
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