I’m sorry to have imagined this. If Davidson beat Kansas in 2008, Steph Curry could’ve entered the NBA a year early and in the process been ruined for all of us. He’d never make it to the Warriors because the New York Knicks would get him, and just make mistakes …
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For four straight seasons from 2010 to 2013, no team in the NBA averaged 110 points per game. The 2014-15 Warriors did on their way to the title, then the Thunder joined them the following season. Then four teams hit that scoring pace in 2016-17. In the 2017-18 season? We’re …
Read More »The Worst NBA Playoff Series: 2009 Hawks-Heat
A playoff series that goes seven games should be exactly what you’re looking for from the postseason. But when every game is a lopsided affair where one team jumps out to an early lead and never looks back, and neither team can really keep the momentum of one of those …
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The Cleveland Browns weren’t always the worst team in the NFL. Back in the Paul Brown and Otto Graham days they were actually the best. Sadly that’s all a distant memory never to be repeated again. Subscribe: https://goo.gl/Nbabae Check out our full video catalog: https://goo.gl/9pMHRV Visit our playlists: https://goo.gl/NvpZFF Like …
Read More »Charles Barkley’s beef with Charles Oakley includes a preseason brawl and multiple face slaps
Charles Barkley and Charles Oakley were both perfect representations for an NBA era where fighting and talking trash were part of being a tough player. But their personal friction extended all the way to player’s union meetings and preseason games, and after thirty years of scrapping and squawking, they *still* …
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What if the Bengals had thought about the Saints offer in the 1999 draft? Could the world handle a Cincinnati dynasty? In 1999 the Bengals passed on a trade offered by the Saints. Mike Ditka wanted Ricky Williams and tried to send every pick he had that year, plus 2 …
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The NHL had to rewrite the rulebook because of the beef between Sean Avery and Martin Brodeur. While “The Avery Rule” sticks out from their rivalry, there was so much more to it that led to that, and they still haven’t buried the hatchet. From regular season scrums, to even …
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Charlie Sweeney was a pitcher who had a very tumultuous MLB career. He loved to drink and he hated to be taken out of games. This led him to set the record for most home runs given up in one game. It’s not the kind of record you want to …
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In 2017, Alabama had to finish a game against Minnesota with three players on the floor after numerous ejections and an injury. But the NBA has a rule that’s designed to keep games five on five – and that means, in very specific situations, you can rack up foul after …
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NHL superstars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin were drafted first and second in 2004, were teammates on the Russian national team, and were roommates during the Winter Olympics in Turin. But as the Capitals-Penguins rivalry properly reignited, so did a feud between these stars thanks to a fistfight in a …
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