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In 1993 Don Nelson and the Warriors put all their eggs in the Chris Webber basket. They gave up three first round picks to get him, and then loaded his contract with incentives including an opt-out clause. Nelson desperately needed a center, and he could make Webber play center. Did …
Read More »NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT: What happened when sports icons crossed paths in obscure or unexpected ways
August 31st, hold on your butts. Our new series “Overlap” will premiere on the same day that Secret Base officially launches. We want to look at what happened when legendary figures in sports crossed paths in ways that we might never really have heard about before. Iconic athletes playing each …
Read More »How Anderson Silva tarnished his once-perfect legacy
SECRET BASE! SECRET BASE! SECRET BASE! That’s going to be our new name, we’ll make the change later this month and will have more info for you soon. For now, I just didn’t want y’all to forget that you’ll see us named something different. As for Anderson Silva, he made …
Read More »Rasheed Wallace’s career-long crusade against NBA referees was a beef of principle
Rasheed Wallace may have been extremely difficult (and annoying) for NBA referees to officiate, yet it would be insufficient to leave it at that. Wallace overreacted sometimes and complained plenty, but he wasn’t merely a whiner. Fair or not, Sheed detected, and sought to call out, bias among the NBA’s …
Read More »How the best ever Sacramento Kings team missed the NBA Finals, then deteriorated
In early 2002, the Sacramento Kings looked like they might be the next NBA dynasty. They were well on their way to the Finals, and as the rival Los Angeles Lakers came apart, the Kings were poised to take over. And then … things happened. First came the notorious, controversial …
Read More »Tony Hawk breaks down skateboarding’s legendary spots
Full pipes, ledges, stair sets, and pools: These are the skate spots that made legends. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Tony Hawk, the legendary skateboarder, and Iain Borden, an architectural historian, are your guides in this deep dive into skateboarding history via the sport’s most iconic spots. From a giant …
Read More »Shaq once had to fight his grouchy little teammate
You’re smaller than Shaq. We feel pretty safe assuming that. With that in mind … what would it take for you to try to fight the big guy? You’d have to be really, really mad to ever make a decision like that. Well, in 1994, Scott Skiles was really, really …
Read More »This is a special announcement. We hope you’re sitting down. Because that’s more comfortable.
Welcome to SB Nation’s newest community. Very soon, we’re going to have something new to show you. New doesn’t mean totally different. Not at all. We’ll be the same group of dorks who like sports, and we’re going to keep making the video series you love. What’s new? Well, we’re …
Read More »Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco started out as bash brothers, and ended up with bash beef
Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco are the sluggers known for huge hits, huge muscles, and hitting their huge forearms together in celebration. Dubbed the Bash Brothers, they provided Oakland with a one, two punch that brought the region success while delighting fans across the country. They ushered in the home …
Read More »How the Panthers’ 15-win season and potential dynasty went up in smoke
The 2015 Carolina Panthers were fun, they were great, and they completely blew their chance at being one of the best ever. Their fall happened immediately and in a unique way when compared to other NFL collapses. It’s almost impressive to go from 15-wins to the bottom of the division …
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