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Paul Pierce’s HS dunk contest is a sight to see... why was he running like that 😭
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How did a former $72M NBA center turn into a drug lord?
While some players retire and begin second careers as businessmen or TV analysts, seven-year NBA vet Nikola Peković turned to the world of crime.
Here’s what we know about his new underground life:
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Why’d Dejounte have to do Paolo like this man... welcome to the league, young fella 😭🔥
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A man this big should not be able to float like this 😳
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Nike made a $14B mistake failing to re-sign Steph Curry!
In 2013 Curry signed with Under Armour after a pathetic effort by Nike to keep him, which included them using recycled material from an old KD presentation.
Here’s everything you need to know about Nike’s biggest mistake:
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Stephen Jackson put his $38M fortune ahead of his love life!
Jackson reportedly left his fiance at the altar when she wouldn’t sign a prenup.
Here’s what we know about this wild story:
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Slamball is officially coming BACK next summer. 🔥
Today is a great day. 🙏
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The Bucks medical staff is the only reason why we don't have a Giannis x Steph superteam.
In 2012, the Bucks nearly acquired Steph Curry in a trade for Andrew Bogut.
Here's how a team doctor prevented the Warriors from making the worst trade ever:
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The NBA runs a tight ship when it comes to player self-expression.
The NBA has banned everything from certain tattoos to upside-down headbands to even the number 69
Here are some of those forbidden accessories:
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This dude really went up to Dillon Brooks and told him to pass more 😭💀
Homie said “sharing is caring” 🤣
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Kobe and Shaq played against each other for the first time on Christmas Day 2004.
It was one of the most highly anticipated matchups of all time, and it did not disappoint in the slightest.
Here’s what happened:
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Never forget when Isaiah Thomas did Candice Parker so dirty on live TV 🤣
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Steph Curry & Gary Payton II making fun of how Jordan Poole complains to the refs 🤣
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Last night Luka Doncic accomplished something that not even Wilt Chamberlain ever did.
His 60-point, 21-rebound triple-double was an NBA record, but it wasn’t the only one.
Here are all the records Luka broke last night:
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This NBA season is full of surprises, but Yuta Watanabe’s improbable rise is hands-down one of the most shocking.
Here’s how Yuta the Shoota went from getting dunked on by Anthony Edwards to being a key cog in Brooklyn’s offense:
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LeBron hasn’t scored fewer than ten points in an NBA game in 15 years.
James may make it look easy, but his record of 1,096 consecutive double-digit games might just be the most untouchable record in NBA history.
Here’s why:
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“You don’t wanna see us next year.”
Steph Curry said this after the Warriors were knocked out of the play-in tournament last season.
A year later, they win their 4th title in eight years. COLD. 🥶
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Was Andre Iguodala a Warriors-double agent?
After the Warriors' shocking upset of Iguodala’s Nuggets in the 2013 Playoffs, rumors have swirled that Iggy was feeding the Warriors intel to help them win.
Here’s everything you need to know about this wild conspiracy theory:
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Alperen Sengun is one of the biggest surprises of the season, but it just shows that we weren’t paying attention.
Before Sengun fell in the 2021 Draft, he was considered by some scouts to be the single best prospect in the class, and 2 years later, he’s showing everyone why:
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At just 23 years old, Luka Doncic is already a Hall of Famer.
In his first four seasons, Luka has earned three All-NBA First Teams, which is more than some of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Here are some of those men:
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Jalen Williams was the steal of the 2022 Draft.
No disrespect to Walker Kessler, but Williams has wildly outperformed his initial projections and has shown massive upside for the increasingly-scary Thunder.
Here’s how the 12th overall pick became the talk of the NBA:
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Stephen Jackson tells a wild story on how 50 year old MJ beat the Charlotte Bobcats 1st team in practice 😳
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The Orlando Magic might just have the best future of any team in the league.
It hasn’t translated into many wins yet, but the Magic have quietly assembled the most enviable core of young talent in the NBA.
Here’s how they did it:
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LeBron James has played 19 exceptional NBA seasons and doesn’t look to be slowing down anytime soon.
To illustrate just how long he’s been in the league, here are all the father-son duos that King James has shared a court with:
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Carmelo Anthony is a 10x All-Star, one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, and quite simply a one-of-a-kind talent.
In honor of one of his retirement, here are five of the best moments and stories from his legendary career:
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Dame’s $39.3M salary last year brought him a staggering $3.3M/month, $550K/game, & over 11 grand per minute!
Despite earning over $328M in NBA salary in only 10 seasons, Dame’s made so much from endorsements, rap, & investments that he hasn't touched a dime of contract money!
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Peković was drafted with the 31st pick in the NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Widely considered a top ten talent, Peković fell in the draft because he was under contract with the Greek club, Panathinaikos.
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The “Malice in the Palace” might be the most famous brawl in NBA history, but it has nothing on a 2002 Trail Blazers and Warriors fight.
Things got so heated that Warrior Chris Mills parked his car in front of the Blazers’ bus so they couldn’t leave!
Here’s what happened:
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The Boston Celtics may be competing for the Larry O'Brien trophy, but the story of the Eastern Conference Finals belongs to Jimmy Butler.
Even though it didn’t end in a W, what Butler did, on basically one leg, made for one of the greatest playoff runs in NBA history:
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LeBron James is officially a billionaire!
LeBron has earned a record $385M+ in NBA contracts, but it’s his off-the-court revenue of over $900M that has catapulted him to this impressive milestone.
These are King James’ most profitable revenue sources:
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“I was actually FaceTiming Luka before the game. I told him 60-20-10, I had a really good feeling about tonight”
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BREAKING: The NBA and NBPA are expected to agree on moving the age eligibility for the draft from 19 to 18 years old.
Bronny’s 18th birthday is just two weeks away 👀
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Before Rip Hamilton put on his famous mask and became a 3x All-Star and NBA champion, he was just Richard Hamilton from small-town Pennsylvania.
Here’s how Rip Hamilton beat the odds and how he got his legendary nickname:
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Jeanie Buss’s twitter really got hacked and look at this amazing interaction 🤣
“I’ll take on Westbrook’s contract as well if you include SpiderMan” 😭
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Never forget when LaMelo was roasting Kyle Kuzma back in high school 💀😭
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Russell Westbrook’s journey to the NBA was a lot more difficult than you might have realized.
The 151st-ranked player in the nation overcame countless obstacles including the death of his best friend.
Here’s how Russell Westbrook went from a three-star recruit to the NBA MVP:
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Anthony Edwards already has a career’s worth of posters at the age of 20 🤯
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The crowd reaction for Jericho Sims’ dunk will go down in the history books as one of the worst ever 😭
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However, the following season, Peković took over the starting center role from an injured Darko Miličić, and he instantly began living up to his pre-draft pedigree.
His numbers jumped to 13.9 PPG and 7.4 RPG, and he finished third for the Most Improved Player award.
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This Oklahoma City Hornets Valentine’s Day jersey is the rarest jersey in NBA history!
Here’s everything you need to know about the ridiculously expensive 2007 Hornets jersey:
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LeBron has made more from selling pizza than Magic Johnson and Charles Barkley did during their entire playing careers!
LBJ 50x’ed his investment in then-little-known restaurant chain Blaze Pizza and used it to become the first active NBA player to reach billionaire status:
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Devin Booker took a moment to trash-talk Luka Doncic during a blowout Game 5 and may have single-handedly cost the Suns’ the series.
Here’s how Luka and the Mavs responded after the now-infamous “Luka Special”:
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Before Dennis Smith Jr.'s breakout season, he actually considered joining the NFL!
Despite being a former five-star recruit and lottery pick, the 24-year-old point guard was getting left behind.
Here’s how an old connection and a never-quit attitude kept him in the NBA:
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Klay Thompson leaves with two women but denies them entry once paparazzi show up. A few minutes later he picks up the girls down the street 💀🤣
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LeBron’s NBA career is older than the iPhone.
LBJ’s career has spanned multiple teammates’ primes, as well as a few stock price jumps that include Microsoft going from $16 to $256!
Here are some wild facts that illustrate just how long LBJ’s run has been:
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Trae Young once had a miserable Summer League and is on his way to an amazing NBA career, but he’s not the only one.
Here are some stars who wouldn’t let their Summer League struggles define them:
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When your idols become your rivals😈
Karl-Anthony Towns edition.
(THREAD)
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Gerald Green threw down this incredible windmill alley-oop MID GAME‼️😳
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LeBron James once got dunked on so bad that Nike tried to delete all records of it.
Here’s everything you need to know about then-college sophomore Jordan Crawford’s legendary dunk that led to a massive PR nightmare:
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Delonte West with the motivational words, nothing but respect for him ❤️
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Last night Grayson Allen made the United Center erupt once again after shoving DeMar DeRozan from behind.
Here's a thread of the dirtiest plays from Grayson Allen's basketball career:
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Everyone knows Kobe Bryant hated losing, but it’s how he reacted to losses that made him a legend.
In the 2005-06 season, Kobe got his revenge on Andre Iguodala as only he could.
Here’s the story of Kobe’s iconic “Tell Dre 50 tonight" game:
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Last night Donovan Mitchell scored the eighth-most points in NBA history, becoming just the sixth person to ever score 70+ points in a single game.
Here are the other five men responsible for one of the most incredible records of all time:
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They really brought back the Drake Sprite commercial with Ant and Trae... that’s cold 🥶
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With the emergence of 1st overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns, the injury-plagued Peković was waived.
This early retirement sent him back to his home country and into closer association with some shady individuals.
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As a result of this contract, Peković wouldn't make his NBA debut until the 2010 season.
His rookie season left something to be desired as he only averaged 5.5 PPG and 3.0 RPG.
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While Peković was always known to have connections with questionable people in Montenegro and Serbia, things escalated in retirement.
The main and most troublesome connection was to Darko Šarić, one of the most famous Montenegrin drug lords.
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For Kobe Bryant, being the Black Mamba was so much more than just a nickname; it was an alter-ego and a new way of life.
Here’s everything you need to know about how the Black Mamba was born and how it changed Kobe’s life and career:
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Ja Morant was discovered because a scout wanted a bag of chips.
Take a look inside the wildest recruiting story behind one of the NBA’s brightest talents.
A Thread🧵: (1/10)
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Before MJ made a surprise comeback to the NBA, he secretly arranged a series of scrimmages to get back in game shape.
The participants included NBA greats Paul Pierce, Penny Hardaway, and Jamal Crawford, but also on the list was a 16-year-old LeBron James:
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Over the next few years, Peković's quality play earned him a $60M deal, but his injuries began to pile up.
Between the 2014-2017 seasons, Peković logged only 43 games.
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Trading is one of the most important tools in NBA team-building.
A bad trade can derail a team for years, but a good one could mean an instant championship.
Here are some of the best trades teams have made in the last ten years:
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The 2016 Chino Hills basketball team might have had one of the craziest collections of high school talent that the world has ever seen.
Headlined by the Ball Brothers, the team went 35-0 and produced three top-six NBA draft picks, including then-freshman Onyeka Okongwu.
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Only seven NBA players have NEVER averaged less than 20 points per game!
As of 2019, 4,374 players have played in the NBA meaning only .002% of players have accomplished this feat.
Here are those players:
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The media circus that surrounded Kawhi Leonard’s 2019 free agency was even crazier than you remember.
From stalking a private jet to trying to figure out where his kid was enrolled in school, here’s everything that happened in that wild offseason:
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Al Harrington went from an NBA role player to the CEO of a $100M weed company.
With the help of investors like AI, JR Smith, and Boogie Cousins, Harrington has turned ViolaBrands into a major player in the 25 billion dollar cannabis industry.
Here’s how he did it:
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The NBA once tried to implement a new synthetic basketball, and it went about as bad as you can imagine.
Every player hated it, and within 3 months the league had to reverse course.
Here’s how a new ball led to bloody hands and one of the biggest PR disasters in league history:
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For 90% of men, they are more likely to be hit by lightning than suit up in the NBA!
Of the 7.7B people in the world, less than 5000 have ever played in the league.
Here are some ridiculous stats that show just how exclusive of a club the NBA really is:
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Top 5 NBA franchise win % since the merger: 🔥
1. Spurs (.611)
2. Lakers (.605)
3. Celtics (.566)
4. Blazers (.558)
5. Thunder (.554)
Any of these teams stand out? 🤔
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Stephon Marbury might be the most iconic example of an NBA player playing overseas — but he’s far from the only one.
From Scottie Pippen to Magic Johnson, here are the NBA greats you probably didn’t know played abroad:
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Tony Parker had a legendary career, but it was nearly cut short during a club brawl between Drake & Chris Brown.
Parker, an innocent bystander, got caught in the crossfire and ended up with a shard of glass in his eye.
Here’s everything you need to know about this insane story:
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WHAT A GAME 😮
LEBRON:
36 PTS - 20 REB - 12 AST
STEPH:
46 PTS - 3 REB - 7 AST
Lakers win 145-144
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After earning a spot on the all-NBA second team, Jaylen Brown is now eligible to sign a $295 million supermax extension this summer.
It would make him the richest player in NBA history.
Does he deserve it? 👀
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CP3s first game back in LA will always be known as the night of “Tunnelgate.”
Reportedly, the Rockets entered the Clippers' locker room through a secret tunnel looking to fight Austin Rivers and Blake Griffin.
Or so we thought…Here’s what really happened that night:
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The Warriors are one win away from becoming one of the greatest dynasties in the 21st century.
Here's how they did it:
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James Harden has a reputation as a bad playoff performer, but did you know he has a better postseason scoring average than Wilt Chamberlain?
Here are some other facts that prove this narrative is overblown:
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