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Justin Bieber Embarrasses NBA Star Steve Nash [VIDEO]
Justin Bieber is apparently good at basketball. So good, he not only has a killer crossover, but can get future NBA Hall of Famer Steve Nash to fall for it. But who would ever belieb … sorry … believe that kind of story?
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Dwight Howard Dunks on Giant Stuffed Giraffe [VIDEO]
With the lockout continuing, NBA players have been forced to look elsewhere to fulfill their basketball jones. In the case of Dwight Howard, this journey took him to Japan, where the Orlando Magic center recently dunked on an 11-foot hoop which had been attached to the neck of a 12-foot stuffed giraffe, during an exhibition at a Tokyo mall.
Yes, it all sounds a bit strange, but the crowd gets really into it.
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LeBron James Is Scared of the High Dive [VIDEO]
LeBron James looked like a man who’d bit off more than he could chew after he climbed to the top of the (medium) high dive at a pool in Barcelona, Spain.
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LA Laker Ron Artest Tries Stand-Up Comedy to Keep Busy During NBA Lockout [VIDEO]
Los Angeles Lakers star Ron Artest may be thinking about life after hoops — the 6’7″ forward performed a stand-up act last week at Caroline’s comedy club in New York City.
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Yao Ming Retires After Injury-Plagued Career
Oft-injured Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has informed the NBA he has retired after eight seasons in the league. Yahoo! Sports first reported the news.
The top pick in the 2002 draft was an eight-time all-star, despite averaging just 48 games in each of the last five seasons. Yao appeared in only five games during the 2010-11 season after suffering a stress fracture in his left leg Nov. 10.
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Dirk Nowitzki Life-Sized Lego Statue [PHOTOS]
June 30, 2011 Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki must be sitting on cloud 9 right now. He just won an NBA championship, won MVP honors and now his country, Germany, is honoring him with a life-sized Lego statue. Click for the pics.
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Watch! Dirk Nowitzki Mangles Queen’s ‘We Are the Champions’ [VIDEO]
Dirk Nowitzki had best stick to basketball.
The Dallas Mavericks star, who won the Most Valuable Player Award while leading his team to the NBA championship, showed off some less-than-impressive skills when the city held a victory parade on Thursday.
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Awkward: Basketball Star John Wall Botches First Pitch at Nationals Game [VIDEO]
As millions learned Friday, there’s a reason John Wall plays basketball and not baseball.
The Washington Wizards point guard had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at Friday’s game between the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles.
Unfortunately, his skills on the field weren’t nearly as good as they are on the court, resulting in one of the more awkward first-pitch moments in recent memory.
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Dallas Mavericks Victory Parade [PHOTOS]
June 16, 2011 The city of Dallas celebrated the Dallas Maverick's NBA Championship with a victory parade earlier today. Dirk and the gang were all smiles as you can see in this gallery.
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Minor League Baseball Team to Honor LeBron James’ Non-Existent NBA Title
LeBron James has been accused of not showing up in crunch time of the NBA Finals. He may want to consider not showing up in Peoria, Illinois on Thursday, as well.
The Peoria Chiefs, Class A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, will hold a “LeBron James NBA Championship Replica Giveaway Night” on Thursday when they host the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
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Lebron James Feels Heat Of Jokes On Twitter [PHOTOS]
June 13, 2011 Now, that the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champs, Lebron James and the Miami Heat can reflect on exactly what went wrong this year. I dig the heck out of the fact that they lost. Even if it were not the Mavs playing in the NBA Finals, I wanted ANYONE to beat the Heat. Apparently, so did a lot of other people. In fact, many people took to Twitter to joke about Lebron James.