Yardbarker: Jason Maxiell

Briefing: It's Been a Cold, Cold December

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:02:55 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP about 14 hours ago: Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler, left, drives against Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko, of Sweden, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » Game Hub | Boxscore | Game Flow For whatever reason everything about the Wizards' performance...

Pistons 98, Wizards 94

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:12:59 -0500

I know Flip Saunders said that he was most disappointed after the Wizards lost to the Toronto Raptors on Friday, but what happened on Sunday in Auburn Hills, Mich., was borderline shameful. At least the Raptors have an all-star power forward in Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu, who was a borderline all-star the past few years in Orlando. The Detroit Pistons basically had Rodney Stuckey, who is pretty good but nothing special yet, Charlie Villanueva, and a bunch of role players. Seriously. Their s...

Wizards (7-11) at Pistons (7-12)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:57:42 -0500

Wizards starters: Gilbert Arenas, Mike Miller, Caron Butler, Andray Blatche, Brendan Haywood Pistons: Rodney Stuckey, Chucky Atkins, Jonas Jerebko, Jason Maxiell, Ben Wallace Line: Pistons by 3 Flip Saunders kept with a similar routine with the Wizards in Auburn Hills, Mich., where Saunders guided the Pistons to three consecutive trips to the Eastern Conference Finals. Saunders drove to the Palace of Auburn Hills in a rental car, and said he planned on heading home to Cleveland afterward to v...

Better blocked shot from last night: Jason Maxiell or LeBron James?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:04:50 -0500

Shannon Brown and been hanging his nuts on a lot of foreheads this year... but Jason Maxiell was having NONE of it last night in LA. Meanwhile, tonight's opponent, the Golden State Warriors, were in Cleveland last night. And Monta Ellis got "LeBron'd"... a.k.a. he got chased down from behind and rejected in a very embarrassing manner. LeBron has perfected this move... and it's nasty. Both were nasty blocks... but which one was better?

Jason Maxiell’s Sick Block on Shannon Brown

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:16 -0500

The quality of the video is pretty terrible, but you can get still make out Jason Maxiell’s phenomenal block on Shannon Brown’s fast break dunk attempt. Thanks to Ball Don’t Lie

Video: Jason Maxiell says 'no' to Shannon Brown

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:30:08 -0500

The idea of bringing a fast break Lakers dunk to the Staples Center received no support at the Jason Maxiell(notes) council meeting last night.Councilor Shannon Brown(notes) put forward the motion to investigate the feasibility of the dunk, but no councilors — especially The Honorable Jason Maxiell — were willing to second the motion."It was a very disappointing result, but I will be pursuing the matter further," Brown may or may not have said. "No one eats my babie...

Jason Maxiell rejects Shannon Brown’s dunk

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:16:59 -0500

Shannon Brown has been known to posterize a player or two in his young NBA career. Word has gotten around in the league too. Most of the time when he’s coming down the lane now, guys have been giving him the “And1″ treatment (Actually, that’s par for the course in the NBA). But Jason [...]

Maxiell’s gas guzzlers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:30:12 -0500

Jason Maxiell talks about his rides — including a ‘70 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, a ‘73 Chevy Caprice, an ‘89 Camaro and a Ford F-450 — are featured on MotorTrend.com. Yeah, it’s fluff, but his loyalty to American-made products will likely interest Detroit fans. And as a fellow 6-foot-7 driver, I couldn’t agree more with him [...]

The best Jason Maxiell story you probably haven’t heard

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:00:52 -0500

I, as well as many of you, read the blurb over the summer about Jason Maxiell getting hitched to his longtime fiance Brandi. What I never remember reading about was how Brandi was an ovarian cancer survivor and that Jason helped her beat the disease. Remember a couple of years ago when Maxy was sporting the [...]

Jason Maxiell is a bad man

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:57:59 -0500

Jason Maxiell has played only four years in the NBA, but that’s enough for Kelly Dwyer to rank him the fourth-best dunker of the decade. On a side note, I absolutely love his rationale for all of his rankings: There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to this list. We merely ranked the 10 finest dunkers [...]

Create-a-caption: 'I laugh in your general direction, good sir'

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:25:00 -0500

"Jason Maxiell, Kelly? Jason Maxiell? Oh, that's just ABBA Golden Axe right there. That's just mint. Jason Maxiell(notes)? Seriously? You slay me, Kelly. You slay me like a battle axe-wielding dwarf singing "Dancing Queen." But, oh, oh, 'he eats babies,' you say? Big whoop. I eat humans. Daily. For breakfast. Without milk. Jason Maxiell? You make me laugh. You really do. See: I'm laughing. Har-har." Best caption wins a hug. Get at it. After the jump, Ch...

Celtics Offered BBD, Pruitt & Giddens for Maxiell

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:37:06 -0500

Via Marc Spears:The Celtics have said they would match any reasonable offer for Davis. The Detroit Pistons, New Orleans Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers, league sources said, tried to work a sign-and-trade deal for Davis only to be rebuffed by the Celtics. Boston did offer Davis and guards J.R. Giddens and Gabe Pruitt to the Pistons for forward Jason Maxiell and a first-round pick, but was quickly turned down.That sounds like a fair trade to me. I'm sure Piston...

In Honor of Jason Maxiell's Huge Block on Kevin Garnett, we Present the Top 35 Blocks of All-Time

Wed, 28 May 2008 05:47:18 -0500

Jason Maxiell is not an All-Star caliber player as of yet, but produces at least one "Oh my God," moment every game. In game 4, he produced two. Here they are: