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Chris Bosh hits three-pointer, opens mouth very wide
Just when you thought it was safe to watch Chris Bosh celebrate, the below GIF happens.
Check out Bosh’s gaping mouth after he celebrated making a three-pointer in game two against the Indiana Pacers:
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Bosh opens mouth wide after three [SB Nation]
Paul George throws down monster dunk on Chris “Birdman” Anderson
Over the last 72 hours, Indiana Pacers forward Paul George has turned into unknown NBA All-Star to the man that many people are talking about.
That talking increased ten-fold after he threw down this monster dunk in the third quarter of game two between the Heat/Pacers over Chris “BIRDMAN BIRDMAN” Anderson:
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Paul George throws down monster dunk on Chris Anderson [SI.com]
Brian Shaw gets technical for shouting “Ball Don’t Lie” during Ray Allen free throw
Usually, shouting “Ball Don’t Lie” is the trademark of former NBA player Rasheed Wallace but during tonight’s Pacers/Heat game two, Indiana assistant Brian Shaw received a technical foul for shouting it.
Here’s the breakdown: Indiana’s Sam Young was called for a technical foul and Miami’s Ray Allen was shooting the technical.
After the shot missed, Shaw yelled “Ball...
Roy Hibbert tries to inbound ball, ball lands out-of-bounds
Poor Roy Hibbert, all he wanted to do was inbound the ball near the end of the first quarter during game two of the Heat/Pacers series.
Then, the below hilarity happens to the former big man of Georgetown:
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Roy Hibbert inbounds ball…out of bounds [Buzzfeed]
Craig Sager goes fabric shopping in Miami for his suits
There are few things that NBA on TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager won’t wear on camera and during a recent day off in Miami for the Pacers/Heat series, Craig decided to do a little bit of shopping for his tailor-made suits.
Check out the below photographic proof of him shopping at Rex Fabrics in downtown Miami and well, just look at that shirt…
Here’s another photo of Craig...
Blazers owner Paul Allen is releasing a rock album…seriously
On the list of things that I never expected to see was rock album from Portland Trail Blazers owner and former Microsoft CEO Paul Allen.
Well, Mr. Allen and his band called “Paul Allen and the Underthinkers” will be releasing their debut album in the coming months.
We get the full details from the LA Times on Allen’s first-ever rock album:
“Everywhere at Once” is the...
Amir Johnson throws the best parties behind secret Google bookcases
Since the Toronto Raptors didn’t make the playoffs this season, forward Amir Johnson had some time on his hands and it appears that he’s been spending some time at the Google offices in Canada.
Check out the below skit which shows that even behind secret bookcases, Amir can throw a pretty damn good party:
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Welcome to Amir Johnson’s secret Google party [The Basketball Jones]
Jerry Stackhouse is a fighter and wants everyone to know it
Prior to viewing this 8-minute interview of Jerry Stackhouse, I forgot that former NBA player Jerry Stackhouse was somewhat of a fighter.
Recently, Stackhouse made an appearance of the ESPN2 show, “Dan Le Batard is Highly Questionable” and talked about some of his best fights over the years in the association.
Personally, my favorite story is the time that Stack got into a fight...
Kevin Durant’s had his back tattoo spelling mistake fixed
Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a story that Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant might have a misspelled word on his back tattoo.
Below is the original photo that shows the misspelling of the word “mature”:
Well, Kevin Durant must have seen the Twitter comments/blogsphere posts about the error and had the “mature” spelling mistake fixed by his tattoo...
Kevin Durant visits victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes
There are few people in this world like Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant and this story just shows how much of a class act that he is.
After donating nearly 1 million dollars to the American Red Cross regarding the deadly Oklahoma tornados, KD decided to go out on his own to meet with the victims:
Durant graciously giving a young lady a pair of autographed shoes twitter.com...
Kobe Bryant celebrates Charlotte name change on Twitter with 1996 NBA Draft photo
Unless you have been under a rock for the last couple of days, you probably heard the news that the Charlotte Bobcats are going to revert to their old team name, “The Charlotte Hornets“.
One NBA player on Twitter who took note was Lakers guard Kobe Bryant who was originally drafted by the Hornets in the year of 1996.
Check out the tweet that Kobe sent out on Tuesday along with...
LeBron James beats Indiana Pacers with game-winning lay-up in ECF game 1
After Paul George hit three straight free throws to give the Indiana Pacers a one-point lead, it appeared that the Miami Heat were going to lose game one of the Eastern Conference Finals with only 2.2 seconds left.
That was until a great playcall from Heat coach Eric Spolestra gave LeBron James an uncontested game-winning lay-up seen below:
Where are thou?, Roy Hibbert
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LeBron...
Norris Cole punches David West in the groin region
First, we had Shane Battier kicking Roy Hibbert in the groin during a dunk attempt and now, we have video of Heat guard Norris Cole getting handsy with David West.
Watch as Cole tries to turn the corner in the 4th quarter of game one as delivers a very subtle groin punch:
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Cole cops a feel on West [@CJZero]
Paul George might have come from a disco before Heat/Pacers game 1
I think we here at That NBA Lottery Pick have to alert NBA players that just because your stylist says the outfit looks good doesn’t mean it is.
Check out the outfit that Indiana Pacers forward Paul George wore to game one of the Heat/Pacers Eastern Conference Finals match-up:
I never knew that an outfit could be so green…
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Paul George goes back in time [My Sports Rumors]
Shane Battier knees Roy Hibbert in the groin while attempting dunk
For those of you who thought that the Indiana Pacers/Miami Heat Eastern Conference Finals series would be physical, you wee 100% correct.
During the first quarter of play, Miami’s Shane Battier attempted to throw down a slam dunk on Pacers center Roy Hibbert that didn’t convert.
Instead Shane’s knee went right into Roy’s groin region and as you’ll see from the video, it...
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Shaq sings some Rihanna in pregame
Earlier tonight, TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal decided to don a diamond-tie for the TNT pregame show and he seemed pretty excited about it. Listen as Shaq sings the hit song by Rihanna called “Diamonds” as the NBA on TNT crew did a super close-up of his shiny neckwear: *** Shaq sings “Diamonds” [SB Nation]
San Francisco mayor Ed Lee calls Stephen Curry, “Steve Curry”
Just when you thought that everyone in the Bay Area knew the name of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, check out the below clip of San Francisco mayor Ed Lee calling him by another name during a government ceremony for the team.
The moment happens at about the 29:40 minute mark of the Mayor’s press conference as Lee accidentally calls him “Steve”:
Well, if Metta can...
Dwayne Wade stylist already has his outfits picked out for the rest of the NBA playoffs
In terms of fashion for this year’s NBA playoffs, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade has put together some of the most creative outfits that I’ve seen in awhile.
From his capri pants to his floral jacket, Wade has stepped his fashion game up and he has his personal stylist Calyann Burnett to thank for that.
Back on Wednesday, Burnett gave an interview to ESPN’s Mike and Mike and...
Glen Davis knows how to produce Vine videos, doesn’t want a loose booty
The new hot thing for NBA players to do in the realm of social networking is producing “Vine” videos which for the non-social media maven are short-looping clips that are usually hilarious in nature.
Orlando Magic forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis recently produced an epic video for Vine and that can be seen below:
Kevin Durant’s back tattoo might have a misspelling on it
Since the Oklahoma City Thunder have been eliminated from the 2013 NBA Playoffs, Kevin Durant has some free time on his hands.
Recently, KD got his massive back tattoo finished and below is a picture of it which contains the entire psalm of James 1:2-4:
Now, if you take a gander near the bottom of the photo, it appears that the word “mature” is spelled incorrectly and let’s...
Tony Allen’s flagrant foul flop deserved an Emmy
In the waning seconds of game two of the Western Conference Finals between the Spurs/Grizzlies, Memphis guard Tony Allen produced a rather epic acting job to gain a flagrant foul call against Manu Ginobli.
After the Grizzlies made a defensive stop of Manu, the ball ended up in the hands of Tony on a fast break attempt which ultimately culminated with Ginobili fouling him in the act...
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim rips Carmelo’s Knicks teammates
After the New York Knicks loss to the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, many fans and analysts pointed the finger at Carmelo Anthony.
One of the people who pointed the finger in the other direction was Carmelo’s old college coach Jim Boeheim who ripped Tyson Chandler and the rest of Carmelo’s New York teammates.
Below is Jim’s analysis of the final...
Spurs fan shouts “We Did It” after game two win over Grizzlies
Move over, “Good Job, Good Effort” Miami Heat fan, we have a new NBA fan to celebrate with his boisterous screaming abilities.
After the Spurs pulled out their game two win in the Western Conference Finals over the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime, a San Antonio fan is audibly heard saying “We Did It” as ESPN began to conclude their game coverage:
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Spurs fan shouts “We...
Quincy Pondexter throws down monster dunk on Boris Diaw
Just when it looked like the Memphis Grizzlies were left for dead in game two of the 2013 Western Conference Finals, the play of Quincy Pondexter and Jerryd Bayless kept them alive.
The most notable moment from Memphis comeback was this poster dunk that Pondexter served up in the grill of Spurs center Boris Diaw:
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Quincy Pondexter throws down dunk on Boris Diaw [CBS Sports]
Dancing Spurs lady will keep you entertained
One thing that I will say about NBA fans is that they are a unique bunch of people and one San Antonio Spurs fan caught my eye during game two of the Western Conference Finals.
Check out this lady decked out in basketball sunglasses and a “Go Spurs Go” sign showing off her dance moves:
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The Spurs have a dancing lady on their side [SB Nation]
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