CC Video of the day: Lakers’ Young celebrates three-pointer prematurely

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Oh Nick Young.

You may be one of the better three-point shooters in the NBA but sometimes you still need to make sure the ball falls through the net before rejoicing.

During the Lakers-Knicks recent game (or embarrassment for New York) Lakers’ Young was on fire from behind the arch. He hit 5-6 from long range but the lone miss ended in a way he probably wishes he can do-over.

See, Nick felt very confident the shot was going down, he turned away from the basket, started to celebrate but little did he know, he missed.

 

Heat limping into and out of battle with limping Pacers

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ESPN had its full hashtagging glory out for this third matchup between the Heat and Pacers last night. You would be excused if you did not feel the same buzz however. Both teams are comfortably one and two in the Eastern Conference and do not have a whole bunch to play for. They both have […]

Don’t call him McBob

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2eue4Fq3PA

Josh McRoberts scored 12 points in 39 minutes and Al Jefferson recorded 35 points and 15 rebounds as the Bobcats defeated the Nets 116-111 in overtime, further solidifying their position in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Sleeved jerseys go under review

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Tim Duncan, Spurs encounter ghosts at Golden State

“I heard a baby in his room. There was somebody or something in his room, yeah. I definitely heard something. It wasn’t creepy, because I assumed it was really somebody in the room, and they gave him the wrong room. But when they told me the story the next day about calling up there and no one in the room, it’s at that point you get chills. I totally agreed with him. There was a baby there, absolutely. I heard about the history of the place, and I’d rather not (stay there again).”

–Tim Duncan on noises he heard from Jeff Ayres room at the Claremont Hotel where the Spurs stayed for last weekend’s game against the Warriors (h/t Dan McCarney of Spurs Nation)

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Anderson was only able to play 22 games this season before going down with a brutal neck injury

Herniated disc officially costs Pelicans’ Ryan Anderson his season

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When the then-New Orleans Hornets acquired Ryan Anderson via a sign-and-trade with the Magic in the 2012 offseason, they expected to get the sharpshooting power forward who blossomed into a star in his final year in Orlando. For the 2012-13 season, New Orleans got exactly that from him, as the former Nets draft pick scored […]

Goal post dunking is gone, we remember our favorites

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The NFL has officially banned goalpost dunking as touchdown celebrations. Particularly after Jimmy Graham broke the uprights and delayed a game in Atlanta.

Graham was one of the best NFL dunkers thanks to his time as a star player on Miami’s basketball team. He just lifts up and dunks with as much ease as he scores touchdowns. (more…)

Kent Smith/Getty Images Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena opened in 2005 and is under review for some major renovations.

Bobcats could get All-Star Game with arena upgrades

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Charlotte hosted the All-Star Game back in 1991 when Charlotte Coliseum was a new arena and the Hornets were a new franchise. A lot has happened in 23 years including the Hornets moving away, a new franchise coming in and the Hornets name returning to Charlotte. A new building too, Time Warner Cable Arena, was […]

Mavs’ Cuban feels Lakers best years are behind them

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The Lakers franchise is one of titles, great players, numerous memories, and one of the most storied teams in NBA history. Under the leadership of Jerry Buss, the Lakers were a consistent playoff contender but now that the Buss era is over, Mavericks’ Mark Cuban feels the team will be floundering for many seasons to […]

Greg Oden’s revenge game

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-3ri-AX-p8

Greg Oden has played 20 games for the Heat, averaging 12.0 points per 36 minutes and 9.2 rebounds per 36 minutes. Playing 20 games and 8.9 minutes per game seems like a major accomplishment for Oden. He has been riddled with injuries since he was drafted in 2006, playing parts of only three seasons including this year.

So getting his first chance to play against the Blazers was probably tinged with some emotion. Oden scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in 15 minutes. It was a modest appearance for Oden in yet another start.

Surely that dunk had some emotion behind it however. Even if it was nobody’s fault that Oden did not work out as the top overall pick in Portland.

The Heat won 93-91 as the Blazers continue an East Coast swing.

No delaying the inevitable, ads coming to NBA jerseys

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The inevitable is coming to the NBA. Commissioner Adam Silver all but admitted it at the IMG World Congress of Sports last Wednesday. Advertisements are coming to NBA jerseys. Silver said he believes it will happen in the next five years. That is sure to make traditional American sports fans a little annoyed. Unlike European […]

Mark Cuban warns NFL

“I think the NFL is 10 years away from an implosion. I’m just telling you: pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. And they’re getting hoggy.

“Just watch. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. When you try to take it too far, people turn the other way. I’m just telling you, when you’ve got a good thing and you get greedy, it always, always, always, always, always turns on you. That’s rule No. 1 of business.”

-Mark Cuban (h/t Tim MacMahon of ESPNDallas.com)

Cuban, who has been as outspoken as ever in recent weeks when it comes to business issues in the NBA and in sports, was talking specifically about the NFL’s exclusive TV deals. He was not mentioning the NFL and football’s concussion crisis or the beginnings of the end of that sport in that sense.

He also stands to benefit since the NBA would be second among the major sports in the league. We will see if Cuban’s prediction comes true…

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