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Luke Ridnour Was once Traded Four Times in Six Days
The whole thing was rather “funny” said Luke Ridnour about never visiting a single one of the four teams he was traded to in a span of six days during the summer of 2015. If you’re a professional athlete, being traded and having to find a new place to live and strip club to frequent…
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Vanilla Gorillas Don’t Go to Class – Why Joel Pryzbilla Left the University of Minnesota
Why do Minnesota basketball fans absolutely hate Joel Pryzbilla? Pryzzy was a big, white, vanilla gorilla that rebounded the air out of the ball and always hustled when he was on the court. Things that are usually endearing even to gorilla haters. Despite being a homegrown talent from small-town Monticello in Minnesota and choosing to…
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Jayson Williams Was The GOAT…if hoops were 9 feet tall
Jayson Williams is most remembered for shooting and killing his limo driver. But before all that drama, he was a top NBA prospect who the Sixers thought would be the next Charles Barkley. Fat, out of shape, and injured Immediately upon being drafted 21st overall in the 1990 NBA Draft, Williams was traded by the…
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How Ass Man Organized the First NBA Game
Frank J. Selke was a tough, hard-nosed, god-fearing man who was an assistant general manager with the 1945 NHL champion Toronto Maple Leafs. As is customary, Frank’s name was engraved on the Stanley Cup as “F.J. Selke (Ass Man)” and he helped organize the first game in the history of the NBA. The BAA & the Ass Man…
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The Time Horny James Worthy was Arrested
James Worthy is a legend of the game, he once got arrested for soliciting prostitution, bailed himself out, and made it to his team’s game the same night. When asked about the arrest after the game, Worthy said his “mind was elsewhere.” The question is, which one? Hot in Houston It was a hot Thursday…
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Connie Hawkins Bitchslapped the NBA in Court
During his freshman year at Iowa, Cornelius “Connie” Hawkins was accused of point-shaving. Something that got him expelled from University and effectively banned from the NBA…until he fought back and won. This would become known as the 1961 college basketball gambling scandal. New York City Detectives Don’t Play Like others that have had their name…
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This is How Stupid John Starks Is
Undrafted New York Knicks folk hero, John Starks wasn’t known as the brightest light in The Garden. But according to Don Nelson, the guard was as smart as a bag of rocks. One faithful night while coaching the Knicks during the lockout-shortened 1995-96 season, Nellie witnessed an interaction between a fan and Starks that made…
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How Chinese Cakes Got Ty Lawson Banned from the CBA
The story of how Chinese Cakes got Ty Lawson banned for life from the Chinese Basketball Association.
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The 1st Annual Eastbay List of the Best Gear
In honor of the great sneaker institution of Eastbay, which has now been shuttered. I dedicate this annual list of the best gear that came out over the past year to it. Pour out a little liquor🫗 Here are some ground rules: We start the same way an autistic toddler gets dressed, with the sneakers…
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Fat Boys From Nashville Love Basketball
Fat boys and basketball mix as well as peanut butter on uncooked ramen noodles. They are usually the last to be picked, seldom passed the ball, and more or less only used to set immovable screens. But not in Nashville and not in KeAnthony Patterson’s league. A Fat League of Their Own The inspiration for…