NBA exec reportedly operated five secret Twitter accounts to criticize players and staff

Anonymity on Twitter is sacred, and here’s a delightful reason why it still rocks.
On Tuesday, The Ringer published an in-depth investigation into five outspoken, basketball-focused Twitter accounts, laying out the considerable evidence that Philadel…

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Supreme Court allows states to legalize sports betting, opening floodgates for online gambling profits

Whoever had the over on DraftKings‘ boss Jason Robins and FanDuel chief executive Matt King being given a potential billion dollar windfall by the Supreme Court’s decision to allows sports betting should head to the cashier’s cage. In a six-to-three decision (Justice Breyer was a partial dissent), Supreme Court Justices struck down a federal law […]

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Nike debuts its most ambitious SNKRS stash drop for the Championship Tour featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA

On a mild Thursday night at the Los Angeles Forum, Nike’s public relations team and a group of journalists from some of the country’s leading lifestyle, tech, and general interest websites gathered to see the debut of Nike’s most ambitious SNKRS stash drop. Launched in conjunction with Kendrick Lamar’s Top Dawg Entertainment, the collaboration between […]

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YouTube TV becomes first-ever presenting partner for the NBA Finals, following similar deal with MLB

YouTube TV announced this morning it will become the first-ever presenting sponsor of the 2018 NBA Finals as the result of a multi-year partnership focused on raising consumer awareness of YouTube’s streaming TV service. In addition to becoming the presenting sponsor of the NBA Finals, the deal will also see YouTube TV becoming the presenting […]

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The NBA knows you only care about the fourth quarter, and this proves it

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Sure, watching a basketball game is fun, but it’s common knowledge that all the really exciting stuff happens at the end. 

It appears the NBA knows this too, and is on the verge of making it a whole lot easier to catch the fourth quarter of your favorite game. Oh, and significantly cheaper as well. 

This welcomed news was brought to us, as so many things are these days, via an app push notification that was screengrabbed and tweeted out. 

“Playoff positioning is on the line,” read the notification. “Watch the 4th quarter of Heat-Thunder live for just 99 cents on League Pass.” Read more…

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Don’t foul this free-throwing Toyota basketball robot

Because if it gets to the free-throw line, it sinks the shot – every. single. time. This robot (via The Verge) is the project of a group of Toyota engineers using their spare time, to build a robot inspired by the manga Slam Dunk, which is about a Japanese high school basketball team. The engineers […]

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Guillermo finally got to interview LeBron James at NBA media day and it was adorable

The problem with watching Guillermo at press events is that once you’ve seen his unique interview technique at least once, all others pale in comparison.
The guy just has a knack for it.
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