Kobe Bryant appeared to hurl a homophobic slur towards an NBA referee during a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game last night … and it was all caught on tape. It happened during the 3rd quarter after Kobe got hit with a technical foul. The NBA star — clearly upset — screams for the ref (Bennie Adams) and appears to mouth the words, “F**king f**got.” One of the announcers then comments, “You might wanna take the cameras off of him right now, for the children watching.”
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Steve Nash’s Ex-wife’s “Baby Daddy” Identified as Former Teammate
In December, Steve Nash filed for divorce with his wife Alejandra Amarilla only a day after they had their baby. The reason for this has now unfolded. His cheating allegations were confirmed when Aljejandra gave birth to a black baby. Now the farther is said to be Jason Richardson, Nash’s former teammate. The Suns abruptly traded Richardson to the Orlando Magic in December. This was around the time that the baby was born.
5’10” Jacob Tucker Wins NCAA Slam Dunk Contest
Last night Illinois College senior Jacob Tucker became a hero small guys at D3 schools everywhere by winning the 2011 NCAA dunk contest. It’s a classic March Cinderella story. You’ll recall Tucker’s incredible dunk reel, which alerted us to his 50-inch vertical. Thanks to that viral campaign, Tucker won over enough hearts to oust his opponet, Lee University’s Larriques ‘Rico’ Cunningham, and earn a spot in the contest. Last night he made in rain thunder with in the first round, earning a perfect 50 with a through-the-legs dunk and took the win by jumping a guy.
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Jay-Z Congratulates Kentucky Wildcat Team After Beating North Carolina
Yesterday, after Kentucky sealed the deal on their trip to the Final Four with a 76-69 win against North Carolina, rapper Jay-Z decided to say “what’s up” to the East Regional champions with a visit to the locker room in Newark’s Prudential Center. The picture, posted above, is rather priceless in itself. Kentucky guard Darius Miller put it all in perspective to the Louisville Courier Journal: “That in itself was a pretty nice experience to add on to (the Final Four). “Going to the Final Four (is bigger) by far. But still, Jay-Z. It’s crazy. This whole day has been crazy. I’m still taking it all in.” Video of the meet-and-greet after the JUMP…
Highlight Reel: Derrick Rose & Dwayne Wade
Who Did It Better? Watch the highlights from each of these All Star guards from this past week after the JUMP…
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3rd Grade Buzzer Beater
A third grader from Portland sinks a last-second shot from well behind the half-court line, bringing his team to victory. For all of you calling traveling, you better check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Guy Dupuy’s Dunk More Impressive Than Blake Griffins’
And1 Live Streetball Introduces French pro basketball player Guy Dupuy. He not only jumps over a BMW, but he does it in style (between the legs) in Poland. It makes Blake Griffin’s jam during the Slam Dunk Contest look like a cheap carny gimmick. See for yourself after the JUMP…
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Jacob Tucker’s Dunk Highlight Reel
We previously proclaimed the best dunker in the world but we might have been a tad bit premature… Jacob Tucker just wrapped up his senior year playing D-III hoops at Illinois College. Now the 5-foot-11 guard is embarking on a viral campaign to get in the NCAA Dunk Contest, boasting on a Facebook group that “small schools can produce big talent too.” He’s further stating the case with an incredible dunk highlight reel. Did we mention he claims a 50-inch vertical? That’s some serious ups. As you’ll see in the video, he basically needs FAA clearance just to play in a game. Bask in the basketball glory of Tucker’s reel after the JUMP…
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High School Star Dies After Hitting Game-Winning Basket
*tap,tap,salute* to JP–sad story bro
Hundreds of cheering fans were shocked into silence when the star basketball player of a western Michigan high school collapsed on the court and died just after hitting the game-winning shot to clinch his team’s perfect season.
Sunday, March 20th, 2011
Ron Artest Responds To Kendrick Perkins “Anti-Laker” Comments
Perkins said “He doesn’t like many Lakers, Pau Gasol is soft & Phil Jackson is arrogant” What does Ron have to say about that?