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Patrick Redford

Jonas Valanciunas Freaks Out After Being Dunked On, Gets Revenge On The Wrong King

Tom Ley

A Good Pass Is One That Makes A Guy Look Silly

Mason Plumlee Is Officially A Triple-Double Machine

Maitreyi Anantharaman

Russell Westbrook Can’t Believe He Airballed A Free Throw Either

Trae Young Got Owned By His Own Foul-Drawing Brain

Ray Ratto

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Bradley Beal #3 of the Washington Wizards reacts against the Toronto Raptors during the first half at Capital One Arena on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Bradley Beal Is Trapped In Washington And Stuck On Earth

Luis Paez-Pumar

Better Hate An Owner

Micky Arison Is A Case Study In How Winning Fixes Everything

The Mavericks Stopped Playing The National Anthem And Nobody Noticed

Giri Nathan

Draymond Green takes a bad halfcourt shot against the Spurs Monday night.

Draymond Green Big-Brained Himself Into A 31-Foot Gameloser

Media Meltdowns

Hoops Comedy Doofus Apologizes After Challenging Kyrie Irving To Fight Over Dumb Video

50-Point Games Are For Losers

Nobody Wants To Play In This Damn All-Star Game

De'Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings throws a pass.

De’Aaron Fox Is Right To Think An All-Star Game Would Be Stupid

A fan gestures as she and her party are escorted out of the arena during the second half of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on February 01, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

What Is This Lady’s Deal!

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 01: De'Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket against Eric Bledsoe #5 and Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the first quarter of an NBA game at Smoothie King Center on February 01, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

This Is What “The Leap” Looks Like

Kyle Lowry sits on the bench in a moody black-and-white image.

The NBA Has Unjustly Besmirched Kyle Lowry’s Ass

Draymond Green in his postgame press conference after the Warriors beat the Pistons 118-91 on Saturday, January 30.

The Pistons Lost To The Warriors, And Then Kept Losing

This Is So Stupid

BaynesWatch: Last Man Standing

Albert Burneko

Russell Westbrook celebrates hitting the game-winning shot as Joe Harris looks on

Joe Harris’s Brainfart Gives The Wizards One Night Of Sweet, Sweet Dignity

I Like When Anthony Edwards Describes How Professional Basketball Is Hard

BaynesWatch: Who Will Break Their Goose Egg First?

Lauren Theisen

Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket over LeBron James

Joel Embiid Says LeBron Should Have Gotten Ejected, Is Immediately Undermined By His Own Coach

Not That The Wizards Needed The Help, But John Wall Made Them Look Like Idiots

LeBron James shoots over a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers

Do Not Root Against LeBron James If He Can See It

Everyone’s Sick Of Shaq