Offbeat

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Dirk Nowitzki and a few teammates made a pact almost two months ago. That pact was that no one would shave or trim their beards until the team had reached .500 in the standings. While they aren’t there yet, after their third straight win last night they are only one game shy of .500 and [...]

Who are we to make light out of the misfortune of someone else? Scratch that, who are we, not to? Barnes last night airballed his chance at tying the game late against the Mavs. Clutch shooting. [...]

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For all JaVale McGee’s quirks, both on and off the court, he doesn’t seem to be a ‘bad guy’ or anything. He’s just a tad ‘eccentric’. Like Seinfeld level eccentric. But in his home town of Flint Michigan, JaVale McGee is more than just the class clown. He’s the face of the nonprofit, charitable organization [...]

You know when Clark Kent enters the phone booth looking like a nerd, and pops out seconds later in his kick ass Superman costume? Well the world witnessed such a feat on Fox Sports last night as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz. Mavs Rookie Jae Crowder runs to the scorers table, goes to [...]

There wasn’t much doubt that the Miami Heat would keep their winning streak alive this weekend in their match against the lowly Charlotte Bobcats. But the 32 point victory could have just as easily been 50 points had the Miami Heat put the pedal to the metal the entire game. Lebron and company were spectacular. [...]

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We’ve seen some wacky things happen on the hardwood over the years like when Nate Robinson once shot and scored in the wrong basket as a member of the NY Knicks. Then there was the time that some irate fans decided to light and launch M-80 explosives at some incompetent referees, doing a bang-up job [...]

(h/t to NMA.tv for the Video) [...]