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Whether they beat the Miami Heat or not, the Chicago Bulls have been on one of the most memorable playoff runs ever. Forget upsetting the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, just look at the totally insane injury bug that has bitten the Bulls this year. From the normal injuries (Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich) to the weird stories (Luol Deng's spinal tap) to the gross visuals (Nate Robinson puking on the sideline), the Bulls' training staff has had its hands full in the playoffs. It's such a bizarre string of bad luck that Greg Gibson (@elfneedsfood) felt the need to make this genius mash-up of the Chicago Bulls' playoff run and the pixelated computer game classic The Oregon Trail. (I think we can ...
She really knows how to steal the show. Now she just needs a belt.
The deeper we go into the NBA playoffs, the more highlights we get. That's a good thing. Not just because we love seeing good basketball, it's because we love to see good bench celebrations. NBA players will overreact to anything and we'd like to pay tribute to that fact with this collection of the best NBA bench overreaction GIFs. H/T to Basketball Jones and the amazing subreddit /r/benchgifs ...
Clearly, the NBA was way cooler in the 1990s. For one, teams really knew how to make a solid media guide. Check out these amazing looks at the 1989-90 Chicago Bulls, the 1994-95 Golden State Warriors, the 1990-91 Boston Celtics, the 1991-92 Utah Jazz and the 1992 Phoenix Suns' playoff guide. Some of the prominent players you will notice are a superhero-like Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, an elevator-riding Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway, a playoff-bound Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers and a Red Auerbach so small, he could sit on the Larry O'Brien trophy. Via Up North Trips ...
The ‘90s were a great time for the NBA. The fouls were hard, the rivalries were heated, and the talent was unparalleled. But who were the top players of the decade? Of course we know who #1 will be so no shocker there, but the rest of the list is full of the best players the league has ever seen. *A quick note, in order to be on the list the player has to have played at least 5 seasons during the decade, which eliminates Magic, Bird, Kobe and Isaiah Thomas. Sorry.* 30. Dan Majerle When Majerle was drafted in 1988 the Suns fans booed him. Cotton Fitzsimmons, the Suns coach at the time, told them they would ...
Phil Jackson made the news yesterday by joining Twitter and firing off a hilarious first tweet. So now that we can assume the "Zen Master" will soon be conquering social media, let's take a look back at the career of the legendary coach and former player. Phil Jackson, 1972 Jackson was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1967 and played with them for 10 seasons, including championship winning seasons in 1970 and 1973. ...
