basketball

This Girl Shoots Basketballs Like a Machine

Matt Cherette · 11/15/10 01:29PM

One of the world's most popular arcade games is the basketball one—you know, where you have about a minute to sink as many hoops as possible. Well, you have nothing on this girl. Watch (and be amazed) inside.

Indiana Pacers Quest For History Ruined By One Errant Shot

Dan Grappone · 11/10/10 03:20PM

In the third quarter of last nights Nuggets/Pacers game, the home team Pacers hit twenty consecutive shots, scoring a monstrous 54-points in the quarter alone. However, their shot at perfection was ruined with only seconds remaining.

Reporter Sinks Half-Court Shot While Reporting On Half-Court Shot

Matt Cherette · 07/23/10 04:19PM

This doesn't happen every day. Or ever, really. This sports reporter was filming a piece about how a blindfolded student inadvertently sank a half-court basketball shot. He, too chucked the ball behind him from half-court with no thought. And then...

LeBron James: I'm In Miami, B*tch!

Matt Cherette · 07/08/10 08:34PM

*James Earl Jones Voice* THE. DECISION. HAS. BEEN. MADE. *End James Earl Jones Voice* Moments ago, LeBron James announced live on ESPN that he will sign with the Miami Heat for the upcoming NBA season. Inside, video of James' announcement.

Argentinean Basketball Team Combats Killer Plants in Mesmerizing Ad

Matt Cherette · 06/01/10 02:26PM

In this awesome commercial for Li Ning—aka the low-budget version of Nike—Argentina's 2004 Olympic Gold Medal winning basketball team maneuvers the court as a cascade of killer plants (Triffids?) tries to stop the men from scoring. Video inside.

Tim Geithner Displays Basketball Prowess in China

Maureen O'Connor · 05/24/10 03:06PM

While visiting China, esteemed Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner sunk a three-pointer playing with Beijing's Renmin University's team, providing a great opportunity for news anchors to joke about how Asians are too short to be good at this sport, anyway.