Wow what an excellent call. Maybe a bit lucky to get it right, but that player was so out of control that the attempted push applied zero force. He was flying in there on his own. Smart to recognize that by the ref.

Counterpoint: Fuck Gonzaga also

The second I saw this kid, I knew he would be on Deadspin.

no, no, people definitely hate Northwestern

I think something like “Are you kidding me???? Oh my god!! He fell over!! THIS IS SO BAD!!”

There are days I wish I was capable of caring about stuff that way. I mean, can you imagine? I think the entire NFL could fold and it would merit a shrug.

There is no worse sequence regarding officiating than “blind ref misses call, coach yells about missed call, ref tees up coach and rewards the other team with two free throws for getting away with a foul”.

If this is against the rules, I’m glad the neighborhood 4th graders don’t know better to call me on it. #playingabovethe8'rim

I’ve seen a lot of (Harlem Globetrotters) basketball and I am pretty sure that is legal. I think you can even hold the bottom of the net closed.

Meltdown in the Middle

WARNING: HI-LIGHT TRUTHING BELOW!

I don’t think that needed clarification.

I’ll admit the vast majority of my enjoyment comes from the suffering of their massive, globe-spanning bandwagon fanbase.

Putting on airs to try and act dignified while you lose on purpose for a CHANCE of not getting dunked on by SAM FUCKING HINKIE (from beyond the grave, no less!) is too delicious not to savor.

Danny Ainge is a fucking genius. The Celtics’ version of tanking is to torpedo the Nets and steal their pick. Fucking incredible.

(As a Timberwolves fan) I kinda hate reading takes from national writers and commenters about Rubio. Maybe there’s some Stockholm syndrome as part of it, but when I hear the inevitable “Yeah but he can’t shoot and he should just be a backup PG and you’ll never win with him,” all I can say is: No! You don’t get it!…

This event turned out to have fireworks:

Never forget

I read this as poop out of nowhere, which would be considerably more interesting.