- Steve Kerr has won the NBA finals 40% of the time since entering the league in 1988. Trond Wuellner.
- The Los Angeles Clippers have never retired a number. Via Bill Simmons .
- For all the digital ink spilled by people like me on the importance of taking three-pointers and layups, there is almost no correlation between aggregate shot selection and overall team quality in college basketball. [Hoop Vision]
- Backboards weren’t originally designed for players to bank shots off of — they were implemented to stop spectators in elevated seats from reaching over the hoop and disrupting the game. [Hang Up and Listen]
- Goaltending in basketball was legal until 1944, because nobody actually tried to do it until then. [Dragon Hoops]
Charles Barkley kept Vaseline in his belly button to rub on his lips when they got dry.
My man needs to prevent his lips from getting chapped while roasting women in San Antonio