Nick Young gets a new haircut, ends up with a mullet.

Via: swaggyp1

The Philadelphia 76ers might not be a team destined for a championship anytime soon, but they do have the best hair in the NBA locked up. Nick Young, who donned a fauxhawk earlier in the season, thought it was about time to switch things up. So he did what any reasonable person would do, he got himself a mullet. Well, I am not a renowned hair stylist or anything, really, but something tells me that this won't be too well-received among fans or, anyone with eyes. The mullet is just one of those things that will and should never come back. I mean if Kanye failed, who else could do it? And this is dude got everyone wear those stupid leather sweater pants at the All-Star weekend.

The Round Up - February 26th, 2013.

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Late to the Throne: To everyone's surprise, the Sacramento Kings took the reigning NBA Champions, Miami Heat, to a thrilling double overtime before heading on the road with the inevitable loss. DeMarcus Cousins led the Kings with his 26th double-double of the season, grabbing 15 boards and scoring 24 points (10 of 17), 2 of which, forced the first overtime. Marcus Thornton exploded off the bench for 36 points, on 8 of 12 shooting from beyond the arc, and 3 assists. In the second overtime, LeBron James went full super hero mode, going off for 11 of Heat's 17 points in the extended period to finish with a total of 40 points (14 of 23), 8 rebounds, and a career-high 16 assists. Becoming the first player in NBA history since Kareem in 1983 to shoot at least 64 percent (minimum of 200 shots) from the field in a calender month. Dwyane Wade added 39 points on 19 of 28 shooting, 8 rebounds and 7 dimes.

Chippy: Things got a little out of hand down at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiana when the Golden State Warriors came to visit. Stephen Curry went off for 23 of his game-high 38 points in the first half. He shot 14 of 20 from the field and missed only 3 of his 10 attempts from the three. Despite the big game from their point guard, the Warriors would come up short in the end due to a lack of production from other players. Indiana's David West had 28 points (12 of 16) and 7 rebounds. Paul George chipped in for 21 points (9 of 17) and 11 boards.

Brawl: Because of course, David Lee, Roy Hibbert and Stephen Curry are the toughest dudes in the league.

Broken Horns: The Cleveland Cavaliers snapped their 11 game losing streak to the Chicago Bulls in the 101-98 win. The Cavs, without Kyrie Trving, depended on Dion Waiters's 25 points (10 of 16) and Shaun Livingston's 15 points (6 of 11). Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng of the Bulls combined for over half of Chicago's points with 53 total, unfortunately no one else but Kirk Hinrich on the team scored in double figures to be of any help.

Slow Motion: Despite not having a single fast break point last night against the New Orleans Hornets, the Brooklyn Nets still left New Orleans Arena with the W. Deron Williams got a game-high 33 points (10 of 21) and 8 assists, while Brook Lopez goes for 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The Hornets didn't do that well in the fast break points column either, scoring only 9 points in transition. Greivis Vazquez had 20 points on 20 shots, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in his team's third loss in four games.

German Monster: Dirk Nowitzski has returned to form as of late, he had 21 points (8 of 16), and 20 rebounds in the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks, who shot a horrendous 6 of 21 in the first quarter, turned it up in the remaining periods to finish with a game-low 42 percent from the field. Monta Ellis led the charge with 22 points on an inefficient (as usual) 8 of 17 shooting, 9 assists and 6 steals.

Pain and Sorrow: Please take a moment now and honor the efforts of these teams. I will be thinking about you guys when I break down into tears, watching the last episode of Boy Meets World. The Bobcats put up a valiant effort in the 22 point loss to the LA Clippers. Gerald Henderson and Blake Griffin both led their respective teams with 24 points each. Don't forget about the Sixers, as they fall to the Orlando Magic by 14 points. And the Timberwolves, who were once promising, but has taken a step back with an injury riddled roster in their loss to the Phoenix Suns, the worst team in the west.

Fancy: Ricky Rubio is not he only one that can spice up their passes.

Highlights

Hang Time: Still unfair.

Lob City: The Clippers has removed all the just about every magical aspect about the alley-oop. This was not what the Flint Tropics envisioned when they created the play.

Nick Young wore a Superman onesie on his flight.

Via: Kwame Brown's Instagram

Flying is the worst. There is nothing I hate more than being trapped in a small space and forced to sit with random strangers. Strangers, who will constantly try to strike up conversations, to which I feel compelled to listen to just so they don't feel disrespected. The worst of all is putting up with babies that sit across from you, who at any unexpected moment will expel a stream of steaming hot stomach fluid onto your entire lower body from 5 feet away without a single regret in it's beady little evil eyes. What's worst is that there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, you can only smile at it's parents and pretend like the Satan's spawn didn't totally ruin your day. For the rest of the flight, you will have to continue to tolerate more crying. While the contents on your leg begins to crust, making you smell like as if you were wearing Brian Fantana's Sex Panther cologne, except there is no 60% chance of it working, only 100% guaranteed stank. This experience may or many not have happened me, but I just want to let you know that I am very familiar with flying and I am more than qualified to "defend" Nick Young.

The above photo was taken by Kwame Brown, a member of the Philadelphia 76ers (yes, he is still in the NBA) and teammate of Nick Young. What was most striking was not the one-piece pajama that Swaggy P was wearing, but the caption of the photo created by Mr. Brown.

"This clown wearing a onezy talking about swag" 

Nick Young, for those of you that are unaware, goes by the nickname of "Swaggy P," he's been known to be a wild dresser and owning a tattoo on his left arm that reads "In Swag We Trust." Although I can not comment on his questionable life decisions, I do know that on a flight, even if you are a NBA player riding first class, the most important rule is to make yourself comfortable. And if Nick is comfortable in his incredible Superman onesie, than it is none of your business, Kwame. Who are you to give criticize anybody anyway, you ARE the former number 1 pick that never lived up to expectations and according to Kobe, was scared of the ball. Stop hating.

Andrew Bynum and his hair has gone insane.

Via: @JordanRaanan

At first glance, I thought this was just someone trolling the internet with an impressive photo shop of Andrew Bynum's two crazy hair styles. But in a second photo..HOLY CRAP IT'S REAL. OH MY LORD. WHAT?

Via: @tmoorepburbs

LOOK AT THAT SHADOW. I don't even care if he doesn't plays anymore, the Philadelphia 76ers' investment was totally worth it. If only the NBA gives you draft picks for winning the internet. THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER. Don't ever stop Andrew, please don't.

Jordan Crawford ate Skittles in the middle of the game.

Via: SB Nation

Somethings just never change. Even after removing Andray Blatche, the President of the Knuckleheads and Javale McGee, the secretary of  doing stupid things on the court, the effect they left on the Wizards remain in effect. I hope you enjoyed those tropical flavored Skittles, Jordan Crawford, because they didn't help your game very much. He scored only 3 points and went 1 of 5 from the field. John Wall must have wanted to get in on the candy too, as he went for 9 points on 3 of 12 shooting. The rainbow is the devil.

Sixers Fans chanted "Honey Nut Cheerios" during Carmelo's freethrows.

Last Thursday, in the New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics rematch at the TD Garden, any Cheerios-related items brought in by the fans were confiscated by security. For those of you, who are out of the loop on the whole Cheerios fiasco between Kevin Garnett and Melo, I will summarize it for you in a sentence. Basically, a few weeks ago, during the first Celtics vs, Knicks game of the season, Kevin Garnett reportedly said Melo's wife, Lala tasted like Honey Nut Cheerios and Melo didn't take it too well. Since then, the internet has kept relevant, making a non issue into a thing that will forever haunt Carmelo for the rest of his NBA career. Taking advantage of this known fact, Philadelphia 76ers fans decided to chant the popular General Mills cereal on Saturday in an attempt to get the Knick to miss his free throws. It didn't work, but Melo did get a little chuckle from it.

Keep it classy Philly fans, you are not making any friends in this league by chanting a possible misquote reported on Twitter or cheering for injuries to other players.

The Round Up - January 26th, 2013.

Stats Rundown

Bomber: Just when you thought the Toronto Raptors learned something about close games after beating the Orlando Magic on a buzzer beater, they dropped another again. The man responsible? Kyrie Irving, had a game-high 32 points on 13 of 26 shooting, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, a 100 body twisting lay-ups and the game winning shot from long distance. This sophomore has now scored more than 30 points in 4 of his last 5 games. Also this was his 5th game winner, in his 85th career game. Way to make your fellow 20 year olds feel bad. I am super jealous.

 

Shutdown: The Philadelphia 76ers held the New York Knicks to only 35 percent from the field and 4 of 27 from the three in the win. Both J.R. Smith and Jason Kidd failed to register a single point in this game. For the Sixers, Jrue Holiday dropped a career high 35 points (16 of 25), 5 boards, and 6 dimes to show the world why he deserves to be an All Star.

Honorable Mention: To Tony Parker's 31 points on 13 of 17 shooting, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals in the victory over the Phoenix Suns. If he didn't play for the Spurs, he would be more than just an All Star.

Flipping the Script: The Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats all won last night. It is a miracle.

The Washington Wizards defeated the Chicago Bulls to go 7-3 in their last 10 games. Surprisingly 5 of the wins actually came from projected playoff teams.

Despite shooting a rare 50 percent from the three, the Minnesota Timberwolves would fall to the Charlotte Bobcats. Led by Kemba Walker, who had 25 points (8 of 17), 8 rebounds and 8 assists, the Bobcats managed to keep to game close for Gerald Henderson to hit the game winner to snap their 16 game home losing streak (2nd longest in NBA history).

What a crazy possession.

Your Mighty Beardness: James Harden is doing pretty well as a Rocket. He had 29 points on 7 of 15 shooting, and 7 assists to weather Deron Williams's hot first quarter, where he dropped 20 points (7 of 7). But it didn't matter, because DWill would only score 7 points in the next 3 quarters and Houston would come out on top.

Don't Call it a Comeback: The Portland Trail Blzers went on a 10-0 run late in the game to comeback to beat the Los Angeles Clippers. Nicholas Batum got his second career triple double with 20 points (7 of 15), 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. Blake Griffin on the other hand, got 24 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 steals and one of the most spectacular in game dunks in NBA history.

Highlights

Aerial Assault: The Denver Nuggets can run really fast, and score 28 more points than the Sacramento Kings.

Hot Potato: The Blazers shares the basketball very well.

Barnes and Poster: Harrison Barnes did this, shot 2 of 3 from the field and Mark Jackson still only gave him 13 minutes of playing time. Stop clipping the wings of the Black Falcon.

Charles Barkley doesn't know how to tie his own tie.

Just to clarify, Charles Barkley is a 49 year old, former NBA All Star that apparently has no idea how to put his tie together.

I guess when you are knee-deep in money, you don't need to know how to do the essential things in life, because you can always get someone to do it for you. I, myself, am not a tie tying expert either, but I do believe that was a half windsor, right? I have only done my tie once and avoided doing it again by leaving it in the knot. Please don't tell me that I am the only one that does this. It is not weird.

Via: The 700 Level

Andrew Bynum's $60,000 treadmill keeps breaking down.

Via: CSN Philly

After being out for the entire summer and the last 3 months of the season, Andrew Bynum is finally on track to return by the All Star Break. To speed things up, the Philadelphia 76ers bought their $16 million dollar investment, a $60,000 dollar treadmill that can reduce the stress on his knees, while improving his movement.

From Bob Cooney of Philly.com:

... the organization (76ers) invested in a state-of-the-art anti-gravity treadmill that will alleviate up to 80 percent of the person’s body weight. The estimated cost of that piece of equipment has been guessed to be close to $60,000. Now as Bynum is working towards a return that he predicts could come around the All-Star break (mid-February), the new machine is breaking down.

“It’s going pretty good. I shot around at shootaround (Monday morning) with the guys so I’m getting a bit better on the court. If the treadmill would stop breaking down I would be able to do a little bit more, but I’m going well. It’s like every 3 days or so it needs service, so I don’t know. I’ve been involved a little bit in practice just shooting around with the guys and stuff like that. My knees feel good and I’m not feeling any pain so this is all good and I just want to keep it going.” 

As great as an anti-gravity treadmill sounds, maybe the stress of carrying Bynum is a lot heavier than it looks. Andrew Bynum is listed at 285 pounds, but if you add the weight he has probably gained over the summer and another 20 pounds from his hair (which by the way is incredibly versatile), the machine might need some help. He needs to come back soon, because the 76ers are not doing too well. They are sitting a 9th spot in the East with a 17-24 record and is second last in the Atlantic Division.

The Round Up - January 18th, 2013.

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Stats Rundown

Kevin Durant is simply unstoppable. The Thunder swing-man scored a career high 52 points (13 of 31), grabbed 9 boards and stole two basketballs. His partner, Russell Westbrook had 31 points (12 of 26), 6 rebounds and 6 dimes against the Dallas Mavericks. This game was supposed to be over by halftime, but the resilient Mavericks came back in the 4th quarter, powered Dirk Nowitzki's 12 points, to outscore the Thunder 33 to 24 in that period to force over time. Down three, with 6 seconds left on the clock, Rick Carlisle drew up a beautiful play for a OJ Mayo basket that led to free basketball. But KD would prove to be too much for Dallas to handle, as he seals the game with a dagger that coincidentally resembled a shot he made in the last postseason.

Vinsanity: This is insane, because Vince Carter, who is approximately 3,000 years old dropped 29 points (10 of 17) on the Thunder and even got a vintage routine dunk on the big man of the opposing team. What a trip down memory lane.

This is exactly why you don't play Kendrick Perkins late in the game.

Rookie Watch: The Washington Wizards are good now guys, seriously. Ever since John Wall returned to the team, they have won the last 3 of their 4 games. The best part is that he makes Bradley Beal even better. The rookie shooting guard had 23 points (8 of 13), 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the victory over the Denver Nuggets at home.

Honorable Mention: To Ty Lawson's 6 assists, 2 steals and 29 points (11 of 16), 23 of which came in the third quarter, where the little man from UNC exploded for 23 points, knocking down all nine of his field goal attempts. Too bad John Wall rejected your game winning field goal attempt.

Time Machine User: Did you know that Tim Duncan has never lost a home game against the Golden State Warriors? The Spurs are 28-0 and Tim Duncan added another win to the total last night with his 24 points (9 of 16), 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks to keep the streak alive.

Fast Pace(r): Paul George of the Indiana Pacers scored 18 of his total 31 points (11 of 19) in the first quarter, to match the exact same amount Houston had in the same period of time. The man with two first names also got 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and legitimate considerations for a spot in the All Star reserves.

Oh Canada: You can always count on the Toronto Raptors to crumble in the second half. Up 17 points at halftime, the Raptors came out into the third scoring 13 points while allowing the Philadelphia 76ers to an easy 29 points. Jrue Holiday added another strong performance to his All Star campaign, going for a career high tying 33 points on 13 of 23 shots, 5 rebounds, 14 assists and 3 steals in the overtime victory. He scored the team's final 14 points, including 12 in overtime. Where would the Sixers be without him?

FROLO: Your Andrew Bynum hair update. It is okay to be frightened. (Via: @Ez_mo_bee)

Two Horns: With the win against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden, this marks the fifth time in the last 8 games, where both Carlos Boozer (19 and 20) and Joakim Noah (14 and 13) recorded a double double. This game was close from the start to the finish. Despite Rajon Rondo's 30 points on 12 of 21 shots and 7 assists, the Bulls pulled it out in overtime thanks to some late game heroics. In the final seconds of the game, Kirk Hinrich knocked down a jumper to force overtime. Even though Marco Bellinelli almost lost the game for the Bulls with a terrible possession, he redeemed himself by hitting the a tough turn around fade-away for the win. The Bulls are still undefeated on Fridays.

Rondo is shocked. (Via: @CorkGaines)

Highlights

Trick Tricks: Marc Gasol fooled the Kings into believing the basketball disappeared.

Grave Digging: Brook Lopez is just asking for death with transition defense like that. I am glad Josh Smith granted his request.

The Round Up - January 15th, 2013.

Via: @BeyondtheBuzzer

These are the NBA 2013 All Star Jerseys and they actually look okay this time.

Stats Rundown

The Philadelphia 76ers might not be getting any wins, but Jrue "Spelled with a J" Holiday has been putting up All Star numbers all season. He had 29 points on 10 of 17 shooting (4 of 5 from three), 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals against the New Orleans Hornets. Up 20 points in the third quarter, the Hornets were caught off guard by a sudden attack by Nick Young. Swaggy P. dropped 14 points in 5 minutes to trim the lead to 11, which was the closest the Sixers would get to a victory. Ever since Eric Gordon returned to the starting line up, New Orleans have won 4 of their last 5 games.

Honorable Mention: To the likely 6th man of the year, Jamal Crawford, who went for 30 points (11 of 20), and 5 of 7 from the three to send the Houston Rockets into Dallas with a 4 game losing streak.

Boards: In his second game after coming back from a torn labrum (shoulder injury), Dwight Howard is starting to look a lot like his old self. He got 31 points on 14 of 18 shooting, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks in the win against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Sad Bucks: Poor John Henson had to resort to flopping to stop Dwight. Fines on a rookie salary is not pleasant.

Time Machine User: I guess it's true, the only reason the Lakers have been losing was because nobody including Mike D'Antoni told them that the season had started. It sure didn't affect Kobe's play though. The Black Mamba scored 31 points on 12 of 19 shooting, grabbed 2 boards and handed out 6 assists in the two game winning streak. This was Kobe's 22nd straight game with at least 20 points, he better not be doping.


Double Nuggets: Two of the Nuggets had a double double last night against the Portland Trail Blazers. Kenneth Faried had 21 points (9 of 12), 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. While Ty Lawson got himself 24 points (10 of 19), 3 rebounds and 12 assists, one of which included this big play in the overtime victory. This is the Blazers' first overtime loss of the season.

Toughness: Kyle Lowry had only 2 points before heading into halftime with a sprained ankle. Although he was not expected to return, he came back in the 4th quarter to score 19 points in an effort to get the win over the Brooklyn Nets. Unfortunately, it was not enough, Kyle would finish the game with 21 points on 5 of 7 shooting, knocking down 4 of 5 from downtown and dishing out 2 assists in 15 minutes of play.

Highlights

Jet Pack: Just Blake Griffin dunking the basketball really far away from the hoop. Nothing special to see here.

Athletic Reptiles: Terrence Ross can still jump really high because that's how the Raptors draft shooting guards. I feel like we have been through this.

Quincu Acy likes. (Via: @talkhoop)

The James Harden Beard ain't nothing for Qunicy Acy to worry about.

The Round Up - January 12th, 2013.

Stats Rundown

If you picked yesterday to miss NBA games, you made a good choice. The basketball wasn't pretty, but players were dropping baskets left to right.

30s': Blake Griffin and Arron Affalo scored 30 points against each other. While Blake shot 15 of 22, grabbed 8 rebounds and handed out 7 assists, Arron did not back down from the fight. The UCLA product knocked down 10 of his 19 shots, took down 7 boards and also gave out 7 dimes.

The difference was that only one of them nearly killed J.J. Redick. Unforunately he didn't pass away, because he would go on to hit the three point dagger that wins the game for Orlando.

Jrue Holiday got himself 30 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals in the win over the Houston Rockets. It's too bad James Harden embarrassed the crap out of him.

Career Highs: Little Isiah Thomas is making everyone under 6 foot proud. Despite the 29 point loss to the Miami Heat, the Kings would not have even scored 70 points, if he didn't go score a career high of 34 points on 13 of 22 shooting (6 of 8 from three), and dish out 5 assists.

It's been a cold shooting month of December for Mario Chalmers, but he decied to HEAT it up again in January. He went 10 of 13 from behind the arc for a career high 34 points. His 10 threes not only ties Brian Shaw's record, it also makes him the first player in the Heat big 3 era to lead the team in scoring.

Shout Out: To David West's first career triple double, 14 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists in the victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Boards: Since moving to Orlando, Nikola Vucevic has been a double-double machine, he had 18 points (7 of 9), and 15 rebounds at the Staples Center.

Fundamental: Here we have Marcus Morris teaching you how to properly situate your face when shooting a jumper over the out stretched arms of your opponent.

Photo by Howard Smith, USA TODAY Sports

Guess Who's Back: John Wall returns to the court for the first time since discovering a stress injury to his left knee cap in September. He came off the bench for 14 points (5 of 11), 2 rebounds and 4 assists in a Washington Wizards' victory over the Atlanta Hawks. I think it is safe to say he's made a full recovery because he was zipping by every Atlanta defender thrown at him, hopefully he can make the Wizards watchable again. My eyes have suffered enough.

Grant Hill also came back yesterday from the bone bruise in his knee that has kept him off the floor in the past 3 months. He had 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play.
 
Don't Come it a Comeback: The Utah Jazz came back from a 15 point deficit in the 4th quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons.

Scorched: The Phoenix Suns got their 2,000 franchise victory last night, against the Chicago Bulls. All you need to know was that Michael Beasley was actually efficient and the Bulls just couldn't stop him. That is just weird to type.

Highlights

Censorship: Don't read DeMarcus Cousin's lips after the dunk, it is not family friendly.

Weird Sequence: Ish Smith must have hurt his bum really bad. Cool name though.

Aerial Tricks: Sometimes when something that used to be impressive is overdone, all you need to do is increase the difficulty for yourself.

Jarrett Jack threw Dorell Wright's shoe into the 10th row during a NBA game.

The Golden State Warrior have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2012-13 season. Nobody expected them to be anywhere near where they are at right now. At least not with this roster. But they are currently 5th in the West and much of their success has come from an improved defense. Mark Jackson has instilled new defensive principles into this team and you can see Jarrett Jack using one of them here:

Who knew Jarrett Jack would close 2012 with arguably one of the greatest moment in the NBA history. This is what you would call a perfect play. First, Jack breaks the distance record of shoe thrown in an NBA game by an NBA player, and then knocks down a three on the other end to complete it. He even added an evil smug at the end to put the cherry on top. I bet that was not the way former Warrior, Dorell Wright thought he would be welcomed back in his old arena.

If you are wondering, there are other players that have thrown their opponent's shoes out of their reach and coincidentally the victims were all embarrassed in their former home.

Metta World Peace was of course involved in one these incidents. As a matter of fact, he might be the innovator of this movement. Trevor Ariza should be proud to be the first.

Dwyane Wade, who is slowly gaining a rep of being a dirty player after sending his leg directly into Ramon Sessions's reproductive organ, was part of the sneaker throwing history too.

The NBA is the best.

The Round Up - December 23rd, 2012.

Stats Rundown

The Los Angeles Clippers are the hottest team in the NBA right now. It is only fitting that Blake Griffin had 23 points (8 of 12 shooting), 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and a block to tie the Oklahoma City Thunder's win total, making them second in the west. (The Clips are have one more loss than the Thunder)

Dishin': Another 13 assists for Chris Paul in the 13th straight Clippers win. He had 17 points and 5 steals against the Phoenix suns.

Boards: Nikola Pekovic, the human ogre grabbed 17 rebounds to go with his 21 points in the loss at the Madison Square Garden.

Don't Come it a Come Back: Carmelo Anthony scored 19 of the Knicks' 23 fourth quarter points for the comeback win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Melo finished with 33 points (10 of 25) and 7 rebounds.

Phantom Punch: Carmelo Anthony whacks Andrei Kirilenko twice and then flops to get the call. Have you no shame? (Via: @cjzero)

Even Mike Woodson didn't like that. (Via: @cjzero)

It is not funny, don't abuse your star status to get out of fines.

German Fade away: Dirk Nowitzski returns to the NBA game for the first time after knee surgery. He went for 8 points on 3 of 4 shooting and grabbed 6 boards against the San Antonio Spurs.

Splash: The San Antonio Spurs sets a new franchise record for 20 three point makes in a game. 7 of those were courtesy of Danny Green who only missed one shot in the victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

The Original 3: Manu Ginobili's unnecessary no look passes are the best.

Denied: Shannon Brown didn't want to embarrass Blake Griffin by going to his full 50 inch vertical.

Put Back: Dante Cunningham cleans up Ricky Rubio's mess.

Late Rotation: No stare downs or any taunting from J.R. Smith, I don't even know this guy anymore.

Coach Doug Collins bought Big Macs for Sixers Fans.

Last Night, the Phialdelphia 76ers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 99-80, which meant that the Sixers were short one point to give out free Big Mac vouchers to the fans in attendance. Normally you would guess that the team didn't manage to score in time, but this was not the case.

The Sixers did have a shot to please their fans, with 23 seconds left in the game clock, one more basket in a blow out shouldn't be too difficult. But Coach Doug Collins stepped in and told his team to hold the ball as a display of sportsmanship. Obviously, the fans at the Wells Fargo Center weren't too happy about it. They booed like true Philly fans and it made Doug felt so bad, he took out his own money to buy them all a Big Mac. Just so you know, there were about 18,000 people in attendance, each Big Mac costs $4.33, which totals to approximately $80,000 dollars. Maybe letting Evan Turner score wouldn't be such a bad idea.

Amurica!

Via: The 700 Level

Andrew Bynum braided his Fro' and it looks super weird.

Via: @spencerhawes00

I don't know about you guys but I live for these Andrew Bynum hair updates. It is the only reason to watch any Sixers because the team is not playing most beautiful basketball. They are winning games that they aren't suppose to and losing games that they are suppose to win. I really hope he keeps changing up his style, and if that means he will sit out for the season, I would be very okay with that. There are just so many different ways to wear his hair and, I can't wait to see them all.

More photos after the jump. I got every single view.

Via: @EyeOnBasketball and @SickNievers

Via: @spikeeskin (instagram) Even, his braids look messy.

He could go Latrell Sprewell, which would be he most unrelated heart warming tribute. Just remember to pay your taxes.

Things Kobe Bryant might have said to Andrew Bynum at the Sixers game.

Via: @JonesOnTheNBA

The following exclusive transcription of the original conversation is likely fictional or totally real.

Kobe Bryant: "I am only doing this because the camera is on us and not because I actually care for you."

Andrew Bynum: "Nice to see you too, Jerk face.

Kobe Bryant: "Since we have to look like we are having a legitimate conversation, how is your knee?"

Andrew Bynum: "I can't run yet."

Kobe Bryant: "So I was right about calling you being nothing after the Dwight Howard trade."

Andrew Bynum: "Look asshole, you traded no.1 for no.2. Dwight is not winning you any games and my team has a better record than yours even though I am probably never going to play for them."

Kobe Bryant: "More like no.1 worst injury for no.2 worst injury.

Andrew Bynum: "You are never short of those trademarked smart ass answers are you?"

Pau Gasol: "Chill out, guys"

Kobe Bryant: "Shut up, Pau. You don't have a place in this conversation."

Pau Gasol: *whimpers* "I hate you!"

Kobe Bryant: "Why did you say?" *Kobe Death Stares*

Andrew Bynum: "Man, screw this. The camera got enough footage. I am leaving."

Kobe Bryant: "One more thing, what the hell are you doing with that hair? You a trend setter now?"

Andrew Bynum: "YOLO" *Walks away*
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Excerpts from real quotes from ESPN and Sulia.

You can apply to be Charles Barkley's intern.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work for a retired profession NBA superstar? Well, Charles Barkley is here to offer you a once in a lifetime opportunity. If you don't mind being on call 24/7 with his food, listening to Chuck repeating himself over a thousand times and working without any compensation besides the satisfaction of hanging around him, go apply to be his intern now on his official website.

Here is some tips from the guys in the TNT studio:

Good Luck.

Oh, and if this helped you get the gig, please send me videos of Charles's golf swing.

Dwight Howard "Save the Centers" PSA, will teach you how to play point.

Those are great ideas, Dwight. But how come none of the point guard training comes with free throw practice? Welp, at least I know one guy that would sign up, Andrew Bynum can't wait to take all the threes he wants.

Andrew Bynum's hair was inspired by A Pimp named Slick Back.

I knew it. The way he dressed, the manner he took on, and the crazy hair, I knew it was inspired by a fictional pimp in the Boondocks. Heck, I even called it a few weeks ago. And by my calculations, everything is just about to come together, soon he will make everyone address him by his full name and if his NBA career falls short, he can make a living by teaching men how to mistreat women. (This a Boondocks joke, it is okay to not get it because I watch the show and still don't understand it at times.)

Why flatten it like Dora the Explorer that one time?
“It wasn’t Dora, man. It was ‘Pimp Named Slickback’ (a character from The Boondocks cartoon). No, I flattened it because it gets boring picking it out all the time.”

 A Pimp named Broke Knees should be offended by the Dora comparison. No, Dora should be offended, how dare the reporter diss her hair like that. Have you ever seen her hair in a mess? That thing stays the same no matter what she does. 

How much higher can the afro grow?
“Oh man, I want it to go forever, man. There’s going to come and point in time where it’s not going to be growing, so I might as well enjoy it while I have it.”

On behalf of the NBA online community, thank you for blessing us with that glorious hair of yours. Our blogs were never the same since it came into our lives, please grow dreads.

Source: Sixers Dish