Posts by Grantland Staff

May 14, 2012
The Shootaround: The Clippers — These Clippers — Are Moving On

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. The Clippers and Their Sad, Effective Bench As Chris Paul dribbled out the clock Sunday in Memphis, […]
May 11, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: Super Sixers, Sick Kobe, and the Avenging Garnett

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Hero of the Night: Andre Iguodala In the end what this Sixers team needed — after their […]
May 10, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: Helping Hands, Exit Interviews, and Tech City

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. The Resurrection and Re-Murdering of Mike Bibby There was a moment Wednesday night when Mike Bibby was […]
May 9, 2012
YouTube HOF: The Beastie Boys

Nathaniel Hornblower, 1992 Alex Pappademas: “This is our traditional clothing. You may joke about it — but I may joke about you walking around in a business suit someplace, and maybe that’s silly to me, OK? Maybe I’m laughing at you right now!” RIP Nathaniel Hornblower, who had all the ideas for Star Wars and […]
May 9, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: JaVale McGee Rises

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore About 15 minutes after JaVale McGee’s thorough handling of Andrew Bynum was […]
May 8, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: CP3 OT OMG

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Close to the Edge This is something that Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said after the Grizzlies’ Game […]
May 7, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: My Man, My Melo

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Ride the Carmelocoaster In roughly only a year and a half with the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony has […]
May 4, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: Have Gun, Will Travel

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Maximum Security Award: Dwyane Wade Watch this. Personally, I’ve seen a living thing cover as much ground […]
May 3, 2012
NBA Playoffs Shootaround: Don’t Poke the Bear

So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Hero of the Night: O.J. Mayo As we saw with Dallas last postseason, there are instances where […]
May 2, 2012
YouTube HOF: These Are Not the Superheroes You’re Looking For

“Batdance” Prince – Batdance by val6210 Alex Pappademas: The thing that genuinely saddens me about the era of carefully quality-controlled fan-service-calibrated superhero-movie-making/marketing is that we’ll never get another “Batdance.” Kitschy, shrieky, underratedly funky, thoroughly off-message in terms of the dark, brooding post–Frank Miller vision of the movie it was nominally cross-promoting, basically unconcerned with Batman […]

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