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Highway Robbery In The NBA [Crazy Crazy Calls]
Published 4/15/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
In more than 20 years of following professional basketball, I've never seen anything like this. The Philadelphia 76ers had seemingly beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers 90-89. Time had expired. The Sixers were in their locker room celebrating. But stop the presses! The referees had — after reviewing the video and discussing the situation — ruled that Devin Brown was fouled with 0.2 seconds left on the clock. The Philly players returned to the court to watch Brown calmly sink both 'throws. Game over (again). Cleveland wins, 91-90. What a cruel twist of fate for the Sixers and their fans. (Did I mention it was "Fan ...

TOP 10 SIGNS THAT LEBRON JAMES AND THE CAVS ARE GETTING SOME CALLS
Published 4/16/2008 by DMtShooter at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool 10. Robert Horry told by league officials to report to Cleveland to "guard" Antwan Jamison 9. Name on the back of his jersey changed to WADE 8. Opposing coaches, instead of watching the game, are reading books and working on their golf swing 7. Rather than a point spread, Vegas now has an over/under on "Number of Questionable Calls" for Cavs' games 6. NBA has already announced Eastern Conference Finals schedule as "Cleveland vs. TBD" 5. The "Special Guest Referee" for every Cavs playoff game is Tim Donaghy 4. James to receive MVP award over Kobe Bryant, ...

Epic Drop: Top 10 Signs That LeBron James and the Cavs are getting some calls
Published 4/16/2008 by DMtShooter at Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back
What, you thought I was going to let the Sixers getting jobbed on Fan Appreciation Night (amazingly this year, the Fan is plural) by the NBA's Anointed One pass without a list? Not a chance. Not even the one that you might want to give the Wizards in their probable first-round playoff matchup with King James. (For the record, I do think Sam Dalembert fouled the guy. I also think that if you can't get away with a call on your floor with 0.2 left on the clock in the fourth, you are officially hosed in any playoff series. Nice year, guys.) ...