As another exciting season of Warriors exhibition basketball NBA action tips off, the time has come to wear your fandom, quite literally, on your sleeve. Thanks to the NBA Store’s infinitely hilarious treasure trove of hardcourt trinkets, however, intrepid ballers can now proudly brandish it on their face, ass, cuticles, wrists, and Christmas trees as well. So without further ado—because we have some actual games to get to—The Loop is pleased to present the 15 most ridiculous NBA Store finds on earth. Happy hunting, superfans.
Lakers Nutcracker
FacebookPinterestPerfect for busting Jim Buss’s balls.
Kristaps Porzingis Lego Puzzle
FacebookPinterestGood luck ever sleeping again, children of the Tri State.
Dunks! 2 DVD
FacebookPinterestXXX. ALL THE HOT DUNKS YOU CAN HANDLE.
An $800 Dollar Watch
FacebookPinterestFUN FACT: This Cavaliers 2016 championship chronograph is worth more than the city of Cleveland.
Chicago Bulls Thong
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The U.S. Mid-Amateur typically signals the end of the golf season for Matt Parziale.

Not long after the tournament is over – usually early for Parziale, considering he had never won a match in three previous tries – he puts the clubs away and falls into a routine schedule as a firefighter on Ladder 1 for the Brockton Fire Department in Massachusetts.

His weekends are more likely to be spent on the ski slopes of New Hampshire than the fairways of Thorny Lea Golf Club.

”If this didn’t happen, I wouldn’t play again,” Parziale said. ”I’d play on the nice days until the snow melts in March or April. Now, I’ve got some things to figure out next year. It will be a different winter, but I’m excited.”

What happened?

Three days later, he was still trying to get his head around a most wonderful week on the Crabapple course at Capital City Club north of Atlanta.

Parziale made it out of the first round. And the second round. In the quarterfinals, he was 5 down with eight holes to play a..

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Longtime caddie-turned-TV-announcer Jim (Bones) Mackay remains one of golf's most respected voices. He's just talking to a new audience

Tiger Woods is swinging a driver without pain, and his agent says doctors have cleared the former world No. 1 to practice without limitations.

Still to be determined is when Woods can play in a tournament.

”We haven’t even addressed when he comes back to play again. We have not addressed one thing,” said Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent at Excel Sports Management. ”He wants to play this so conservatively.”

Steinberg said Woods received a ”good report” last week from doctors who performed fusion surgery on his lower back in April. Woods posted a video on Twitter on Oct. 7 of him hitting a smooth iron shot. Then on Sunday, Woods posted another video – in a red shirt, no less – hitting a driver.

”Making progress,” he tweeted.

Woods, whose last victory was four years ago at the Bridgestone Invitational for his record 18th World Golf Championships title, has not played since he withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Feb. 3 because of back spasms.

Two months later, he had a fourth..

Tiger Woods is swinging a driver without pain, and his agent says doctors have cleared him to practice without limitations.

Still to be determined is when Woods can play in a tournament.

”We haven’t even addressed when he comes back to play again. We have not addressed one thing,” said Mark Steinberg, his agent at Excel Sports Management. ”He wants to play this so conservatively.”

Steinberg said Woods received a ”good report” last week from doctors who performed fusion surgery on his lower back in April. Woods posted a video on Twitter on Oct. 7 of him hitting a smooth iron shot . Then on Sunday, Woods posted another video – in a red shirt , no less – hitting a driver.

”Making progress,” he tweeted.

Woods, whose last victory was four years ago at the Bridgestone Invitational for his record 18th World Golf Championships title, has not played since he withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Feb. 3 because of back spasms.

Two months later, he had a fourth surgery on his back..

Andrew RedingtonNORTON, MA – SEPTEMBER 03: Phil Mickelson of the United States walks to the 17th tee during round three of the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston on September 3, 2017 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)How much would you spend to play a round of golf with Phil Mickelson? Well, now you can put your money where your mouth is. And have your money go to a good cause.
A round of golf with the five-time major champ is up for auction on Charitybuzz.com and it's already drawn an opening bid of $50,000. However, the round (a foursome with Phil, plus lunch) at Mickelson's home course in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., is valued at $250,000.
RELATED: This video of Phil Mickelson talking to a young fan is perfect
That's a lot of dough, but proceeds from the sale will benefit Operation Healing Forces, an organization that serves active-duty and recent-veteran wounded, ill and injured Special Operations Forces and their families, throu..

There's an old saying that goes something like, “you see something new every time you go to a baseball game.” Well, fans definitely saw something they've never seen before at an NLCS game between the Dodgers and Cubs over the weekend.
Late in the game, a fan captured footage of a woman apparently being escorted from her seat behind home plate, and that woman happened to be retired porn star Mia Khalifa, who I've definitely never heard of before today.
https://twitter.com/HoolyBaseball/status/919398923487215616
Since we are dealing with an adult actress here, most of the 'reports', like the ones on Daily Star or Hot New Hip Hop, are based on conjecture. And the rumors are that the young lady in question punched a male fan in the face for trying to take a selfie with her. Khalifa, who I definitely do not follow on Twitter, quickly squashed the reports.
https://twitter.com/miakhalifa/status/919420982766342145
While Khalifa may not have actually socked anyone in th..

October is here, which means the “seasonal” aisle has gone from bikinis to broomsticks. There's plenty of time to think of the perfect costume, alas, a lot of costumes suck, either because they suck or because too many people “think” of them. And I don't mean the timeless ghosts, vampires, and sexy cats. I mean the cliche, corny, or crass costumes of contemporary pop culture. So please: Be kind to other partygoers. Don't embarrass your S.O. And don't be a Dick-in-a-Box guy.
So without much ado at all, here's a list of the Top 48 Most Popular Costumes of 2017. Some in particular order.
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The solar eclipse: Probably someone wearing all black and shades.
“What are you?”
“I'm the eclipse.”
“Oh, snap!”
(Also, an eclipse wearing shades makes no sense. Eclipse shades makes even less sense.)
Zombie Taylor Swift: No one's making you do it, so please don't.
Cov..

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Fred Ridley recalls soaking up the ambience of Augusta National a week before his debut in the 1976 Masters as the U.S. Amateur champion. He was alone under the massive oak tree next to the clubhouse when he turned around and realized he had company.

Clifford Roberts, co-founder of the club and the first chairman of the Masters, was standing behind him.

”I kind of jumped and thought, `Oh God, what have I done?”’ Ridley said. ”We had a nice conversation. The interesting thing was, we were leaving and he says, `Now young man, you’re going to be playing in the Par 3 next Wednesday. You make sure you get some practice over there.’ He loved the Par 3. That was my recollection of the only conversation I had with him.”

Forty-one years later, Ridley is the seventh chairman in the 85-year history of Augusta National.

He took over Monday when the club re-opened for a new season.

Ridley, a 65-year-old business lawyer from Tampa, Florida, succeeds Billy Payne, who is re..