“He got me”: Chris Paul finally gives Steph Curry credit for breaking his ankles five years ago

Stephen DunnThere are so many ways to be embarrassed on a basketball court. An airball, getting maliciously blocked, playing for the New York Knicks. Yet, nothing is as demeaning and nightmare-inducing than having your ankles broken in front of the entire world.
Slightly over five years ago, Chris Paul—as a Los Angeles Clipper—was dropped on his homecourt by Steph Curry in an eventual loss to a monstrous Warriors squad. There were excuses, most notably that it wasn't a true ankle-breaker as Paul stepped on the opponent's foot, yet the highlight seems to reappear every so often when the internet gets bored. No matter your take, we can all agree that watching Curry KO Paul is what we need in these dire times.
Not sure why the NBA chose this music. It kind of sounds like a C+ Soundcloud rapper beat, but that's neither here nor there.
RELATED: This Allen Iverson story reads like the setup to a great joke: A.I. and D-Wade walk into a casino . . .
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This Allen Iverson story reads like the setup to a great joke: A.I. and D-Wade walk into a casino . . .

Eliot J. SchechterYou've heard it 1,000 times before: A rabbi, a horse, and a fireman walk into a bar. Or was it a priest and Bigfoot? Was it even a bar? Honestly we've lost track. But one thing we won't forget is this iconic Allen Iverson story that Dwayne Wade told The Lefkoe Show this weekend. It begins with a very similar setup: A.I. and D-Wade walk into a casino . . .
What happens next is the stuff of legend.
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Here's what D-Wade had to stay about the chance encounter in a Puerto Rico casino when he was just a rookie:
Eddie Jones was like “Yo, young fella, come with me.” Eddie Jones was
my veteran at the time. So I go with Eddie Jones and we got to one of
tables Allen Iverson is sitting at. He knew Allen Iverson was one of
my favorite players, so he wanted to introduce me . . . Iverson is
gambling and I'm standing right there like this [leans in, stares at
the camera] the whole time and he threw m..

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Did you know: The longest playoff in golf history went an exhausting 72 holes for the U.S. Open

Bettmann(Original Caption) 7/9/1931-Greenwich, CT- Billy Burke, the National Open golf champion, illustrates how he plays a high ball from a sand trap. It was a couple such shots that enabled Billy to emerge the victor in the recent tournament held in toledo. Burke is pro at the Round Hill club where this picture was made.The Coronavirus pandemic has hit a giant pause button on fans being able to watch golf on TV, and in some cases, even kept people off courses. But while we hunker down and hope for a speedy return to normalcy, we can also use this time as an opportunity to learn more about the game we love. Here’s our latest installment of “Did you know?”
In 2018 the USGA announced its new playoff format, a two-hole aggregate setup, to break ties for the U.S. Open. For Billy Burke and George Von Elm, that decision came some 87 years too late. Which, in hindsight, might be good for the duo’s legacy. That's because the pair battled in the longest playoff in history—72 holes after c..

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