(Photos) NBA: Rockets Cause Uproar After Tweeting Gun & Horse Emojis As They Eliminated Mavericks

The Houston Rockets have one of the best sports team accounts on Twitter.  They’re very interactive and usually post cool videos, photos and funny tweets.  They found themselves in hot water last night however as they were about to beat the Dallas Mavericks .


(Video) NBA: Rick Carlisle Puts Tape Over His Mouth To Avoid Another Fine For Criticizing Refs

After Game 3, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle was upset about how physical the series with the Rockets had become.  He vented those frustrations during the postgame presser and was hit with a whopping fine.  When asked about the referees after game 4, he MADE sure he didn’t make the same mistake again.


Dirk Nowitzki 1st Player in NBA History With 25,000 pts, 10,000 rebs, 1,000 blocks & 1,000 3-pointers

Early in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks’ win over the Spurs on Tuesday, Dirk Nowitzki pulled down the 10,000th rebound of his career, and gained some elite statistical status in the process.  Nowitzki became just the 37th player in NBA history to accomplish this, and became the only player ever to pass a combination of impressive statistical thresholds.


NBA: Dirk Nowitzki Says Steve Nash Overcame A Lot in His Career, Being ‘Slow, White & Unathletic’

Steve Nash finally announced his retirement from the NBA.  Although his last couple of years were marred by injury, we can’t forget that Nash was the best point guard in the league for quite some time.  For that, many players around the league have celebrated Nash and sang his praises after the announcement of his retirement.


NBA: Amar’e Stoudemire Rips the Mavericks After Blowout Loss to Cavs: “I came here to win”

Amar’e Stoudemire reached a buyout agreement with the New York Knicks and joined a championship contender as he desired, the Dallas Mavericks.  The Mavericks hold the 7th seed but in the gritty Western Conference that could easily change.  Stoudemire noted that and the fact that the Mavericks haven’t been playing as well as he hoped.  Disgusted and disappointed after their most lopsided loss of the season, he delivered a stern message to his new teammates Tuesday night.


NBA: Rajon Rondo on Kobe: “It’s an honor and a compliment that he’d want to play with a guy like me”

Kobe Bryant has often said that he gets along with people who share his attitude and personality and Rajon Rondo is one of those people.  Bryant also said he would continue to recruit Rondo until he signed a contract somewhere.  The two have shared breakfast together in Boston and affectionately refer to each other as “assholes” and on Sunday as Rondo and the Mavericks came to Los Angeles to play the Lakers, Kobe was there to watch.


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