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Kyrie Irving Punks Pick-Up Game As 'Uncle Drew'

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MTV Clutch learned NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving has a good sense of humor when The Check-In caught up with him during this year's All-Star Weekend. However, we had no idea that the 20-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers star has an Eddie Murphy-like ability to shape-shift into an old-man character.

Irving teamed up with Pepsi Max to prank a pick-up basketball game in Bloomfield, NJ. Before arriving, Irving sits through hours of movie make-up magic to become "Uncle Drew" -- a white-haired old man who won't stop running his mouth from the sidelines. When there's an injury on the court and the game needs another player to resume, Drew's "nephew" suggests his uncle should play. At first, the other players think it's a joke as Irving plays up the feeble old man routine. Before long though, the star point guard begins busting out the moves that made him the first overall pick in the NBA Draft.

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Preakness Stakes: S*** Show Of The Triple Crown

Posted 5/18/12 4:00 pm EST by in Big Hits, Funny, Photos, Sports



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I am not a high stakes gambler, horse racing expert or fine living aficionado. However, I've been to my share of horse races, including all three Triple Crown events. The Preakness Stakes is without a doubt the biggest s*** show I've  seen in horse racing. In fact, of all the sporting events that I ever been to, it may be the biggest s*** show I've seen--not counting a midget wrestling event in Phoenix circa 2000.

I do not mean to disparage the actual horse race, which is as high caliber as any major event. What I'm referring to is everything else surrounding the race. It resembles something in between Woodstock '99 and "The Wire" with horses. While the last leg of the Triple Crown, The Belmont Stakes, isn't nearly as classy as The Kentucky Derby, the promoters and fans still keep up appearances. They attempt to pay tribute to the days when Thoroughbred racing was the preferred sport of royalty and celebrities. The Preakness Stakes has abandoned any history and now only targets drunks and degenerate gamblers. Neither of which I'm above (my girlfriend says I'm both), but if I wanted to hang with drunks and degenerate gamblers I'd go to Mardis Gras or Atlantic City, not a Triple Crown horse race.
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The 11 Stock Gestures Of NBA Head Coaches

Posted 5/18/12 10:00 am EST by in Big Hits, Funny, Photos, Sports


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The way we see it, there are three things needed to land a job as an NBA coach. First, one must own many ill-fitting suits. Second, one must be willing to babysit grown-ass men. And C, one must be very expressive with his body language. The first two of those explain themselves but the third, well, we're gonna need some photos to make that one clear. And wouldn't you know it, that's just what we have.

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Watch Badass NYC Boxer Berate Wall Street Nerds

Posted 5/17/12 3:30 pm EST by in Funny, Sports, Today's Badass


Real talk: you will not see a funnier, more satisfying video today than this one we've found care of Business Insider via Animal NY. It's a hilarious, wonderful nugget of schadenfreude featuring Eric Kelly of Church Street Boxing Gym in New York City. His day job consists of insulting Wall Street suits who work out at his gym. (We're guessing they're brushing up on their boxing due to the rising Occupy Wall Street insurrection.)

As satisfying as it is to watch these clumsy sacks of numbers flail around on the heavy bag, the real draw of this video is Kelly's string of insults. They run the gamut: "Where'd you get that old-ass Top Gun haircut from?" "I bet someone gave you a wedgie on your way here." "Dumb motherf***er!" Best of all, he's saying it to their faces. And this is after they've paid him! Small price to pay after ruining the economy.

The video is so profane we can't embed it here, so you should most definitely CLICK THIS LINK AND GO WATCH IT, you dumb motherf***er!

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Kris Humphries Embraces His Inner Douchebag [Video]

Posted 5/17/12 1:15 pm EST by in Comedy, Sports, Video



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If the Summer Olympics rewarded teams for being douchebags, Team USA would easily win the gold. While the likes of Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose are leading the way for humble stars, the NBA still has a lion's share of d-bags and nobody leads the pack quite like the Nets' Kris Humphries. Between the caveman face and the fling with the Broad with the Big Ass, Humphries has built an impressive resume. The power forward gets booed by his hometown fans... even though he was easily their second-best player last season with Brook Lopez on injury reserve. We're looking forward to the Nets' move to Brooklyn where Kris can box-out hipsters or steal a kid's hot dog at Coney Island.

While his missteps have been many, it looks like Humphries at least has a sense of humor about it and shot a video with Funny Or Die mocking himself. This may be his first step on the road to redemption... or it may just be more fuel for fans' hatred.

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5 MMA Fighters Who Nailed Their Walkout Songs

Posted 5/16/12 2:30 pm EST by in MMA, Music, Sports



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Walkout songs are very unique to sports. Does Greg in accounting walk into Dr. Dre's "Next Episode" on the PA system every morning at 9 am? No. As much as we would all love that, it's just not going to happen. Walkout songs are distinctly of the world of athletics; they’re a part of the entertainment package and fanfare that keep spectators engaged and coming back for more.

Especially for MMA fighters, walkout songs are critically important--the crucial link between the blood, sweat and tears of preparation and effectiveness during battle. Fighters, just like everyone else, are subject to psychological pitfalls. The right walkout song can help sustain the confidence he has spent countless hours building in the gym and in training. It can also sway the audience in a fighter's favor, which also bolsters octagon swagger.

After an exhaustive search, we've narrowed down five such fighters who have owned their personality/fighting style and nailed their choice in entrance music.

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10 Beast Mode Beards In NBA Playoffs

Posted 5/15/12 4:30 pm EST by in Funny, Sports



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Women may like us smooth and groomed, but we men are just hairy animals, and we like it that way. The shaving, the trimming, it's all so much work, so much pain (yeah, we've plucked our unibrows, and guess what, it KILLS!).

So it makes sense that there's the concept of playoff beards. Spend less time scraping off face skin and grooming, and more time going into BEAST MODE on the playing field. Unless you have the world's thinnest beard like, say, Sidney Crosby, it's an intimidation X-factor. So why has it only recently moved into the realm of the NBA? The NHL is famous for it. The NFL does it and you can't even see their faces. As for baseball, we're sure growing a playoff beard is against one of its oh-so-important, not-at-all annoying unwritten rules.

But the NBA, the NBA has finally come around. This year's playoffs still have a long way to go, but we've already seen some epic, Rip Van Winkle-style beards. Here are our 10 favorites, with the Clippers (ironically) coming out in full force. Read More...

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The Best And Worst Homemade Stanley Cups

Posted 5/15/12 2:15 pm EST by in Big Hits, Funny, Photos, Sports


The Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy in all of professional sports, and there's only one. But much to the credit of the NHL's impassioned fans, many have constructed replicas of the revered tower of  silver and history. Some fans have done an incredible job, using hand-crafted solid oak and baked goods, while others emptied several rolls of tin foil or just stacked some aluminum garbage cans. It's all good--but we're still going to mock the crappy cups and tip a cap to the worthy replicas. So now that puck has dropped for the Conference Finals, let's take a look.

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Serena Williams Raps And Doesn't Suck

Posted 5/11/12 10:20 am EST by in Celebs, Hip-hop, News, Sports


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There's almost nothing more exciting than finding out a celebrity raps and then getting to hear said celebrity rap, because usually it's a monumental suck job. So when we found out Serena Williams is a budding rapper, we were downright giddy. And when we read that she recorded at NFL-er Bryant McKinnie's studio, the stakes got even higher.

But ya know what? She's not that bad! We're not saying she should ditch that whole tennis thing, but it's really not terrible. The Urban Daily via TMZ has a snippet of one of her songs, which we're guessing is called "I Win." Over a club siren beat, the tennis superstar serves verses like "I win, I really mean this /Swag out this world, they should call me Venus" with a sort of Childish Gambino-esque nonchalant confidence. And she even gives hashtag rap a shot with "I'm always on top, roofer."

Listen to the clip and tell us what you think of her flow. Where does she rank on the spectrum of surprising rappers?

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Exclusive Clip: Metta World Peace's Reaction On 'Punk'd'

Posted 5/11/12 10:00 am EST by in Celebs, Sports, TV, Video


Last night, as the Los Angeles Lakers were getting punked by the Denver Nuggets to force game seven, Metta World Peace (the man formerly known as Ron Artest) was "Punk'd" by Dax Shepard. We won't give away the prank in case you haven't seen it, but it involves road rage. What? World Peace? Road rage? C'mon don't be a dick, you're not surprised. Let's just all agree that it takes balls to punk a man who has stormed into the stands in a blind rage, has his own highlight reel of villainous comic book smackdowns and also does a mean cha-cha. Why don't you also make fun of his rapping while you're at it?

Luckily, Dax is a "Punk'd" veteran (it's actually where he got his start) and he came out unscathed, as you can see in this exclusive clip of MWP's reaction. Nothing is safe from "Punk'd," not even World Peace.

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