NBA Happy Hour: FIBA Semifinals and Finals

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour, our almost-weekly basketball drinking game! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

The FIBA World Championships have been great fun. We all know this. It's given us basketball games in a European soccer match atmosphere. It's given us one last, clear look at Tiago Splitter before he finally walks through the NBA's front door this season. It's given Louis Scola a very large stage on which to perform very strongly and this weekend, it all comes down to Turkey-Serbia-USA-Lithuania.

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NBA Happy Hour: United We Step Up

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

We may be a week behind on this, but our staff finally got out to the theaters to see, and yes, we drank during it. If we could embed an entire feature film and distribute 3D glasses via email, we would. Instead you're just gonna have to take our word for it and go see it yourselves. We know that basketball players and fans alike share our passion for ridiculously amazing dance moves. If you don't believe it's worth your time and money, well then just watch this:



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NBA Happy Hour: Lep in the Hood

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

Shaquille O'Neal is a Celtic. Reactions to this news are mixed at best, but one thing is certainly worth celebrating: we will have another season of Shaq in the NBA. Sure, he will likely do next to nothing on the court, but his entertainment value is irreplaceable. Last night's Sportscenter aired a montage of some of his best moments. 

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NBA Happy Hour: 100 Reasons Inception-Meta-Edition

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.


Hopefully, you have been following our week-long series on the top 100 reasons to watch the NBA this season. If not, right now is the absolute most perfect time for you to go back and catch up. Once you've read through, we'd like to invite you to participate in this week's Happy Hour Drinking Game. And boy, it's a doozy.

That's right, today's Happy Hour is based on our very own list of 100 Reasons! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we just got all dream-within-a-dream on your ass! Is this brash? Maybe. But looking back, we've noticed some patterns in our list, and we think it would be fun if we pointed them out to you and got you drunk on them. So read the list again AND...

NBA Happy Hour: No Draft Necessary

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

Everyone is talking about a point guard today, so we figured what the hell.  No, not Chris Paul.  Not right now anyway, Friday is time to get happy-drunk, and if the last month has proven anything, there are no two words that can kill a buzz faster than Maverick and Carter.

Instead we looked back on the week to the story that made us happiest: the Golden State Warriors signed undrafted rookie point guard Jeremy Lin.

Most of you know Lin’s story by now, a Bay Area native and lifelong Warriors fan, he played ball at Harvard and managed to impress the right people in his summer league matchup against John Wall.  Much hoopla is being made about his race and education, both obvious rarities in the League, but few have had asked after his eating habits, favorite actress, or the items on his bucket list.  Well, some did, and it was charming and a bit confusing.  Cheers, Jeremy.

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NBA Happy Hour: Summer League Sunset

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

This weekend marks the end of the NBA Summer League, which has been somewhat overshadowed by bigger news events of the past month. If you have NBA TV, $14.95, or access to illegal sports streaming sites, though, you're likely privy to some of the wonderful things that have been happening in first Orlando and now Las Vegas. But if you've been in the dark, worry not! It's never too late to tune in and get your drink on to the sight of a bunch of babies playing basketball. Here are the rules for this Summer League Weekend-Long Happy Hour:

NBA Happy Hour: Following Free Agency "Reports"

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

We are all currently stewing in the steaming hot broth called 2010 NBA free agency. It's salty and strange. Hopefully this modest drinking game will get you through the dregs of the "reporting." Yes, the off-season can be a lonely place, but this drinking game doesn't need to be. So grab a few friends, tune into ESPN or NBA TV and...

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NBA Happy Hour: Ron Artest (Obviously)

[Photo courtesy TMZ, if you couldn't tell.]

TGIF basketball fans! It's the end of the week, so that means NBA Happy Hour! Grab a beer, follow the rules and start the weekend with a Don Nelson-level buzz.

We couldn't have gotten two greater gifts for the inaugural "NBA Happy Hour" post. Watch the two following videos in order and...

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