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Getting top grades, becoming a Microsoft CEO and savvy businessman has its perks. This man is energetic and famous for being the wealthiest owner in the NBA
Steve Ballmer
The NFL faced a lot of criticism for this initial length of suspension for Ray Rice before ultimately suspending him indefinitely
2 games
Following Caron Butlers obsession, the NBA actually banned chewing of this item during NBA games due to safety
Plastic straws
Trust me, this player is not as crazy or psychotic as his nickname he shares with a popular Batman villian is
Nikola Jokic
This player caught the miraculous game tying tuddy against the Rams from Caleb Williams which traveled 51 yards in the air. No he didn't push off either.
Cole Kmet
I'd say things worked out pretty well for the NCAAs all-time leader in games started by a QB by becoming a first round pick a couple seasons ago
Bo Nix
This player for the Raptors faced a federal felony and lifetime ban from the NBA for faking injuries and gambling charges
Jontay Porter
The NBA mandates that in order for a player to shoot the ball their must be a minimum of this amount of time on the game clock
0.3 seconds
This player dramatically emerged from a phone booth wearing a Superman cape in the NBAs 2008 dunk contest.
Dwight Howard
Overall the AFC bracket featured a lot less offense than the NFC including this team who scored a measly 3 points in a loss
LA Chargers
Frequently cited for his "genius" level of film study and understanding of offensive schemes, this LB completed his final Marketing degree requirements from the Boston College Caroll School of Management
Luke Kuechly
Antonio Brown was extradited in November from this international city and brought back to Florida where he was charged with attempted murder
Dubai
The "No Dunking" rule in the NFL was established after this player celebrated by dunking a football over the goalpost and bent the crossbar causing a delay in the game
Jimmy Graham
Similar to brothers Arthur and Orm dueling off in the Aquaman films, this pair of brothers became the first in league history to face off in conference finals. They also coincidentally share the same last name as Arthur
Steph and Seth Curry
In an ugly wintry game the Patriots defense rattled CJ Stroud and the Texans forcing this number of total turnovers
5
This NBA player is both an academic and athletic stud from a NASA internship and holding lectures at Harvard to winning Finals MVP
Jaylen Brown
The late 90's - early 2000's Trail Blazers were given this nickname for their on-court misbehavior and off-court criminal charges
Jail Blazers
We almost saw the enforcement of this obscure rule in the NFL during the 2024 NFC championship game when Commanders defenders kept jumping offsides repeatedly trying to stop the tush push... No Eric, this wasn't a rule in Madden
The Palpably Unfair Act
This teams mascot hilariously used a butterfly net to capture a live bat on the court during a game dressed up as Batman
San Antonio Spurs
Early on in this epic AFC Divisional game between Buffalo and Denver, this Bills DT jumped offsides negating a would be fumble in the redzone
Larry Ogunjobi
Sometimes it does pay to stay in school (at least to be a sophomore). This big was the last NBA player to stay in school for two seasons and become the first overall draft pick.
Blake Griffin
This Suns former owner holds the league record for longest suspension without permanent ban of 93 games for using the n-word in public multiple times, unequal treatment of female staff, and employee bullying
This is the minimum number of NBA players that need to be lost in a tragic event (crash or disaster) to trigger the "Disaster Draft "rule allowing them to draft replacement players from other teams
3
We're still waiting for a good Green Lantern movie, hopefully not as long as this team that waited an NBA record 29 years in between playoff series wins
LA Clippers
In the Wild Card Rams vs Panthers game the Panthers actually took a late lead until this Rams player scored the eventual game winning tuddy
Colby Parkinson