Free Darko

On Maturity, Crazy Eyes And Sheed

Every two weeks, the gents at Free Darko will be taking a look at the deranged ecosystem that is the National Basketball Association in their own indelible fashion. Here's this week's entry, from Bethlehem Shoals. More »

1:35 PM on Tue Nov 13 2007
By Leitch
5,101 views, 41 comments

nba draft

NBA Draft Live Blog: Free Darko Is Here

Some sad news, folks: The world-famous Stephen A. Smith Heckling Society Of Gentlemen, responsible for the brilliant SAS draft night heckling video, turned out to be unable to garner tickets to tonight's NBA Draft. This is going to severely diminish the amount of fun we're going to have tomorrow. (Some idiots tend to find the draft boring anyway.)

That said, the NBA Draft is less than an hour away, and if you're not just watching it for the suits, you should still find plenty to tickle your proverbial fancy. And we are extremely honored to have Bethlehem Shoals of Free Darko here to take you through all the pageantry. He'll be checking in just before the draft begins, and after the jump, to be your spiritual guide through the land of short people reading the names of tall people off index cards. Have fun, folks, and we wish you well. More »

7:00 PM on Thu Jun 28 2007
By Leitch
46,303 views, 1557 comments

Latest by Trackback: By now, everyone and their teary-eyed single mother has weighed in on the NBA Draft festivities — see: Shoals, Shanoff, more »

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Free Darko NBA Finals Pants Party: Cleveland Cavaliers

Because we feel that no one understands the NBA more like the way we wish we understood the NBA than the gang at Free Darko, we've asked them to write up previews of every playoff series throughout the postseason. You've seen all these by now: It will help us understand what's at stake in each series, what matters, what it means for the individuals involved, their fanbases and their history. And there will also be funny, bizarre, non-linear photographs. More »

4:00 PM on Thu Jun 7 2007
By Leitch
2,799 views, 23 comments

Latest by sharky: These guys are incoherent. It's like if Wesley Willis was an NBA blogger. Come on Will. Keep the editorial standards up. more »

nba finals

Free Darko NBA Finals Pants Party: San Antonio Spurs

Because we feel that no one understands the NBA more like the way we wish we understood the NBA than the gang at Free Darko, we've asked them to write up previews of every playoff series throughout the postseason. You've seen all these by now: It will help us understand what's at stake in each series, what matters, what it means for the individuals involved, their fanbases and their history. And there will also be funny, bizarre, non-linear photographs. More »

12:45 PM on Thu Jun 7 2007
By Leitch
3,533 views, 32 comments

Latest by Butch Huskey: so the 'Kobe was hurt year' = a tainted title? what a load of revisionist horse feathers that is (does more »

nba playoffs

Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Pistons Vs. Cavaliers

The NBA's Eastern Conference Finals begin tonight, if you can muster up the energy to watch. More »

2:30 PM on Mon May 21 2007
By Leitch
3,281 views, 19 comments

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Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Jazz Vs. Spurs

The NBA's conference finals begin today with the West, and the East follows tomorrow night. More »

nba playoffs

Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Jazz Vs. Warriors

The second round continues with another new matchup tonight. It's certainly one few would have anticipated. More »

5:45 PM on Mon May 7 2007
By Leitch
10,980 views, 461 comments

nba playoffs

Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Cavaliers Vs. Nets

The second round continues with two more matchups today. We've already previewed Suns-Spurs tonight. More »

nba playoffs

Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Suns Vs. Spurs

Even though there are still two first-round series still going on, the second round starts tomorrow. Two matchups are set already. More »

5:30 PM on Fri May 4 2007
By Leitch
3,821 views, 13 comments

nba playoffs

Free Darko Playoff Pants Party: Pistons Vs. Bulls

Even though there are still two first-round series still going on, the second round starts tomorrow. Two matchups are set already. More »

1:45 PM on Fri May 4 2007
By Leitch
4,273 views, 31 comments

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