We’re checking out the most talked about basketball star from Ohio versus the most talked about man in Cleveland this week. LeBron James and Donald Trump seem like two very different people, but with Cleveland, Ohio hosting the RNC right now, we thought we’d compare them side by side. Birthplaces Little …

Steph Curry congratulates Sen. John Thune on his 51 point performance against the Wizards last night. We heard the South Dakota Senator hit seven 3-pointers in the first quarter. SEVEN. Steph Curry has been known to hang out with powerful people from the likes of Bill Clinton and even golfing with …

Great article about Washington Wizards point guard John Wall on ESPN today. So while Greater Washington coos and prays for its homegrown luxury liner, Kevin Durant, to dock at Chesapeake Bay in 2016, perhaps the city unwittingly discounts the captain destined to restore D.C.’s NBA legacy to where Wes and …

Also, major props to Grantland writer Andrew Sharp for giffing up this article about the Washington Wizards‘ newest player. Don’t read this unless you want to get real excited about the Wizards – his timeline of this weekend’s events will make any fairweather fan tune in. “Paul Pierce is going …

Too much? In a declaration laden with veiled jabs at NBA all star LeBron James, Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Monday declared the Dallas Mavericks honorary Ohioans. The move came less than 24 hours after the Mavericks defeated James and the Miami Heat in game six of the NBA Finals …

Now watch John Wall bring his A-game:

So, some folks have been giving us a little heat for posting our beer pong story. But that is all about to change, sports fans. Yesterday morning, Cleveland morning news anchors chatted about the Vietor and Favreau excursion, gave us our props, and discussed how fun it must be being …

As only Robert Basler can [oddly enough]

Gilbert Arenas recently penned an op-ed for The Washington Post in which he admits that he previously sucked as a role model. I have done a number of things wrong recently. He then goes on to list about 234 things. Share it with other pissed off Wizard fans.

Michael Wilbon: It’s time for a new beginning for Arenas and the Wizards This is the activity we engage in most frequently when it comes to professional basketball around here: looking back and trying to figure out how and why something went so horribly wrong. John Williams’s eating, Chris Webber’s …

Proof that you don’t need depth perception to play in the NBA [short comings] Democratic lawmakers admits his party might totally suck this election cycle [short comings] Harry Reid: racist or political realist? [short comings]

WaPo’s Michael Wilbon: Wizards should clean house after Arenas’s dispute with Crittenton

As we already mentioned – Shaquille O’Neal [the NBA’s finest free-throw shooter] showed up at the White House the other day, only to be denied entrance.  [Obama said no to a celeb?] Shaquille O’Neal, with hopes of meeting with President Barack Obama, was turned down by Secret Service Sunday. O’Neal …

In honor of LeBron James winning the NBA MVP [and because rooting for the Wizards drives us to drink], we would like to encourage FDC readers to celebrate by going to the bar this weekend [Cap Lounge] and having a drink that is growing in popularity, that you may not …

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