The Basketball Section

People make mistakes, and basketball players are just that, people. Therefore, basketball players make mistakes just like everyone else. Whether those mistakes are things like missing wide-open lay-ups or...pretty much half of what JaVale McGee has done in his career, mistakes are still bound to happen. Even Michael Jordan has messed up on the court before . The mistakes on this list, however, are so much more than that. Not only were these mistakes, mental errors, or avoidable gaffs, but they were mistakes that would end up altering the very game they happened in. Whether they be in the NBA or in college, these are 9 critical mistakes that altered the outcomes of basketball games. JR Smith Forgets the Score Obviously, we had to start with a major mental error that occurred this past season, and one that hurts me deeply to think about as a Cleveland Cavaliers fan. In Game 1 of the 2018 finals, the Cavaliers were trailing by one against the Golden State Warriors when Ge...

Image made by @TJBiddle Let's be honest, some NBA players make a lot more money than they have any business making. Granted, most NBA players make absurd amounts of money, but few would argue that players like LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Meanwhile, there are players that, while good, probably aren't worth the near 20 million dollars they make every year. Here's a completely unrelated picture of Allen Crabbe. The players on this list, however, are players whose performances this past season weren't even remotely worth the massive salary they pulled in. Whether they be players who put up lackluster numbers or players who just didn't play a lot, their lack of production despite an eight-figure salary was so bad it bordered on theft. The only rule for this list is that players who missed a large number of games during the season due to injuries will be excluded (aside from one player whose situation was a little different), so don't expect to see guys ...