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Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon has been tweeting away about rare nuggets from the Mortal Kombat archives. We thought this admission was particularly interesting. Did you know that at one point there was a proposed Mortal Kombat-themed basketball court for one of Acclaim’s NBA Jam or NBA Hangtime games?

As it turns out, the court was denied because Acclaim didn’t look to kindly upon having human spines used as basketball hoop poles or skinned skulls being used as basketballs in their game.

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I’m not a huge basketball fan (NFL 4 LIFE) but I know a good player when I see one. Dwayne Wade? Yeah, I guess he’s OK. You know, he’s only like the fucking master of the universe when it comes to dunking. That’s why anyone stepping within 1000 feet of the Eastern Conference finals is going batshit right now.

And speaking of going batshit nuts, did I mention you can play HORSE against Wade for a chance to win $50,000? T-Mobile has the big bucks from G1 sales and is more than willing to pay up if you beat him. Better step your game up, kid, ’cause you’re going to need it.

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I, for one, was never much a follower of NBA or NCAA basketball. I was far too busy painting figurines of mighty warriors. But you fans out there can go pretty nuts when it comes to showing team spirit. This Basketball Hat takes fanaticism to the extreme, cementing a 13 x 15.75 inch basketball on your skull.

You can tell from the glint of insanity in this man’s eyes that he is not your average fan. No average fan would look as thrilled as him to be wearing such a tumor-like mass of sports on their head. But if it’s your thing, all the power to ya. Get your own for $16.96. — Andrew Dobrow

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