As time expired in the first quarter, the Knicks inbounded the ball with half a second left. Nate Robinson, rather than quietly hand the ball to an official, or even chuck a desperation heave 80 feet down the court, decided to show what a good three-point shot he's got when no one is guarding him, and there's nothing at stake. Let's watch.

Though the clock had barely expired, Mike D'Antoni was furious. As you'd expect from a coach whose grease board in the locker room reads "Be terrible, just don't be stupid." No, actually, what the board reads after back-to-back victories over Indy and New Jersey, is "Winning Streak." Seriously.

While D'Antoni said after the game he and Nate were cool, it must be noted that Robinson only got three more minutes of game time after this ill-advised shot.

And, on a brighter note, the Knicks finally have more wins in November, three, than the Yankees. And they're three wins ahead of the Giants and Jets.

Robinson was pulled over for having excessively tinted windows, and it turned out he had been driving with a suspended license. Again, honest mistake, could have happened to anyone. But then he had to go and bitch about it on his Twitter account.

At that point someone (maybe a friend, maybe a team official; highly unlikely it was Robinson himself) had the good sense to realize perhaps this wasn't something that should be splashed about. Too late. The reTweeters had taken over:

With this whole thing spiraling out of control, it seems someone had a little chat with Robinson, because he changed his Twitter tune pretty quickly. Also, his spelling, grammar and syntax...hmmm.

The lesson here? Despite what everyone says about Twitter being ephemeral, don't hang your dirty laundry up there. It takes a long time to dry.

[Twitter screengrabs courtesy of Anygüey]

Nate Robinson Arrested for Driving With Suspended License [Ball Don't Lie]

One of the drawbacks: You have to look at Dave's tie.

Here's 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson (5-8 1/2 in bed without shoes) of the Knicks last night attempting the dunk over the Late Show stage manager, which I hope will become part of the official NBA competition next year. Video of the entire segment is below, including Letterman's revelation that he played pro basketball in the Mexican League with the Guadalajara Flying Serpent Lizards.

(Warning: Clip includes the phrase "We'll be right back after the break with David Spade.").

Vegas Confidential has learned the 5-foot-7 New York Knicks star was at Western High School's gym Friday practicing a routine in which he leaped over a Playboy Bunny dealer who was seated at a blackjack table. Robinson won the title last year by leaping over Spud Webb, who stood near the freethrow line. But the Bunny stunt won't happen: The Knicks nixed it for safety reasons. A group of baseball players from Western who watched the practice came away with the story of a lifetime.

Safety reasons, my ass. Exactly what could happen here, Nate accidentally teabagging the young lady? Come on. It's not like this girl has never been teabagged before. The man cleared a standing Spud Webb last year, surely he can elevate over a seated trollop.

That's two potentially sweet dunks that were aborted by the NBA. Nate Robinson jumping over some trim, and Dwight Howard dunking on a 12-foot rim. Thanks a lot, NBA. Young Nate's intent, though, is at least enough to get him back in my good graces.

Nate Robinson, a Playboy Bunny, and a Blackjack Table [NBA FanHouse]

In the sudden death dunk-off, it took Nate Robinson 14 tries to get his dunk down. Just for comparison's sake, it took Chris Andersen 8 tries last year when he made himself a permanent subject of ridicule, and he was probably higher than a giraffe's ass.

Iguodala went next, and threw down a nice, but somewhat pedestrian dunk, and it looked to be tied again. But according to TNT commentator Kevin Harlan, one of the judges changed their vote from a 10 to a 9, giving Robinson a one-point win. The folks at The 700 Level are not happy about it, and you probably shouldn't read their invective if you're a little person.

There's no question that Andre Iguodala had the best dunk of the night. He stood way back beyond the baseline, took a pass from Allen Iverson that bounced off the back of the glass, caught it, swooped underneath the rack, had to bob and weave so he wouldn't clank his head off the board, and then dunked it on the other side. One of the best five dunks ever.

And Dirk Nowitzki won the Foot Locker Three Point Shootout, but only after he was given a pass into the finals when he was given credit for a moneyball that he didn't shoot until well after the buzzer sounded in the first round.

I'm looking forward to one day having a sporting even without some kind of officiating/judging controversy.

(Edit: A reader tells us that the judge who changed his score was none other that Kenny "The Jet" Smith.)

(Edit again: Another reader points us to the video here that shows none of the judges changed their scores. Kevin Harlan is evidently on crack.)

Midgets Suck [The 700 Level]
Iguodala's dunk show finishes second to Robinson [Mercury News]

According to the New York Daily News, Robinson made a bet with teammate Malik Rose on the Seahawks-Eagles Monday night game a couple of weeks ago. The Seahawks won 42-0, Robinson won the bet, Rose welshed on the bet and then there was all kinds of trouble.

"Nate tried to jump on me when I was naked, thinking he had the advantage that way," Rose said. "He just got on my nerves, trying to get his money, and I'm not giving it to him. It was a couple of dollars."

Apparently, Rose said the bet shouldn't count since Brian Westbrook was injured before halftime. When he wouldn't pay up, Robinson jumped him in the shower.

Your 2005-06 New York Knicks, ladies and gentlemen.

Malik-Nate Fight Over Football Bet [NY Daily News]