glug life
In looking at this picture of a gangsta-casual Stephen Jackson swigging from a Belvedere bottle at a party, it's impossible not to worry about the potential repercussions he'll have to endure once this photo hit the web. Because, remember what happened to the last person who took decided that aggressively chugging from a Belvedere bottle in front of a roomful of people.
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free darko presents
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.
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do not cross david stern
This is an interesting way to end the blogging day: Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson were just suspended by the NBA for the first seven games of next season. Yes, you read that correctly:
next season.
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gats
Seems like there are a lot of scuffles outside of nightclubs these days. And more and more, it seems like these scuffles are accompanied by someone pulling out a gun and shooting it into the air ... because nothing defuses a situation better than spontaneous gunfire.
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whimsy
It's hard out there for an athlete; they face all sorts of dangers that the rest of us mere mortals don't need to fret about it. This is probably why
they're all packing heat.
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nba
So, you know how the Indiana Pacers have been trying to change their image and become more fan-friendly and less, uh,
crime-y?
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nba
All right, we've avoided this long enough: We now have to acknowledge this whole NBA dress code thing. What sparked us into action? Why, Mark Cuban, of course, who addresses the
"controversy on his blog. His take: It's a matter of owners not knowing how to relate to their players, which is a shock to us, really. (Also, horrifyingly, Cuban threatens to just "wear a Speedo." Please. Please. Stop it.)
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nba
We know it's amazing that sports have been able to continue in the 10 months since
the Pistons-Pacers brawl at The Palace in Detroit, but somehow, someway, athletic endeavors have been able to stagger on. In another example of the brutal ramifications of the actions of everyone involved, the three Pacers in the brawl — Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal —
pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges this morning. For their crimes against humanity, they are expected to be forced into what the feds are calling "community service" and "probation." They will likely have to pick up trash that
isn't even theirs.
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