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As Much NBA Fun As PhotoShop Allows
Reason No. 452,591 that the Interweb is a beautiful, frightening place: As found on Scamboogah! comes some incredible pictures made by some crazy person in Australia....

Blowing Ben Wallace Up
So here's a phrase you weren't ready to hear on a Thursday morning: "Ben Wallace Blow-Up Doll."...

LeBron James' Mom, On A Rampage
One of our favorite underreported stories of the last few months was the arrest of LeBron James' mother for drunken driving. In case you don't remember the details, Momma LeBron — who, by the way, is the exact same age as Bill Simmons — was placed in the back of a cop car, kicked out the back wind...

Kobe Bryant: Future Member Of The Tribe?
A while back, we mistakenly referred to then-Chicago White Sox third baseman Geoff Blum as Jewish. Within seconds, we received dozens of emails saying that wasn't true. Point is, as Jews In Sports can attest: People take this stuff seriously....

Join Reggie's Paper Puppet Playground!
Here's something you might have heard about, but we haven't: It's Sumiko's Playground, a Japanese NBA blog with that unique sensibility that the Japanese tend to bring to our favorite sports....

See Le Spur Rap!
From Detroit Bad Boys, we proudly present video of Spurs point guard Tony Parker rapping like a, well, like a French point guard who plays in San Antonio. Enjoy....

Isiah Is Keeping Good Company
Not to imply that matters in New York have passed the point of no return for Isiah Thomas and the Knicks — they were hammered by the Magic last night — but Knicks fans-turned-haters are now comparing him to Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe....

Couple Of Knicks, Just Hangin' Out
Inspired by this photo of New York Knicks malcontents Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis, deranged NBA blogger J.E. Skeets imagines what a sideline conversation between the two might go like....

Do Not Paint Carlos Boozer's House Purple
Things that are hysterical about The Smoking Gun report about a feud between Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and Prince. (Yes, that Prince.)...

NCAA Pants Party: Arizona Vs. Wisconsin
Arizona Wildcats (19-12) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (19-11). When: Friday, 12:30 p.m. Where: Philadelphia...

Wisconsin Badgers
1. Alando The Egg Hunter. Alando Tucker, one of the more prolific scorers in the Big Ten at 18.9 ppg, lists the Easter Bunny as the most famous person he has ever met. He is serious too....

Gilbert Arenas Can't Stop Shooting
Via Mr. Irrelevant, we present this picture of Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, who had a rather nuts battle with Boston's Paul Pierce last night. (Pierce hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer.)...

See? We Didn't Make It Up
Whew. Don Nelson really was there. Thank God. We honestly feared our brain might have gone bye-bye there for a moment....

Yes, You Did See Don Nelson At The Oscars
To answer your question, yes, we did watch the Oscars last night, and since we think Crash is aggressively awful, we weren't going to bring it up today....

Kendra Davis' Alternate Reality
Last night, Kendra Davis, wife of NBA forward Antonio Davis, attempted to clear her "name" on CNBC's "The Big Picture With Donny Deutsch" in her first public comments since the incident in Chicago where her husband ran in the stands to "protect" her....

Kirilenko's Wife Lets Him Sleep With Other Women; Other Women Say, "Uh, Thanks, But No Thanks"
Meet the anti-Mrs. Doug Christie, ladies and gentlemen....

Jalen Rose Could Be Your Little Work Buddy
Is your daily work life more empty for its lack of constant updates on Knicks swingman Jalen Rose? Yeah, us too!...

Manute Bol, Being Boxed Again
Remember earlier this month, when we spotlighted former NBAer Manute Bol and his heroic efforts to shed light on the horrors currently going on in Darfur? Well, we still think his cause is noble, but some new news has us less convinced about him....

Darko, Freed and Shorn
You see that? Gone are the frosted sissy-locks of the old Darko. The new Darko has a buzzcut. It's not just a new style. It's symbolic. Military. High and tight. Bad ass. Oozing masculinity. That is the hairstyle of a man who will not be stopped....

Vince Carter Getting "Freaky?"
We were sent the following video from a fellow named Mr. Jones, claiming that Nets guard Vince Carter is shown frollicking in Cancun. If one can classify this activity as "frollicking." We will say that our vacation was nothing like this at all....