This is so funny. SNL doing an impression of Stephen A. Smith. Even if you don’t know who is it is still funny. Basically he has a heart on for a Mr. LeBron James. And maybe his right about this strategy, work well today.
-M
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And 1st Pick Goes To . . .
30 May
The Draft Lottery is actually kind of a sad event to watch. It is literally the worst 14 teams in the NBA waiting to see if they will get first picking of the young college stars. So basically if you are Anthony Davis (the likely number 1 pick) you are sitting there waiting to find out which shitty team you will be playing for next year. Maybe that’s why Davis was sporting a white t-shirt and baseball cap rather than a suit. It is also funny that they try to drag out this less than 10 minute ceremony into a half hour. The best part about watching the Lottery is getting a reminder of the teams you forgot existed like the Toronto Raptors.Yes there is still an NBA team in Canada.
Here are the winners of the draft or losers depending on how you look at it:
1. New Orleans Hornets- This was actually an upset since everyone thought it would be the Charlotte Bobcats. Now this is the team that will most likely snag Anthony Davis. Kind of suspicious that New Orleans won and David Stern (Commissioner of the NBA) owned them up until recently.
2. Charlotte Bob Cats- So sad for Michael Jordon. The Bob Cats could have really used Davis.
3. Washington Wizards
4. Cleveland Cavaliers
Another Williams Bites the (Clay) Dust
30 May
Venus Williams fell to third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska in the second round of the French Open Wednesday. This was not as surprising as Serena’s exit in the first round, but it is rare not to see either Williams sister enter the second week of play when neither are injured.
Venus was competing in her first major tournament since she announced last August she had Sjogren’s syndrome, which causes joint pain and exaustion.
I can only hope this is not a sign of things to come in women’s tennis. V and S are some of the older players on tour, but I still consider them the best. When they are at the top of their game, hardly anybody can match the power of their serves and ground strokes. And let’s face it, clay is not the best surface for American players!
-K
Gold Digging Reversed
30 May
VH1′s “Basketball Wives” or as I call it “Anyone Whoever Hooked Up With or Briefly Dated a Basketball Player” just returned for another season on May 28th and the drama has already started. Newcomer Kenya Bell is being sued by her estranged husband Charlie Bell for spousal support. The two filed for divorce in March. Apparently things haven’t been going so good for Charlie since he was dropped from the Golden State Warriors. He is now playing in an Italian basketball league where he earns $100,000 a year. Charlie thinks he can’t possibly live on $100,000 a year so he wants Kenya to pony up her new reality money.
In May Kenya was arrested for attacking Charlie with a box cutter in front of their kids. You would think Charlie would have learned from that not to mess with her. Now Kenya is trying to get a piece of Charlie’s 4 miliion dollar savings account.
Oh the drama . . . it just leads me back to my original thought is anyone on “Basketball Wives” actually still married to a basketball player. They should really rename the show.
-M
Essential Kitchen Item- ATM
30 May
Nets’ DeShawn Stevenson really loves money. So much that he needs an ATM in his kitchen. Stevenson twittered a picture of his outfit but the only thing people noticed was his kitchen ATM. I can’t really blame the guy, I mean I always that person without cash handy. The real question on everyone’s mind is does it charge him a fee?
Stevenson is also famous for having a 5 dollar bill tattoo on his neck. In his defense the tattoo was originally just of Abe Lincoln but apparently no one recognized him so Stevenson added the 5 to the sides. The tattoo was meant to symbolize the end of slavery. I think the saddest thing about that tattoo is that no one recognized Lincoln. Is our education system really getting so bad that people only know Lincoln’s face if it in between two 5s? Next people will think he was really a vampire hunter.
-M
Spurs get ‘Nasty’ on the Court
30 May
And by get nasty . . . I mean win. Tuesday night’s Game 2 between Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs was not what I expected. It was probably not what the Thunder expected either. The Thunder trailed for entire game. The closest the Thunder came was within 6 points. It was like after Game 1 the Spurs really looked at their plays and reworked them to match the Thunder. And the Thunder well they just seemed utterly lost at how to beat the Spurs.
The Spurs won their 20th straight game beating the Thunder, 120-111. I should note that the Thunder are the first team to make it to a 100 points against the Spurs. Kevin Durant put up 31 points for the Thunder. Russell Westbrook had 27 points and James Harden had 30 points. And despite all of that scoring the Thunder still lost. Whatever was working for the Thunder before certainly isn’t working now.
Tony Parker (who shockingly gets very little attention in the NBA) scored 34 points. Manu Ginobili kept up his break out Game 1 appearance and scored 20 points. The biggest thing you notice while watching the Spurs is there ability to share the ball. When you look at the scoring stats it’s not just a few key people making points. (more…)
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