Archive for category Basketball

May 20

Reward: Membership Into The Cult Of Kobe For The Video Clip Of Laker Fans Chanting “We Want Boston!”

 

Last year’s NBA championship had a bittersweet feeling to it. I was elated that the team once known as the Los Angeles Lakers finally filled the championship void from the Shaquille O’Neal era, but it just didn’t have the same shine as winning a championship against Boston. I felt cheated because the Celtics decided to lay a big fat egg against the Orlando Magic in last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. Throughout the season, I have been lusting for the opportunity for a Finals rematch between The Defending Champions (Los Angeles Lakers) and the Boston Celtics. Other Laker fans share my same passion for revenge as well. According to Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports, fans at Staples Center were chanting “We want Boston!” towards the end of last night’s game 2 Western Conference Finals contest between The Defending Champions and Los Phoenix Suns.

If any of my original bounty hunters have that video clip, you know the protocol on how I expect things to be delivered to me. For the newbies, look at this past bounty for guidance.

Deadline: June 1st, 2010

131-92, Never Forget

I want that video clip as bad as Kobe’s quest for vengeance against the Boston Celtics in The Finals.

[The Big Lead]

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May 19

NBA – Cleveland Needs To Stop Cuffing, And Let A Player Play

 

I hate to tell this to you, Cleveland, but LeBron is gone. He is that kid from the Midwest who has been dreaming of the day when he moves on to the big city. Just let him go, and start the process of healing early. Also, stop making corny music videos for LeBron. That might push him farther away rather than bring him closer to signing a contract extension.

Posted by Jack in Basketball, Cavaliers, Cleveland, LeBron James, NBA | Comments off

Apr 27

NBA – This Kobe Fanatic Is Weirding Me Out

 

To the smart-asses out there, I am not talking about myself.

Really, I am not the biggest Kobe fan!

The ONLY thing I have done that is crazy for the Lakers is grow my playoff beard (until an upstart young team poses the greatest threat to them advancing to the next round). This dude is talking about going to Santa Barbara and shopping for antiques with him. That not cool, bro. Dudes don’t go antique shopping with KB24 – period.

Breaking down game tape, and agreeing with everything he says is perfectly kosher and masculine.

Feel free to turn off the video if it gets too awkward for you.

Posted by Jack in Basketball, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, NBA | Comments off

Apr 6

The King Of All Douchebags – That Duke-Patriots Fan At The National Championship Game

 

All thanks and praises go to Kissing Suzy Kolber for screencapping that asshole who supports the Patriots and Duke. Isn’t that combination the douchebag equivalent to being born black and female? It’s bad enough that you cheer for the Patriots, but you (presumably) attend Duke as well? Don’t you hate it when random people spit in your face for no reason at all as you walk around town? Why do that to yourself? Why be THAT GUY?

Duke-Patriots Asshole

In case Greg Gumbel's jheri curl juice is obstructing your view, he is on the bottom-right.

I am surprised that Duke admitted him to its university. There has to be a douche quota, or a douche point system he must have exceeded in the admissions process. Maybe Arizona State had overflow, and Duke had to pick him up.

I hope the ladies in Durham don’t give him any action.

Posted by Jack in Basketball, Duke, Final Four, NFL, Patriots, douchebags | Comments off

Apr 6

Kwame Brown Is A 50 Millonaire, And You Should Have A Problem With That

 

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Haters gonna hate, and I am counting myself as one right now, but Kwame Brown has just stole over $50 million from NBA teams in his 10 year career. The dude who was reduced to tears when Michael Jordan called him a “flaming faggot” because he sucked so much, is still in the league, averaging 6.7 points a game. It’s astounding to me that NBA teams are going broke, but they continue to pay guys like Kwame Brown seven figure salaries because “you can’t teach height.” Darko Milicic has had a more serviceable career, and he basically ruined one of the NBA’s most storied franchises for the next 10 years, because the Detroit Pistons drafted him over Carmelo Anthony. Stephen A. Smith doesn’t even talk about the cat anymore. He would much rather brow beat Rasho Nesterovic for being a mediocre compliment to Tim Duncan. (Sorry, that sentence was from the year 2006.) Nevertheless, Kwame Brown has made $50 million dollars to come off the bench, and you, Joe Sportsfan, should be enraged at that fact.

For those of you who want proof of Kwame’s grand larceny, here is an abstract of his statistics from Basketball-Reference.com

Evidence of Kwame Brown's Grand Larceny

Evidence of Kwame Brown's Grand Larceny

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Apr 6

Congrats To The 2010 Basketball National Champion Duke Blue Devils

 

Amazing game played last night. I had no intention of watching until something told me that Butler had a little more in their bag of tricks than their No.5 seeding indicated. Duke may have won the national championship, but Butler won America’s hearts and captivated its imagination during its three week run towards eternal glory. (That was for you, Dick Enberg.)

Oh, this is a post about Duke. Enjoy this tribute to the champs.

[Youtube - Peter Rosenberg]

Posted by Jack in Basketball, Butler, Duke, Final Four, NCAA, Peter Rosenberg | Comments off

Apr 1

NBA – Why So Serious, Kevin?

 

“It was like we were playing Michael fucking Jordan.” – Kevin Garnett on Kevin Durant’s treatment by the refs last Wednesday night.



Posted by Jack in Basketball, Celtics, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, NBA, Paul Pierce | Comments off

Mar 23

Northern Iowa Played Its Championship Game Last Saturday

 



Congrats, Northern Iowa! You have an additional FOUR GAMES to play!

[Northern Iowa Panthers Sweet Sixteen T-Shirt]

Posted by Jack in Basketball, Final Four, Kansas, March Madness, University of Northern Iowa | Comments off

Jan 10

The History Of The Air Force One

 

A couple of years ago, Nike posted an excellent feature on their site about the history of the Air Force One sneaker. It’s not live anymore, but YouTube (thankfully) has the documentary that covers how basketball and hip-hop culture are intertwined in the popularity of the sneaker.

Anthony Gilbert sums up the level of loyalty most have towards Nike’s Air Force One:

“I’m not flirting with anybody else. Just give me one. That’s all I need. The perfect marriage. My shoes. My game. My sport.”

Part One

Part Two

Posted by Jack in Basketball, Hip-Hop, New York, Nike | Comments off

Dec 26

Knicks Danilo Gallinari Sings Beyoncé’s “Halo”

 

I think they had him sing in front of a green screen to make fun of him in post-production.

[nyknicks.com]

Posted by Jack in AJ Milano, Basketball, Danilo Gallinari, NBA, New York Knicks, Sports | Comments off