There Can Only Be One Mediterranean Goatee …
White gloves and kebabs to TBJ-ite James!
Dramatic Herrmann
A million thanks to Ball Don’t Lie reader Nick.
Comments (3)Embrace The Duds, Item 002: The Basketball Jones Tee
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Comments (23)Baron Davis’s Kick-Ass Bullet Fedora
That’s it! I’m officially cheering for the Golden State Warriors! Holy sh**!
Comments (24)LeBron James Sings ‘Staying Alive’ by the Bee Gees
I’m amazed this hasn’t made its way around the Internets yet. Behold:
Video of Lebron James singing ‘Staying Alive’ by the Bee Gees.
Well, sort of.
A million thank yous to Ryan White at The Tailgate for posting this, and die-hard Jones’er, Alan, for opening our eyes. You’re both doing the Lord’s work. Virtual high-fives!
Watch LeBron James Dance and Sing A Bee Gees Song. Seriously. He Does. Poorly. But Humorously. [The Tailgate]
(Hold on. Has this made its way around the Internets already? I feel cold.)
(Update: Another million thank yous to Howie ‘The Hype Guy’ for his gentle photoshop touch. I think it really gives this post a lil’ something extra, you know? Really pushes it over the top.)
(Update 2: Sexier, embedded video of LBJ getting down here.)
Comments (8)Can Xi Shun Play The Point?
Thanks to Steinberg’s keen eye, and via the Washington City Paper, comes quite possibly the greatest idea since sliced bread and/or bread products in general. Behold:
“The [ABA’s Maryland] Nighthawks brain trust is currently drafting plans to put local tallboys Gheorge Muresan and Manute Bol and 7-foot-9 Chinese player Sun Ming Ming in uniform to form the tallest team in basketball history.”
Silence.
Muggsy really needs to get on the horn with Spud and Earl. ASAP!
Little League All-Star [Washington City Paper]
(Note: Yes, that picture is of Xi Shun — the Guinness Book of Records recognized tallest living man. I think he’s the guy on the left. I think…)
(Slightly related: Former ABA/NBA badass Artis Gilmore is set to return to the ABA hardwood this Sunday — at the age of 58! — to intimidate the shit out of anyone within shouting distance. No word yet on whether he’ll be wearing the short-shorts.)
Comments (3)You Know He Thought About It
I’ve been laughing about this for the last 10 minutes. From Dave D’Alessando’s Nets blog:
Sometimes in the postgame clamor, we have to go directly from the court to the locker room, without stopping off at the press room to drop off our stuff (laptop, bag, mascot costume, recyclable beer cans, etc.).
So when you arrive in the locker room, you look for a place to store your stuff. That was the case at Verizon last night, when one of our guys chose Marcus Williams’ locker stall to dump it.
“This your locker?” the scribe asks the rook.
“Yep,” rook responds.
“I’m putting my stuff here,” he tells the rook, matter-of-factly. “Don’t steal my laptop.”
Brilliant!
One To Savor, No Time To Do It [Nets Blast via The Big Lead]
Comments (2)WizzNutzz’s New Ruffin-Squirrels Wallpaper
As you may or may not know, Michael Ruffin’s skull contains two thoughts: “Rebound” and “Remember Squirrels Rarely Attack People”. (Sound advice.)
Thankfully, the Adobe WizzNutzz Little Shop of Photoz Team™ have thrown on their white gloves, demanded a 400k salary (with benefits!), and doctored a beautiful desktop wallpaper to remind us so.
“But my mother ate copious amounts of peanuts while I was locked in her tomb, and as result I am now allergic to nuts,” you say? Do not fret. The Adobe WizzNutzz Little Shop of Photoz Team™ has many other images to stick to the top of your mouth and/or 17-inch LG 256-color monitor.
See: Gilbert Arenas Sr: Miami Dreamz, Kwame’s Manchild, and my personal fav, Party John Ramos …
Wizznutzz Washington Wizards Wallpapers [WizzNutzz]
Comments (2)My 10-Minute Halloween Costume…
I told you I’d rock it.
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Comments (8)Grandpa Balls, Baby Balls and Gourds
Dan may file this under “weirdness”, but I file it under “awesomeness”.
All day today, Dan “Mr. 5 Miles” Steinberg will be posting the results of some scientific experiments he and his team conducted with the NBA’s old basketball, the NBA’s new basketball and a pumpkin.
I won’t give away too much here, but let’s just say that some of the tests may or may not include, dropping them off RFK stadium’s fourth level, rolling them down a bowling alley, having politicians try to grip them, and/or getting J.J. Reddick to piss on them.
Old Basketballs, New Basketballs and Pumpkins [D.C. Sports Bog]
(Bonus: The Association also weighs in on Stern’s shiny new balls.)
(And oh, that picture? I found it here. Hahaha… check out the page’s intro:
It started in the fall of 2002. It was late, Colleen and I were bored and didn’t know what to do. Our neighbors Jami & Jason Jeffery had put these pumpkins on their stoop. Thus, we thought it a fun idea to take the pumpkins, photograph them around campus, and leave the pictures on their front door.
Oh you crazy, crazy kids, you…)
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