Sacramento Kings CRIBS: Jason Thompson Edition

When MTV created a television show like, "MTV CRIBS", I thought to myself who would watch this sort of show. Well, it's last for over 16 seasons and still going strong.

The Sacramento Kings decided to do their own version of "MTV CRIBS" and called it, "At Home with...(Insert Name of Sacramento Kings Player Here)".

In the below video, we get to take a tour of forward Jason Thompson's humble abode.



(Courtesy of Cowbell Kingdom)

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The Steve Blake/Andrew Bogut Brewhaha

During last night's Bucks-Clippers game, Clippers guard Steve Blake stole a pass from Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova for a basket.

Many people including some Bucks players thought that Blake should have been called for a foul. Well on the next play, Bucks center Andrew Bogut set a hard screen against Blake which he took exception to.

Then we had a mini-tussle between Bogut-Blake which eventually merged into Brandon Jennings vs. Steve Blake and Bogut vs. Travis Outlaw.

After the end of all that, only three technical fouls were issued.





(Courtesy of Clippers Blog and You Been Blinded)

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Flip Murray's Insane Near Buzzer-Beater

During last night's Suns-Bulls affair nearing the end of a third quarter, Chicago Bulls guard Flip Murray was trying to recover a bad pass thrown by Derrick Rose.

Murray then launched a shot near the basket that somehow went in.

The only problem for Flip was that the shot didn't count since he released it a couple milliseconds late. Despite that, it's still an impressive shot.



(Courtesy of The Sports Geeks)

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Ladies Look at Your Man, Now at Caron Butler

Usually, I'm not a fan of these NBA arena parody clips mainly because most of the time they are not really funny.

However this clip featuring the Mavs Caron Butler takes the cake as he does a parody commercial spot for "Mavs Musk" which uses this classic Old Spice commercial.



"Those Mavericks playoff tickets are now diamonds"

(Courtesy of Land O' Lakers)

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Nets Avoid Record for NBA Futility...Lame with a Capital "L"

Last night, the New Jersey Nets beat the San Antonio Spurs to clinch their 10th win of the season to prevent tying the NBA's worst record in it's history by the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers at 9-73.

For Nets fans it was a relief that their team will not be mentioned as the worst of all-time and will only have to share one of the worst marks in NBA history with the Los Angeles Clippers/any incarnation of the Grizzlies/Dallas Mavericks.

However, they spoiled a chance at a record that most people thought was impossible to even get to. For non-NBA fans, most teams average between 28-35 wins per season which makes it almost impossible to even get close to a single digit winning season. Most of you are probably asking, why is it so tough to lose that many games? Well, there are some games you win based on luck, your teammates putting in the effort, and due to the grueling/massive schedule of the NBA. That's why there have only been a handful of teams to even sniff single-digit wins.

The Nets were that one team that had a chance to break that record due to their injuries, front-office turnovers, and mediocre bench. The Nets had a possible legacy moment that would have be remembered forever. Well, that's now gone and they will be forgetten for having a terrible season.

There isn't even a positive for the Nets to gain a couple of wins since due to the NBA Lottery, the Nets are not even guaranteed of the overall #1 pick. If you going to be one of the worst of all-time, you have to gain something out of it.

I have some sinking suspicion that the basketball gods might not look favorably on the Nets with winning their 10th game of the season with a shot at immortality on the line.

(You can start printing your "John Wall 2010" t-shirts Minnesota Timberwolves Fans. You are going to win the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery! Now you can have a trio of young point guards to play next season.)

In the end, the Nets are losers even when they win.

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Bruce Willis Weird Interview at Hornets/Lakers Game

During Monday Night's telecast of the New Orleans Hornets/Los Angeles Lakers game, Cox Sports Victor Howell thought he got a great interview with movie star Bruce Willis.

Willis is in New Orleans making a movie called "Red" where he plays a former black-ops agent trying to re-assemble his old team to survive an assasins hit.

Well, the interview itself is rather interesting to say the least since it appears that Willis mind appears to be elsewhere when doing the interview.



Victor Howell: "What do you think of the game here so far?"

Bruce Willis: "Hard to say. What do you think? It's tight, right?"

Classic.

(Courtesy of Ball Don't Kerby)

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Mark Cuban's Just Making Words Up Now....UPDATED

UPDATE- It's come to my attention that discombobulated is the correct spelling of the word. The original joke of the post was supposed to be about his language use. Whoops on our part, we regret any mistakes that this might have assumed towards the language constructs of Mr. Cuban. To note, discombobulated is still a funny word and this post have been updated to reflect that

Although this may surprise you, I actually am a fan of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. I know this comes as a shock to many of you but I guess there is still a part of me that wants to be a billionaire owner of an NBA team.

Well, he recently did an interview with The Ticket 1310 AM in Dallas about an upcoming matchup with the Denver Nuggets and Cuban got to use a funny word.

We get more from the Dallas Morning News:

Mark Cuban had an afternoon visit with our friends at The Ticket (1310 AM), and he said that the Denver Nuggets who visit AAC tonight are "discombobulated right now.''

It's true. The Nuggets have lost four of five, including three of four on the road trip that ends tonight.

It's been tough without Kenyon Martin. The Nuggets have at times had trouble rebounding and they certainly aren't as physically imposing, even with 7-footerJohan Petro starting in place of Martin.

Man, I haven't heard the word discombobulated in awhile. It's a real word, right?

(Double-checks dictionary)

Yep, it is. Crap, that just voided the entire title of the post. Someone, cue keyboard cat.



(Courtesy of The Dallas Morning News)

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Beavis and Butthead Diss Shaquille O'Neal and Fu-Schnickens

Remember Beavis and Butthead? It's been awhile since I have personally seen an episode but this below clip is defintely a classic.

For those of you that don't remember, Beavis and Butthead would watch music videos and then make fun of them.

Below is a clip of them dissing the Fu-Schnickens music video featuring Shaquille O'Neal called, "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock?)"



(Courtesy of NESW Sports)

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Nets Owner Mikhail Prokhorov Can Do Some Awesome Jet Ski Stunts

Recently, CBS's 60 Minutes aired an interview with Nets Billionaire owner Mikhail Prokhorov which touched on a variety of subjects from his wealthy lifestyle and his plan to buy the New Jersey Nets.

One of the more interesting subjects that was touched on in the interview was his love of jet-skiing. Well, I came across this clip of Mikhail jet-skiing in the Maldives back in 2009 and he can do some pretty wicked things on a jet-ski.



I'm just saying Mark Cuban better brush-up on his jet-skis skills now before Mikhail Prokhorov becomes the most popular owner in the NBA.

(Courtesy of The Big Lead)

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The Rules of Gravity Do Not Apply to JJ Barea's Shot

The one thing that I did learn from science class was that if an object is thrown up into the air based on the laws of gravity, it must come down.

However that law doesn't seem to apply to Mavericks guard Jose Juan Barea during last Thursday's Portland Trail Blazers/Dallas Mavericks affair when his shot got stuck on the back of the rim.

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The Lunch Heard Round New Jersey - Nets CEO to Have Lunch with Paper-Bag Wearing Fan

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we mentioned a story about New Jersey Nets CEO Brett Yormark yelling a fan wearing a paper-bag over his head during a Nets loss to the Miami Heat last week.

Well, Yormark and the paper-bag guy (named Chris Lisi) are burying the hatchet in the term of good public relations for the Nets. They will meet for a televised lunch to discuss the fate of the Nets franchise tomorrow at 12pm on the New Jersey Nets website. Seriously, I'm not kidding.

We get more from New Jersey.com:

The chief executive of the Nets will have lunch with a fan who recently wore a brown bag over his head to protest the team's woeful season.

Nets CEO Brett Yormark and Chris Lisi of Middletown will sit down for lunch Tuesday at the Nets' headquarters.

Lunch, of course, will be brown-bag style.

Yormark had a brief heated exchange with Lisi a week ago after seeing him with the brown bag on his head during a game.

The meeting will be streamed live at www.njnets.com. Yormark and Lisi will be joined by Nets radio broadcasters Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw.

To be honest, I'm not one of those people who think sthat ownership should have to listen to the common fan when it comes to running their franchise but I am a fan of good public relations.

It's nice to see the Nets turn a negative into a positive for once this season and I will commend them for doing something with this strange situation.

Maybe at least now, the Nets can focus on other things like the clean-up on aisle five.

(Courtesy of New Jersey.com)

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Dwayne Wade vs. Andy Roddick: Tennis Court and Basketball Court

We all know that Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade is king on the basketball court but I have a sinking suspicion that he doesn't spent alot of time on the tennis courts.

Recently, Wade was making an appearance at the ATP Sony Ericsson Open in Miami and got to hit the tennis ball around with tennis superstar Andy Roddick.

After Wade's failure on the tennis court, he and Andy got into a little game called HORSE.



I think Andy Roddick missed out on his calling in life, being the 11th man on the New Jersey Nets bench.

(Courtesy of The Sporting Blog )

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Steve Nash High-Fives his Teammates....Alot

In my opinion, there are many useless statistics that people use to quantify winning in the National Basketball Association but this might be a stat that I could wrap my head around.

Recently, the Phoenix Suns sent out an intern to watch how many times that Steve Nash high-fived a teammate during a home game.

The number itself may shock you.....



239 hand-slaps during an NBA game; that's pretty impressive to say the least but you have to love the reaction that Amar'e Stoudamire gives the intern after receiving the award for most slaps on the rear-end.

I'm willing to be Amar'e was thinking along the terms of "Pause...No Homo".

(Courtesy of Both Teams Played Hard)

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The Best of Ernie, Kenny, and Charles in Chicago

I figured that most of you were more worried about the college basketball betting from last night than the first game of the NBA on TNT doubleheader between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat.

Well, Ernie Johnson/Kenny Smith/Charles Barkley from Inside the NBA were broadcasting the game in Chicago and here were some of their best moments.



Man, I didn't know that Charles cared so much about "The Mentalist".

UPDATE-I'd figure that I would also attach the Neat-O Stat of the Night where the substitute guys in the studio: Matt Winer, "El Luchador" Kevin McHale, and Chris Webber decided on a number grade for the performances of EJ/Kenny/and Charles.



That clearly did not surprise me that Charles in regards to sports betting would bet against himself.

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Random Shaq Cameo in Music Video - Owl City's "Vanilla Twilight"

Before I saw this music video, you probably could have convinced me that Owl City was the title for the latest tween reading material.

However, they are a synthpop music group from Minnesota and this is the latest video for their song, "Vanilla Twilight."

Dispersed throughout the video are shots of Shaquille O'Neal just staring at the sky in wonderment and witnessing the power of it.



I'll be the first to say it, I think we need more random cameos of Shaquille O'Neal in music videos.

(Courtesy of FilmDrunk)

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Inside the NBA Crew does The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

On Monday's edition of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, TNT's Inside the NBA crew over Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley decided to partake in a interview session with Jay Leno.

In the interview, they touch on a myriad of topics from playing pranks on Charles Barkley to the NCAA Tournament. I have also included the cold open to the show which features Jay Leno, Charles Barkley, and Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir.

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Stephon Marbury's Back to Back to Back Three-Pointers in Chinese All-Star Game

The last time we talked about former NBA player Stephon Marbury here on That NBA Lottery Pick, he recently signed a contract to play with a Chinese Basketball team and had played in his first professional game in China.

Now, this video of Marbury is making the rounds as he played in their All-Star Game and hits three consecutive three pointers from distances somewhere near the Yangtze River.



(Courtesy of With Leather)

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Nets Sink to New Low: Nets CEO yells at Fan Wearing A Paper Bag on his Head

Just when you thought that things couldn't get worse for the New Jersey Nets, they find a way to sink to a new low.

During last night's loss against the Miami Heat, Nets CEO Brett Yormark yelled at a fan for wearing a paper bag on his head. Yep, he yelled at him for wearing a paper bag on his head.

We get more from the New York Daily News:

One of the Nets' top executives showed more fight Monday night than most of their players have all season.

CEO Brett Yormark, usually one of the most fan-friendly executives in the league, got into a heated confrontation with a spectator during the Nets' 99-89 loss to the Heat at the Meadowlands. The loss - the team's 14th straight at home and eighth straight overall - put the Nets at 7-63 and kept them on pace to break the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers' record of 73 losses in a season.

With the Nets trailing 79-67 between the third and fourth quarters, Yormark left his courtside seat and passed Chris Lisi of Middletown, N.J., who was sitting in the second row and wearing a paper bag over his head. Yormark then walked back toward Lisi, and in full view of reporters and photographers got into a shouting match with Lisi and a pal.

As Yormark jabbed his finger toward Lisi as he shouted something, Lisi pulled out a pair of tickets and waved them back at the CEO, who then stomped away as security personnel approached.

Hey, I can understand that's it's been a tough season for the New Jersey Nets this year but there is a line that people within the organization shouldn't cross when dealing with unruly fans.

The one positive that you can say came from this, someone associated with the Nets actually showed some fight this season.

(Picture and Information for this story provided by The New York Daily News)

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New York Knicks Cheerleader FAIL

If I know anything about the laws of gravity, it is that a body suspended upside-down it needs to flip over to return to it's original state of being.

One of the members of the New York Knicks City Dancers learned that the hard way as she fell during a routine at Madison Square Garden.



I think it's certain that Isaac Newton would have approved of that clip.

(Courtesy of Bob's Blitz)

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The Ladies of Friends Love This Game and John Stockton's Short Shorts

Remember when we all watched Friends? Okay, I was probably not one of those who did but back in the 1990's, it was a ratings hit for NBC.

Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow were the female leads on that show and below is the commercial they did for the NBA's, "I Love This Game" campaign where they discuss the important topic of John Stockton's short shorts.



I still think John Stockton is still proud of this moment.

(Courtesy of A Stern Warning)

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Deron Williams Does The Chicken Dance

Usually, when I write titles for That NBA Lottery Pick, I try my best to come up with some creative or interesting title that could drag the reader in.

Essentially with this clip, I couldn't come up with one. To be honest, it's pretty self-explanatory.

So I present to you, Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams doing the chicken dance in a win against the New Orleans Hornets.



(Courtesy of SLC Dunk)

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So Mark Jackson and Michael Clarke Duncan are in a Restaurant...

For some reason, I have a sinking feeling that most of you did not tune into watch the second part of this week's NBA on ESPN Wednesday Night Doubleheader between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Well, ESPN color commentator Mark Jackson made it interesting by deciding to rip on actor Michael Clarke Duncan during the telecast by telling this story about the time Duncan forgot to pay his check at a restaurant.



Wait, a second. I thought Michael Clarke Duncan was a Lakers fan. Man, The economy is even taking it's toll on Hollywood actors, whose next, bloggers?

(Courtesy of With Leather and You Been Blinded)

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Kenny Smith's "March Madness Yeast Infection"

With the start of NCAA March Madness occuring today, I think it was a good time to replay this classic clip from Inside the NBA.

Back in March of 2009, Kenny took a day to watch the NCAA tournament and the crew had a little fun at his expense.

Charles decided that Kenny took the time off to deal with another ailment.

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Maybe I Should Join the "Rick Fox Basketball School of Acting"

Former Boston Celtic/Los Angeles Laker Rick Fox was trying to expand his mind back in October of 2009 when did a couple of skits with the Los Angeles-based Improv group called, "ACME Company".

Well, this is my favorite improv bit that he did with them called, "The Rick Fox Basketball School of Acting."







(Courtesy of You Been Blinded)

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Steve Nash Supports "Earth Hour"

It seems like everywhere you go around this world wide interweb, Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash keeps showing up.

In the below clip, Nash does a Public Service Announcement for the World Wildlife Federation for Earth Hour.

For those of you that don't know what Earth Hour is, click on this link.



For those of you playing at home, the date again is March 27th at 8:30pm local time.

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Mike Bibby, Touched by Josh Smith

I'm not really sure what Atlanta Hawks game this clip comes from but more about the actions of one, Josh Smith that makes this video absolutely hilarious.

During a time-out, Josh Smith starts touching Mike Bibby on the shoulder for some reason and continue for a couple seconds.

Then all of a sudden, Bibby gives Smith the universal look of "stop touching me".



I think the term, "Pause...No Homo" was created for this clip.

(Courtesy of The Baseline)

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2010 NBA All Stars and Boyz II Men "NBA Idol" Skit

(Public Service Announcement: Please join our sister site, "Outside the Boxscore" March Madness Pool, you can do so by clicking on this link for more information.)

Our friends over at Stachketball recently found these clips that were shown during the 2010 NBA All Star Game in Dallas.

The famous pop group, "Boyz II Men" did a couple skits for NBATV where they tried to find the best voice in the NBA.

What they found out was that Pau Gasol can rock, "Time after Time".





(Courtesy of Stacheketball)

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Chris Paul Parodies "Paranormal Activity"

For the record, I have not seen the horror movie, "Paranormal Activity" but I'm pretty sure that I will be able figure out the gist of the below clip.

In the below video, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets parodies the movie with some surprisingly funny results.



(Courtesy of NBA Fanhouse)

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Steve Nash's "Balls" and Robin Lopez...I Smell Sitcom

Unless you have been under the preverbial blogosphere rock, you have probably seen a clip created by Steve Nash's production company called, "Meathawk".

Below is the latest offering featuring Robin Lopez eating some sausage and well, Steve Nash making him as unconfortable as possible.



(Courtesy of Slam Online)

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WOOOO! The NBA Jam on Wii Trailer is Out!

Recently, EA Sports announced that they would be making a current version of NBA Jam for the Nintendo Wii.

Well, below is the first high-definition trailer for the game from Gametrailers.com.



Finally, I'll be able to use "Boomshakalaka" on a regular basis again without the dirty looks from people.

(Courtesy of A Stern Warning)

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Brandon Jennings Under Armour Commercial

One of the nice stories of this NBA season is the emergence of Bucks rookie guard Brandon Jennings.

Recently, he did a commercial for Under Armour which casted Jennings in the light of the underdog and the work he put in to make it to the NBA.



Props to Under Armour, that was a very well done commercial and "I Will".

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Steve Francis Digs for Nose Gold

It's been awhile since we heard from former NBA player Steve Francis and I guess you can say that he has been busy spelunking....in his nose.

Recently Francis attended a game between the Orlando Magic-Washington Wizards in Washington D.C.

The people over at SunsSports decided to show him camera as a former Magic player but Francis was busy picking his nose.



Hey guys, give Steve a break. He ran some pretty good, "pick and roll" plays when he with the Magic.

(Courtesy of Detroit4Lyfe)

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Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian Dish on George Lopez Tonight

Recently, Lakers forward Lamar Odom and his celebrity wife Khloe Kardashian appeared on the George Lopez Tonight to dish about a variety of subjects.

Some of those included Lamar's love of candy, meeting Barack Obama at the White House, and using IChat to well......how do I put this in the most creative way?

"Turn on each other's sprinklers"



(Courtesy of Hooped Up)

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Finally, TNT Retired Charles Barkley's Jean Shorts

During last night's Inside the NBA, EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night dealt with retirement and took a few early shots at Kenny Smith while looking at some of the North Carolina memorabilia at the Dean Dome.

Then we found out that TNT had it's own retired section of memorabilia which included Kevin McHale's short shorts, Charles Barkley's Jean Shorts, and Ernie Johnson's banana string mankini.

Still, I'm surprised that didn't retire, A Craig Sager Suit.

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The People Who Created the Google Nexus Didn't Listen to Chris Bosh

Recently, Google came out with their own smart-phone called the Google Nexus. Well, they recently got Chris Bosh to produce a viral video for them.

In the below video, Chris Bosh tells us about some of the cool applications that the Google Nexus has and some of them that he would have liked to see.



Seriously, why isn't there an application for bad calls made by referees? Maybe they could call it, "IDonaghy" or "IBavetta" or "ISalvatore".

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Mengke Bateer is Kickin' Ass in China

Remember Mengke Bateer? He was the first Chinese player to play in the NBA and played for the Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, and the Toronto Raptors.

Well, he now is kicking ass and taking names in the Chinese Film Industry as an actor.

We get more from Sham Sports:

In addition to continuing his basketball career, Bateer has also begun a move towards whatever the Hong Kong equivalent of Hollywood is called. He first appeared in a film called "The Blue Xanadu" back in 2005, and the above monk photo comes from a film called "Bodyguards And Assassins."

Bodyguards & Assasins is reputedly one of the most eagerly anticipated and expensive films to come out of Hong Kong cinema in a generation, with a hype fuelled in no small part by repeated delays in its release. The trailer certainly makes it look as slick as a baby's arse, and better still, Bateer's part is no small cameo. In the film, he plays an outcast monk (obviously), going by the slightly awesome of Wang Fuming, who moonlights as a tofu vendor. There are not enough films these days written about 6'11 monk salesmen, but Bateer pulls the part off with remarkable aplomb, as you can see in this clip where he kills dudes with coconuts and proves to be nigh-on impossible to kill.

So, most of you out there in the blogosphere are asking for visual proof of Mengke kicking ass. Well, below is a clip from Bodyguard & Assasins where he kills some dudes with coconuts.



Bateer is also set to appear in a upcoming film called Arrival of the Fortune of God but nothing is currently know outside of this picture.


It gives Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian some hope that if this basketball thing ends prematurely, they'll just end up in Asian Hollywood.

(Courtesy of Sham Sports)

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That NBA Lottery Pick 500th Post Spectacular

We have reached a milestone here at That NBA Lottery Pick in the fact that this is the 500th post on this site.

Some of you out there in interweb land are probably saying big deal, he made it to his 500th post. Mainly, I would agree but still 500th is some sort of milestone, so I figured the best thing to do is throw a party. A SEXY PARTY!

All kidding aside, thanks for continuing viewership of this site. I know that most of you out there are looking for alternative NBA blog that doesn't focus on the fact that Dallas has 13 game winning streak or when Lebron James returns to play. We appreciate your interest and hope to continue this site well into the future.

Now, I figured that the best thing to do is create the guest-list and here are some of the people invited to the party.

(Hint...There is no actual party!)

-> Me....Duh
-> Snagamat
-> J.E. Skeets and Tas Melas from The Basketball Jones
-> Mookie from A Stern Warning
-> Andrew Feinstein from Denver Stiffs
-> Trey Kerby from Ball Don't Lie
-> L.L. Chen from Pure Point and Stacheketball
-> Ethan Jaynes of Stacheketball
-> Anyone associated with the 1995-1996 Seattle Supersonics
-> Anyone from 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets (Seriously, no one needs cheering up more than them)
-> Craig Hodges (Nuff Said)
-> The Proclaimers...Someone needs to sing 500 miles!
-> Kara DioGuardi (It would help if she cries)
-> Anyone from Jimmy Kimmel's Handsome Men's Club (Seriously, I need to get into that club)
-> Anyone from the crew of Inside the NBA (It would also help if Charles either brought Krispy Kreme donuts or something from Taco Bell..Caterers aren't cheap, people)
-> Yao Ming or Yi Jianlian...There is not a party unless there is at least one tall Asian dude
-> Giada De Laurentiis (Just in case Charles eats the food before he gets to the party)
-> Michelle Beadle (Hey...There is no party like a Beadle party because Beadle doesn't stop and also getting eaten by Mackerel Jordan is pretty cool as well)
-> Rapper Nelly (Mainly for the Pimp Juice)
-> Christopher Mintz-Plasse (McLovin!)
-> Anna Kendrick (Hell, She's "Up In the Air" at this point)

For the people left off the list, check with Hasheem Thabeet at the door, he'll probably let you in.

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Lapo Elkann's "Hand of God" Steals One For the Lakers

I'm going to safely assume that most of you out there in blogosphere-land have no idea who the gentleman in the above picture is. For your information, that's Lapo Elkann and he is the current manager of brand promotions for Fiat Automobiles

Well, Lapo was attending the Toronto Raptors-Los Angeles Lakers affair on Wednesday night in courtside seats when a loose ball came his way in the 4th quarter.



The referees ruled the ball was off of Raptors guard Jose Calderon and gave the possession to the Lakers although Lapo touched the ball while it was going out of bounds.

The Lakers went on to win the game by the score of 109-107 and Toronto Raptors fans are irriate about the lack of fan interference called on the play. (To note in the NBA rulebook, there is no clear-cut rule on fan interference) Also it appeared that Calderon would have been called out of bounds even if he did save it since his foot touches the out of bounds line.

They also have been on the warpath on Lapo's Wikipedia page as well, so I guess that Lapo has become somewhat of a Public Enemy to Raptors fans now, somewhere between Allen Iverson and Vince Carter.

In the end, what we learned from this ordeal is that even a man listed in Vanity Fair's Best Dressed Hall of Fame can't find something to cover this controversy up.

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The New Jersey Nets Promise Something New in 2011

Let's be honest, the New Jersey Nets are trying their hardest to get people to attend their games. They are even going as far to try and drum up some support for next season with a commercial promising "Something New in 2011".

Recently, they posted this commercial on the team website hyping up their relocation to Newark for the time being before their grand move to Brooklyn.

The commercial itself doesn't feature any current Nets players unless you count the small image of Devin Harris at the end. It almost feels like one of those commercials you see for a famous resort destination where it always accentuates the positives and never the negatives.

You thought Couples Retreat was bad.....The Nets make that look like Avatar.

Hey, our team sucks but we got 22 million dollars in cap space next season!

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Ron Artest's Interesting Hair Day

Lakers forward and That NBA Lottery Pick favorite, Ron Artest got a new-hairdo over the weekend when the Lakers faced off against the Orlando Magic.

Artest died his hair "Lakers Gold" and had the word "defense" written in his hair in three different languages.

ABC was so entralled by this story, NBA on ESPN Sideline Reporter Lisa Salters was dispatched to interview the barber.



UPDATE-After the Lakers loss to the Magic, Ron Artest decided to ditch his new found haircut.

In the below video, Ron Artest reacts to reporters asking him about his shaved head.



(Courtesy of The Los Angeles Times)

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Joel Pryzbilla Should Stay Away From Slippery Showers

There are some NBA fans who believe that the Portland Trail Blazers are cursed after not drafting Michael Jordan in 1984. Usually, I'm not one of those people who believes in these sort of things but this story makes it a little more believable.

Portland center Joel Przybill re-injured his right knee over the weekend while slipping in his shower. Yep, you heard right, he slipped in his shower.

We get more from Oregon Live:

Trail Blazers center Joel Przybilla on Saturday reinjured his surgically-repaired right knee and will require another surgery, the team said Sunday.

Przybilla reinjured the knee Saturday morning when he slipped while entering the shower at his home in Milwaukee, Wisc.

He flew to Portland on Saturday and had a magnetic resonance imaging test Sunday morning at the office of team doctor Don Roberts. The MRI showed a tear of the patella tendon that was repaired.

Przybilla, 30, ruptured his right patella tendon in a Dec. 22 game at Dallas. He was 10 weeks post-operation and had just started to walk without a brace.

There are so many punch-lines to end this sort of story but I'm going to do my best not to weasle my way into any of them.

On the other hand, what if he thought Norman Bates was behind him?

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Wanna Know Charles Barkley's Oscar Picks? We Got Them

On last night's Inside the NBA, Ernie's Neat-O stat of the Night had to do with acting which was a perfect segway into Charles Barkley Oscar picks.

Then, we got to find that the Inside the NBA crew did some cameos in some of the more popular feature films this year.

Kenny and C-Webb were "Inglorious Basterds", Ernie was "Up in the Air", and Charles was in "Avatar and Precious".

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Dunkin Donuts Coffee > Washington Wizards Tickets

There is one thing that I do know about the general population in the United States is that many of people need their morning coffee to survive the workday.

Well, the people at Dunkin' Donuts and the Washington Wizards are trying to cash in on that fact. They have started a promotion back in 2008 and refreshed it for this season called, "Drink Five for Starting Five" where if you drink five cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee you could get two tickets to an upcoming Washington Wizards game.

Yep, I'm not kidding. Five cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee could get you Wizards tickets. The sweet irony of this is that Dunkin Donuts has another promotion where if you buy six cups of Dunkin Donuts coffee, you get the next one free. Essentially putting to the point that Wizards tickets aren't even worth six cups of coffee.

So you might have to make the tough decision whether you want that extra cup of coffee or you want to marvel at Earl Boykins and JaVale McGee.

In the end though, the Wizards might not keep you up all night but at least your coffee got you something in return....some much needed rest.

(Courtesy of The Deadspin)

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HBO Movie Night: Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

For those of you that are going to be sans a date this weekend, tune over at HBO for their sports documentary called, "Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals".

Essentially, it was be a Magic and Bird love-fest for those couple of hours but hell, you'll be able to relive one of the glory times in the NBA through the eyes of Magic, Bird, and a cast of sports writers.

Below is a preview clip:



To note the presentation time for future reference, it will be this Saturday at 8pm-9:30pm est with a follow-up presentation from 11:30 pm-1am est.

Now go get that popcorn and snuggie ready for this Saturday Night.

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Rejected Numbers for Lebron's Jersey Number Change

Recently in numerological NBA news, Cleveland Cavaliers star Lebron James filed paperwork for a number change from his current number 23 to number 6.

There has been tons of speculation of the reason why Lebron decided to change his number. However, that speculation doesn't really concern us here at That NBA Lottery Pick but what does interest us are the numbers that Lebron James decided to pass on.

Our cracked staff took a look at some of the numbers he didn't take:

-> 0 (To match the number of rings he has, BURRNNNNN!)
-> 1 (The Loneleist Number)
-> 2 (Can just be as lonely)
-> 3 (Out of Respect for 3rd Rock from the Sun)
-> 7 (Out of Respect for 7th Heaven)
-> 9 (An upside-down 6...C'Mon All of These Jokes can't be gems)
-> 11, 12 and 13 (Out of Respect for George Clooney)
-> 21 (Out of Respect for 21 Jumpstreet)
-> 22 (Just Another Catch)
-> 24 (Out of Respect for Jack Bauer)
-> 30 (Out of Respect for 30 Rock, Somebody Call Liz Lemon!)
-> 31 (Out of Respect for Sam Bowie)
-> 44 (Out of Respect for Austin Carr..Throw the Hammer Down)
-> 45 (Out of Respect for Billy Dee Williams...Colt 45)
-> 69 (Giggity)
-> 91 (Too Much Respect for Dennis Rodman....Maybe Not)
-> 96 (This clip will explain that choice)
-> 500 (I wanna walk 500 Miles and I wanna walk 500 more)
-> 666 (FREEMASON!!!!)
-> 212
-> 718
-> 917
-> 347
-> 646
-> 716 (You see those are all New York area codes!)
-> 216
-> 440 (For the Cleveland Fans!)
-> 1984 (Out of Respect for George Orwell)
-> 2001 (Out of Respect for the Space Odyssey)
-> 4400 (The 4400, Did anyone seriously watch that show? I tried to get into once but I never got the point of it. I mean were coming back from the future or something)
-> 8675309 (That's the number of Jenny!..Damn You Tommy TuTone)
-> 90210 (Watch your back, Shannon Doherty might come after you, Lebron)
-> 80085 (Do that one on a calculator)
-> 8008580085 (Get another calculator)
-> 01010101010101 (Maybe Robo-Lebron could take that one)

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Nate Robinson's Tweets About LOST

There once was a time in the world where we would have no idea what certain NBA players were doing with their spare time. Thankfully, those days are gone with the creation of the godly social networking site, Twitter.

Newly acquired Celtics guard Nate Robinson has been Twittering recently his thought on the ABC show, LOST. Robinson recently started watching the show and his commentary about it has been rathering interesting.

Here are some of the best from his Twitter Page:

I wish I could of played a character in lost #wordaapp I could of been walts big brother lol

Lost is a great show love it I just put n shows together is the thing it's crazy #wordaapp

John Locke pops is cold blooded #wordaapp

Man in lost; some dude lives under ground wow what's up wit that #wordaapp

I just got all the season of lost can't wait to watch them all #wordaapp

Who is this guy in lost that keeps killing eveybody becuz of the pregnant girl? I'm lost #wordaapp

Man jack from lost sold out his dad not a good look can't even word aapp that not cool#imjustsaying

6 omg I'm only on the 1st season lol I gotta lot of catch n up to do I see #wordaapp

How many seasons in LOST , can't stop watch n lost #wordaapp

I'm so lost in this tv show lost it's crazy #wordaapp

As much as I love Nate Robinson, dude is seriously trippin' on LOST.

Maybe the Celtics should have traded for the Smoke Monster instead.

(Courtesy of The Baseline)

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Farewell Zydrunas Illgauskas

In the past couple weeks, one of the more interesting non-basketball playing related NBA stories is whether or not Zydrunas Illguaskas will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers after being bought-out by the Washington Wizards.

Well, one intrepid fan decided to create a tribute video for Big Z's departure using Sarah Mclachlan's "Memories"



I'm not sure if I should be tearfully appreciating the awesome of the video or rolling my eyes that someone actual did one.

(Courtesy of Waiting For Next Year)

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What's the More Impressive Wilt Chamberlain Record, 100 points or 20,000 women?

Yesterday was the anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain 100 point game against the New York Knicks way back in the year of 1962.

However, whenever we bring up Wilt Chamberlain, there is also another record that we have to mention as well. You know that one that he allegedly slept with about 20,000 women during his lifetime.

So, I wondered. What's the more impressive record?, 100 points in a game or 20,000 women lifetime.

Here are some of the ways that "That NBA Lottery Pick" broke it down:

The Bro Method - What's More Impressive to tell your bros?

Although this might seem the easiest to decide, it a tough call at best. On one side, you pretty make any of your friend sex stories obsolete but most of them will probably not believe you. Those are numbers that would make Barney Stinson even blush.

The 100 points in impressive but I guarantee you that one guy will say, "You did that in a video game, right?"

Winner: 20,000 Women

The Twitter Method - What record does Twitter find more important?

Essentially this was just done by searching Twitter looking for references to Wilt Chamberlain.

The most popular topic? The 100 Points Game

Winner: 100 Point Game

The Chimp Method - We asked Chimpanzee Rage over at Deuce of Davenport

Chimpanzee Rage Tweet: 100 points since the 20k women is now in question i think

Winner: 100 Point Game

The Magic 8-Ball Method: We asked the Magic 8 Ball

We asked our Magic 8-Ball which was the more impressive record.

100 Point Game: Yes

20,000 Women: Outlook Not So Good

Winner: 100 Point Game

The Fortune Teller: We asked a Fortune Teller

Very Sadly, Miss Cleo didn't return our calls, Mon! So we had to use this.

Winner: 100 Points

Well, those are all the tests that we had. We were going to use our time machine but we figured that the past was too delicate to screw with. (Think about it, one wrong move and we might accidentally prevented Allison Brie from living)

In the end, the winner was his 100 point game and the tests don't lie.

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Another Stupid New Jersey Nets Promotion: Free Income Tax Day

For this season, there hasn't been alot of reasons to watch New Jersey Nets in person. However, that hasn't stopped the New Jersey Nets marketing department from trying to come up with creative ideas to get fans into the stands.

Well, their latest promotion to draw the fans, "Free Income Tax Day".

We get more from the New York Times:

Their latest promotion will be unveiled Friday, when the Nets play the Orlando Magic. New Jersey residents 18 or older who attend the game will get a coupon that they can redeem at a Roni Deutch Tax Center to get their state income tax done free.

Representatives of Roni Deutch Tax Centers — there are nine in the New York area — will be at the game to answer tax-related questions.

Alas, the Nets will not be paying their fans’ tax bills, and a similar coupon can be downloaded from Roni Deutch’s Web site. Deutch charges $29 to prepare a state income tax return and $185 for a federal return.

For the Nets to have a promotion like this, it's almost fitting in a way.

Watching the New Jersey Nets play basketball makes doing your taxes seem interesting.

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Memphis Grizzlies Fan Hits Head on Rim During Trampoline Dunk

During Monday's Memphis Grizzlies-Portland Trailblazer affair, a Memphis Grizzlies fan got a chance to dunk using a trampoline.

The only problem was that he misjudged the height of his leap and ended up hitting his head on the rim.



The fan ended up being okay but I have a feeling that his pride is not the only thing that was left bruised.

(Courtesy of Portland Trailblazers Video)

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Buy Baron Davis's Beard! Only $29.99

The one thing that I do know about Clippers point guard Baron Davis is that the man love his beard.

Now, you can love beard as well even if you can't grow facial hair to begin with.

For a limited time offer, Baron Davis AKA Boom Dizzle will sell you his beard.



I'm rushing to the phones as we speak.

(Courtesy of Hooped Up)

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Nice Pass, Brian Scalabrine

Recently on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a story about Celtics reserve Brian Scalabrine getting a spray-tan after owning up to a bet regarding his all star votes.

Well, he recently got to see action against the Portland Trailblazers with a few seconds left to play in the third quarter and promptly pulled off one of the worst inbound passes I have ever seen.

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Video Proof of Gerald Henderson beating Michael Jordan in HORSE

To be honest, I didn't think that I would ever write a post about Charlotte Bobcats rookie and Duke alumni, Gerald Henderson.

Well, Gerald Henderson and new owner Michael Jordan played two games of HORSE which Henderson beat Jordan...twice.

I mean, Michael Jordan is 47 years old and wearing a long-sleeve shirt and jeans but a victory is still a victory.

Good for you, Mr. Henderson but I make sure to throw the next one HORSE matchup unless you want to be with another NBA team.





(Courtesy of Dime Magazine)

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Suggested New Names for The Charlotte Bobcats

Recently, Michael Jordan became the full-time owner of the Charlotte Bobcats when he bought the team from former owner, BET founder Bob Johnson.

The Charlotte's Observer's own Rick Bonnell recently wrote in his blog, if the team should change it's name after being sold to Jordan.

(Allegedly, this is a big deal to some Bobcat fans. Mainly because some of them think that Johnson named them after himself. "BOB-Cats", Get It?)

The cracked staff here at That NBA Lottery Pick decided to review and post some of our favorite suggested names for the Jordan owner Bobcats.

-> Charlotte Dragons
-> Charlotte Flyers
-> Charlotte Hornets...Wait, New Orleans Already Did It!
-> Charlotte Nelson Reilly's
-> Charlotte Captain Jack's
-> Charlotte Catfish
-> Charlotte Every Hates Raymond Felton
-> Charlotte Everybody Loves Flip Murray
-> Charlotte Barbecues
-> Charlotte 23's
-> Charlotte Jordan's
-> Charlotte Gerald Henderson's (Hey, He Beat 47-Year Old Jordan in HORSE..Twice)
-> Charlotte Gamblers
-> Charlotte Air Apparents
-> Charlotte Web's
-> Charlotte O' Hara
-> Charlotte WE DRAFTED ADAM MORRISON!
-> Charlotte Comebacks
-> Charlotte Bronte's
-> Good Charlotte
-> Charlotte Rampling
-> Queen Charlotte
-> Charlotte Pireto's (Way to Go, Mike!)
-> Charlotte "Name 5 Players On This Team"
-> University of North Carolina-Charlotte
-> Charlotte You Remind Me of Something...I Just Can't of What It Is
-> Another Larry Brown Playoff Appearance
-> Charlotte Space Jam
-> Charlotte Snakes...on a Plane
-> Charlotte "I'm Back's"
-> Charlotte Comebacks (You see, I added that one twice...)
-> Charlotte "I Can Hit Above the Mendoza Line"
-> Charlotte Message in a Bottle
-> Charlotte We Wish We Had Chris Paul
-> Charlotte Mars Blackmon
-> Charlotte Grillz
-> Charlotte Hot in Herre's
-> Charlotte Dillema's
-> Charlotte Air Force Ones
-> Charlotte Pimp Juice (Seriously, I could go for weeks with Nelly Jokes)
-> Charlotte Zombie Sonics (Can't a man dream?)

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Jason Richardson Blows Game-Tying Dunk vs. San Antonio

Yesterday's Phoenix Suns-San Antonio Spurs affair was a relatively exciting game which included to this posterization of Richard Jefferson by Amar'e Stoudemire.

Well, this game will mostly be remembered for the time that former Slam-Dunk Champion Jason Richardson blew a dunk that would have tied the game for Phoenix.



I guess those slippery San Antonion rims might be at fault for this blunder.

(Courtesy of It's Always Sunny in Detroit)

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