The "C'Mon Lebron" String Quartet REMIX!!!!

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured the Dallas Mavericks website that tried to court Lebron James with a song called, "C'Mon Lebron".

Well, some Dallas Mavericks fan decided to remix that song and add a rather awesome string quartet to the background.



(Courtesy of Angry Trey's Blog)

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Alvin Gentry Channels His Inner Mr. Mackey

For the past week or so, we have made cannon-fodder of Phoenix Suns head coach, Alvin Gentry. However with the Suns being eliminated from the playoffs, most would safely assume that we are done with any Alvin Gentry-related videos.

Well, we were until one intrepid South Park fan noticed a similarity between Alvin Gentry and South Park character, Mr. Mackey.

What similiarity was that? The use of the word, "MMMkay".

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The Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns "Gone Fishin"

With TNT's Inside the NBA wrapping for this season, they still had enough time to send the Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic on their fishing trips.

So, Ernie Johnson/Kenny Smith/Charles Barkley/and Reggie Miller sent both teams on their way along with sending themselves, "Gone Fishin".

Enjoy the summer, guys!

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The Inside the NBA Crew Get Their Own Stars on "The Hollywood Walk of Fame"

For last night's "EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night", the crew did a little tribute to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Then they wondered what would happen if Reggie Miller, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith had their own stars and what they would look like.

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Alvin Gentry Prays to the Trashcan Goddess

The one thing that I'm pretty sure that Alvin Gentry learned from his trip to Los Angeles for game five of the Western Conference Finals, if you are offered deep-fried avocado, don't touch it.

Well, Gentry decided to eat it anyway and was feeling the affects of it during the game and needed a trash-can to....well you know.



For all we know, the contents of said trashcan are already on EBay as you read this post.

(Courtesy of Outside the Boxscore)

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Ron Artest Still Reppin' "Queensbridge"

After hitting the game winning shot in game five of the Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns/Los Angeles Lakers, Ron Artest granted an interview with TNT's Craig Sager.

Most of what Ron says is pretty much scatter-brained but before he leaves, he gets Craig Sager to give a shout-out to his home locale of "Queensbridge".

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Sacramento Kings Fans Court Lebron James with "The Lebron Song"

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured the music stylings of the folks of Cleveland and Dallas trying to court Lebron James to their respective teams.

Well, the guys over at KHTK 1140 in Sacramento decided to dedicate an entire song to Lebron James called, "The Lebron Song". (Essentially, a take of Sisqo's hit song, "The Thong Song")

Clearly, if Lebron is choosing based on musical stylings, he should choose Sacramento.

(Courtesy of KHTK 1140)

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Steve Nash on "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast"

During the NBA playoffs, Phoenix guard Steve Nash has gone through alot and he deserves at least a little R&R to say the least.

So, he decided to grant an interview to everybody's favorite galactic talk show host, Space Ghost.

Sure, this is just a plug for VitaminWater but anything that brings back, "Space Ghost: Coast to Coast" is a winner in my book.



(Courtesy of You Been Blinded)

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Glen "Big Baby" Davis - "Dazed and Confused"

On the level of bad things that could happen to Celtics forward Glen Davis during last night's game five of the Eastern Conference Finals getting elbowed by Dwight Howard was probably a def-con 11.

After the collision, Glen Davis tried to get up but was still dazed and confused by the Howard elbow.



After the game, Davis was noted to have a suffered a concussion due the elbow and his status for game six in Boston is unknown at this point.

(Courtesy of Outside the Boxscore)

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Charles Barkley and "LoLo's Chicken and Waffles"

During last night's "Inside the NBA", we found out that one of Charles Barkley's favorite places to dine in Phoenix is "LoLo's Chicken and Waffles".

Very kindly, the guys at LoLo's decided to deliver some of their best food but Barkley was on his diet and didn't want to eat any.

After some coaxing, Charles/Kenny/and Ernie decided to chow down on some chicken gizzards.

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Robin Lopez is Excited with a Capital E

For some reason, I have a sinking feeling that this will be the internet NBA meme by the end of the week.

Here is Robin Lopez celebrating after a Goran Dragic lay-up.



Sure, he's excited but this basketball fan might be a little more excited than him.

(Courtesy of Hooped Up)

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"Mr. Barkley Goes to Washington"

For last night's "EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night", the cast and crew of Inside the NBA wanted to know would happen if Charles Barkley took a trip to the White House.

Well, they have the photo-shopped pictures to simulate what could happen possibly if the Chuckster made the trip.

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Dennis Rodman Travels With Alot of Cash

It's been awhile since we last heard from former NBA player Dennis Rodman but this recent rumor/story is rather interesting to say the least.

Allegedly, Rodman boarded a plane to Fort Lauderdale with a carry-on bag full of $100bills.

We get more from Terez Owens.com:

Dennis Rodman is a real strange guy..take away the tattoos, eyeliner and face rings..and he’s still real weird..A passenger on Rodman’s flight from North Carolina to Fort Lauderdale spotted him frantically counting $100 bills stuffed in his carry-on bag. “He was nervously chewing on a red straw,” a Page Six spy said “He must have had four or five grand in there.” Rodman’s rep told Page Six it was left over from partying after a deejay gig in Pennsylvania. “He was counting it because he thought he had been robbed, but it turns out his business manager was holding onto the rest,” his rep explained

Hey sometimes, when you have to fly the friendly skies, you have to make sure you take your cold hard cash with you.

The real question that alot of people are asking was what was that cash for? Terez Owens said maybe a drug deal gone wrong or you could go with my assumption that Rodman just couldn't find a bank in time.

(Courtesy of Terez Owens)

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Ray Allen is "The Prince of Persia"

Now, I'm one of those people that's all for cross-promotion but after awhile it gets a little dull to say the least, especially if it's a movie spot incorporating NBA clips to try to make you go see the movie.

Recently, ESPN aired the following spot featuring Jake Gyllenhall's new move, "Prince of Persia" where they used spliced in clips of Celtics guard Ray Allen.



For some reason, now I must go see Prince of Persia. Curse you, subliminal messaging!

(Courtesy of Rumors and Rants)

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Oh Look, Shaq and Jalen Rose Have Twitter-Beef

One of the positives of this whole Twitter phenomena thing is that we get to see famous people go at each other in 150 characters or less.

The recent Twitter beef is between NBA players Shaquille O'Neal and ESPN First Take analyst Jalen Rose.

Recently Shaq posted Tweet on his page about Jalen Rose:


Allegedly, there was some sort of commentary that Rose provided on First Take calling Shaq "soft" and "aging".

Here are Jalen's rebuttal Tweets:




At this point, I'm not taking sides on this Twitter beef. What I will say is that, we should clearly have more Twitter beefs on a daily basis.

(Courtesy of Black Sports Online)

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Random NBA Player Cameo: Randy Foye in "Wingin' It"

For some reason, I have a sinking feeling that most of you have never seen the Canadian Tween comedy, "Wingin it" about a kid named Carl Montclaire who has a guardian angel named Porter that causes all kinds of wacky trouble.

So, when Porter decides to sign Carl up for basketball, he decides to enlist the help of NBA player, Randy Foye and a little thing called confidence.



Seriously, was Kevin Love too busy or something?

(Courtesy of FreeDarko)

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Charles Barkley Gets Clowned by Roy Green

During last night's Inside the NBA, EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night had to deal with giving gifts.

While Kenny and Reggie got t-shirts and Rosetta Stone, Charles got a video message from former NFL player Roy Green where he decides to let loose on the Chuckster.



"He said at the beginning of the season that he was going to lose 25 pounds. Chuckster, leaving your bags in the hotel room doesn't constitute losing 25 pounds."

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The Phil Jackson Comedy Tour Continues

Recently, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson has been more stand-up comedian than Hall Of Fame coach during his quarter interviews with TNT's Craig Sager.

Well, during last night's game three affair, Phil decided to dig in his bag of jokes for a joke that was rather tasty.



(Courtesy of Outside the Boxscore)

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Shannon Brown Free Throw Dunk Reminds Me of MJ's Aerial Free Throw Exploits

During last night's Lakers/Suns game three, Lakers guard Shannon Brown threw-down a nasty dunk after a free throw attempt by Andrew Bynum.



However, Michael Jordan made it a habit to posterize opponents who didn't box him out. The below video is a great example of that:



(Courtesy of The Big Lead)

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Get Out of Jason Williams Personal Space, Man!

Let's be honest, the mood of players on the Orlando Magic right now can't be incredibly joyful being down three games to none against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.

During a game three post-game interview with Orlando Magic player Matt Barnes, Magic reserve guard Jason Williams flipped out on a beat reporter who was standing to close to his assigned locker.

(Video is SFW)



Sadly, Williams didn't go to his trademark line of, "I ain't givin no interviews".

(Courtesy of Tirico Suave)

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Kareem Rush Will "Hold You Down"

In the annals of the NBA society of music, many NBA players have tried to turn their success on the hardwood into success in the music studio. The latest NBA player to try his hand at this is Kareem Rush.

The former Laker/Sonic/Clipper/and Pacer is working on an album called, "Rehabbin' R&B". One of the tracks off that debut album called, "Hold You Down" is currently making the rounds on some R&B radio stations.

Here is the entire song:



That's actually not a bad effort from Kareem Rush, it's got that old school 1990's R&B vibe to it. Maybe if the song gets big, he can get Kobe to drop some bars on the album.

(Courtesy of Ball Don't Lie)

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Minor League Baseball Team Hosts, "Dress Like Craig Sager Day"

During my time covering the NBA, I heard of many zany promotions that NBA teams have tried to get fans into the door. However, one minor league baseball team might have created one of the greatest promotions of all time and it drew it's inspiration from TNT sideline reporter, Craig Sager.

We get more from Ben's Biz Blog:

Craig Sager, "America's Sideline Reporter", has developed a well-earned reputation as the loudest, tackiest dresser in all of televised sports journalism:

Sager made many professional pit stops along the way to suit jacket-based national recognition, one of which was Fort Myers, FL (in the 70s, he was a sportscaster for a station with the excellent call letters of WINK).

The esteemed reporter's Fort Myers connection was all the motivation the hometown Miracle needed to stage a promotion in his honor, as Tuesday was "Dress Like Craig Sager Night" at Hammond Stadium.

The level of awesome cannot contain the rest of this post. Here are some pictures of the event and the eventual winner:




(Courtesy of Ben's Biz Blog)

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Oh Look, Dallas Maverick Fans Are Courting Lebron James

As previously noted on That NBA Lottery Pick, Cleveland Cavaliers fans and Los Angeles Clippers fans have tried their best to court Lebron James in rather interesting ways.

Well, one Dallas Maverick fan started the website, Lebrontothemavs.com to try and court Mr. James to play with Jason Kidd and Dirk Nowitzki.

One of the more entertaining things about the site is the song trying to seduce James to become a Maverick.



"C'Mon Lebron, Put Your Mavericks Jersey On!"

(Courtesy of LebrontotheMavs.com)

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Charles Barkley and The Skinny Women of San Antonio

Previously on Inside the NBA, Charles Barkley made a comment regarding the weight of the women that live in San Antonio, mainly most of them being grande.

So, a local San Antonio radio station decided to create a calendar of skinny women for the Chuckster.

Then TNT decided to show an image that will haunt me for days.

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NBA Referee Joe DeRosa Plays Catch With Angry Fan

After witnessing dozens upon dozens of NBA games live and on the television, you would think that I would have seen it all.

Well, during last night's Magic/Celtics Eastern Conference Finals Game 2, NBA referee Joe DeRosa got into a confrontation with an angry Orlando Magic fan.

Normally, Joe who give the ball the scorer's table but instead he decided to play a game of catch with the unruly fan before laying the hammer down.



If the fan is recognizable to you, that's Wyndham Vacations CEO Franz Hanning getting a little too close for comfort. Hanning was eventually moved to another seat and continued watching game two without incident.

The NBA has noted the event and as of this post has not placed a fine or suspension on referee Joe Derosa.

UPDATE: The NBA has suspended referee Joe Derosa for one game regarding this incident.

(Courtesy of With Leather and No Guts, No Glory)

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A Psychic Predicts the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery

If you aren't watching The Basketball Jones video podcast, then you are clearly missing out on some of the best NBA-related comedy around.

Host J.E. Skeets and Tas Melas decided to ask a psychic who is going to win the 2010 NBA Draft Lottery and here is what she came up with:



So how did she do?, the entire 2010 NBA Draft Lottery is posted below:



(Courtesy of The Basketball Jones)

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Mikhail Prokhorov is Optimistic About Nets Future....NBA Title in Five Years

The one thing that you can't say about New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is that he isn't optimistic.

In the below video made for New Jersey Nets website, Prokhorov promises fans that the Nets will be more competitive in the coming seasons and he has a bold prediction as well.



An NBA title in five years? I'm not going to put it past the Nets but let's be honest, I think there are better odds of Mike Tyson winning a Golden Globe than the Nets winning the NBA title in the next five years.

Wait, that already happened. The world is grand, isn't it?

(Courtesy of Both Teams Played Hard)

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Kobe Bryant's, "Modern Family" Cameo Promo

One of the break-out comedy hits from ABC, "Modern Family" will have their season finale this Wednesday and will have a special cameo from Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

One of the side plots of the episode is that Ty Burrell's character, Phil Dunphy attends a Lakers game and he has some words with Kobe Bryant.



We will post the cameo in it's entirety after it is broadcasted by ABC.

UPDATE: Gawker.TV has the cameo posted on their site, you can find it at this link.

(Courtesy of LA Times)

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Michael Jordan and "Bacon Neck" Hanes Commercial

The below commercial debuted during the Lakers/Suns game one Western Conference Finals affair.

Essentially, it's just a commercial with Michael Jordan sitting on a flight and a guy asks him about the latest Hanes t-shirt.

Yep, that's about it.



(Courtesy of SB Nation)

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The Inside the NBA Guys, "Pity The Fool"

With the brand-new A-Team movie set to release in the coming weeks, the guys over at Inside the NBA decided to show off their Mr. T impressions.

So, Ernie/Kenny/and Charles got into the Mr. T. mindset and garb which produced some rather quality hilarity.

Then we got to see Charles Barkley's "mean face".

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The Cleveland Cavaliers, "Gone Fishin"

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated during an ESPN telecast, that didn't prevent the guys on TNT's Inside the NBA from sending them fishin'.

So, Kenny Smith/Charles Barkley/"Sick" Ernie Johnson and Reggie Miller sent the Cleveland Cavaliers, "Gone Fishin".

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The Missed Shannon Brown Dunk You Must See

During last night's Lakers-Suns affair, Lakers guard Shannon Brown almost put Suns guard Jason Richardson on a poster midway through the 4th quarter.

Very Sadly, Brown came up short but watching the replays of the attempted dunk might be better than anything I've seen through most of the playoffs.



I think that Tom Chambers would have approved.

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A Day With Brian Scalabrine in Boston

Recently, the guys over at Yardbarker and Blogs with Balls are doing a set of promotional spots for T-Mobile's My Town where they visit with five NBA players in their respective cities.

The first stop of trip was in Boston to hang-out with Boston Celtics reserve forward Brian Scalabrine.

Essentially, they got to have breakfast with Scalabrine at Piccolo Nido in Boston's North End and the owner of the establishment, Pino Irano then blessed Brian Scalabrine for some reason.



Also to note if your a fan of the Celtics blog, Reds Army, the site's editor gets a special cameo at the 40 second mark as a dishwasher.

(Courtesy of Red's Army)

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Los Angeles Clippers Fans to Hold, "Lebron Rally"

To be a Los Angeles Clippers fan, it takes a special breed of human being. You have to love the false hope given each losing season after season or you couldn't get or afford Lakers tickets.

Well, there was a rumor that the Los Angeles Clippers were in the running for uber-free agent for Lebron James and Clippers fans decided to do something to woo Lebron James to their squad.

We get more from CBS2 in Los Angeles:

Fans of the Clippers have planned a march around Staples Center at 3pm on May 27 at L.A. Live to "Bring Lebron to the L.A. Clippers".

Lebron James in an unrestricted free agent and the Clippers are one of the teams that has room under the NBA salary cap to sign the superstar.

The star is an Ohio native and spent his entire career in Cleveland.

Normally, I would make some smart-aleck remark regarding the Clippers losing history or the odds that Lebron James goes to the Clippers are just as good getting mauled by a bear and a polar bear in the same day.

But I'm past that so I would congratulate Clippers fans for putting together the parade and hope they have fun at it. All 11 of them.

(Courtesy of CBS2 Los Angeles)

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Our Score at the Break, "Boston 3, Orlando Dwight Howard"

The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals wasn't the greatest for the Orlando Magic but it went the same way for the ESPN graphic producer for the game.

Below, we feature a relatively weird-looking scoreboard that came up during the first break of the game:


I'm still trying to figure out the value of a Dwight Howard.

(Courtesy of Deadspin)

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Lebron James and That "New York Knicks" Chant

Although this video is a couple days old now, I figure that I'd post it just in case you missed in.

During game six of the Celtics/Cavaliers, Boston Celtics fans decided to razz, "The King" by chanting New York Knicks everytime he stepped to the line.



I guess you could say that made Spike Lee's day to say the least.

(Courtesy of Dime Magazine)

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The Best Cleveland Has To Offer Plead in Song, "Please, Stay Lebron"

Normally, I take most Fridays off to relax the body and mind. However, the below video came to my attention and it truly is worth a watch.

Obviously with the whole Lebron James is going to leave Cleveland, Cleveland has to do something to keep him there. So, they did it the only way Cleveland knows, produce a "We Are The World" parody called, "Please Stay Lebron!" which features many famous Cleveland personalities.



That was campy to say the least. By the way, was Bruce Drennan too busy to make an appearance?

(Courtesy of Deadspin)

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Our Magic 8 Ball Predicts the Conference Finals of the 2010 NBA Playoffs

Since our Magic 8 Ball went 3-1 in the semi-final round of the NBA playoffs, some of you out there have to be at least a little impressed.

It's not everyday that an inanimate object is picking as well or even better than some of the brighest minds in the NBA. With it's overall record at 8-4, the Magic 8 Ball will see if it can continue it's winning ways.

Western Conference Finals

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns

The Western Conference Finals has decided to turn back the clock to the year of 2006 when the Phoenix Suns came back from a 3-1 series defecit to beat the Lakers.

Many things have changed since then including the Phoenix Suns style of defensive play but most pronasticators are picking the Lakers but what did the Magic 8 ball go with?

The Magic 8 Ball said the Los Angeles Lakers, "Without a Doubt".

Magic 8 Ball Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers

Eastern Conference Finals

Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics

Last year, the Orlando Magic had to go through the Boston Celtics to get to the NBA Finals.

However, this Celtics team is with a healthy Kevin Garnett and with the play of one, Rajon Rondo, it appears the Celtics might avenge last year's loss.

So what did our Magic 8 Ball go with? Our Magic 8 Ball said the chances of Orlando winning the series was, "Very Doubtful"

Magic 8 Ball Prediction: Boston Celtics

So, there you have it. The Magic 8 Ball is calling for a re-match of the 2008 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics taking on the Los Angeles Lakers.

2010 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics

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1980's Washington Bullets Sales Video, One Word: AWESOME

Way back in the early 1980's, there was a period of time where NBA teams were still looking to make that extra buck.

The Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) were one of those teams and what we learned from the below sales video is that buying advertisements with them is defintely the way to get your business known.



Oh man, Ralph Sampson and Michael Jordan! I wonder whatever became of those guys?

(Courtesy of Bullets Forever)

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Oh No!, It's The Curse of NBA Jam

If you were to make a list of the greatest sports video games of all-time, you would be remiss not to include NBA Jam.

The guys over at Atom Films decided to figure out what would happen if NBA Jam was told as a scary story.

WAHAHAHAHAHA...You can see I'm trying to enhance this.

The Curse Of NBA Jam

Atom.com: Funny Videos | Sci-Fi & Horror Hilarity | Just Bizarre

(Courtesy of NESW Sports)

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Jared Dudley/Goran Dragic Try to Do A "One-Eyed Nash"

One thing that you can say about Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash is that he is one tough cookie and that Nash with one eye is better than alot of us with two.

Phoenix Suns reserve Goran Dragic and Jared Dudley decided to see if they could pull the "One-Eyed Nash" in a shooting contest after Suns practice.

How well did they do? You have to watch the video to find out.



(Courtesy of Bright Side of the Sun)

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Nate Robinson: Not Inside the Huddle

Recently this clip was sent to my attention in regards to Nate Robinson not paying attention to what Doc Rivers was saying about "togetherness" in a recent coaching huddle.

To be fair, Nate hasn't played that much in this Celtics series vs. Cleveland but the irony flows deep in this clip.



(Courtesy of Unathletic)

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For Sale on Craigslist: Joe Johnson

Usually, when I browse Craigslist, I'm looking for furniture, used records, or the ocassional missed connection. However, one thing that I haven't been searching for is used NBA All-Stars.

Well, some disgruntled Atlanta Hawks fan decided to try and sell Joe Johnson on Atlanta's Craiglist.

Here is the link to the Craigslist post and here is the text in the advertisement:

Used NBA basketball player looking for a new home.
Need to move ASAP!!!!
$20,000,000 a year or $500,000 an hour.

Decent worker from December to April........... WONT WORK OVERTIME!!!!

Famous recent works -"could care less if fans show up or not"

Whoever did this, I congraulate you, sir or madam. Also, $20 million is a little steep if you ask me, but if I had that sorta change I'd probably use that money to court Jenn Sterger, so I guess you can't ask me about how I spend my money.

(Courtesy of Fox Sports Southwest and Out of Bounds)

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Charles Barkley and His Love of Chicken Feet

We all know that Charles Barkley is a good old Southerner at heart but there some things that not even I would dare put near my mouth.

On last night's Inside the NBA, the crew decided to show off some of the NBA Store wares including a Los Angeles Lakers grill.

Then Charles and some chicken feet became the center of attention as he tried to get Kenny Smith to try one.

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The Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks, "Gone Fishin"

On last night's Inside the NBA, the Inside the NBA crew got to send two new teams home for the summer with another edition of "Gone Fishin".

Kenny, Charles, C-Webb, and Ernie Johnson bid adieu to the Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks.

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The Atlanta Hawks Did Not Destroy Superman

To quote the great Bill Raftery, The Atlanta Hawks essentially "left the lingerie on the deck" when they got brutally dismembered by the Orlando Magic in their playoff series.

However, you have give the Phillips Arena creative team some credit to at least incite their fans against Orlando Magic star, Dwight Howard. They created a video montage called, "Destroy Superman" using Dwight Howard/Josh Smith clips and clips from the Superman movies.



Sadly, that video had a little affect on the Atlanta Hawks. Man, that series made me almost fall asleep, you too Keith Hernandez?

(Courtesy of Hooped Up)

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The San Antonio Spurs, "Gone Fishin"

With losing game four of their playoff series to the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs have been eliminated from the NBA playoffs.

It's that time again as Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley start the boat up to send the San Antonio Spurs, "Gone Fishin".

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Amir Johnson does Andre 3000's "Roses"

I might not be one of them but some people believe that Detroit Pistons reserve Amir Johnson sorta looks like Outkast's, Andre 3000.

Well, I guess you can be the judge of that as Amir does a parody video of the Andre 3000's hit song called, "Roses".



(Courtesy of Dime Magazine)

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Brian Scalabrine, NO LOVE FOR YOU!

During yesterday's Cavaliers-Celtics game four of their playoff series, Celtics reserve Brian Scalabrine just wanted a little love from teammates, Tony Allen and Glen Davis.

The only problem for Scalabrine was neither Allen or Davis decided to reciprocate the hand gesture.



(Courtesy of Sports Crackle Pop)

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The Chick Hearn Rap....Yep, I Said, "Chick Hearn Rap"

Legendary Los Angeles Lakers play-by man, Chick Hearn broadcasted over 3,000 games for the franchise but I'm pretty sure that he didn't do a telecast with the backing of a techno beat.

Well, way back in the year of 1986, this rap music video was made using Chick's trademark calls set to awesome techno beats which created a rap song for the ages.



(Courtesy of NESW Sports)

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Pau Gasol on Jimmy Kimmel Live

On last night's edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Lakers forward Pau Gasol was his guest and the interview itself was rather interesting.

One of the interesting parts of the interview was Jimmy Kimmel asking Pau regarding the books that Phil Jackson gave him to read to improve himself.





Clearly, Gasol missed out on the true meaning of 2666 by Robert Bolano. But I think this answer is expressed best in this video.

(Courtesy of NESW Sports)

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Random NBA Player Cameo: Detlef Schrempf on NBC's "Parks and Recreations"

To preface this post, I don't normally watch NBC's "Parks and Recreations" but when former NBA player Detlef Schrempf appears in the episode, you know I'm game.

The plot for the episode was Amy Poehler's character (Leslie Knope) is getting together a telethon for diabetes where Detlef Schrempf is supposed to appear for a career retrospective.

The major issue is trying to Detlef Schrempf to the telethon which is the job of Aziz Ansari's character (Tom Haverford) who keeps getting side-tracked.

Deadspin showed a preview clip yesterday and we here at That NBA Lottery Pick have included the entire episode below for your enjoyment.

UPDATE- We are having problems with the embed video from NBC, so here is the link to the episode.

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Deron Williams asks Charles Barkley about his Taco Bell Obsession

During last night's halftime report of the Suns/Spurs affair, Utah Jazz star Deron Williams decided to ask Chuck about how many of those Taco Bell $5 boxes that he could eat.

The answer was Charles Barkley at his finest.

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Inside the NBA Crew Tests Taser They'll Use on Charles Barkley

For last night's Neat-O Stat of the Night, we learned that Charles Barkley is still not backing down from his wanting to be tased on a future episode of Inside the NBA.

Well, last night, they decided to test the taser that they would be using on Charles by using on cameraman Ralph Prado.

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Charles Barkley Could Get Tased Soon

During last night's, "EJ's Neat-O stat of the night", Ernie Johnson brought up the story of the Philadelphia Phillie fan who was tased after running out onto the field.

Then in suprising fashion, Charles decided to allow the Inside the NBA crew to allow them to tase him for a future show.

TNT, you know this needs to happen.

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Kenny Smith Uses A "Time-Out" During Charles Barkley Rant

On last night's, "Inside the NBA", Charles Barkley was trying to make a point regarding the lengthy periods of times between games in playoff series when host Ernie Johnson started laughing about Chuck's inability to create a cogent argument.

That started a chain reaction of laughter and Kenny Smith leaving the set before Charles could make his point.

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Oh No!, It's A Dwightmare on Elm Street

Some of you out there in the worldwide interweb might know that I am a sucker for movie mash-ups but when one Orlando Magic does a parody trailer of "Nightmare on Elm Street" and calls it, "Dwightmare on Elm Street". I'm already sold.

"You had me at Dwightmare".



(Courtesy of OSG Sports)

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Jack Nicholson Does Not Appreciate Your Call, Mr. Referee

Jack Nicholson and the Los Angeles Lakers are as synonymous as eggs and bacon are for a quality breakfast. (Maybe, I need to eat breakfast before I post, next time)

So, when a bad call during last night's game two between the Lakers/Jazz didn't go the Lakers way. Jack decided to fight back and take his verbal aggression out on referee Sean Corbin.



(Courtesy of NESW Sports)

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Danny Ainge and "Towel-Gate"

Current Boston Celtics executive director and general manager Danny Ainge is under a little heat for his throwing of a towel during a Cleveland Cavalier free-throw attempt.

During last night's game two between Boston and Cleveland, Cavalier forward JJ Hickson is at the line shooting free throws when a towel is thrown up into the air behind the backboard.

Ainge who is sitting in the front row behind the basket appears to be the person who throws it up into the air. Currently this is being reviewed by the NBA but in my opinion, I doubt that Ainge will prosecuted for anything.



UPDATE: The NBA has decided to fine Danny Ainge $25,000 for the towel throw.

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Michelle Beadle Learns The Truth About Akron Hammer Nickname from Maury Povich

Although this clip is about a week old, it's still worth a gander to see Michelle Beadle learn the sad truth about her "Akron Hammer" nickname that she tried to give to Cavaliers star Lebron James.

ESPN SportsNation recently had talk-show host Maury Povich on to play a little game of MauryNation.

One of the topics that came up was, "Is the Akron Hammer Nickname, the best nickname for Lebron James?" We learned the truth and Beadle took it pretty hard.

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Hey, Actual Deer Want To See Brandon Jennings Play As Well

Although the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated over the weekend, that still doesn't mean that "Fear the Deer" motto will die with their elimination.

During game seven of the series, two actual deer crashed through the front doors of the Stout Ale Restaurant in Menomonie, Wisconsin.

Below is the security footage of what went down:



Very thankfully, no human or deer was critically injured by this accident but it does give a whole new meaning to the term, "Buck Impact Player".

(Courtesy of Ball Don't Lie)

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The Milwaukee Bucks, "Gone Fishin"

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The Milwaukee Bucks were the last team to be eliminated from the first round of the NBA playoffs but that does not mean that they avoided the treatment of being sent fishin by the crew of Inside the NBA.

Ernie, Kenny, and Charles sent the Bucks off in style.

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Our Magic 8 Ball Predicts the Second Round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs

After the Magic 8 Ball went 5-3 for the first round of the NBA playoffs and nearly calling the Bucks upset of the Hawks, we figured that maybe we were tampering with the predictive power of it, a little too much.

However, when we asked it about if it wanted to predict the second round of the playoffs it came back with a, "You May Rely On It". Who can argue with that?

If you would like to read it's first round predictions, check them out here.

(To note: All predictions were made prior to the start of the second round)

Eastern Conference Semifinals

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Boston Celtics

After getting through the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers have to face a familiar foe in the Boston Celtics.

Our Magic 8 Ball had a little bit of trouble trying to predict this series as it first came back with, "Better Not Tell You Now" and "Cannot Predict Now". So, we gave it a break and it came back with a resounding "Yes" for the Cavaliers but the series to be at least 6-7 games.

Magic 8 Ball Prediction: Cleveland Cavaliers

(2) Orlando Magic vs. (3) Atlanta Hawks

The Orlando Magic essentially had a full week off before they start their second round series against the Atlanta Hawks.

Some people might assume that the Magic could be rusty and the Hawks might catching their stride.

Our Magic 8 Ball had trouble with this series as well. It first came back with, "Ask Again Later" and "Hazy, Try Again Later."

Eventually, it came back for the Magic with a "Very Doubtful" meaning the Hawks will win in a 6-7 game series.

Magic 8 Ball Prediction: Atlanta Hawks

Western Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz

Our Magic 8 Ball had a little bit of an easier time picking the Western Conference as it first started out with the Lakers/Jazz battle.

The response from the 8 ball was in favor of the Lakers with a "Outlook Look Good"

Magic 8 Ball Prediction: Los Angeles Lakers

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs

During the NBA of the 2000's, there has not been a playoff matchup as intense as the Suns/Spurs.

Most would think with the experience of the San Antonio Spurs, they would be on the fast track to the Western Conference Finals.

However, our Magic 8 Ball went with the Suns with a "You May Rely On It".

Magic 8 Ball Prediction: Phoenix Suns

So there you have it, this is what the Magic 8 Ball thinks the 2010 NBA Conference Finals will look like:

Eastern Conference Finals: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Atlanta Hawks

Western Conference Finals: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Phoenix Suns

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Mike Brown Gets the Giggles from Mo Williams Dunk

Over the weekend, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams had an impressive third quarter against the Boston Celtics in game one of their playoff series including his first dunk as a Cavalier.

Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown after the game was asked about the dunk and well, he got the giggles like a Japanese schoolgirl.



(Courtesy of ESPN TrueHoop)

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Jerry Stackhouse Rocks The National Anthem

Although the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs by the Atlanta Hawks today, Bucks guard Jerry Stackhouse definitely hit all the high notes on and off the court.

Before game six of the series, Stackhouse sung the American National Anthem and pretty much rocked it.



However, this isn't the first time that Jerry has performed the National Anthem at an NBA game. Here is his performance of it when he was with the Dallas Maverick back in January 2007:



Maybe for Mark Cuban's sake, he should have kept Jerry in Dallas.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder/Denver Nuggets, "Gone Fishin"

Although Inside the NBA was off on Friday when the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets where eliminated from the playoffs, don't expect that they got off the hook from being sent fishing.

Ernie, Kenny, Charles, and Castin' Chris Webber sent them off in fashion on Saturday Night.

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