As if he doesn't have enough accomplishments as a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, a Beijing Olympic gold medalist and the Lakers' all-time leading scorer, Kobe Bryant will become the first athlete to have his hand and foot imprinted at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.Sadly, Ruben Patterson will not be inducted as well.
The ceremony will take place Feb. 19 as part of the festivities surrounding NBA All-Star weekend, preceding a gala thrown by Bryant that is expected to include at least 1,200 guests.
I’m not quite sure where to begin on this. Former NBA forward Rashad McCants was attempting a come back via the D-League earlier in the season with the Texas Legends, that didn’t work and neither did a planned stint overseas playing for a team in China.
Instead Rashad decided to switch careers to Hollywood and film his acting debut. And WOW at his selection. Starring in a web series titled “Booster Club”, Rashad plays the Bisexual leader of a high end shoplifting ring, the series also stars former porn star Traci Lords.
Tuesday morning, we noted that Miami Heat forward LeBron James is launching an animated cartoon series on LeBronJames.com entitled "The LeBrons." The series stars four different versions of himself made famous in his Nike commercials.
James launched a YouTube channel on Monday, in which he describes the show's concept. "Oh, man, first of all, I'm just really excited about this show. 'The LeBrons.' It goes back to the four characters that I feel like I am on a day-to-day basis. You've got 'Kid LeBron,' you've got 'Athlete LeBron,' you've got 'Business LeBron' and you've got 'Wise,' kind of the mentor of the whole family. It's an exciting time for me to be able to get this out to, not only kids, but to everyone. Everyone is going to have an opportunity to relate to them. So just stay tuned, they're on their way."
I guess we can't start calling him "The Big Icicle" now.
There is a question, however, whether Shaquille O’Neal will be out there with him. Shaq slipped on some snow and ice this morning and injured an adductor muscle in his upper leg. He did not work out. …
The Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers will have an odd association for years to come and it is leading them to avoid associating with each other.I guess that whole staying away from Lebron James is taken literally after all....
A quirk in the schedule has both the Cavs and Heat in Los Angeles for an extended period this week. But the Cavs have changed their standard travel plans in L.A. to prevent staying in the same hotel as the Heat, team officials said.
The Heat and Cavs usually stay at a landmark hotel in Beverly Hills, one frequented by visiting NBA teams. But the Cavs will be staying at another five-star hotel just a few blocks down the street this time.
Both teams are on long West Coast trips and both are scheduled to arrive in L.A. late Sunday. The Cavs, who play the Lakers on Tuesday night, are scheduled to remain in Southern California until Thursday. The Heat will be in town until Wednesday night when they play the Clippers.
A day after a homeless man from Columbus became an Internet sensation, the Cleveland Cavaliers have offered the man a job and a house, the team confirmed to NewsChannel5.To think, all this might not have happened without the glory of YouTube, pray to YouTube gods you heathens.
Ted Williams has become a national phenomenon overnight, and during an interview on Columbus radio station 97.9 Wednesday morning, a spokeswoman from the Cavs called in and made him the offer.
The team offered Williams full-time voiceover work with the Cavs and Quicken Loans, and also offered to pay a mortgage on a home.
“We’d like to offer you full time work with the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as Quicken Loans Arena,” spokeswoman Tracy Marek said. “On top of it, because we know you’re a person trying to get up and on your feet, Quicken Loans is actually offering to pay a mortgage on a home.”
The Heat is referring to itself as the ``Heatles'' -- as in the Beatles -- these days because of the large crowds it receives on the road, said James.Sadly, if we go by the t-shirt, Mike Miller has to be Ringo.
``I see we sell out 99.1 percent on the road, so we call ourselves the Heatles off the Beatles, so every time we take our show on the road we bring a great crowd,'' James said.
The obvious question: So who's Paul McCartney and who's John Lennon?
``I knew that was going to be a question,'' James said. ``We're just the Heatles, man.''
