The Detroit Pistons Opening Night Introduction Were Awesome (Video)

As we near the beginning of 2012, let's take a look back at the opening game introductions for the 2011 Detroit Pistons.

The introductions have nearly everything: a choral performance, an epic Detroit Montage, and arguably the best public address announcer in John Mason:



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Dwayne Wade Mocks Lebron James Hairline In Birthday Message (Video)

Last night was Miami Heat star Lebron James 27th birthday and during the Heat telecast against the Minnesota Timberwolves, a couple of his teammates decided to send him birthday messages.

Chris Bosh decided to mock his age a little bit but Dwayne Wade took a cheap shot at Lebron's hairline:

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Clippers PA Announcer Blunders By Introducing Mo Williams As Chauncey Billups (Video)

Last night, Chauncey Billups didn't play in the Clippers/Bulls affair in Los Angeles due to an injury.

However, Clippers public address announcer David Courtney accidentally introduced Mo Williams as Chauncey during the pregame introductions:



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Two New York Fans Celebrate Knicks Return With Rap Video (Video)

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we have shown you some of the best and worst fan-made music videos about NBA players and teams.

Below, we have an instant classic done by two New York Knicks fans in wigs called, "The Knicks Are Back":



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Vince Carter and Serge Ibaka Have War Of Words (Video)

During last night's Thunder/Mavericks affair, Dallas Vince Carter got into it with Thunder forward Serge Ibaka after a late-foul call.

Watch as Carter and Ibaka nearly get into a fight:



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Shaq Gets Hit By A Christmas Tree (Video)

As Inside the NBA had their final show of 2011 last night, they allowed Shaquille O'Neal to take the final shot on Kenny's Court of this year.

Sadly for Shaq, a well-placed Christmas tree took him down before he could take the shot:

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Andray Blatche Is Willing To Die For His Teammates

Washington Wizards forward Andray Blatche is someone I'd like to describe as a passionate individual to say the least.

Recently during an interview with the Washington Post, Blatche made a comment that he is willing to go out there and leave his heart and soul on the court for the Wizards:

“I told my teammates I’m going to give you 100 percent out of me every game. I’m willing to die for this,” Blatche said. 

It's always nice to see NBA players talk like this and hopefully the rest of the Wizards can live up to Blatche's live-or-die expectations.

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Here's the Miami Heat Music Video Introduction (Video)

For those of you who aren't Miami Heat fans, this video might sum up the reason you hate the Miami Heat.

Below, here's is the Heat's music video introduction which features Lebron, Wade, and Bosh:



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Cleveland's Manny Harris Got Cut Because Of Freezer Burn On His Feet

In one of the more stranger injury stories that I've heard, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Manny Harris got cut from the squad due to getting freezer burn on his feet.

The most amazing part of the story isn't the injury itself but how Manny got the injury:

In November, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Manny Harris got into a Cryon-X machine on Nike campus in Beaverton, Ore. When he came out, he had a nasty freezer burn on the side of his right foot. Sources told CNBC that Harris got in with wet socks, which resulted in the freezer-type burn

“I saw the pictures of it and I said, ‘Oh, my god,’” Cavs coach Byron Scott told the News-Herald.

Unable to be seen by team physicians because the lockout was still in place, Harris reportedly tried to let it heal on its own. The burn set him back so much, he couldn’t compete for his job and was waived by the team last week when the Cavs decided to pick undrafted rookie Mychel Thompson over the former University of Michigan star.

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The Toronto Raptors Will Wear Camouflage Uniforms (Photo)

In honor of the Canadian military, the Toronto Raptors will be sporting a camouflage uniform on March 21st against the Chicago Bulls.

Below is a picture of said uniform and feel free to pay your respect in the comments:

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Lakers Head Coach Mike Brown Is A Dungeon Master

If you had to guess which NBA head coach played Dungeons and Dragons as a youth, I'm pretty sure that Lakers head coach Mike Brown would be on the top of that list.

Brown recently revealed that he played the game in middle school and even went to the level of dungeon master:

At Sabin Middle School in Colorado Springs, Mike was the Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons games, writing all the strategies and character descriptions because he thought his friends' penmanship was too sloppy.

Now that Brown is 41 and coach of the Lakers, not much has changed. He plays D&D with the younger of his sons, 14-year-old Cameron, and fusses over penmanship.

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Female NBA Fan Gets Caught Checking Out Kobe's Butt (Video)

For all of you female NBA fans out there, if you're going to check out a player's rear-end, please try to be discreet as possible.

If you aren't, you might end up like this woman who attended the Lakers/Jazz game and decided to check out Kobe's butt while the cameras were watching:



At least she got a good look, right?

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Shaq Beats Charles Barkley In "Who He Play For?" (Video)

As Shaq's addition to the Inside the NBA crew appears to be a successful one, last night's Neat-O stat of the night turned out to be another edition of "Who He Play For?".

Shaq faced off against Charles and even though Shaq had an unfair advantage, it might be one of the funniest clips in the show's history:

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Female Chicago Bulls Fan Busts Out Derrick Rose Rap (Video)

Earlier this week on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a clip of two New York Knicks fans rapping about the return of Knicks.

Well, those fans don't appear to be alone in their rap styling as a female Chicago Bulls fan decided to post her own rap to YouTube.

She calls herself Ambeyonce (Get It?) and she decided to rap about Bulls point guard Derrick Rose in a song titled, "Mrs. MVP":



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Sean Williams Vomits After Being Taken Out Of Game (Video)

I'm pretty sure that the Dallas Mavericks weren't expecting to start the season 0-2 and the perfect analogy to the Mavericks start might have come for Dallas forward Sean Williams.

Nearing the end of their game against the Nuggets, Williams went to the bench and decided to unload the contents of his stomach on the bench:



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Charles Barkley Tries To Choose Between Foods In Weight Watchers Commercial (Video)

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we mentioned that NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley decided to become a spokesperson for Weight Watchers.

Well, one of the commercials featured a quick pick segment where he chooses between two foods and sometimes need a little time to figure out his choice:



For the rest of the commercials, check them out in the below videos:

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The NBA Big Head Commercials Have Returned, "So Happy Together" (Video)

Personally, I have never been a huge fan of these big-head commercials created by the NBA but I might begin to like them if they continue this trend.

I present to you, "So Happy Together":



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Derrick Williams, Malcolm Lee and Ricky Rubio Have A Dance-Off (Video)

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we showed you the Minnesota Timberwolves rookie hazing habits as they made their rookies sing the national anthem.

The Minnesota Timberwolves players decided to the best way to haze rookies Derrick Williams, Malcolm Lee and Ricky Rubio was to have a dance-off:



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Here's The NBA On TNT Christmas Day Intro, "NBA Forever" (Video)

For those of you trying to track down that NBA on TNT Christmas day intro called "NBA Forever", you search ends here.

So, enjoy the CGI magic as TNT produces another winner:

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Here's That LMFAO 12 Days Of NBA Christmas Budweiser Commercial (Video)

For those of you who watched any of the Christmas day NBA games, you probably saw this Budweiser commercial featuring the pop group, LMFAO.

The last image of this commercial has to be Steve Kerr showing off the bling:

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NBA Referee Tries To Throw Behind-The-Back Pass, Throws Ball Into Crown (Video)

While NBA players make it look easy when throwing behind the back passes, that doesn't mean its an easy feet.

During the Thunder/Magic tilt on Christmas, watch as one of the referees tried to throw a behind-the back pass to Nick Collison.

Instead of landing near Collison, it landed near a ballboy:

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Sixers Louis Williams Almost Gets Robbed, Doesn't Get Robbed Because He's Louis Williams

Normally, when we read stories about NBA players getting robbed it's usually because their NBA players.

However, Philadelphia 76ers guard Louis Williams recently told the world through Twitter that spared because the robber recognized that he was Louis Williams:



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Lebron James Pro-Education State Farm Commercial (Video)

As most NBA fans know, Miami Heat star Lebron James didn't go to college opting for the NBA.

However that doesn't mean that Mr. James doesn't have a soft spot for kids getting a good education as he appears in this State Farm advertising campaign for keeping kids in school:

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Drunk Santa Claus Imposter Heckles Lebron (Video)

While I'm pretty sure that the real Santa was relaxing at the North Pole, a Dallas-version of Mr. Claus decided to do a little bit of heckling against Miami Heat star, Lebron James by talking about his lacks of rings:

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Kevin Garnett Gets Into Scuffle With Knicks Bill Walker After Missed Buzzer Beater (Video)

Yesterday, the NBA season got started with a bang as the New York Knicks pulled out a late win against the Boston Celtics.

Nearing the end of the game, Boston's Kevin Garnett missed a game-trying shot and then got into a confrontation with New York's Bill Walker:

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Jonas Valanciunas Faces Santa In One-On-One, Santa Puts Him On The Naughty List (Video)

For those of you who think that Santa Claus doesn't have any skill in the world of basketball, you would be wrong.

Toronto Raptors rookie Jonas Valanciunas found out when he faced in a game of one-on-one and gets schooled by him:



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Kobe Bryant's Christmas Shoes Are Interesting (Photo)

Below are the photos for Kobe Bryant's VII "Christmas Shoes" which will be available in retail stores in last January.

If the color scheme doesn't get you, then the Jaguar/Puma/Panther on the back will:

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Amare Stoudemire Gives Deron Williams A Boost For Dunk Attempt (Video)

Since it is officially Christmas, I figure that showing this play might get everyone in a giving spirit.

During the last Knicks/Nets preseason game, Deron Williams got a little help from Amare Stoudemire on this dunk attempt after a foul was called:





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Kevin Durant Shoe Giveaway Causes Traffic Jams

Since it is the holiday of giving, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant decided to have a shoe giveaway in downtown OKC just before Christmas but the giveaway caused some traffic issues in the area.

We get more from the fine folks of In Flex We Trust:

At least that’s what happened Friday, when Durant’s tweets caused traffic jams on a number of Oklahoma City streets.

In a series of messages posted on his verified Twitter account, Durant informed his more than one million followers he would be giving out shoes at various locations in Oklahoma City, including the Chesapeake Energy Arena, where the Thunder play.

“Aight I’m headed out in the van to spread some holiday hoop cheer in OKC,” Durant tweeted. “Meet up if u wanna make sure #basketballneverstops next yr.”

Durant then tweeted his four planned stops in separate tweets.

Hopefully, Santa Durant will make a visit to your house on this Christmas eve.....

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Deron Williams Gets Grumpy When He Loses

For those of you who wondered what Deron Williams is like after a loss, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News found out the answer during an interview about the Nets chances this season and the possibility that they might have a losing season:

The Nets, as currently assembled, aren’t prepared to satisfy Williams’ hunger for victory. Unless Dwight Howard walks through the practice facility doors before the season starts, Williams’ first full month with the Nets figures to be a nasty lesson in the franchise’s mostly inauspicious history.

“You don’t think I’ve thought about that?” Williams cut off the question.

So how would he handle losing?

“I don’t know. You guys are not going to like me, I know that. I get grumpy when I lose.”

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Erick Dampier Used As An Example In Psychology Text Book (Picture)

It's not surprising to me that NBA players have found their ways into some rather interesting books but I didn't know that a psychology textbook was one until now.

The good folks over at Deadspin came across this picture of Erick Dampier in a section of a psychology textbook (aptly named "Psychology") talking about sunk-cost fallacy:

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Chris Paul Was A Laugh Riot On Jay Leno (Video)

Quick, who was the first Los Angeles Clipper to appear on the Tonight Show? Give up? It happens to be recent signing Chris Paul.

Last night, he stopped by to chat with Jay about the upcoming NBA season, nap patterns, and being in Los Angeles:


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Shawn Marion Would Like To Be Addressed As A World Champion, Please

Due to that whole NBA lockout thing, some might have forgotten that the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship last season.

Mavericks forward Shawn Marion would like to remind everyone that did indeed win the title and that he deserves to be called a World Champion:

“I want y’all to address me like that from now on — world champion,” Marion said.

Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don’t believe they have a chance of winning this season’s title.

“We’ve gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it,” Marion said. “Y’all trying to take something away from us that we’ve worked hard for and we took.

“Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that.”

"I want y'all to address me like that from now on -- world champion," Marion said.Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don't believe they have a chance of winning this season's title."We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it," Marion said. "Y'all trying to take something away from us that we've worked hard for and we took."Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that."

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(Cou"I want y'all to address me like that from now on -- world champion," Marion said.Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don't believe they have a chance of winning this season's title."We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it," Marion said. "Y'all trying to take something away from us that we've worked hard for and we took."Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that."

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"I want y'all to address me like that from now on -- world champion," Marion said.Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don't believe they have a chance of winning this season's title."We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it," Marion said. "Y'all trying to take something away from us that we've worked hard for and we took."Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that."

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/18/3603914/please-call-shawn-marion-other.html#storylink=cpy

"I want y'all to address me like that from now on -- world champion," Marion said.Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don't believe they have a chance of winning this season's title."We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it," Marion said. "Y'all trying to take something away from us that we've worked hard for and we took."Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that."

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/18/3603914/please-call-shawn-marion-other.html#storylink=cpy

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"I want y'all to address me like that from now on -- world champion," Marion said.Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don't believe they have a chance of winning this season's title."We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it," Marion said. "Y'all trying to take something away from us that we've worked hard for and we took."Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that."

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/18/3603914/please-call-shawn-marion-other.html#storylink=cp

"I want y'all to address me like that from now on -- world champion," Marion said.Marion is upset that the national media has overlooked the defending world champion Mavs and don't believe they have a chance of winning this season's title."We've gotten to the point where everybody started overlooking us and talking about everybody else and I kind of got [upset] about it," Marion said. "Y'all trying to take something away from us that we've worked hard for and we took."Everybody on this team has earned the right to be addressed as world champions, so everybody address us like that."

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/12/18/3603914/please-call-shawn-marion-other.html#storylink=cpy

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The Boston Celtics Do A Happy Holidays Video (Video_

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured these Boston Celtics commercials that featured big block lettering telling fans to be proud of being from Boston.

Well, the Celtics just released a Christmas version of those commercials and I find it rather fitting:

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Minnesota Timberwolves Rookies Forced To Sing National Anthem (Video)

For most NBA rookies, hazing by the veterans is just the normal right of passage that they have to go through.

Minnesota Timberwolves rookies Ricky Rubio, Derrick Williams, and Malcolm Lee had to sing the National Anthem at a Timberwolves fan event:

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Shaq To Do Wrestlemania 28? Possibly Yes

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featured a story about the WWE and the possibility of getting an NBA player for the upcoming Wrestlemania in Miami.

Well, there is a report out that former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal might be that selection:

Shaquille O’Neal today on the Abe Kanan show mentioned that he is in talks for a match against Big Show at this coming year’s WrestleMania

All I have to say is WWE make it happen!

(Courtesy of With Leather)

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Forbes Poll, Kris Humphries Is Most Hated NBA Player

Last year, Forbes magazine did a poll to determine who was the most hated NBA player and that turned out to be Miami Heat star Lebron James.

This year, they decided to do a new poll with the help of Nielsen Sports and the winner ended up being New Jersey Nets star Kris Humphries.

Some of you may ask, why? Here might be a couple reasons:

Humphries’ marriage to Kardashian was over – 72 days after it started. Then came the speculation: Was the marriage fake all along? Was Kim really caught in a nude Yoga session with a male instructor in their home? It’s all created enough tabloid fatigue for the public, when asked which player in the NBA they most dislike, now choose Humphries’ name before any other.

“He’s been on five magazine covers, all in a negative light,” says Stephen Master, VP at Nielsen Sports, which helped run the survey.  “It’s all so recent, he’s gotten all this publicity for something other than basketball talent.”

Other notable names on the most hated list included Lebron James, Metta World Peace, Tony Parker, and Lamar Odom.

For Kris, the most hated tag might already be catching wind as he was booed in New York last Wednesday during the Nets preseason game against the Knicks:



(Courtesy of Forbes)

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Charles Barkley On Tonight Show, "You Keep The Wives And Girlfriends Away From Each Other" (Video)

Back on Tuesday, NBA on TNT analyst Charles Barkley dropped by the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about a myriad of subjects including Kobe Bryant's divorce and cheating scandal.

That's when the Chuckster decided to give some advice to NBA players and teams:

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Lebron James and Quentin Richardson Get Into Shoving Match (Video)

Last night, the Orlando Magic faced off against the Miami Heat in a preseason affair which featured a rather interesting shoving match between Orlando's Quentin Richardson and Miami's Lebron James.

Early in the game, Richardson gave a fore-arm to James during a transition play:



Later on, Lebron shoves back and Q-Rich decides to retaliate:



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Amare Stoudemire New Trippy Commercial For Nike, "Always On" (Video)

For those of you looking for the brand-new Nike commercial featuring Amare Stoudemire, your search ends here.

The title for the spot is called, "Always On" and to be honest, it's pretty trippy:

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Kobe Bryant's Divorce Gets Taiwanese-Animated (Video)

One story that we didn't cover much here on That NBA Lottery Pick was about Kobe Bryant's impending divorce from wife, Vanessa.

However, when the story gets animated by the good folks at Next Media Animation, it's time for it make an appearance on this site: 



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DeMarcus Cousins Buys Kid An Ipod Because He Can (Photo)

Yesterday, we had Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins rather interesting interview on Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area.

Well, Cousins according to Sports Illustrated Sam Amick decided to give a gift to an unsuspecting kid:

Below is the picture of him buying the Ipod at the cash register:

(Courtesy of Sam Amick Twitter)

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Kevin Garnett Taunts Andrea Bargnani, Really KG? (Video)

Say what you will about Kevin Garnett, he's already in mid-season taunting form:



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DeMarcus Cousins Doesn't Like Waking Up Early, Provides Bizarre Interview (Video)

Last week, Jim Kozimor of CSN California had the opportunity to interview Sacramento Kings second year player DeMarcus Cousins for the television show, "Chronicle Live".

During the interview, Cousins provided the viewing audience of the show with one of the more bizarre interviews that I've ever seen an NBA player give to the media:



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Blake Griffin And Other Top NBA Dunkers In GQ's Dunkers (Video)

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we showed you photos from a GQ spread featuring the NBA's best young dunkers.

Below, we have the artistic video from that same shoot contains the Clippers Blake Griffin, the Thunder's Russell Westbrook, Washington's JaVale McGee and a host of others:



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Toronto Raptors Have 3D Baseline Logos Now (Video)

For those of you who tuned into the Raptors preseason game last night against the Celtics, you might have seen this interesting sight of the 3-D "Raptors" logo on each baseline.

Actually, it's just a trick of the eye but it's still cool nevertheless:

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Dennis Rodman Played Like This In Overseas All-Star Game (Video)

Over the weekend, many former NBA all-stars were in Macau, Phillipines to play in an old-timey all-star game.

One of the NBA legends that played in the game was Dennis Rodman and this what he looked like when he stepped out onto the court:

Yes, that is face paint...hopefully it's face paint. 

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