Video: Kris Humphries Gets In Blake Griffin’s Way

1/2 white, 1/2 black on 1/2 white, 1/2 black crime went down this afternoon when Kris Humphries thought he could hang in the air with Blake Griffin. Somewhere Kim Kardashian is watching this and having a nice little chuckle.

Rare Video: Allen Iverson And Carmelo Anthony Celebrate After Beating The Lakers (2007)

This might be the greatest find in the history of YouTube finds.

I happened to come across this after seeing what happened between Andre Iguodala and the homie Carmelo Anthony in Wednesday nights game between the Knicks and Sixers, where Iggy got tangled up with ‘Melo and ended up pissing him off the rest of the night so he dropped 27 on him.

As for the video, this is extremely rare and I’ve never seen it on another blog.

This was back somewhere between the ’06, ’07 and ’08 seasons when ‘Melo and Allen Iverson were teammates in Denver. According to the info section, this came after the Nuggets had defeated Kobe Bryant and the Lakers, which follows with A.I. and ‘Melo using foul language in a car before heading out to a few clubs. The aftermath, where Anthony is standing around blatantly drunk, is just him talking about players on the team such as Nene (who got rid of “Porno Honey” LOL) and how teams don’t want to meet Denver in the playoffs (damn, we came up short).

It’s not very often we see what players are like outside the game, but we already know how Iverson was and probably still is, but this was also before ‘Melo had his child and has matured greatly since. I mean, just look at what he’s wearing in this video and how he dresses now. It’s a complete 360.

Kobe Bryant Isn’t Changing His Game For Anyone

We’ve heard this story before, but with different players. Many said that Jordan shot too much, but he also has 6 championship rings to basically say “who gives a shit.” Did Iverson shoot a lot? Yes. But he was also forced into a role for most of his career that certainly didn’t help his chances of winning a title. He needed a true point guard to create shots for him. He wasn’t built to shoot 20+ times a night, while trying to hand out 10 assists consistently.

What about Kobe Bryant? You know, the man who reportedly slept with over 100 women behind his wife’s back in Los Angeles, who has 5 championship rings to go along with a career average of 19.4 shots per game (Remember, that’s just average). Now, turning 34 in August, Kobe’s aging. He has a bad knee, an arthritic finger on his shooting hand that in turn, altered his shooting style, and now has a torn ligament in his right wrist (an injury that would sideline most, but he’s Kobe).

Kobe is Jordan tough and has his work ethic, so what’s a wrist injury? You’re probably asking yourself, “what’s a wrist injury in basketball you moron?! It’s everything!” It might be everything to everyone else, but not Bean. His jumpers are still falling and that beautiful baseline fade is still fallin’, nothings changed except his dreadful 20 percent from 3s.

Yet, he continues to shoot those 23 shots a night this season:

“I shoot, I shoot,” Bryant told Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wajnarowski. “ You’ve known that for 16 years. I’m not changing my game. If the defense is not doubling, I’m going to score. If I’ve got a good look, I’m going to score. My teammates know that. But I also give them the ball, too, and set them up.

“But at the end of the day, I’m a scorer first.”

Yes, he’s averaging the third-highest shot attempts of his career (23.5 in 2002-03, 27 in ’05-06) just to get his 27.6 points per game, but he’s still shooting 44 percent from the field.

Which, for Kobe, is just about right.

Other than Bryant and Gasol being the main focal points on offense, big man Andrew Bynum has finally come into his own. And, more importantly, he’s healthy (knock on wood). In his first six games back with the Lakers, Bynum’s averaging a phenomenal 18.8 points and 15.7 rebounds a night (11 defensive rebounds).

L.A. might have the best Big Three on paper right now in the league.

As Dime Mag’s own Sean Sweeney pointed out today, despite the Lakers having arguably the best trio in basketball right now, they’re still average offensively with their 94 points per contest. Their defensive could be better, too, with their allowance of over 100 points a night, which places them at 15th in the league.

L.A. missed out on their much needed point guard when the NBA decided to pull the plug on the Chris Paul trade. Hell, they couldn’t even get J.J. Barea. They’re slow, their perimeter defense is almost non-existent, and the exact same can be said for their “tough guy” Matt Barnes.

So what will the Lakers do before the March trade deadline to better their chances at advancing further in the playoffs? Dwight Howard, maybe? But would you really trade for him if Bynum’s playing this way? Because, as of right now, Bynum’s the best big man in the league. Could they maybe snatch up a guard from their neighbor’s down the street (Clippers)? Who knows.

But one thing’s for certain: “I’m going to do what I do,” Kobe Bryant said. “I’m not changing.”

This Is What Nike Basketball x Jordan Brand Rocked On Christmas Day

Above (from l-r): Carmelo Anthony wore his Jordan Melo M8 Christmas Day kicks in a win against the C’s, Chris Paul wore his Jordan CP3.V XMas day kicks in his debut with the Clippers, and D-Wade rocked his Jordan Fly Wade 2 XMas day kicks in the Heat’s blowout over the Mavericks.

Below (from l-r): KD rocked the Nike Zoom KD IV “Coppers” against the Magic, LeBron put on the XMas Day LeBron 9′s, Kobe laced up Nike Zoom Kobe VII “Cheetahs” in a loss against the Bulls, and Amare wore his special XMas colored Air Max Sweep Thrus.

All of the shoes are in stores now!

Kobe Has No Desire To Leave The Lakers, Says His Knee Feels 90 Percent Better

You see that picture above with Kobe holding up four fingers? Despite not having his thumb up due to him holding a trophy, the Black Mamba has won 5 NBA titles during his 16-year career in a Laker’ uniform. Why on earth would he want to leave? Because he lost Lamar Odom? Please. Kobe’s old enough now to know that losing a player doesn’t mean the world is coming to an end. In fact, according to RealGM.com, Bryant put a stop to all those rumors.

“I don’t have any feeling about [leaving] whatsoever,” Bryant said, addressing speculation that he might request a trade. “I’ve been here for 16 years. I’m going to up and leave now?”

He’s right, why would he want to leave now? Kobe’s not a quitter that’s for sure, he’s probably the only guy left in the league that has the Michael Jordan gene to do whatever it takes to win. He’ll throw his teammates and his own coach under the bus if it means winning a title. You need a guy like that on your team, you need someone who will ride your ass like Zorro when he feels like you’re not giving everything you have. You’re getting paid to play basketball and at the end of the day, winning a championship is the ultimate goal. Is the money nice? Hell yeah. But it’s not everything, and most guys figure that out rather sooner than later.

I expect the old Kobe to be back this season, not the banged up one with a bad knee and having to alter the way he plays just in order to stay on the court (see his index finger). He says his knee is 90 percent better than it was last season, and you know what? I believe him.

“I’m not a big medicine, techie guy,” Bryant said. “But I know my knee feels 90 percent better. My understanding was that the guy who invented it … [Germany] is where he’s from and where his home base is. So I didn’t want to go someplace else where he had to move his equipment. If I am going to do it, I want to do it right and do it in the place where he is most comfortable doing it.

“I can run. I can jump. I can run the track. I can lift weights the way I want to lift weights. I can practice every day. Those are things I couldn’t do last year.”

Traveling to Germany just to get your knee fixed? That’s dedication and motivation. Most guys would say screw it and find the best person for the job in the states, not in another country. If he’s back to the old Kobe, every team in the league better be on their toes because it doesn’t matter who has the best Big Three and this and that, Kobe has one thing that’s more dominant than anyone’s in the league: The will to win.

Hollywood Makeover: Chris Paul Dealt To The Clippers

So much for the Lakers trying to snatch-up Chris Paul, huh? The same city, two teams, an aging superstar and a primed one, who wins? As of right now, my money is on the Clippers. Not too long after reports surfaced that the Orlando Magic decided to pull Dwight Howard off the trading block – not a good idea if you ask me because they know he’s unhappy and doesn’t want to be there since the front office refuses to listen to him when it comes to bringing in another superstar — because they weren’t able to get the right deal that would be David Stern approved.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple hours, ESPN’s Marc Stein was first on the Twitter scene to report that the Clippers and Hornets finally reached a deal to send Chris Paul to Tinsle Town. The deal included Eric Gordon (easily a top 3 SG in the league), Chris Kaman (double-double capability when he’s healthy), Al-Farouq Aminu (promising young SF/PF) and Minnesota’s unprotected 2012 first-round draft pick. The Clippers also receive two future second-round picks.

Seriously, on paper, tell me the Clippers aren’t a playoff team and wouldn’t run the Lakers out of the building: CP3, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Chauncey Billups, Eric Bledsoe, Caron Butler, Mo Williams and Randy Foye. They have the best quadruple group of PG’s in the league — although they’ll probably end up waiving one and trading another –, but the only issue I see with this team is health. How long will Paul’s knee hold up? What about Griffin’s? Butler isn’t exactly Superman, either.

The Hornets, despite losing two All Stars in Paul and David West, still look promising. They have five returning players under contract, and you can expect to see a starting five look something like this: Jarrett Jack (PG), Eric Gordon (SG), Aminu (SF), Kaman (PF) and Omeka Okafur holding down the five spot. That’s a playoff team on paper in my eyes, and it also gives the Hornets much-needed depth to further strengthen their roster through free agency.

A lot of people didn’t think this deal would have gone through since Stern initially ended the deal with Paul going to Los Angeles, but that was only because it wasn’t fair. This deal is fair. The Clippers get a top 5 player in the league while the Hornets get a couple very promising players and a fistful of draft picks. Now, the real question is whether or not the Clippers will sell more tickets than the Lakers? Ha .. I know, bad joke.

What If You Kept Your Baby Teeth Until The Age of 18 or 20?

Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace still leaving people speechless at age 32…

“I’m just — I’m most happy that Jesus Christ did not let me lose my teeth when I was 20 years old. ‘Cause I was wondering, like, what if you kept your baby teeth until the age of 18 or 20 and then you lose ‘em? That would look pretty bad. So I just think he’s really brilliant, that you lose your teeth when you’re a baby rather than losing them when you’re like 30 or 20. That has nothing to do with your question, but that was definitely on my mind.”

Source – BDL

Kobe Bryant Is Not Happy About Losing Lamar Odom

We all know that Kobe and Carmelo are tight both on and off the court, but him and Lamar are even tighter. Kobe isn’t known for expressing his feelings unless it’s about losing a game, but when it comes to losing your best friend, one of your leaders and your best bench player for nearly a decade, it’s hard not to express those feelings. For those who don’t already know, the Los Angeles Lakers decided to dump their Sixth Man of the Year in Lamar Odom to the Dallas Mavericks for nothing (and by nothing I mean a measly $8.9 million trade exemption). Absolutely nothing. And when Kobe’s unhappy, he doesn’t hesitate.

“I don’t like it,” Bryant told ESPN reporters. “To be honest with you, I don’t like it.”

“You’re talking about the Sixth Man of the Year last year,” Bryant said. “He played lights out. I don’t understand the criticism of reality shows and this, that and the other. I don’t get it. I don’t understand that. He had his best season last season, clearly wasn’t a distraction and he played his ass off. I don’t get where that comes from.”

Kobe’s right, how could you trade someone who meant so much to the team for absolutely nothing. Not just to any team, but to a team who beat you in the playoffs last year on the way to an NBA championship. Not only that, but they also just gave Dallas the best forward trio in the league with Lamar, Dirk Nowitzki and Shawn Marion, and the more reporters asked Kobe about the situation, he came back with “Now I’m getting pissed off.”

With Lamar gone, it now opens up room to get Dwight Howard, but there’s no way that the Magic deal him without getting another one of the Lakers big men in return: either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum (probably Bynum since they’re losing a center). As of right now, the Lakers didn’t get better, they got worse. The Knicks amped up, Boston’s stacking up, hell, even the Pacers are becoming a threat. So where do the Lakers go from here? Well, as of right now, your only choice is Dwight Howard. With letting go of Lamar Odom, the team deserves that much. Kobe deserves that much. The fans deserve that much.

Boston Celtics Close To Adding David West

The Boston Celtics are out here making moves! It all started with constant trade rumors floating around that Boston was working on a trade with New Orleans to bring in Chris Paul for the year — although they had hopes of him signing a long-term deal — which, eventually fell apart after the Lakers hopped aboard with the Houston Rockets to bring Cp3 to L.A., while the Rockets received Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom went to New Orleans (lucky break for Bean-Town if you ask me).

On Friday, Boston worked a deal with the Orlando Magic that would send PF/C Glen “Big Baby” David down south in exchange for Brandon Bass (not sure exactly what either team gets out of this because one is better defender while the other is a better scorer), but I must admit that Davis’ skills depleted after he was given more minutes and Bass is more athletic and little bit tougher in the paint. There were also reports of the Celtics being extremely close to signing All-Star forward David West, which would ultimately land him a 3-year deal worth around $29 million — another undisclosed player — and would send Jermaine O’Neal to the Hornets. With the recent re-signing of Jeff Green (1-year deal), Boston looks to be right up there in competition with the Knicks and Heat (Chicago hasn’t made any kind of moves for another SG).

They now have a bunch of young scorers coming off the bench at nearly every position (fellow Purdue teammates JaJuan Johnson and E’Twaun Moore now have big opportunities to earned playing time in a shortened season), but the really need to address the situation at center. A longer off season will certainly help keeps the Celtics older players fresh, especially since they have one of the hardest road schedules in the league, and I’m sure Rondo is going to play lights out after the rumors have diminished and he’s finally gotten over the Kendrick Perkins trade.

Chris Paul Requests A Trade To The Knicks

Well, as of right now, the “Rondo for Chris Paul” trade has been squashed by Boston’s own Danny Ainge. So what’s next for Paul you ask? According to Yahoo! Sports beat writer Adrian Wojnarowski, Paul’s agent spoke with team officials in New Orleans stating that CP3 wants to join forces with Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire in the Big Apple.

From Yahoo! –

Chris Paul’s agent informed New Orleans officials on Wednesday that his client will not sign a contract extension and wants to be traded to the New York Knicks, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

For now, it remains a rumor. The NBA hasn’t lifted lockout restrictions yet which means Hornets GM Dell Demps can’t have a meeting with Paul just yet to discuss his future with the team and what exactly he wants from the organization to stay. The thing is though, do the Knicks really want to make this trade for a 27-year-old Chris Paul with a bad knee and somewhat injury-prone? No way am I saying that Paul isn’t still a good player because that’s nonsense, but the Knicks really do have to look at the long run here: if they make a trade, they won’t be able to make another move for at least four years.

What they really need is someone like Raymond Felton — who played their before and did quite well — who is a tough guard that can get inside the paint and has a nice outside shot. They could also use a banging big man (someone like Marc Gasol from Memphis) and some more shooters like Nick Young or Jason Richardson. That’s the problem with the league right now; ever since Miami created their “Super Team,” teams are trying to up their arsenal just to keep up with those guys but don’t realize how they could hurt their teams in the long run. I’m sure Paul has reached out to Dwight Howard, who’s name is also on the trading blocks, to somehow team-up with one another (Lakers?).

Once Dec. 9 hits, expect things to shakeup dramatically.

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