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There isn’t a basketball event if Spike Lee isn’t closeby. All-Star fashion correspondent Monica finds him and gets his cents on his clothing ensemble and another Michael Jordan milestone:
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NBA Style: Spike Lee Talks Fashion, MJ
February 17, 2013 · 12:06AM
Swag: An All-Star Definition
February 16, 2013 · 1:38AM
By Nick Margiasso
NBA All-Star Party Dictionary — Volume 1, Dwyane Wade
Swag (s-wag, adj.): Having a party which includes samples of your own brand of shoes floating in an aquarium full of live stingrays.
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My #WayofWades swimming with the stingrays at my #LiNing party tonight. This is how u #MakeYourOwnWay
By Nick Margiasso
NBA All-Star Party Dictionary — Volume 1, Dwyane Wade
Swag (s-wag, adj.): Having a party which includes samples of your own brand of shoes floating in an aquarium full of live stingrays.
Follow Dwyane Wade at Instagram.
My #WayofWades swimming with the stingrays at my #LiNing party tonight. This is how u #MakeYourOwnWay
Dwight Howard Auditions For Minute To Win It
February 28, 2012 · 9:02PM
by Micah Hart
I don’t know why Dwight Howard is trying to eat this cookie in 60 seconds or less, but I don’t much care. From today’s episode of The Jump:
If there is one thing that makes me sad about his situation in Orlando, it’s that he seems much less joyful this season. Funny little bits like this are part of Howard’s charm, and hopefully he’ll return to being a more playful person once this whole stay-or-go business gets resolved.
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by Micah Hart
I don’t know why Dwight Howard is trying to eat this cookie in 60 seconds or less, but I don’t much care. From today’s episode of The Jump:
If there is one thing that makes me sad about his situation in Orlando, it’s that he seems much less joyful this season. Funny little bits like this are part of Howard’s charm, and hopefully he’ll return to being a more playful person once this whole stay-or-go business gets resolved.
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Yay All-Star And All, But What About Lin?
February 27, 2012 · 3:13PM
by Micah Hart
In case you were thinking the NBA, its fans and its media had become incapable of paying attention to anything other than Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks, I hope All-Star Weekend put that notion to rest. Lin made an appearance Friday night in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, but that aside the weekend was mostly Lin free. I say that not to complain or to be smug — just to note that when Lin is not part of the storyline we all seemed capable of avoiding trying to shoehorn him into it.
Having said that … with all of our attention on Orlando, there were a few Lin-related items that slipped through the cracks, and now that we are back to regularly scheduled programming, here’s a rundown:
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon went to one of the show’s best bits last week, as Fallon appeared as Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder to perform “Jeremy (Lin)”.
- A Jeremy Lin autographed rookie card was selling on eBay for $50,000. Surprisingly, it doesn’t appear anyone bought it.
- Ben and Jerry’s named an ice cream flavor after Lin called “Taste the Lin-sanity”, then dealt with a mini-firestorm after many complained that the fortune cookie ingredient played on Asian stereotypes. They’ve since replaced the fortune cookie bits with bits of waffle cone.
- The business of Lin is booming, as his agent Roger Montgomery detailed on Darren Rovell‘s NBC Sports show.
- It’s not all sunshine on the business side though, as Lin is seeking to trademark the uber-popular Linsanity catchphrase. Naturally several others have already applied for it, so we’ll see how this plays out. Kid’s got an econ degree from Harvard though, I have a feeling it may come in handy with this.
I think that about catches us up for now. At least for the next few hours.
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by Micah Hart
In case you were thinking the NBA, its fans and its media had become incapable of paying attention to anything other than Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks, I hope All-Star Weekend put that notion to rest. Lin made an appearance Friday night in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, but that aside the weekend was mostly Lin free. I say that not to complain or to be smug — just to note that when Lin is not part of the storyline we all seemed capable of avoiding trying to shoehorn him into it.
Having said that … with all of our attention on Orlando, there were a few Lin-related items that slipped through the cracks, and now that we are back to regularly scheduled programming, here’s a rundown:
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon went to one of the show’s best bits last week, as Fallon appeared as Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder to perform “Jeremy (Lin)”.
- A Jeremy Lin autographed rookie card was selling on eBay for $50,000. Surprisingly, it doesn’t appear anyone bought it.
- Ben and Jerry’s named an ice cream flavor after Lin called “Taste the Lin-sanity”, then dealt with a mini-firestorm after many complained that the fortune cookie ingredient played on Asian stereotypes. They’ve since replaced the fortune cookie bits with bits of waffle cone.
- The business of Lin is booming, as his agent Roger Montgomery detailed on Darren Rovell‘s NBC Sports show.
- It’s not all sunshine on the business side though, as Lin is seeking to trademark the uber-popular Linsanity catchphrase. Naturally several others have already applied for it, so we’ll see how this plays out. Kid’s got an econ degree from Harvard though, I have a feeling it may come in handy with this.
I think that about catches us up for now. At least for the next few hours.
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Best of All-Star Inside Trax
February 27, 2012 · 12:48PM
by Micah Hart
There is a lot of content to sift through from All-Star Weekend, but one video you definitely don’t want to miss is the Inside Trax segment from Sunday’s All-Star Game. There is some amazing stuff in here, from Andre Iguodala picking Luol Deng‘s brain about shooting to Dwight Howard straight up daring Kobe to try to take him offensively:
Is Carmelo Anthony funnier than I am aware of? I loved his Tom Thibodeau impression, and him good-naturedly ripping on Dwight for getting in his way in the paint.
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by Micah Hart
There is a lot of content to sift through from All-Star Weekend, but one video you definitely don’t want to miss is the Inside Trax segment from Sunday’s All-Star Game. There is some amazing stuff in here, from Andre Iguodala picking Luol Deng‘s brain about shooting to Dwight Howard straight up daring Kobe to try to take him offensively:
Is Carmelo Anthony funnier than I am aware of? I loved his Tom Thibodeau impression, and him good-naturedly ripping on Dwight for getting in his way in the paint.
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As All-Star Pranks Go, This Is Pretty Good Greg Monroe
February 25, 2012 · 1:31PM
by Micah Hart
All-Star games are a chance for everyone to get their shine one. If the outcome is no longer in doubt, as was the case in Friday night’s BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, then it’s really time to have some fun. At least, that’s what John Wall figured. Greg Monroe? He had other ideas:
That’s some first-class hating right there. And also hilarious. Don’t feel too bad for Wall though — he still managed to get a few highlights in:
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by Micah Hart
All-Star games are a chance for everyone to get their shine one. If the outcome is no longer in doubt, as was the case in Friday night’s BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, then it’s really time to have some fun. At least, that’s what John Wall figured. Greg Monroe? He had other ideas:
That’s some first-class hating right there. And also hilarious. Don’t feel too bad for Wall though — he still managed to get a few highlights in:
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JB Smoove Cleans It Up At All-Star Friday Night
February 25, 2012 · 9:56AM
Everyone Needs To Join The Will Ferrell For All-Star Facebook Group
February 10, 2012 · 12:08PM
by Micah Hart
Facebook has the power to harness public sentiment and turn it into action. We’ve seen it before with Betty White and Saturday Night Live, and many attribute the recent Planned Parenthood reversal by the Komen Foundation to people’s reaction to it on the Social Network.
Given how much everyone enjoyed Will Ferrell’s performance introducing the Hornets’ and Bulls’ lineups the other night, someone took to Facebook to create the “Will Ferrell Should Announce The Starting Line-Up At The NBA All-Star Game” group, which everyone should go join immediately.
I cannot think of a single reason this shouldn’t happen, can you? Maybe bring Cal Naughton, Jr. in to assist?
Power to the people, people — let’s get cracking and turn this fantasy into reality.
H/T BDL
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by Micah Hart
Facebook has the power to harness public sentiment and turn it into action. We’ve seen it before with Betty White and Saturday Night Live, and many attribute the recent Planned Parenthood reversal by the Komen Foundation to people’s reaction to it on the Social Network.
Given how much everyone enjoyed Will Ferrell’s performance introducing the Hornets’ and Bulls’ lineups the other night, someone took to Facebook to create the “Will Ferrell Should Announce The Starting Line-Up At The NBA All-Star Game” group, which everyone should go join immediately.
I cannot think of a single reason this shouldn’t happen, can you? Maybe bring Cal Naughton, Jr. in to assist?
Power to the people, people — let’s get cracking and turn this fantasy into reality.
H/T BDL
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Picking the Rising Stars Rosters So Chuck and Shaq Don’t Have To
February 9, 2012 · 10:53AM
by Micah Hart
Earlier this morning Sekou and I put our GM caps on and picked rosters for the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, trying to figure out what they might look like once Shaq and Chuck get done with them for All-Star Friday night.
Sekou got the first pick because, well, he’s big time, and I’m just a squirrel trying to get a nut.
Here are our squads:
Sekou’s Squad (in order of draft selection):
Blake Griffin
Ricky Rubio
Kyrie Irving
Paul George
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Tristan Thompson
Tiago Splitter
Markieff Morris
And mine:
Micah’s Men:
John Wall
DeMarcus Cousins
Greg Monroe
Kemba Walker
MarShon Brooks
Gordon Hayward
Kawhi Leonard
Jeremy Lin Landry Fields
Brandon Knight
Which team do you like the best?
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by Micah Hart
Earlier this morning Sekou and I put our GM caps on and picked rosters for the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, trying to figure out what they might look like once Shaq and Chuck get done with them for All-Star Friday night.
Sekou got the first pick because, well, he’s big time, and I’m just a squirrel trying to get a nut.
Here are our squads:
Sekou’s Squad (in order of draft selection):
Blake Griffin
Ricky Rubio
Kyrie Irving
Paul George
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Tristan Thompson
Tiago Splitter
Markieff Morris
And mine:
Micah’s Men:
John Wall
DeMarcus Cousins
Greg Monroe
Kemba Walker
MarShon Brooks
Gordon Hayward
Kawhi Leonard
Jeremy Lin Landry Fields
Brandon Knight
Which team do you like the best?
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2012 All-Star Jerseys Unveiled
February 2, 2012 · 7:49PM
by Micah Hart
Along with the release of the starters for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, the jerseys they’ll be wearing were also released today. Made by adidas, they are meant to hearken back to the 1992 All-Star Game, also held in Orlando, which I’m sure you picked up on right away.
Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose, both adidas endorsers (remember, Fast Don’t Lie), will both be wearing special orange versions of their latest shoes, the adiPower Howard 2 and the adizero Rose 2.5, during the All-Star Game.
I go back and forth on whether I like special All-Star jerseys or when the players wear their own team threads.
What do you think of the jerseys?
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by Micah Hart
Along with the release of the starters for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, the jerseys they’ll be wearing were also released today. Made by adidas, they are meant to hearken back to the 1992 All-Star Game, also held in Orlando, which I’m sure you picked up on right away.
Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose, both adidas endorsers (remember, Fast Don’t Lie), will both be wearing special orange versions of their latest shoes, the adiPower Howard 2 and the adizero Rose 2.5, during the All-Star Game.
I go back and forth on whether I like special All-Star jerseys or when the players wear their own team threads.
What do you think of the jerseys?
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Catch up on every single game-winning buzzer beater during the season and see how it rates on the Horry Scale.
