ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — As anyone who has used Twitter can attest, the somewhat anonymous nature the service can provide seems to embolden a specific group of people to say things they would probably never say to your face. Then again, considering the tenor of some of the invective that gets launched, perhaps these are things that these people would say to your face — or at least to my face.
But would you mouth off to Blake Griffin? Kobe? Metta World Peace? Apparently they are not immune to the savages on Twitter either, as we see in this recent NBA-themed segment of “Mean Tweets” from “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” -
ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — It may be surprising to hear this, but this weekend wasn’t the first time Metta World Peace has presented local news. Last year, for instance, World Peace showed up in Vancouver to deliver their weather. This year he stayed closer to home, appearing recently on Fox 11 in Los Angeles to bring the latest news of sunshine and warm breezes in Lakerland.
Along the way, Metta delivers some sensible advice to Lakers forward Earl Clark, throws in some yoga poses, adds a fake fart, and encourages a moment of meditation with his viewers.
Metta may have brought us the news before, but coming from him it never gets old.
ALL BALL NERVE CENTER – Lakers F Metta World Peace has long expressed interest in things other than basketball, from pursuing a career in the music industry to raising money and awareness for mental health charities. Last night during the Clippers/Grizzlies game, MWP watched along with everyone else and showed that he may have a career as an analyst down the road, by keeping up a terrific running commentary on his Twitter feed. Check the coverage…
Billups shot that from queensbridge— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) May 01, 2013
would they stop all this flopping? you fans love this flopping and it is killing me slowly— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) May 01, 2013
You already follow Metta World Peace on Twitter because, well, it’s the perfect Twitter account. Hilarious posts; real opinions; random party invites; even some useful info … sometimes. It’s got it all.
But the infamous Laker’s recent unfortunate left knee injury has really cranked up the pomp and pace of his social media life. Sorry about the bum leg, Metta, but thanks for the tweets.
A sampling:
I can't wait to get back
But our team is so good
We will win and get into the playoffs— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) March 27, 2013
LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING THE GAME TONIGHT WITH 20 FANS TONIGHT. #GOLAKERSBASKETBALL— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) March 27, 2013
14 yrs in the nba and my first knee issue comes at this time. Anyway, Go Lakers!!! http://t.co/rfqW47Z1Ta— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) March 27, 2013
If you can guess who i am right now i will invite you to my house right now.
if u are across seas i will fly u to me.
what personality am I?— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) March 30, 2013
Please tell me what type of flower this is . I need to know or I will drown in my sorrow. #hurry!!! http://t.co/5fo4HZ3wT4— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) March 30, 2013
lets create a song
ill start the first bar— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorldPeace) March 30, 2013
If there was one person to provide early premonition of Avery Johnson’s fate, it’s the sage Metta World Peace. Johnson was 60-116 (winning only 34 percent of his games) in his Nets’ tenure.
Here is video of the head rub from the Nov. 20 Lakers-Nets contest in L.A. Brooklyn was 6-2 going into this game. They have gone 8-12 since.
Jamal Crawford is kind of good at disrupting a defender’s sense of equilibrium. There was this beauty on Wednesday night against Rudy Gay:
With altered — some may say higher — stakes against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, J-Crossover decided to give Metta World Peace a piece of the action:
You may have noticed it’s the offseason, which means we have plenty of time to sit around and think about many of the things that make it fun to be an NBA fan. Here at All Ball, we’ll be passing the time until the start of the season with a new series, the Fave Five. Each week will count down a list of the five best, or worst … somethings. We’ll try to get creative with it. Plus we’re taking requests! If you have a suggestion for a Fave Five post, give us a shout and you may see it appear in this space over the next several weeks.
You may not know this about me, but if you have read enough posts on All Ball you’ve probably seen enough links to surmise that I am a big fan of Saturday Night Live.
And with the start of the new season just around the corner, it got me to thinking: When will the next NBA player get a chance to host of the show?
Historically speaking, SNL invites a “sports figure” on average about once a year (this includes broadcasters, professional wrestlers, etc). Last year our own Charles Barkley became the first athlete to host for the third time, but overall basketball representation on the show has been sparse. Aside from the Chuckster, only Michael Jordan and LeBron James have ever hosted. Clearly, Lorne Michaels does not think much of the NBA’s collective comedic talents. But is that deserved, this allegation I’m making up on the spot?
It seems to me in this day and age there are more NBA players being funny than ever, and it’s just a matter of time before someone else gets a crack at being not ready for primetime.
But who? In this week’s Fave Five, we rank the top candidates to take to the stage in Studio 8H:
5. Roy Hibbert
The bonafides: A rising star on the NBA’s comedy scene, Hibbert has aligned himself with some very funny people in his burgeoning career. He’s guested on Parks and Recreation (the funniest show on TV for my money), hung out at Roscoe’s Chicken N Waffles with comedian Chelsea Peretti, and topped it off with Ben Schwartz‘s hilarious audition video for Hibbert’s cheering section. He seems pretty comfortable on camera — here he is from last year’s playoffs on Jimmy Kimmel:
Has he been featured on Funny or Die or Taiwanese animation? Not yet, but given who he hangs out with, it can’t be too long.
Metta World Peace continues to put a checkmark next to every box on the list of “Things It Would Be Really Funny To See Metta World Peace Do.”
Here he is, winning the, oh, 8-meter dash during the Yo Gabba-lympics:
I’m pretty sure MWP can run faster than he does in this clip. But he sells it, and that is called ACTING, which I can only assume means that the experience he got working on The Eleventh Victim is really paying off.
Seen something that belongs on All Ball? Let us know viaemail or Twitter.
Blake Griffin has every reason to be down right now, given that he is missing out on the Olympic experience with Team USA due to a torn meniscus.
But every dark cloud has a silver lining, and I suppose in this case that would be sitting down for a somewhat joking, somewhat serious interview with Rainn Wilson (Dwight from The Office, if the name doesn’t ring a bell) in his dirty, dingy green screen van:
With BG’s various forays into comedy, it’s no surprise to hear that he’d want to be a stand-up comic if he weren’t a baller. He should talk to Metta World Peace, maybe he can get five minutes on his next comedy tour?
Seen something that belongs on All Ball? Let us know viaemail or Twitter.
What a shortened, yet still very long, strange trip it’s been. In a season that felt like we inhaled on Christmas Day, only to exhale roughly two hours ago, I’m already counting down the days until we start this whole thing over again in November.
But before we start dreaming of a fresh start, let’s pause for a few moments to remember some of the fun and funny we had over the course of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, which started somewhat slowly but picked up speed to the thrilling conclusion that was the Finals series between the victorious Heat and vanquished Thunder.
Here’s a look back at the 10 most amusing moments from the last seven weeks:
10. Amar’e channels Andy Bernard
The Knicks had a lot of hype at one point in the NBA season, but it all began to fall apart starting with a rash of injuries to the likes of Jeremy Lin and ImanShumpert. At least their injuries occurred on the court though. Amar’e Stoudemire made headlines when he punched a fire-extinguisher case after Game 2 of the Knicks’ first-round series against the Heat, causing a huge laceration and forcing the Knicks’ big man to miss the next game of an eventual 4-1 series defeat.
9. Spurs fan gets Matt Bonner haircut, gets suspended
In case you forgot, a Spurs fan got this shaved into the back of his head:
For doing so, he got suspended from school, which seems bad, until the Internet found out about it and the Spurs ended up invited him to a playoff game. Miss school AND see playoff basketball? BEST WEEK EVA! By the way, a month later, the kid did it again.
Catch up on every single game-winning buzzer beater during the season and see how it rates on the Horry Scale.
