Hooped Up

Two-time dunk champion Jason Richardson blows an uncontested game-tying dunk as the Suns fall to the Spurs. It’s gonna be a long flight back to Phoenix.

It’s been a bad weekend for NBA ballers and a good one for the law. This morning Al Jefferson of the Minnesota Timberwolves was arrested and charged with fourth degree driving while impaired.

Jefferson was arrested at 1:08 AM by the State Patrol and booked into Hennepin County Jail shortly around an hour later. He was released at 3:19 AM, according to jail records.

“We are disappointed that Al used poor judgment last night. Thankfully, nobody was injured,” David Kahn, the team’s president for basketball operations, said in a statement. “We believe it is appropriate for Al to be suspended for the next two games without pay.”

Jefferson was initially pulled over for speeding and field sobriety and blood tests were taken.

H/N Star Tribune

Dahntay Jones drops from the sky to lower the primal roar boom from an Earl Watson alley-oop pass. 100%  certified Midwestern nastiness!

The effect of having Ron Artest on the Lakers has officially rubbed off on Kobe Bryant defensively and the balls Andre Iguodala must pay. OUCH!

Rose left the floor at the 2:56 mark of the fourth quarter after he tried to stop Pacers point guard Earl Watson on a drive to the basket and bumped his left knee. Rose immediately grabbed his leg in alarm. Once on the bench, he removed a knee pad and was examined by assistant trainer Jeff Tanaka. As the clock wound down, Rose could be seen massaging the injured area.

Following the game, Rose retreated to the trainer’s room, his left knee encased in ice. It doesn’t appear to be anything serious, but Rose never gave his version. He ducked out of the locker room’s back door without speaking to reporters.

Daily Herald

Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest player in basketball history, has reached a deal to buy an NBA franchise.

Mr. Jordan has agreed to buy a majority interest of the Charlotte Bobcats from Robert L.Johnson, the team’s majority owner, according to a statement released by Mr. Johnson Saturday. The deal is subject to league approval.

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but the sale price is based on a franchise value of less than $300 million–”in the mid-to-high twos,” said a source familiar with the matter.

Wall Street Journal

Newest member of the Bobcats Tyrus Thomas traveled all the way from Charlotte, to coronate Zach Randolph in Memphis.

What a gentlemen!

Miami Heat point guard Carlos Arroyo has been charged with resisting arrest after police say he was pulled over for driving suspiciously.

The Coral Gables Police Department reports that a motorcycle officer made several attempts to pull Arroyo over Friday morning. After Arroyo was stopped, police say he refused to get out of his vehicle several times before complying.

Arroyo was charged with operating a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to block traffic, failure to obey a lawful order and resisting arrest without violence.

Miami Heat President Pat Riley declined to comment on the arrest.

Arroyo released a statement saying he was on his way to practice when he was stopped. He says the matter will be resolved in his favor when all the facts come out in court.

Press Release

WTF? Former NBA All-Star Alvin Robertson has been slapped with sexual assault of a child, trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child according to the Globe and Mail.

Authorities claim Robertson kidnapped a 14-year-old girl from San Antonio, forced her to have sex with clients and to dance at a Corpus Christi strip club last year. Forget the thesaurus, let me say it again WTF? Read More »

Sit back and watch New York street artist WK Interact bring the intimidating power of Dwyane Wade to life on the streets of Manhattan. Beautiful graff work!