Hooped Up

 This week the 2008 ESPY awards took place and a bunch of winners won stuff.  The only requirement to win an ESPY is to have won crap prior to getting there that season or last.  Other than that, it’s really a big highlight show with celebrities and red carpet.  Pretty boring stuff.

So in this edition of 5ives, Hooped Up ranks the Top 5 Hottest NBA WAG’s in attendance at the 2008 ESPY awards.

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Steve Nash, a two-time NBA MVP and graduate of Victoria’s St. Michaels University School, is about to make a film about Terry Fox.

Nash’s film will be broadcast on ESPN as part of the U.S. cable channel’s 30/30 film initiative. The showcase will feature 30 one-hour films by 30 different filmmakers on 30 different subjects from the past 30 years in sports.

Fox, role model to an entire generation of Canadians and a tireless fundraiser for cancer research, died in 1981 after his cancer returned during his Marathon of Hope run across Canada.

Nash said Fox, of Port Coquitlam, has been an inspiration to him through his own life and career.

Canada

Disarmed of money to offer and without much of a 2008 playoff pedigree, the Suns appear to still have recruiting wherewithal with free-agency target Tyronn Lue, who said he expects to sign with the Suns. “I think we’re going to get it done in Phoenix,” Lue said Wednesday. Signing Lue, 31, would fill the Suns’ free-agency priority. Suns General Manager Steve Kerr has said he wanted a veteran point guard to back up Steve Nash and start about 12 games to rest Nash, 34.

Arizona Republic 

Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA. The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city’s South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.  Below are the rest of the NBA draft results.

Round 1 NBA Draft Results

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Here are some highlights from the Steve Nash Showdown @ Chinatown Soccer Match in New York City yesterday.  The event was for charity and it looks like everybody had fun at this positive event.  I wish I could have made it.  Below are a list of Steve Nash’s friends that showed up.  What a list!

Steve Nash
Thierry Henry
Jason Kidd
Baron Davis
Leandro Barbosa
Juan Pablo Angel
Claudio Reyna
Jozy Altidore
Robbie Fowler
Steve McManaman
Raja Bell

Hooped Up

Several NBA players, and some of the best soccer players on the planet — will be playing a soccer game tomorrow afternoon in New York City to raise money for charity.

It’s free and open to the public. It will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nike Field in Sara D. Roosevelt Park. The game is just off Chrystie Street (between Rivington and Stanton Streets) south of Houston.

Among those expected to participate are Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Raja Bell, Leandro Barbosa, Joakim Noah, Thierry Henry, Claudio Reyna, Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Jozy Altidore, Juan Pablo Angel, and Gregg Berhalter.

What Stein’s story does not mention, however, is that Marc Stein himself will be playing. He’s a die-hard soccer fan who plays regularly.

He has a tactic in mind to look good in such a high-level game: Stay close to the NBA players like Kidd and Davis who did not grow up with the sport.

Davis, however, reportedly wants to get around his inexperience with his feet by playing goalie.

ESPN

Brazil’s hopes of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics have suffered another blow after Leandro Barbosa became the third NBA player to withdraw from the squad for the upcoming FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Greece.

The Phoenix Suns guard has suffered a right knee injury and will be unable to play in the tournament which takes place in Athens from July 14 to 20.

National Post

I guess old beefs die hard.  Shaquille O’Neal had a few choice words for ex-Laker team mate Kobe Bryant in freestyle form at a NYC night club.  The “Kobe tell me how my ass taste” line is wack as hell but, as long as Kazaam 2 doesn’t surface, corny Kobe dis tracks are alright by me.

Oh ya, the Vasectomy bit…way to much information Shaq.

Hooped Up

Amaré Stoudemire has pulled out of being possibly selected for the USA Basketball Olympic roster.

Jerry Colangelo, managing director for the USA Basketball senior men’s national team, said today that Stoudemire is not on the 12-man Olympic roster that will be announced Monday in Chicago.

“Amaré has pulled himself out of consideration for the roster and that’s predicated on, despite the fact that he’s had an injury-free year coming back (from knee surgeries in 2005 and 2006), he’s a little hesitant on pushing the envelope too hard,” Colangelo said.

USA Today

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