Hooped Up

Tracy McGrady has not played an NBA game since Dec. 23 and his debut with the Knicks marked just his seventh this season.

However, judging by his stat line of 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting, 5 assists and 4 rebounds you would have never noticed his long absence. He looked every bit like the guy that’s been a seven-time All-star and two-time NBA scoring champ. Playing nearly as many minutes in the game (32) as he had all season with the Rockets (35). Read More »

During the Super Bowl, Charles Barkley tried to sell me some Taco Bell by dropping lyrics with Lamar Odom and a dreadlock backing him up on the mic / teleprompter — it didn’t really rock.

At halftime of the Nets vs. Raptors game, before Toronto helped New Jersey toward becoming historically bad. Vanilla Ice, (yes that Vanilla Ice) ripped the music gods a new one by performing his hit song that will make him a cult icon long after the earth is overthrown by martians or Lady Gaga.

That’s halftime promotional gold Jerry, gold!

From the Brooklyn Bridge to Times Square, rocking his Li Ning signature BD1 kicks. Baron Davis dribbles through NYC with cameos from Common, Jim Jones, Irv Gotti and DJ Clue along the way. Despite yesterdays 102-104 loss to the Grizzlies, Boom Dizzle had a monster night for the Clippers tallying 27 points, 12 assist, 12 rebounds and 5 steals.

If he brought that kinda game to the Knicks, I’m sure nobody in the five boroughs would complain.

Joe Smith worthy news is about as rare as a facial from Juwan Howard. So since earlier this week said facial occurred, it’s only right that we get a Joe Smith update.

If you haven’t check your NBA baller weather report lately, apparently Joe Smith is one of the best rappers in the NBA and he now spits his hot fire over the PA system when the Atlanta Hawks take the court at Philips Arena. I hope the Hawks are playing some Zaza Pachulia tracks during practice to boost his mad Georgian flow too.

Get some flame retardant ear phones and peep the hot fire Joe Beast spits here.

Say word son!

via SLAM + Ball Don’t Lie

Today is Gilbert Arenas’ birthday and given his current situation, he should be celebrating every b-day he has on the outside like it was his last. If this video is any indicator of how Agent Zero rolls on his annual.

Tonight ole Gil will be having a Barbie threesome and bubbly fueled night with plastic side arms.

For whatever reason, Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo has decided to waive Pops Mensah-Bonsu again for the second time in the last two seasons. Maybe it was all his energy off the bench and help side defense that did him in???

At any rate, you can’t keep a good Mensah-Bonsu down and before he finds a new team. If you see him singing the Canadian national anthem as an opening act for Rita MacNeil or Anne Murray.

Don’t be surprised, eh.

via Hip Hoop Junkies

My b-day was a little while ago and I asked Shaquille O’Neal for a white 88′ Toyota Corolla, I got nothing. So I was a tad pissed when he bought LeBron James a Rolls Royce Phantom VI for his birthday, because a) LeBron never asked him for anything and b) it’s not like they’re teammates…

Okay fine, maybe just the first beef is legit.

Anyway, LeBron had other gifts for his birthday that included Young Jeezy, Drake, Akon and Fabulous making an appearance at his b-day bash in Cleveland and Young Jeezy performed “24, 23, Kobe, Lebron”. If you want to feel like you were there, watch this with a bottle of champagne and stay up late.

This is indeed the best Gilbert Arenas based Christmas carol EVAH!

When you shoot an Xmas promo at a high altitude, a variety of things can happen.  Uncoordinated dancing, the inability to hit a note and channeling that guy from Boyz II Men with the deep voice. If they shoot their next Xmas promo in Mexico City it’ll be legendary!