Here are a few facts to make you feel extremely old, pending you not being one of those 14-year olds who has had the Internet their entire life and can’t remember what they did five minutes ago:

1. Michael Jordan played his last game in the NBA over eight years ago.
2. Michael Jordan won his last slam dunk contest over 23 years ago.
3. Michael Jordan will be 50 in two years.

I got excited a few months ago when I saw a video of Spud Webb dunking at age 47. I thought, “hey, that makes me feel better about the ominous march of time” and jumped on here to post it. Then I noticed he was dunking with a trampoline. My head sank and I aged about four years. Today I’m happy to say I got at least two of those years back, because the Yahoo! Sports Minute has put up a clip of 48-year old Michael Jordan dunking on a ten foot goal with relative ease. Apparently he’s still good enough to beat anyone he meets, including his staff. And before you ask, yes, LeBron James is on his staff.

Watch the video below.

That Michelle Marie sure knows a lot about sports, doesn’t she? I wonder what her last name is. I’m gonna guess “Jennifer”.

[via Ball Don't Lie]

It’s finally over, friends. Possibly one of the worst, if not the worst, NBA Drafts in recent memory. The Cleveland Cavaliers ended weeks of speculation that they would either make Duke’s Kyrie Irving the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft or they would keep pretending like they were going to take Derrick Williams by selecting Irving. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves managed to screw up the incredibly simple task of trading the No. 2 pick of Williams, a player they don’t need, for assets they do need and future picks. And there were plenty of trades that made little sense, European players we’ve never heard of, jackass fans booing every single pick, and a second round full of guys we will never hear from again. Ah yes, the glorious NBA Draft.

Now I’m no expert by any means, and I’m often wrong when it comes to projections and theories. But I have become quite a big NBA fan over the past few seasons, so I’m learning. And I think that this draft was an exceptional learning tool for the fan like me, learning to love a sport that has never been kind in parity, while also being completely aware that the league is locking out in 6 days. So I had some thought while watching this draft and I thought that I might share them. What can I say? I’m a generous lover.

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If I were forced to select my favorite player between James Posey and Stephen Jackson, I suppose I would have to go with Posey. The guy clearly knows how to set a pick.

I suppose this means that Posey and Jackson aren’t buddies, because as the old saying goes, “You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick your friend’s nose,” and Posey is almost knuckle-deep in Jackson’s nostril.

What do you mean booger jokes aren’t funny? These bits were (nose) gold, Jerry, (nose) gold!

[H/T Skeets]

Michael Jordan just bought the Charlotte Bobcats. And then he proceeded to show the team how great he was…by showing up at a shootaround wearing mom jeans and a smile. And then, I guess, Gerald Henderson challenged him to a game of H-O-R-S-E for his Big Mac or something.

Needling Henderson relentlessly for being from Duke, the North Carolina product kept clanging jumpers off the rim as Henderson quickly won the first shooting game.

But then Jordan, wearing jeans and sneakers, started getting hot. He hit a free throw with his eyes closed to take the lead in the second game.[..]

But Jordan did start missing, and Henderson, who has played little this season, started making shots. Teammate Gerald Wallace even started calling him Kobe Bryant. –CBS Sports.

In summation, arguably the greatest player to ever put on a pair of shorts lost two straight games of H-O-R-S-E to a guy that’s playing less than 10 minutes a game. For the Bobcats. I blame the mom jeans. And the incessant hitting on younger women. But mostly the jeans.

Some basketball team from Charlotte went up to Massachusetts and actually defeated the Boston Globetrotters last night.  Jason Richardson was the key to the upset, shooting 14-of-22 in a 34-point, nine-rebound performance.  The Celtics, who fell to a league-best 29-4, were hindered by a poor shooting night from Paul Pierce, whose no-look hook shot from half court wasn't falling, and by Kevin Garnett, who drew a critical technical foul for pulling down the referee's pants during a timeout.

Elsewhere in the Association: The other Beast from the East, Detroit, also lost last night, falling 102-86 to Dirk and the Mavericks… Steve Nash left with the "stomach flu" (he's totally pregnant), but the Suns still rallied from a 16-point deficit to win in OT over Indiana.  Nash will rejoin the team after its game in Utah, right after he donates some stem cells, so to speak… Whoa, LeBron had an amazing game but his teammates suck?  Who could have ever predicted such an outcome?

Charlotte Bobcat fans have to be disappointed at the loss of small forward Adam Morrison, the third pick overall in the '06 draft who tore his ACL on Saturday night.  Morrison will miss the entirety of the coming season, and you can bet that his production will be sorely missed.

[Thursday] night, Adam Morrison further proved that he is the worst 6'8" rebounder in the history of the NBA. Adam managed ZERO rebounds, ZERO steals, ZERO blocks, and for good measure, ZERO assists. In 31 minutes of play (he did manage 8 points). So far this preseason, in 5 games, Mr. Morrison is averaging 1.6 rebounds per game. In case you are wondering, Spud Webb averaged 2.1 for his career, and Damon Stoudamire had more rpg last year (and over his career than Morrison). 

So, okay, he's not the best defensive weapon.  But he sure can shoot!  And I contend that he's the best diabetic NBA player that I've ever seen.  And he makes Joakim Noah look downright handsome. Don't hate the player, people… hate his complete lack of game.