And this time he has floor seats to a Chicago Bulls game, and he can’t believe that they even let him down there. Son, you got the damn ticket. It’s not like your riding a public bus in Birmingham in the 1950s. The NBA has nothing but love for those that get money and get paid. Still, this video could use some Egyptian garbage cans and a better juice selection. It’s too bad that when he gets his own show on NBC that we’ll actually see his face; that’ll kill some of the mystery for me. Unless, of course, he looks dead on Martin Laurence.
UPDATE: WWTDD has the uncensored pics. Obviously NSFW, unless you work in a brothel. In which case, nice job.
You can name any preppy white boy from Duke, any thug from Bob Huggins’ Cincinnati teams, or anyone from those crooked CCNY teams from the 1950s, and you’d still be hard-pressed to find a more annoying college basketball player than Florida’s Joakim Noah. The guy was such a douchebag that on hot days in Gainesville he would sweat vinegar.
That said, Chicago’s Joakim Noah has been a refreshing departure from the typical NBA archetype; he hustles, he keeps his mouth shut, and oh yeah, he can play anywhere on the floor. And the ladies also seem to have taken notice. Thirty years ago, the only way a guy like that could have gotten any would have involved a rock band and a Saturday night road show. Now, all it takes is a few ounces of weed. If that isn’t progress, what is?
If you happened to wander back into the NBA Playoffs for Game 2 of Boston’s first-round series with Chicago, you picked a good night. An epic battle ensued (a metaphorical battle, anyway; it’s my understanding that no one was killed, wounded or captured), culminating with a mighty three point shot from Ray Allen with two seconds left, giving the Celtics the win and evening the series at one game apiece.
Also, San Antonio got their act together and evened their series with Dallas last night. Tony Parker had 38 points in that game. Isn’t he married to Eva Longoria Parker? Kinda weird that they have the same last name, isn’t it? Eh, he’s French. Incest is probably another day at the office for that guy.
Tonight we’ll get one game closer to that Kobe-LeBron final when Cleveland plays Detroit in their Game 2 (8 PM, TNT) and the Lakers do same with Utah (10:30 PM, TNT). Oh, and I guess Houston and Portland are playing tonight, too. And then I’m probably gonna play with myself. Yeah, you might think that’s sick, but at least if my left hand gets pregnant, I’ll know who the father is.
There’s a video of highlights from that Celtics game after the jump.
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Not that anyone should be surprised at upsets within a 16-team playoff structure, but how sick was it watching the Bulls put the wood to the 2nd-seeded Celtics? Oh, you didn’t watch it? But everyone’s actually trying now! Especially Derrick Rose; the rookie scored 36 in his playoff debut to give Chicago a 1-0 edge in their series, beating Beantown at home in OT. Philly and Dallas also came through with wins over higher-seeded Orlando and San Antonio, respectively.
ASYLUM POLL: Which NBA Playoffs Underdog Will Pull Off The Upset?
I don’t know why the NBA seems to hate first-round upsets (see 2003), but it’s good attention for the league at a time when they need it most. But as long as the Lakers and Cavs take care of business, I have a feeling they won’t mind. They know where their bread is buttered, and if the league has their way, everything will fold neatly into a Lakers-Cavs finals. And a Kobe-LeBron showdown might be the only matchup that gets any of us to tune in.
I’ve always thought the Bulls logo just looked like a bull’s head. But then the Internet entered my head and started overturning furniture. Here’s how this series of images was described:
bulls logo+upside down+ some color= robot reading the bible on a bench!? Ahh logo ruined.
Yikes, I hereby declare Christian robots to be the hot new thing to be terrified of. Flying sharks and Nazi velociraptors have been downgraded to Meme Level Orange. (original image source)
We’re a little late getting to this, but in case you missed it — and seeing as how it’s the NBA, you probably did — here’s Dwyane Wade’s ridiculous steal and buzzer-beater to sink the Bulls in double-overtime (this was after he hit a game-tying three to send the game into the first overtime). Wade finished with 48 points on 15-of-21 field goals, plus 12 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 blocks. Of course, he also turned the ball over five times in 50 minutes, so say goodbye to that MVP award, LOSER.
You can see his full array of highlights after the jump. Sometimes I forget he’s the kind of player that can single-handedly win an NBA Finals. Well, single-handedly with some biased refereeing. But still.
