In a curious bit of generosity, Jason Kidd will give his Redeem Team gold medal to Elaine Wynn, wife of casino mogul Steve Wynn (pictures of her here).  

"It's not a (gambling) marker or anything like that," Kidd told The Arizona Republic. "She's just a great friend and a really great person… Last summer, we stayed at the Wynn for (what seemed like) a lifetime, close to three weeks," Kidd said. "We met at a banquet, we got to talking, and she really understands the game.

"I told her I'd make a deal with her, that if we won the gold medal, I'd give it to her. She thought I was kidding. But I told her I had one already, and the way they treated us at the Wynn, it was the least I could do."

Actually, the very least he could do would be hit her with a cookie or get her pregnant and dump her.  Certainly there's nothing strange about this at all.  Just a star athlete having a close personal friendship with a casino mogul's wife and giving her his priceless sports memorabilia.  Jeez, why are you people looking at him that way?

[Ball Don't Lie] 

According to a report from Page Six, the oldest and least useful member of Team USA, point guard Jason Kidd, has broken it off with supermodel girlfriend May Andersen (pictured here with Marisa Miller – rawr!).

It's over between model May Anderson and her Dallas Mavericks beau Jason Kidd… It seems Kidd was tired of reading about his woman's nights out. "Jason couldn't take her hard partying," said one source. "While he was training for the Olympics, she told him she was staying in, but then he would read in Page Six that she was out with celebrities like Lindsay Lohan." Our insider added, "It was too distracting, and he decided it better to focus on training and bringing home the gold for the US." Reps for Kidd had "no comment."

Whatever.  These people suck.  Kidd's had a nasty divorce, allegations of groping a woman in a NYC club, and ditched his previous girlfriend during her pregnancy.  Andersen dated Kid Rock and was arrested for air rage.  We should all breathe a collective sigh of relief that they're not going to join their DNA to make some kind of apocalyptic celebrity hellspawn.

[Sports by Brooks] 

Mavericks point guard and fading NBA star Jason Kidd got tired of his beautiful, unfamous model girlfriend Hope Dworaczyk (whom he reportedly impregnated) and is now dating beautiful, famous model May Andersen.  Why?  Presumably because her name is easier to spell.  And also because he's a dick.  From the New York Post:

Andersen, who was linked to Kid Rock, is now dating Dallas Maverick Jason Kidd. "They just spent the week in Palm Beach," said our source, "and are planning to go to Europe together."

You know, I was mistakenly led to believe that if you're a man who has a reputation for beating his wife and groping women's crotches in clubs, then it would actually be harder to date other women.  It must be really nice to be a famous basketball player.  A girl can be all, "I heard what you did to your wife, jerk!" and then you can be like, "Sure, I knocked her around a little… but watch this crossover!"

And then BAM!  Unprotected sex, baby.  Oh yeah.  "Sure, we can go to Europe.  It'll be a blast as long as you don't get all pregnant and fat."

[via Hot Clicks] 

In January, Page Six reported that Jason Kidd had celebrated the finalization of his divorce by impregnating his new girlfriend, model (read: former Nets dancer) Hope Dworaczyk, who is not to be confused with the other unknown model whose crotch he allegedly grabbed.  At the time, I ignored the story, because if I've learned anything writing this site, it's that nobody cares unless somebody's face gets smashed or there are breasts to look at.

And whaddaya know, on 205th churned up some pictures, including some Hope-Kidd candids that confirms the two have a lot sex.  You can tell because they're in the same pictures together.

Anyway, someone should probably submit these photos to the National Archives, because that body's history.  Now her feet are swelling and her ankles look like Shawne Merriman's neck, and it's only a matter of time before Kidd roughs her up with some dessert pastries.

Shaquille O'Neal finally made his much-anticipated debut for the Suns last night, while Jason Kidd finally donned a Mavs jersey after the trade that was talked about, pulled off, called off, and rejiggered to include Keith Van Horne.  So how'd they do?  Eh… comme ci, comme ça, as my Quebecois dancer Brigitte used to say.  Used to.

Shaq looked surprisingly fit, and surprisingly fit into the Phoenix offense pretty well, scoring 15 points and adding nine rebounds in 29 minutes, but old teammate Kobe Bryant upstaged him by going for 41 on 16-of-25 shooting in a 130-124 win for LA.  Pau Gasol added 29 for the Lake Show, while the Suns were led by Amare Stoudemire's 37/15 and Steve Nash's 26 and 8 assists.

Less heartening (if you're a Mavs fan) was Jason Kidd's first game for Dallas.  Chris Paul showed Kidd who the best point guard in the Association is, scoring 31 to go with 11 assists and nine steals in a 104-93 Hornets win.  Kidd's line: 8 points, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers in 37 minutes.

"I caused a couple of breakdowns," Kidd conceded. "We can build on this. … I have some bad habits. I just have to make some adjustments and look at the game."

Yeah, just a couple adjustments.  Like sucking less.  That's what I'd suggest.

The New Orleans Hornets traveled to lovely New Jersey for a matchup of the two best all-around point guards in the game, and Chris Paul and Jason Kidd didn't disappoint.  Kidd scored 14 points while adding 10 assists and 9 rebounds, but Paul got the edge this time, scoring a season-high 27 points, including a layup with 2.7 seconds remaining that gave the Hornets their final lead.  Richard Jefferson had 32 in a losing effort, while Vince Carter (gay?) is out indefinitely. 

So has the torch been passed?  The reins handed over?  Is Chris Paul officially the best point guard in the NBA?  One thing's for certain: when the game's on the line and all you have to beat your wife with is a cookie, Jason Kidd is the guy I want taking a shot to her uterus.  Hell, I bet Paul can't even wife-beat his way out of a paper bag. 

Elsewhere in the Association: Pervasive evil with religious facade wins easily over Sacramento. Carlos Boozer had 32/10, Kirilenko came close to a triple-double, and Jerry Sloan went to the hospital afterwards to suffocate newborn babies… Nuggs torch Cavs 122-100.  A.I. gets 37 and 8 dimes, J.R. Smith scores 29 on 10-of-13 shooting in 24 minutes off the bench, and 'Melo throws in 22 and 9 boards for good measure. LeBron James also played.