Kobe Bryant fell down during a single play in the preseason, and the Kings’ Beno Udrih subsequently made a jump shot, which immediately raises the question: is Beno Udrih the best basketball player in the world? And I think the evidence here is pretty indisputable.  Sure, Kobe was the linchpin to America’s return to glory, but the video doesn’t lie. You don’t see anyone trying to argue that Craig Ehlo is better than Michael Jordan, do you?

[Ball Don't Lie]

photos of the 76ers dance team out and about and partying like, well, like hard-bodied professional dancers.

But the good news on the NBA dancer front is that once again Don Chavez has uncovered photos of a suspected Sacramento Kings dancer behaving in a totally awesome fashion, and by totally awesome I of course mean drinking and playfully engaging in lipstick lesbianism.  It's pretty impressive that these girls keep doing this, considering photos like these and these and these have already garnered attention in the mainstream media.  DC thinks that the blonde girl in these photos is Becca, an aspiring entrepreneur and apparent cotton candy enthusiast.  So is it really her?  The answer is a definitive, "Sure, why not?" 

Seriously, I can't tell fake-looking hot blondes apart.  You could put a yellow wig on a scarecrow and stuff a pocket pussy in the groin area, and I'd swear it was Pamela Anderson.  Although I guess that's not the best example.

Okay, puritanical American traditions, you may be able to force the Kings' Royal Court dancers to wear pants or skirts, but NOTHING can stop them from showing off their underwear.  Although this may be the most popular method, as you can see from the photo above — courtesy an anonymous tipster — the Royal Court is also deft at showing off their G-strings while on the Maloofs' clock.  Believe me ladies, I understand: I deal with the struggle against pants every day.  When your crotch has magical healing powers like mine does, you just want to share it with the world.  At least, that's what I told the prosecutor.

While I'm on the subject of NBA dance teams, I'd be remiss if I didn't point you in the direction of Don Chavez, who has a couple posts about the Wizards' dancers kinda-not-really misbehaving.  It's worth your time to check it out, but not my time to make a whole gallery and post about it.

Previously: SACRAMENTO KINGS DANCERS ARE AWESOME 

You may remember the post where several members of the Sacramento Kings' dance team were doing awesome things like drinking in uniform and striking sexy poses — this one in particular was a crowd favorite — but alas, friends, it appears doing awesome things like drinking in uniform and striking sexy poses — this one in particular was a crowd favorite — but alas, friends, it appears those days are over.

Several members of the Sacramento Kings dance team could face possible disciplinary action from the organization after sexually suggestive photos of team members were posted online…

After the photos began circulating online, Maloof Sports and Entertainment Business Communications Manager Jaime Morse Mills issued a brief statement, saying the pictures were published without the knowledge or permission of the dance team members or the organization. "(The pictures) do not adhere to the principles and values of the Sacramento Kings organization," Mills stated.

Oh, that's rich.  Not in line with the principles and values of the Maloofs?  Dude, The Real World: Las Vegas happened in one of their hotels.  If these girls get anything more than a slap on the wrist, I call bullshit.  Unless the punishment is a slap on the ass, in which case I'd like to submit my application to administer the punishment.

(Thanks to Tom at Sactown Royalty)

Photos like these always make me a little sad, because the sexy young women who serve on our nation's dance teams and cheerleading squads should be free — nay, encouraged! — to go out at night and drink a lot, pretend to be lesbians, and pull up their skirts, bend over, and show off the G-strings stretched over their well-muscled asses.  And to take pictures of it all, of course.  The thing is, if I help distribute these photos to the masses, then the fun dancers might get kicked off the squad and/or stop sharing their sexy photos, which could lead to a world in which naughty cheerleaders are restricted to fictional porn fantasies.  But then if I don't share the pictures then nobody gets to enjoy them, and what's the point of that?  Catch-22, my friends.

Anyway, this Photobucket album (via Don Chavez) has Kings dancer Summer out and about with some of her friends from the dance team.  Obviously, there's some turnover from year to year on every dance team, so it's sometimes tough to tell who's on the team now and who's just a hot friend, but careful comparing of the Photobucket images to this year's team shows — as far as I can tell — that Summer spends time out and about with Becca, Candace, Camille, Carly, Katie, and Krystal.

So please, Kings officials, don't suspend or fire any of these girls.  They're just out having a little fun, and there's nothing wrong with that.  Wait, what's that?  The Maloof brothers own the Kings?  Oh.  Then I guess there's nothing to worry about. 

I know you're interested in what Ron Artest is doing while his right elbow is healing:

Ron Artest doesn't really want to be an official, even if the injured Kings small forward has been the one making calls during scrimmages and taking verbal abuse at practices recently. "(His teammates) called me Tim Donaghy," Artest said, referring to the disgraced former official. "That was brutal. But you've got to respect the referees. They have just got to … they don't respect us."

I can't believe Ron Artest perceives disrespect. I am shocked! Anyway, it's cool that professional cagers practice their taunts of the referee during practice. Although, just like any rehearsed speech, the wittiest barb is often augmented by improvisation in the heat of battle. Thus, "I question your optical sense, Oh honored court judge. Indeed, your appraisal of this match besmirches your reputation as an unbiased arbitrator!" becomes "Oh, you must be fucking blind! I didn't fucking touch the motherfucker!" -KD

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