… or at that time when a mugger shot Will at the ATM and Carlton wanted to hunt him for revenge.

Anyway, check out this video of Carlton Banks himself, Alfonso Ribeiro, having a dance-off with “Dancing with the Stars” contestant (and greatest wide receiver of all time) Jerry Rice at the Lake Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament. If you’ve ever wanted to see a character from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” do competitive Electric Slide against a football legend, this is your chance. If you still choose to not watch it, I’m sure Sterling Sharpe will eventually get into a Chicken Dance chickenfight with Karyn Parsons at some point during the rest of our lives.

It’s actually kind of a sad performance for Jerry, as Carlton (sorry Alfonso, you’re the “Hootie” of television, I’m calling you Carlton) didn’t even need to bust out his signature dance to send him packing. He didn’t even have to do “The Train”, a dance he learned from his white friend back on “Silver Spoons”. In case you aren’t familiar with Carlton, leave this blog immediately, but not before watching the video you have to include with any mention of Alfonso Ribeiro.

[h/t Flopping Out]

The Dodgers are bankrupt, and their situation isn’t getting any better. From a report posted last night on CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball:

The Los Angeles Dodgers — who recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — issued payroll checks to some “game day staff members” that bounced, according to TMZ.com. The website actually obtained a check for $497.54 that shows it was returned to the employee by the bank and was stamped with “refer to maker,” which means there were insufficient funds in the Dodgers’ account. The check was signed by Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and issued on June 24. TMZ notes the Dodgers said that some checks did bounce but have since been reissued.

In the meantime, Dodgers employees better not spend their money until their paycheck definitely clears.

And that brings us to today’s Dugout, which covers the bouncing checks and finds out exactly what Frank McCourt has been doing with his giant pile of burning money. It follows.

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12 Most Devoted Celebrity NBA Playoff Fans - This list taught me that Chris Tucker is suddenly old, Eddie Vedder has turned into a bookish MILF, and that Will Smith had his own basketball card. Also, how perfect is it that Jared from Subway loves the Pacers? The Pacers are the Jared from Subway of the NBA. [EgoTV]

The Deadly Sounds of Cricket - A cricket announcer is forced into (temporary, day-specific) retirement after “Trego went the tonk against Glamorgan” (whatever the hell that means) and hit the ball into the commentary box, breaking a window and hitting the poor guy in the back. Listen to it happen, for a strange mix of ominous and hilarious. [Stuff]

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This is easily the greatest thing I've seen all day (and when I say that, you know I mean business, because I have a mirrored ceiling above my bed so I can wake up to me every day)…

It appears that 7 foot 6 inch NBA star Yao Ming is dating 5 foot 2 inch actress Nia Long.

Yao Ming, who came to this country 4 years ago, is apparently a huge fan of hip hop and 1980s television shows. As the story goes, Yao first noticed Nia while watching the Fresh Prince Of Bel Aire in his native China. Since arriving in the NBA, he's repeatedly tried to get the lovely actress to go out on a date with him. And last month Nia finally said yes.

A friend of Nia's tells MediaTakeOut.com that the two have already been on a few dates and so far the sparks are flying.

It's too bad that Yao Ming has a brazillion dollars, and Nia Long isn't exactly on food stamps, either. Because I would totally pay them seven dollars to watch them have sex. I guess I'm just gonna have to go to the carnival again this year if I want to see the seven-foot-six chinaman make it with the midget. ("Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.")

Don't forget, sexy readers, that Long was linked to Reggie Bush this past summer. She must really like sports.

HT: J.E. Skeets of the NBA FanHaus.