Shaquille O'Neal runs the break

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Only at rare times during the season does Shaquille O'Neal bless us with his dribbling skills. This is one of those times.

Jermaine O'Neal thanks his fans

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Always humble, J.O. wanted to make sure the Indiana fans know the appreciation is reciprocated.

Raptors defense is like Canadian Ketchup!

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Basketball Jones, does it really taste better...and more natural?

Jermaine O'Neal scores first point since Jan. 16

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Can the big man lead the Pacers to the playoffs?

Emeka Okafor: "Thank YA"

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A little odd, well, *a lot* odd. Oak would be smart to never do this again.

Gerald Wallace has another head injury scare

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Charlotte forward Gerald Wallace needs to start wearing a helmet.

Caron-imo!!!!!

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An Odenized favorite, Caron Butler does some nasty things to Johnny Salmons and the Sacramento Kings.

Kobe's ridiculous pass

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Not even X-MO can do this justice. Wow.

The Kenny Smith Hater's Manifesto

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NOTE: These are just facts, not opinions.

Charles Barkley hates Mike Mathis

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Charles Barkley loves all refs....except Mike Mathis. Get your gat!

Nene returns after bout with cancer

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Nene checks-in to a Denver standing ovation. The Brazilian forward played the final two minutes in a win over the Dallas Mavericks.

Kobe ejected, nears mandatory suspension

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Kobe Bryant picks up his 15th ejection of the season, now just one technical foul short of serving a mandatory one-game suspension. It seems like the referees were particularly whistle-happy, giving Luke Walton a technical just minutes after Bryant left the court.

Houston makes tribute to Dikembe Mutombo

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The Houston Rockets and commissioner David Stern celebrate Dikembe Mutombo, the League's consummate humanitarian, at halftime in the Toyota Center.

What does a dinosaur sound like?

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Now we're speaking Dikembe's language.

HILARIOUS! Dirk Nowitzki, the play-by-play announcer!

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4:00 - Dirk Nowizki does the Play-by-Play...

Dirk Nowitzki loses sound in his crappy earpiece during an interview with Mark Followill and Brad Davis. Make sure you listen to the ENTIRE clip. Unable to hear, Nowitzki decides to do the play-by-play at the end of the third quarter! Absolutely hilarious!

Erick Dampier drops his skivvies

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Seriously, locker rooms are overrated.

Avery Johnson likes the old gospel

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Avery Johnson gives us some birthday present ideas.

Animo! Spanish speakers love Dirk

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...and Dirk loves granola.

Nocioni and Boylan kiss, literally

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A little overt man love in Chicago.

Birdman flies AGAIN!!!

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Chris Andersen steps on the court for the Hornets after two years of suspension.

Dwight Howard's Top 4 Career Moments

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Dwight Howard remembers the best moments of his career...including one moment against tonight's opponent, the San Antonio Spurs.

Baron pushes Vujacic after near turnover

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Baron Davis tells Sasha Vujacic to get the f*ck out of my way!

Baron and Jax are killin' the Lakers!

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Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson are bringin' the circus to the Bay. By the way, Vladimir definitely should not be handling babies. Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson are bringin' the circus to the Bay. By the way, Vladimir definitely should not be handling babies. Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ecwfoj

Mutombo stays strong in the weight room

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A look into the dedicated weight routine of one of the League's hardest-working players.

Phil Jackson waxes prophetic about Radmanovic

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Didn't realize that Vladimir Radmanovic had bad hands, like Phil Jackson said? Well, apparently he does!

Rasheed Wallace lands 11th technical

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We don't know if Sheed deserved the technical, but the reaction is pretty Sheed-esque!

Phil says Radmanovic shouldn't handle babies

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So Vladimir Radmanovic is the new Kwame Brown?

Kobe's poppin' his collar again

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No. 24 makes a familiar over-the-back pass and proceeds to rep his team in front of the opposition.

Bell sprains ankle, paints with colorful language

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The Suns loose their primary sharp shooter as Kevin Durant slides his foot underneath Bell's fall. If you listen close, Bell says, "Dumb Mother %#%* stepped under my f*ckin' foot. B*tch!"

Kenyon Martin: 'You know what I'm sayin'?'

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We count 15 'You know what I'm sayin's' out of Kenyon Martin during Wednesday's post-game interview.

UPDATE: It just came to my attention this might have to do with KMart's stutter. If so, my appologies, Mr. Martin.

Daequan Cook had a 'Michael Jordan Night'

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Probably the most unlikely comparison you'll hear all week.

Rice: "Imagine Przybilla and Oden going at Shaq next year"

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Blazers color commentator Mike Rice dreams of future brawls when the Big Cactus exercises his elbow against the Blazers' Joel Przybilla.

Garnett takes the high road over Glen Taylor

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After beating down the League's hottest team, Kevin Garnett beats down the comments of his former GM Glen Taylor.

Johnny Kerr gets Irish!

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Johnny "Red" Kerr gets a little bit of Chi-Town love as he auditions his Irish tongue to the United Center crowd.

T.J. Ford is a feisty little beast

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Who knew the diminutive guard needs three grown men to restrain him?

Horry, Spurs try flustering Celtics

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Sean Elliott says this is a good play by Robert Horry. Still, Horry at least could have asked nicely before pushing.

Horry tests his announcing skills

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I don't know...Big Shot Bob seems like he's got decent Spurs color announcing career after he knocks out a couple more playoff teams.

Kobe Bryant ABC/ESPN halftime feature

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ABC/ESPN busts out some (probably) rar(ish) images of No. 24 from his childhood and adolescence at halftime against the Rockets.

Could Michelle Tafoya be Phil's mistress?

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We'll let you be the judge.

Mickael Pietrus is bubbling with happiness

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In the starting lineup for the 13th time this season, Mickael Pietrus is finally hitting a nice stride. Take a listen, you might sense just an ounce of the Frenchman's happiness.

Nuggets play like the Globetrotters

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We're pretty sure this isn't part of the George Karl playbook.

Chris Paul tweaks ankle

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Paul remained in the game, but this looks like it's going to be sore in the morning.

Gasol injures left ankle against Hornets

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Gasol goes down with an ankle sprain during the first quarter in New Orleans. X-Rays currently pending. Just another question mark added to the Laker title chances this season.

Birdman starts new chapter, wants "birdlets"

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Chris Anderson looks to start a nest in the Big Easy.

Nash has fascination with Sager's pocket handkerchief

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The astute fan might remember Stevie Nash blowing his nose on Sager's hanky during All Star weekend. Tonight, Nash uses Sag's hanky to wipe the sweat from his teammate's forehead. What a caring guy.

Suns bring the house down

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An amazing 10-0 run by the Phoenix Suns has US Airways Center super hyped!

Barkley hates the Bay Area

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...or at least teams with run-and-gun offenses.

Amare Stoudemire's frat boy outfit

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Tough not to critique this Amare Stoudemire outfit.

Huh? LeBron James Rule?

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Has the League created another rule to cater to one of its premiere stars? Brett at the FanHouse,has the 411.

LeBron misses easiest buzzer-beater ever

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Maybe James' ice-in-the veins persona is a thing of the past...nah.

Bowen kicks Paul in 500th consecutive game

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Bruce Bowen is known for dirty plays, and he got away with another during this career milestone game

Shaq clears the stands AGAIN!

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GET OUT!!! Every man for himself!

Al Jefferson loses his pants

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We can't thank the Spandex Gods enough.

David Harrison head swat

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David Harrison gets blocks like you've never seen!

Denver announcers critique critical Spurs possession

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This is what David Stern was talking about when referring to 'homer announcers.' Or do Chris Marlowe (play-by-play) and Scott Hastings (color) have a point?

Rockets imitate Deke!

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The only thing better than hearing Dikembe Mutombo speak is hearing his teammates doing their best to speak like him.

Avery Johnson ref school

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Avery Johnson let's referee Violet Palmer know exactly how to make a correct out-of-bounds call.

Ball really don't lie

Okay, I admit. I’m a “fake.” I’m a part of the ever-growing contingent of know-it-all bloggers. We’re responsible for most of the whack rumors, lustful embellishments and blatantly obvious lies you see constantly flushing down the geek wire vortex. I gave the Houston Rockets a virtual dropkick out of the playoff picture when I heard the Great Wall fell. I’m on record saying Detroit would sign Dale Davis, but Theo Ratliff’s now in D-Town. According to me, the Suns will miss the playoffs and the Pistons won’t make another Finals appearance until at least 2018.

I may be wrong; I probably am. I may have lost all credibility. But I’m still happy. Why? I can say anything, campaign for anything, debunk anything and have my message heard instantly around the globe with amazing speed.

We didn’t always have this luxury.

Information is revolutionized. Sure, the accuracy is taking a hit. Ethics, trustworthy sources or the ubiquitous balancing act adhered to by credentialed ‘experts’ doesn’t always apply. Today, the responsibility to harness, create, critique, organize and understand is on us. Today, we are authority. Throughout our nation’s history, the independent newspaper has been America’s flagstone of true democracy. The First Amendment protects the right of newspapers and other forms of speech from censure. The right to express one’s opinion is American. Critique is American. This is why the information highway is more American than even the daily’s.

*****

You know the story about FireGeorgeKarl.com.

On Feb. 26, the blog’s founder and longtime Nuggets fan Andrew Feinstein received an email from Karl's lawyer that threatened to sue Feinstein “into bankruptcy.” Feinstein, after speaking with his lawyers, decided to publish the email.

The email, in turn, sparked a massive series of links and mentions in the media. The entire campaign to fire George Karl was brought into the national spotlight. My mom even called me about it that night. We now have easy access to a powerful tool in which every word we write gets noticed. Feinstein proved how quickly the Internet resonates information. It doesn’t have to be in the Sunday sports column make waves. It’s almost too simple to rally a groundswell of support. Is there a better example of democracy’s bread and butter than FireGeorgeKarl.com?

*****

In 2005, I had to say something. People were going blind about University of Illinois coach Bruce Weber. I wrote a scathing piece about Weber who brought the Fighting Illini to the NCAA Championship Game for the first time in 100 years. Weber, in the land of Illini, was affectionately called BAM – Bruce Almighty – by all except me. It was my first big feature I published in print. Chicago Sports Weekly, a little free publication by the checkout counters in every corner Seven Eleven, picked my story up. Circulation was measured in blocks, not in the thousands.

While a small budget was killing the print edition, it had a decent web presence, and often featured regular journalists you’d know by name. Within minutes of posting my story, the popular U of I hoops forum “Illini Board” blew up with comments about the story. In 24 hours, over 4,500 comments hit that board.

BAM was officially on blast. Thanks to the Web.

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It’s tough not to wax poetic about the power of the individual. The original authority of group speak has come to prominence through the remarkably democratic information network. The Internet has over 3 trillion words and 500 billion links. A new blog is born every half second. Most of us already have our names or comments somewhere on it. We are the Web. Three trillion words…and we’re just getting started.

It’s called Web 2.0, the information revolution. Together we create far more information than the experts. We organize the information ourselves without material constraints. Today, everything is miscellaneous. We can trust the network, a collective mind so to speak, and correct information in the instances when it’s erroneous. The Internet has come to discredit the idea of the ‘expert’ because the collective group will always know more than one person. No opinion can be trusted completely unless tested and discussed through a truly free forum. Today’s Internet puts no opinion above the rest. Web 2.0 is linking people and information. People are sharing, trading and collaborating at an unprecedented rate. Authority is in the voice of the collective. It’s time to trust and embrace most information on the Net, not shun it.

Ridnour takes a crack on the hardwood

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Doesn't look to pretty, but Luke Ridnour was fine.

Nowitzki becomes Mavericks' All-Time Leading Scorer

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Dirk connects a patented fade away to break Rolando Blackman's scoring record.

Rafer Alston: "We're alive right now!"

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Skip gets the mic after the Rockets win their 18th consecutive game by a 10-point margin over the Hornets.

Robinson forces overtime

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Nate Robinson continues to add to his career game by sending the Knicks and Blazers into an additional period.

Robinson gives Blake a play to forget

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Nate Robinson is plainly en feugo.

Dwyane Wade deja vu

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Dwyane Wade has two chances in two games to tie the score with a 3-pointer against the Atlanta Hawks, and fails both times.

Walt Frazier speaks Waltonese

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Virtuosity? Maestro? Grandeur? Spendor? Majesty? Is someone taking Bill Walton courses?

Weekend of love: Bill Russell loves Alonzo

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First it's Charles and Kenny, now it's Bill and Russell (er, and Alonzo, I mean)...

Heat can't beat fate

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Shawn Marion has the worst game of his career: 0 PTS, 0 RBS, 0 AST. Both team's failed to score in during the replay period. And the Heat are one step closer to Michael Beasley.

Telfair sustains major injury?

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Sebastian Telfair seems to have severely injured his left foot in a gruesome drive to the rim. Remarkably, Telfair completes the assist.

Shaq runs like he's young again

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Could this be a turning point for Shaquille O'Neal and the Suns?

Fratello: "Back to me, Marv"

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Continuing with the poor TNT sideline reporting in Cheryl Miller's absence, the Czar throws it back to himself after interviewing Dallas Coach Avery Johnson.

Barkley loves Kenny Smith

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This is what wins TNT Emmy's. Kenny Smith is part of Charles Barley's All-Time Houston Rockets Fav Five.

Reggie reports for sick sis

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A little personality and hoops knowledge is all we ask...Fire Reggie!!!

Popovich goes berzerk to motivate 'Los Spurs'

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The wine aficionado is tossed in the second quarter against the Pacers.

Deron Williams the fashion maven

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We're not quite sure what was so special about Steve Brown's pants to Deron Williams. Bell bottoms? Crocodile leather?

Riles owes you money

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Pat Riley takes the blame for the Heat's ugly loss to the Raptors, saying he should refund the fan's tickets.

LeBron talks with Jay-Z during game

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Mike Brown is not going to be too happy with this.

Rondo dominates Rip

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Wow! Rajon Rondo gets a minute-long standing ovation in Boston.

Rasheed injured, bulls over Ray Allen

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Rasheed Wallace needs to makes sure he doesn't injure others when he's nursing his own injuries.

Baron and JRich: friendly fire

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Baron Davis talks some trash to his former teammate.

Stephon Marbury returns to MSG!

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Stephon Marbury was full of "No comments to that." He mentioned that he wanted to be Knick next season. Very strange.

Mikki Moore has a reptile fetish

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Rumor has it Mikki Moore fashions his hair after the snakes of Medusa, allegedly paying homage to his one true love: snakes. Some great quotes: "The scales feel real nice"..."I have a snake four times that size"

David Stern broadcasts the Blazers

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Your commissioner David Stern hates on the homers. And guess what? He watches games with two televisions!

Deron Williams post-game interview 03/03/2008

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For the first time in over 13 years, a player posted back-to-back 19+ assist games....Deron Williams talks about everything from Kirilenko's injury to his 20-assist performance.

Dirk mercks Andrei Kirilenko

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With an apparently inadvertent take down, Dirk Nowitzki sends feeble Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko to the locker room.

David Lee's hustle helps opponents too

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The hustle doesn't always work out the way you hope it would.

Knicks forget Hornets moved

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Someone tell New York stat men where the All-Star Game was last month.

Brad Miller rocked by Dwyane Wade

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Miller falls flat on his back after a hard foul by Dwyane Wade.

DeShawn Stevenson: "DAGGER!!!" take 02

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While not as gutsy, DeShawn Stevenson puts down the Hornets hopes of a win yet again.

Jason Kidd folds under pressure

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Given the chance to tie the game against the Lakers, Jason Kidd misses in the clutch.