The Roundup: NBA All-Star Weekend is Here!
By Jason McIntyre
Reggie Miller wasn’t a finalist for the NBA Hall of Fame? Travesty. [Yahoo Sports]
“Sneaker companies order American universities and their coaches, network execs and broadcasters to roll over, play dead, lie down and just plain lie. Good boys! Dog biscuits for all!” [Mushnick]
A very detailed breakdown of True Hoop’s, “Kobe isn’t clutch” post. [Off the Backboard]
Because you obviously want to know about the beard of Ole Miss PG Chris Warren. [Clarion Ledger]
The Editor-in-Chief of Fanhouse confirms what everyone thought – Mariotti’s claims about why he wasn’t retained were a massive reach. [Tribune]
Does Joe Johnson of the Hawks owe a Milwaukee owner $75k? [JS Online]
Woman dies in her cubicle, nobody notices until the next day. [TIME]
Five years, $65 million for Jose Bautista? Don’t think his home run total won’t be closely monitored this year. [Globe & Mail]
Matt Taibbi, as usual, doin’ the damn thing when it comes to Wall Street. [Rolling Stone]
Jadeveon Clowney liked the the co-eds at Alabama the best while he was on the recruiting trail. [Fox Sports]
The Nuggets are making one last effort to get the Knicks to raise their final offer … by attempting to clean out the Nets. [Woj]
Bill Plaschke: The Lakers are broken. Welcome to the theme of All-Star weekend! [LA Times]
Scotty Hopson can jump.
In an effort to get you excited for the dunk contest this weekend. [via Hot Clicks]