Heckle Chris Paul at Your Own Peril
FanHouse —
... , apparently after hearing a fan make a PG-13 disparaging remark about him as he was checking back into the game. The fan in question, who goes by the name "Quinnthology," described the events in an email to The Basketball Jones: ...
Chris Paul is Just Waiting for You to Bait Him
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Take last night's Hornets-Pacers game in Indianapolis. The Basketball Jones got this dispatch this morning from a Paul heckler [ ...
Do Not Taunt Chris Paul [Nba]
Deadspin —
... This tale of fandom gone wrong—independently confirmed by Pacers beat writer Mike Wells—is an excellent reason to make Chris Paul your new favorite player. ...
HHR Hugs it Out [12.29.08]
Hugging Harold Reynolds —
... Sports An Angry Chris Paul (The Basketball Jones) Top 10 insult sports jersey Christmas presents (Epic Carnival) A ...
Don't Tell Chris Paul He's Lucky TJ Ford isn't Playing
TheScore.com Blog —
... Well, the Basketball Jones has caught wind of an even better story than mine-- if there could be such a thing-- that happened last night in Indianapolis. . . ...
Chris Paul, Robber of Time
At The Hive —
... inbounds pass immediately and taking it up to start the half, Paul let the ball bounce up to just before the half court line before picking it up and starting the clock.
I made a quick note with this question: Will those three seconds make a difference?
Considering David West's game winner went through the net with about 2.5 seconds left in the game, I'd say the answer is yes.
Update: The heckler from the first story sent the following over to The Basketball Jones. Great read:
You know the story about Bosh's ...
SAINT ANDREW’S NET: VOTE FOR 826
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
Saint Andrew’s Net is With Leather’s daily link hump. That’s right, I said “hump.” It’s sexier that way.
Chris Paul has a killer streak. [The Basketball Jones]
Bambi II looks awesome. [Holy Taco] Reminds me of the Gandhi II skit from UHF.
Stuff White People Like is going to donate money to charity, depending on a popular vote. Scroll to the bottom and vote for 826 National. Yours truly happens to volunteer for the NYC branch, and ...
The Glory-Lines 12/29/2008
No Guts, No Glory —
It's the last Tuesday of 2008 so let's do a little linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too! An Angry Chris Paul (The Basketball Jones) Dogs Love That Steelers Gear NFL Shop Commercial, Too (PSAMP) Lions At Least Get First Pick in the Draft (MoonDog Sports) FANTASTIC FADES OF NFL 2008 (Zoner Sports) 2008 Holiday NBA Dancer ...
Should Pruitt Get More Minutes?
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans —
... And here’s a good story for fans to remember: If Chris Paul is ever having a bad game here at the Garden… DON’T taunt him about it. ...
Pacer fan angers Chris Paul, loses game for his team
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... Over at The Basketball Jones, a reader (and a Chris Paul fan) sent in a story about how he indirectly lost his favorite team — the Pacers — a game. ...
BDL NBA Power Rankings: Look who's looking up
Ball Don't Lie —
... their opponent. Too bad their "Effective FG%" is one of the worst in the L. [J.E.] 21. Memphis Grizzlies — Marc Iavaroni really has this team playing hard, and a few close wins to replace the recent close losses should have the Grizz approaching respectability pretty soon. Also, who did Darko Milicic punch? [KD] 22. Indiana Pacers — Sunday's loss to CP3 and the Hornets? You can put it on this guy. [J.E.] 23. Golden State Warriors — Putting this ...
Shootaround: Dec. 31, 2008
RaptorBlog.com —
... reports that Carlos Boozer will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Jan. 9, which means Boozer will probably pick up his $12 million option for next year. Paul Millsap's $800,000 contract expires after this season so it seems he could be on the block because the Jazz won't be able to afford both players on next season's payroll. The Basketball Jones has a great story about a heckler providing motivation to Chris Paul. ...
