David Stern Won't Let Howard Raise Rim

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Great Exercises in Internet NBA-Related Postings 2.13.08: "First Confessions" Edition
Published 2/13/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
... Royalty misses missing Bibby and Artest. We can't blame him. They played much better without the two. Third Quarter Collapse is his usual, chipper self. LeBron needs his nappy time. (Via True Hoop) This is obviously fake, completely NSFW, and rather hilarious still. It's fitting, since tonight is "I Love The Cavs" Night at QLA. I don't know where Dinosty finds these things... David Stern is a party pooper. If you live in Philadelphia, go, for the love of God, to the game. SIXERS MR. ...

David Stern sees your fun and squashes it
Published 2/13/2008 by PostmanR at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... recall seeing this during the Bulls game last night.) The dunk contest is not about NBA rules and standards; it’s about putting basketball players’ freak athleticism on display to wow the fans. It’s about pushing limits and standards outside the realm of a normal game. Dwight Howard is not trying to dunk newborn babies while the net is on fire; he’s just trying to raise the rim two feet. Lighten up a little, National Basketball Association. {Via FanHouse} Tags: David Stern, Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard's dunk contest sneak preview
Published 2/13/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... League officials attest that raising the rim "clashes with their intent to apply as many standard NBA rules to All-Star Weekend contests as possible." Um, yeah, OK. As many a blogger has pointed out, what’s next: for officials to start calling traveling? ...

Weekly Waste of Oxygen
Published 2/15/2008 by Simon at SimonOnSports
... 2. David Stern - Here comes David Stern once again as the Anti-Fun police. It's a dunk contest. People do things they would never do in an actual game for the dunk contest. They jump over midgets. They have Steve Nash Headbutt them the ball. They come from out of bounds to dunk. What the hell is the difference in raising the rim to 12 feet. That's something I would actually like to see instead of all of the rehashed dunks people have already done tons of times. ...