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Monday Bullets
Published 4/28/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... there is. That would be something. Wizards vs. Cavaliers: Game 4 in four pictures. Jay-Z rapping about kings and pawns and LeBron and DeShawn Stevenson. And Stevenson's response, per Dan Steinberg of the DC Sports Bog: "[Jay Z's] worth about $500 million, and he's writing songs about me? What does that say about DeShawn Stevenson? Ballllllling!" Soulja Boy Tellem: perfectly happy to be part of all this NBA stuff. An Oklahoma City newspaper wants your help in coming up with a name ...

Kevin Durant May Be Starting for the Oklahoma City Slickers Next Season
Published 4/28/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... . But those happy folks in OKC aren't interested in dwelling on the perfidy of their local energy barons. No, they just want to have some fun, or at least as much as they can have without the team firmly within their grasp. Hence, The Oklahoman has started a bracket-type contest to pick a new name. Since, you know, they now may be forced to abandon the Sonics brand in a tacit admission of wrongdoing. It's also kind of weird that one of the regionals is called "Chris Paul." Do they not know what team they're getting? (H/T: ...