Chris Paul Talks After The Hornets' Game 1 Win - ESPN Video

Ex Heels in NBA playoffs: Jamison/Haywood (Game 1)

AEM posted 4/19/2008 from unc5corners.blogspot.com

With the first games of the NBA playoffs having been played let's look at the ex Tar Heels that are playing in them. In the first game (that was televised on ESPN) there were two ex Carolina players, Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood, playing with the team (the Washington Wizards) against LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

Duncan's Dominance, Ginobili's Clutch Shot Carry Spurs to Victory

David Friedman posted 4/20/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

ESPN Classic should be showing the Spurs-Suns game on 24 hour rotation for about the next week. In case you missed it--and shame on you if you did--San Antonio beat Phoenix 117-115 in double overtime. Tim Duncan strengthened his case for being considered not only the greatest power forward of all-time but also the dominant NBA player of the post- Michael Jordan era.

NBA | Bosh takes a shot at ESPN's Smith

The AltRaps Blog found this 4/20/2008 on www.thestar.com

HEATED RIVALRY ORLANDO–Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh became good friends as teammates on the United States Olympic squad. They became rivals over video games."I remember during the summer, there was one video game we played and the first couple of ...

Did you have ESPN in the death pool?

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 4/19/2008 on www.insidesocal.com

Paul McCartney ESPN is dead. Naw, not really. But wouldn't it be cool if it was? Then, everyone could talk about how cool it was when it was alive?!? And we'd have a bitchin' funeral for it, and then remember all the neat stuff we liked about ...

Friedman: Choosing This Season’s NBA Awards Winners

Maury posted 4/22/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com

The MVP race has obviously dominated discussions of this year's awards but there are also some tough choices to be made regarding other honors, including the three All-NBA Teams. Several prominent commentators have already weighed in with their choices. It should be noted that not every commentator announced a selection for every award: MVP: Mark Jackson (ESPN/ABC), Chris Mannix ( Sports ...