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Hardwood Paroxysm — So, we'd just like to say that Steve Nash is God. There are only two games on in the league tonight. In retaliation for the league pulling this on us, we've brought in the big guns! Special To Hardwood Paroxysm, help from Bullets Forever ...

Is Shaq an All-Star
SLAM Online — by Marcel Mutoni His numbers this season - the worst of his Hall of Fame career - certainly don’t make him an All-Star. But according to some, namely Heat head coach Pat Riley, Shaq deserves an invite to the big game in New Orleans next month for two reasons: His past accomplishments and his singular ability to entertain. ‘’What other centers in the Eastern Conference are more deserving? I don’t know,'’ Heat coach Pat Riley said. ‘’That’s what the All-Star game is about — it’s not about anything else other than [fan entertainment] and something like this ...

Heat "Quietly" Shopping Shaq?
Le Basketbawl — Are the Miami Heat quietly shopping Shaquille O'Neal before the February 21st trade deadline? Sources have told ESPN that may be the case. Pat Riley seems to be playing this one just a little more sneaky than usual. ''I'm not commenting on rumors and reports anymore, but that's not true,'' said coach Pat Riley on Thursday, refuting an O'Neal trade report for the second time in January. Shaq is averaging a career-low 14.2 points this season, which ranks second among centers in the conference behind East starting center Dwight Howard. He has missed 12 games because of injury. O'Neal could ...

Here's What Shaq Can Do For You, Phoenix
FanIQ Blog — Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past day, then you probably know that Shaq is about to be traded to the Phoenix Suns. The trade, in reality, doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Why would you add a slow-moving and injured giant to a fast-paced small ball team? I don't know, but it's certainly helped us during this slow week. I owe you a beer, Phoenix Suns. ...

Oh, Happy Day
crashburnalley.com — Oh, Happy Day February 11th, 2008 Posted in Blogs , Media , Internet , Politics , NFL , MLB Lots of fun stuff to talk about today. First, per With Leather , there’s a few more Chris Berman videos out there on YouTube. A summary of the five videos that guy has: Another one per Deadspin : Christian Group Protests ESPN . The coalition is concerned there exists at ESPN a “lack of sensitivity to persons of faith and a culture of religious intolerance.” To support this position view the link listed below showing ESPN anchor Chris Berman using the term “Jesus” and “Goddamn” in the workplace. ...

All Star Weekend Begins...Now
Hawks BasketBlog — I'm heading out in a few minutes to fly down to New Orleans, and I thought I'd give a little bit of a rundown for my plans for the weekend so you know what to expect. Friday morning and afternoon: With New Orleans still very much in recovery mode (and still in the early stages, if you ask me), the league has arranged a day of community service called the NBA Cares Day of Service. Both Al Horford and Joe Johnson will be involved, and I will hopefully be accompanying them to their respective locations to pitch in and get some photos. As someone who grew up not far from NOLA, I love that the league has made ...

Who Knew NBA All-Stars Could Dance, Too?
EveryJoe » Sports Rumors — We didn’t see anything like it this year, but the 2007 NBA All-Star break saw Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James, and Dwight Howard bust a move, get jiggy with it, and trip the light fantastic all in one amusing 1m, 53s clip. ...

Obama Practically Cheating in Texas
I Dislike Your Favorite Team — From the AP: "The Obama campaign is trying to simplify the [Texas primary/caucus] process by calling it the 'Texas Two-Step,' and used former 'Dancing with the Stars' and Dallas Cowboy standout Emmitt Smith to promote it Wednesday." I know that ABC/ESPN likes to give equal billing to Smith's bullshit DwtS victory, but I expect better both from the AP and from Obama. C'mon, Barack! This is our new America? Using Smith's "fame" from a show that only shut-ins watch? And really, picking a spokesperson based on dancing ability is going to lead to more of this: I have yet to verify the rumor that Hillary, looking to overcome the famous athlete/dancer/mushmouth (FADM) ...

The Most Compelling One-on-One Matchup in the East...
T.Jose Caldesports — I made a joke at the beginning of my previous post about the "marketability" (or lackthereof) of this series to American broadcasters. Last year, the only reason the Raptors made it onto ESPN was the natural Vince storyline... this year, no story as compelling exists... or does it? In Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard, you ...

Hot Clicks: History of the Bombers' Babes
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YouTube of the Day: Zo's Summer Groove dance off
Ball Don't Lie — As far as NBA dance offs go, this doesn't hold a candle to Shaq, LeBron and Dwight Howard breakin' it down during practice at the 2007 All-Star Weekend. (One word: epic.) But that doesn't mean you shouldn't check out these videos of LeBron and Wade battling Damon Jones and Mourning at Zo's recent charity game. LeBron's "Walk It Out" dance moves are particularly inspiring. If you want to see more, including Zo and Damon Jones choreographed Humpty Dance, Docksquad Sports has you covered. (via FH, Hot Clicks, ...

Video: Michael Jackson Teaches Michael Jordan To Dance
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD — ... I consider Michael Jordan to be the greatest basketball player of all-time, and one of the worst dancers in the history of the NBA. He’s got nothing on Shaquille O’Neal and Dwight Howard or D-Wade and LeBron James: ...

Rockets Haze Rookies, Dance-Off Style
The Sporting Blog — So last week, Rockets rookie Joey Dorsey was charming us all with his cheeky refusal to get hazed. Well, that didn't last. Dorsey, along with other Houston rookies, was recently forced to participate in a dance contest before thousands of fans. Which, seeing as it's automatically going to rule the internet, is actually pretty good for the kids, not an embarrassment. Build that brand, dude, build it up toward the sky. Like how many times a day do you think Shaq, Howard or LeBron gets asked to dance in public? And what about that whole Soulja Boy craze? ...

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily — WHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST VIRAL CLIPS, WE'LL RAP WITH SHAQ TO THE CHEERS THEME ANY DAY [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Please click here.] Tonight, MTV Europe is releasing their "Best Act Ever" award. Can we just talk about the nominees for a second? Uh, Britney, Christina? Um, Rick Astley? AHHHH! OK, we get it: "Rick-Rolling" is an Internet sensation. (Little known, or cared-about, fact: when Chris Sprow started working here, his second day he says out loud: "Sheesh, my buddy just rickrolled me!") In honor of Astley possibly winning this award, we decided to rank ...

The Case for Shaq as an All-Star
Fanster.com — Brett Pollakoff, of NBA FanHouse on AOL sports, wrote a fantastic piece about Shaq deserving to be in the All-Star game including comparisons of other players and current leaders in votes. It’s a must read for all Suns fans. Here’s a great excerpt from the article.. “…unlike last season, when Shaq’s streak of 14 consecutive All-Star appearances came to an end largely because he was battling through injuries (and also because frankly, he just wasn’t playing very well), the voters won’t be able to keep him out of the game this time. Shaq is having a resurgence of sorts, ...

The Case for Shaq as an All-Star
Fanster's Suns Community — Brett Pollakoff, of NBA FanHouse on AOL sports, wrote a fantastic piece about Shaq deserving to be in the All-Star game including comparisons of other players and current leaders in votes. It’s a must read for all Suns fans. Here’s a great excerpt from the article.. “…unlike last season, when Shaq’s streak of 14 consecutive All-Star appearances came to an end largely because he was battling through injuries (and also because frankly, he just wasn’t playing very well), the voters won’t be able to keep him out of the game this time. Shaq is having a resurgence of sorts, ...

Should Shaq, Nash join Amare in Phoenix?
Fanster.com — Shaq hopes to push his way past Jefferson for an All-Star spot. (AP/Paul Connors) I’ll be the first to admit my ValleyoftheSuns.com poll is far from scientific, but it certainly says something when 88.4 percent of my 155 voters don’t believe Amare Stoudemire should start the All-Star Game. Granted, the stats, national ...

NBA All-Star Reserves: 2009 Roster
RightFielders Women in Sports — Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O’Neal got his 15th All-Star selection today when the League coaches announced this year’s All-Star reserves for the match to be held in Phoenix on February 15th. He is now second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in terms of the Big Game appearances.“It feels good. It’s not bad ...

Superman Dat Hoe!
Not From Bristol — Every once in a while I’ll read something that makes my eyeballs hate me. Such was the case after reading this sensationally awful article by Ian Thomson. It takes balls to write “NBA All Star Weekend is less relevant than ever” in the only sport that actually has a relevant all star event. Almost as much balls as it takes to have an all star article that talks about the economy and salary caps more than the game, when they really have nothing to do with each other. That’s like saying “cherry pie worse than ever” and then you complain there’s a cherry shortage on the horizon and migrant workers are going to organize ...

Shaq Versus LeBron And Dwight Howard Dance-Off
FanIQ Blog — I know pretty much everyone has seen this video, but it really never gets old. It's Shaq wrecking LeBron and Dwight Howard during a practice before the 2007 NBA All-Star game. If you're wondering why Shaq is one of the best big men to ever play the game, this video should make it pretty apparent. Not many guys over 7-feet tall can do the worm and slide 'n glide robot. Man, I am seriously going to miss Shaq when he retires. Also, since we're looking at hilarious All-Star moments of the past, why not bring back the race of the century: Bavetta versus Barkley. Coincidentally, this race ...

Shaquille O'Neal And The Jabbawockeez Dance - 2009 NBA All-Star Game
Walker Sports — Everyone knows that Shaq is the elder statesmen of the NBA. Shaquille O'Neal is also the the biggest clown you have ever seen both figuratively and literally. And what better place for the class clown to show off than at the 2009 NBA All Star game which happens to be taking place in his own back yard? Shaq gave us ...

Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — Hats off to Kevin Arnovitz, for running at TrueHoop from Phoenix over All-Star Weekend. Some highlights of his coverage: A Better All-Star Weekend, Rookie Challenge, Saturday Night Events, Sunday's Big Game, Your Nightmare Defender 1, Your Nightmare Defender 2 and Homeless Fantasy Camp. OK, you tell me: What's more fun: Shaquille O'Neal spontaneously dancing, or doing something similar but a year later, stage-managed, and choreographed? Also, with Dwight Howard's phone booth and everything -- it's starting to feel a little WWF isn't it? Just a lot of NBA players ...

Nate Robinson? Yeah, I dig that guy!
The Puns are Starting to Bore Me — Rarely does there come a time where I genuinely like opposing teams players. Sure, I love to watch Kobe take over a game, or see Brandon Roy fill up the stat sheet in his young career. However, I don't feel any sort of attachment to those guys while I watch them, the way I do with the Magic players that I've followed for so long. I know Dwight is a goofball on and off the court. I enjoy seeing Turk make a fool out of himself with the Turkey Dance. And I admire Adonal Foyle for his commitment to making this world a better place. Tonight, the Magic travel to the big apple to take on the New York Knicks. Tonight's game will ...

SHAQ JOINS KING JAMES IN CLEVELAND
Writing the Pine — Wow. After months of speculation that Shaquille O’Neal would be headed to Cleveland, it’s now finally official. The Diesel, the Big Aristotle, the big Shaqtus, is actually joining LeBron James and his kingdom. Phoenix got Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic back in return (so pretty much nobody). You know, a few years back it seemed like Robert Sarver was on his way to being the next Mark Cuban (or maybe an owner version of Pat Croce) but instead he is ...

It’s No Blockbuster, but LeBron and the Cavs Get Shaq
The Big Lead — It’s really too bad Danny Ferry couldn’t have pulled this off four months ago. Then, maybe the entertainingly fraudulent Cavs get by Dwight Howard and the Magic in the playoffs, and NBA Finals soar to astronomical heights for Shaq/LeBron vs. Kobe. Perhaps this was all a plan - save it for next year, as a lead-in to perhaps the most eagerly-awaited July in NBA history.* Now, we can enjoy 11 months of salivating over three NBA storylines: * Is Shaq enough to keep LeBron in Cleveland? [Short answer: No. The man's going to be 38 heading into next postseason. ] * Shaq didn’t hide his disdain for Dwight Howard ...

Cavs Get Shaq
The Blog of Champions — We had talked earlier about the rumored Shaq to Cavs deal. Now it’s done. The Cavs get Shaq for Ben Wallace Sasha Pavlovich, and other considerations. It makes sense for both teams. The Suns get salary relief with the expiring contracts of Wallace and Pavlovich, while the Cavs get LeBron help on the offensive end. We saw in the Magic series how LeBron couldn’t do it on his own. Now with Mo Williams and Shaq, the Cavs are poised for a title run. Great deal. And now, we should be seeing a lot more of this (hopefully): Tweet ...

The Wild World On Friday
Women Like Sports — Today feels like a "Wild World of Wednesday" post. It has been a bizzaro week for sure. Have You Heard This One: Brett Favre is not retiring. You don't say. Reports claim that he will be a Viking. I have lost any real emotional connection to the Brett Favre story these days. I prefer to remember Brett the Green Bay Packer. What The Shaq: It's true, Shaq is going to Cleveland. The question now becomes - will LeBron stay? I keep hearing rumors about how he likes the weather in Orlando. Did I Read That Right?: The US beat ...

Sorry for the Shaq of Updates
Great Sports Name Hall of Fame — I've been kind of busy writing college essays and working the past few days, and so I haven't really been able to get any substantive posts up. Tomorrow things should be back to normal, but in the meantime I'll leave you with this classic 2007 All Star Clip of Shaq, LeBron, and Dwight Howard gettin' jiggy with it. Enjoy. ...

LeBron James does it all
NBA Obsessed — NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Hey, how about LeBron James and Braylon Edwards? LeBron claims that Braylon hit a friend of his that weighed about 130 pounds. Edwards punched entertainment promoter Edward Givens about 2:30 a.m. outside the View Ultralounge & Nightclub on Prospect Avenue, witnesses said. James learned about the incident at 7 a.m. and later criticized Edwards’ actions. The Cavs superstar called Givens his friend and said it is unfortunate the incident occurred. “I’ve never crossed paths with Braylon before but it seems like there ...