Shaun Livingston’s hard-knock NBA life took another sad turn last night. Four minutes into Clippers/Bobcats, Shaun came down after a breakaway layup and had a Joe Theismann-type spill, his left knee literally looking like it snapped in half. He had to be carted off the floor in an air cast. Just a gross, cringe-inducing moment, and for the entire rest of the game the Clippers announcers spoke in hushed tones whenever discussing it. After another replay of the injury in the second half, the Clips color guy simply said, “I don’t wanna watch this anymore.” The word during the game was Livingston had dislocated the kneecap, and we swear we heard someone say the fibia and tibia had completely dislodged from the leg and that “it’s being held together by skin.” Obviously you have to assume Shaun is done for at least the rest of this season. And just this past weekend, he’d dropped 14 points and 14 dimes in a win over Golden State and looked ready to take the reigns from Sam Cassell. We don’t wanna talk like the kid is done, but he just can’t seem to stay healthy. You’d have to wonder what Shaun’s career would be like had he gone to Duke for a while and been able to at least put some more muscle on him or something, if that would have helped at all … L.A. went on to beat the Bobcats behind 25 points from Corey Maggette. Gerald Wallace (rocking silver-on-black HexPads that looked like Oakland Raiders shoulder pads) put up 20 and 12 for the ‘Cats … After Jake Voskuhl put up an airball on a baseline jumper that Adam Morrison grabbed for a putback, one of the announcers sarcastically yelled “What a pass!” … Deron Williams‘ groin injury is a minor scratch in comparison to Livingston, but with him sitting out yesterday’s game, the Jazz lost to the Lakers. Kobe dropped 35 points and went to the line 24 times, while Lamar Odom nearly had a triple-double (19 pts, 14 rebs, 9 asts) and Smush Parker canned six treys … Gordon Giricek, of all people, did one of the best jobs guarding Kobe that we’ve seen all year. He forced Kobe into a bunch of really tough shots (Bryant went 7-21 from the floor) … The Raptors had a big test last night at San Antonio. The verdict? Toronto ain’t ready yet. Tim Duncan gave it to ex-teammate Rasho Nesterovic and rookie Andrea Bargnani, putting up 24 points, 15 boards and 4 blocks … The Mavs kept it rolling, piecing the Hawks at home and stretching the win streak to 12 games. Dirk scored 27, seemingly all of them from backing down an Atlanta defender near the top of the key and pulling the turnaround J from around the free throw line. Can anyone stop that move if Dirk’s jumper is wet? … Dwight Howard had the ugly triple-double, going for 21 points, 16 boards and 11 turnovers in Orlando’s win over the Bulls. Darko was a beast — no really, Darko was a beast — with 14 points, 16 bounds and 5 blocks. You think he wanted to show Ben Wallace, one of the guys who made PT impossible to come by for him in Detroit, something? … The Sonics retired Spencer Haywood’s No. 24 last night in the middle of dismantling the Blazers. On hand for the halftime ceremony was Bill Russell and the other members of Seattle’s ring of honor: Gus Williams (who still looks like he could drop about 13 a game), Jack Sikma, “Downtown” Freddie Brown (a dead ringer for Sherman Hemsley at this point), Lenny Wilkens and Nate McMillan (probably fresh off of yelling at Travis Outlaw in the Portland locker room) … As far as the game, the Blazers just didn’t come to play. After an Outlaw highlight-reel dunk, Sonics announcer Kevin Calabro pointed out, “He’s a highlight on offense, but on defense he’s getting lit up.” Rashard Lewis dropped 29 on Travis’ head … The Nuggets snapped their four-game losing streak, beating the Grizzlies last night. Carmelo went for 33 points, Allen Iverson had 25, and Nene had 27 … T-Mac sat out Monday night with flu-like symptoms, and we got a reminder just how awful the Rockets are without him. Houston lost. To the Celtics. At home. And scored 72 points in the process. Not good … We’re out like Outlaw’s D …