Parrr-tay!
Air.Yes, there were two games on the NBA schedule yesterday, and no, we didn’t see either one of them. All-Star in New Orleans is officially underway, and the Dime crew hit a few parties last night. The first one was thrown by EA Sports at the club Republic. There was an NBA Live 08 tournament during the party, which was won by Tony Parker (flanked by Eva Longoria). How about TP making his wife sit through like 3 games of him playing video games? But Eva didn’t seem to mind — she cheered for Tony just like she does at real-life Spurs games. Parker knocked off Kevin Durant and Rudy Gay in the tournament. The rest of the part-going list included: Deron Williams, Brandon Roy, Paul Millsap, Morris Almond, Gerald Green (totally under-dressed in a t-shirt and toting a backpack), Ronnie Brewer, Caron Butler, LaMarcus Aldridge, Jeff Green and Shawn Respert … When Durant started his game against Parker, playing as the Sonics, he started Robert Swift at center … Before Tony entered the Live tourney he was playing in the VIP section, and for a minute he was playing as the Spurs while Eva played as the Jazz. She was getting cracked … After the EA party we hit up Alonzo Mourning and Magic Johnson‘s pool tournament/party, thrown by Boost Mobile. A gang of celebs and ballplayers were in the building: Michael Jordan, Dr. J, Ludacris, Gabrielle Union, Fantasia, Vivica Fox, Chopper from “Making the Band,” Charles Oakley, Al Horford, DJ Clue (still with bodyguard), Chris Tucker, David West, Otis Thorpe, Rasual Butler, Michael Bivens, Chris Paul, Bob Johnson, Chamillionaire, Danny Glover, Allan Houston, Ryan Hollins, Luis Scola, Paul Pierce, Carmelo Anthony, Paul Pierce, B-Roy, Jerome Williams and Young Joc … Random sighting of the night: We’re going into the Boost party and Clarence Weatherspoon is standing behind us with a small entourage. We literally haven’t seen him in years. He could probably still get decent burn for the Sixers … We say it every time, but honestly, any time you see Michael Jordan it’s a memorable experience. This time we’re strolling through the party and come upon a table where Mike is playing Michael Bivens with a cigar hanging out of his mouth, bopping his head to “Poison” and “Motownphilly” … After that we dropped by a 2 a.m. breakfast hosted by Converse, with D-Wade in the house … This was of course only a few hours after Wade had played in Chicago, when his Heat lost to the Bulls. Wade scored 30, along with 7 boards and 7 assists, while Shawn Marion had 23 points, 7 boards and 4 steals. The bad news? Those two also combined for 11 turnovers … Meanwhile, Kirk Hinrich had 24 points for the Bulls, while Thabo Sefolosha put up 17 points, 12 boards and 4 steals … In Thursday’s other game, the Suns knocked off the Mavs behind Steve Nash‘s 24 points and 13 assists, and 26 points apiece from Amare and Leandro Barbosa. Dirk had 36 for Dallas, but other than Jason Terry (29 pts), no one else could get anything going … A press release announcing Floyd Mayweather‘s addition to the Celebrity Game roster described Floyd as “Dancing With the Stars alumni Floyd Mayweather.” Oh, and he just happens to be the best boxer in the world, whatever that’s worth … College ball: Jerryd Bayless dropped 33 points on Cal in an Arizona win, and AZ’s other super-frosh, Arizona State’s James Harden, scored 23 in an upset win over Stanford in OT … We’re out like Swift starting …
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February 15th, 2008 at 5:41 am
Vignesh says:
first….finally
February 15th, 2008 at 5:44 am
str8baller says:
first. Fuck any FED
February 15th, 2008 at 5:45 am
str8baller says:
2nd and 3rd.
February 15th, 2008 at 5:56 am
SL says:
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG.
WOWOWOWOWOWOOWWOOWOWOWOWOWOW.
i’m 4th!
February 15th, 2008 at 5:57 am
SL says:
losers.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:09 am
YOUNGFED says:
You can dress how you want when you got money like gerald green.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:22 am
YOUNGFED says:
Get some money and grow up dude. You were on this site till like 9pm last nite (valentines day) using my name. Thats a true definition of a LOOOSSSEEERRRR!!! (LOL). Then the first thing you do when you wake up is think about me come guy get a life and then get a girlfriend dude.
I gotta agree with SL on this one you are a LOOOSSSEEERRRRRR!!!! Seek help pimpin’.
I’m out like FAKEBALLERS.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:28 am
silkification says:
shawn respert….damn. that dude used to be ice. too bad he couldn’t get it off in the L. the redick prototype
February 15th, 2008 at 6:52 am
DJ Leon Smith says:
We all know Durant should have started Sene at center.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:01 am
a.j rojas says:
10th
February 15th, 2008 at 7:17 am
ian says:
a lot of late posts last night
didnt u guys go out
i know hatin didnt
February 15th, 2008 at 7:22 am
kobeef says:
Diaw is alive! 19pts, 8 reb, 5ast, 3 blocks!
The Heat are officialy dead (well at least their playoff hopes) as last night’s loss was number 42 – meaning they will lose more games than they win this season.
February 15th, 2008 at 7:54 am
kobeef says:
oh – and dallas got killed inside by Amare last night…maybe they should re-think dumping their frontcourt for a 34 year old PG.
Devean George may have saved the Mavs from their own stupidity.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:39 am
GEE...Bah-humbug on Valentine's Day says:
Ok again so who gets Kobe’s spot in the All-Star game. I am thinking they got to chose B-Diddy!
Who you all got!
February 15th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Bust Jlaze says:
You GOT to get B-Diddy in…if they don’t there’s something wrong
February 15th, 2008 at 8:56 am
donners says:
str8baller and youngfed should just get it over with and makeout
February 15th, 2008 at 9:01 am
ashto says:
Seventeenth!!
February 15th, 2008 at 9:08 am
isotope says:
otis thorpe???
February 15th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Kobeef says:
GEE – IF kobe is out of the ASG (which I am not sure is the case) it’s gotta be BD
If it isn’t BD there is a conspiracy.
February 15th, 2008 at 9:38 am
michael lee says:
20th bitches
February 15th, 2008 at 9:39 am
DJ Leon Smith says:
Stephen Jackson son.
February 15th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Bobby stew says:
When I was in college I used to always got to parties underdressed. I would often have on a t-shirt and a backpack and maybe even a basketball in my hand. The fact that I was so underdressed actually made people think I was important/famous, especially when I went out of town. That’s crazy! Try it yourself and see what happens.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:15 am
K-Dizzle says:
Gee
If Kobe can’t go….Jose Calderon lol
Dime
Did you just sprinkle Michael Bivins, Otis Thorpe, Shawn Respert and Weatherspoon into Smack?
Thank goodness you redeemed yourselves with Gabrielle and Vivica
February 15th, 2008 at 11:16 am
word says:
sooo i gotta say is clue worried about getting tumped by some1 in NO cuz really when do dj’s need bodyguards? odd. dime i think yall should ask him that lol.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:18 am
doc says:
Spoon wouldn’t get no burn with the Sixers stop hatin we in the playoffs and will bust the Knicks ass.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:20 am
doc says:
clue got a bodyguard so he dont get rocked from that shit cassidy did.
February 15th, 2008 at 11:20 am
SWAT says:
Ok a little off topic but did you guys hear that the league is planning to look into the dallas and new jersey deal? Apparantly other exec’s and Gm’s were pissed that Stack was running his mouth about how he was gonna be traded then bought out and he would relax the 30 day waiting period and then resign w/ the Mavs. These dudes are mad because it seems like there was a pre-arranged deal going on. HAHA Stack blew the deal bumping his gums!
February 15th, 2008 at 11:24 am
GEE...Bah-humbug on Valentine's Day says:
word I was wondering the same thing. Why out of all people is Dj Clue walkin with a bodyguard. Like Kanye to the said…now tell me that ain’t insacuuuuree!?!?
Yea B-Diddy gets it, but I think Kobe gone play regardless.
K-D Jose is stiiilll even with all these players getting injured…not an All-Star lol.
You all know Otis Thorpe was the man in Houston, don’t front!
Why have a backpack at a party can someone clue me in?
February 15th, 2008 at 11:36 am
YOUNGFED says:
I too, am youngfed
February 15th, 2008 at 11:37 am
YOUNGFED says:
As am I
February 15th, 2008 at 11:38 am
E $ says:
where were the white people?
February 15th, 2008 at 11:41 am
myrie says:
Danny Glover was at the party last night?
DIME crew is at the wrong parties. No one without a longterm contract is leaving a party with Union or Fox.
If yall wanna have a ‘happy ending’, you gotta go to the Steve Nash/Dirk Nowitzki type parties….if you know what I mean.
I bet money Mayweather is really making it rain out there heavy!!
February 15th, 2008 at 11:44 am
myrie says:
also…And1 mixtape team is always out and about at NBA allstar weekend. if you can latch on to professor as a wing man, you can get some left overs; true story.
are there any white people in NO this wknd?
February 15th, 2008 at 11:45 am
YOUNGFED says:
With all the seriously lame comments, “Nuuumba 1 b*tches!!” “FIRST” “Insert online fight by two 13 yr old 90 lb crackas from the suburbs pretendin to be 21 yr old 220 lb brothas from the street here”. The fight between YOUNGFED and his arch nemesis, YOUNGFED, is the only worth while reason I read the comments on SMACK lately. Keep it up, bros
February 15th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Kobeef says:
SWAT –
I read that story too. I think it is going to take a miracle for the Kidd to Dallas trade to go through now.
The term the NBA is using for Stackhouse is “tampering” and yeah – he is not supposed to go around telling everyone that the plan is for him to get traded, get bought-out and re-sign. Pretty stupid move in his part. Both Cuban and Avery seem sure the trade is dead and I think Stackhouse’s comments might be the other reason.
February 15th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
word says:
yo doc can you elaborate cuz i ain’t heard nothing bout them beefin or is cass his boy and people are after them both?? and can mayweather actually ball cuz that seems like it would be a comical event to see, like his dancing shit. Common and Chris Tucker betta kill that shit and I swear to god Neyo is gunna be a joke to see. Where’s Chris Brown and lil romeo though, or is romeo disqualified now that he all bad playing for usc? lol.
February 15th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Kobeef says:
More on Stack-gate
“Every GM from a potential playoff team in the Western Conference is complaining about this,” the executive said. “If the league allows this trade to go through (with Stackhouse), it’ll have a major credibility issue on its hands. Our collective bargaining agreement’s not worth anything if this goes through.”
February 15th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Celts Fan says:
word, I’ve heard Floyd is damn good at ball, but he said it and that dude would claim he’s the best in the world at everything so who knows (which is why he’s so damn entertaining to watch. If any of you guys missed the HBO 24/7 before the De La Hoya/Mayweather fight, you missed comedic gold! I would pay my life savings for a TV network just following around Rasheed, Chad Johnson, and Floyd Mayweather 24/7. Who’s with me?)
the Stackhouse thing seems dumb. I know he shouldn’t be saying it, but if the Nets buy him out, dude can go where he wants and everyone else has first crack at him. If you don’t want him to go back to Dallas, make him a better offer. If you don’t want to do that, stop complaining, cuz you have the first crack AND the Nets have to buy him out first. If it actually goes down like that, the blame goes first to the Nets for trading for him then buying him out, then the rest of the league that doesn’t offer him a good deal, AND THEN to Stack.
February 15th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
SWAT says:
I think the exec’s are mad because Stack was making it seem like it doesn’t matter what offer he gets he’s going back to be a MAV. He kept saying how the 30 day waiting pd would be a vacation for him…that doesn’t sound like he would be entertaining offers from any team. I also heard that even if the deal does go thru the commish may not let him resign with the Mavs at all. Damn I love this!! I hate dallas!
February 15th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
GEE...Bah-humbug on Valentine's Day says:
Celts I am with you on that and can we get cameras to follow Devean George around Dallas too lol.
February 15th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
word says:
i would defintely pay to see sheed or arenas behind the scenes even barkley maybe lol. yea i can’t wait to see mayweather i hope he gets owned like bow wow did last year by chris brown lol and if it was by common, that would make me even more happy. fuck that even terry crews should fuck him up. you know 50 cent will be cheerleading for him on the sidelines though.
and i swear to god if they play souljah boy repeatedly all damn weekend i will loose my mind with that dumb shit. i know its the south and all but its time to let it go. i wonder where lil wayne is at over there lol. probably kissing baby at the hotel room. fuck i wish garnett and kobe were playing though.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Spliff 2 My Lou says:
Q: Why have a backpack at a party can someone clue me in?
A: Maybe Green’s was making a few extra bones slangin’ at the party. You tellin’ me nobody was trying to get their smoke on?
Q: Where are all the white people in NO?
A: At the FEMA headquarters son!
February 15th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Lakeshow says:
Celts fan…I’m with you…we’ll spend your life savings on the show. Then, when it sucks, when people get tired of watching a bunch of athletes that can’t even speak decent english running around doing stupid shit, I won’t have lost anything.
As for all the white people in NO…they got out when they were told to. And, since there isn’t shit to go back to, why would they come back? According to recent articles, you can’t get a business license, contracts to rebuild anything, etc if you aren’t black. There are life-long residents of NO that can’t get a business going or even use their business to help NO rebuild because they are white. I wouldn’t go back either.
February 15th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
ballin4life says:
yeah mayweather can ball. just saw him the other day, he had hosted a celebrity hoops game in grand rapids mi. granted, HE sponsored it, and he played the entire game, but he score 42 (i think). wasn’t terrible.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Mark says:
man, i still remember the 3-point bombs shawn respert gave opponents. he played in ‘waukee didn’t he?! does somebody know the reason for his early retirement, he didn’t play too long in the league i think it was 3-4 years.
Kobe will have to play in the asg, because its a little to late for a sub, but i guess it will only be for a few minutes. Since he played wednesday and is going to play on tuesday.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
doc says:
Respert didnt retire. Nobody signed his bum ass, its a difference. Word I said that because Cassidy killed a dude out here did 8 months and came home and did a bunch of songs about it.And swiss his boss so he probaly tellin him to do it so he get street cred,but dude got family that aint gonna rest until somebody get somebody back.So i WOULD GUESS Swiss watchin his own back.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
dagwaller says:
Wow. I was just watching NFL Live on ESPN (or whatever they call it), and “in honor” of the All Star game stuff going on this weekend, they had a “best NFL dunkers” segment. I don’t think that they mentioned Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, or Julius Peppers, all of whom I’m pretty sure were darn good in college, but they DID mention Terrell Owens.
Now, I don’t like T.O., and I hate football, and I understand that these guys are former pro football players and therefore are homers to their sport and are hypercompetitive, but for some reason, they decided it would be a good idea to compare T.O.’s dunk over the crossbars to MICHAEL JORDAN’s dunk. Not just any old Jordan dunk – the one from the foul line. AND THEN, Mark Schlereth claimed that T.O.’s was better.
Is this sacrilege? I don’t know. To his credit, Sean Salisbury disagreed. Seriously, though? Really? I get that he was wearing pads, but I feel like Jordan’s dunk was a liiiiiiiittle bit better. Schlereth even said that he thinks T.O. could do what Jordan did. Jeez.
Me and my buddies are always doing comparisons like, “which is the better sport? which has better athletes?”, but if I was working for a major outlet like ESPN, I don’t think I’d go that far with my comparisons to say that one of the better players for the last decade is as good an athlete as THE BEST EVER in another sport. Wasn’t Jordan voted “best athlete of the 20th century”? I can’t think of the last time a basketball analyst said, “Lebron James is stronger than Jim Brown going to the hole”, or that “Andrew Bynum has better hands than Jerry Rice”. It’s not like this was off the cuff in the studio – it was a prepared question, so Schlereth knew what he was doing.
I know that I’m over reacting to this, but I figured at least one person out there might be with me on it, and if they were, they’d be on this forum…
February 15th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Ian says:
dagwaller
i watched that too
calm down
they were playing around
February 15th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Ian says:
to´s shit was nice plus the equipment he had on hehehe
February 15th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Ian says:
one more thing u blow out of proportion is by sayin they are comparing a great player from one sport vs maybe the best ever in another
NO THEY ARE NOT
there are just comparing dunks
jordan is not the best dunker ever btw
February 15th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
dagwaller says:
Yea. I guess you’re right. Thanks for talking me down, Ian…that was close.
February 15th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Ian says:
hehehehe
im here to help
February 15th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Ian says:
but comon u gotta admit TO can really get up
February 15th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
dagwaller says:
Let me say this: I’m very impressed by T.O.’s dunk. My point was mainly that I didn’t think it was right to compare it to one of the most famous dunks of all time; my problem is that I have way too much time on my hands today.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
YOUNGFED says:
I cried like a B%”#$ when they traded BIG BEN. HE was my Favorite. But now I’m in love with Walter “Fabio” Herrman. My jungle fever is offfffffff da chain.
I talk all that macho stuff but I’m a little queen.
GAYFED 4 life
February 15th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
B-DID says:
y’all missed the game last night but i was wondering if anyone else saw damp on the phone. someone got fouled can’t remember who and they show a shot of him and in the background –still on ther court– there is damp talkng on a cell trying to hide it ??? what is up with that ?