For Commenting On Durant
First it was Danny Ainge, or at least he was the first to get popped. The league recently fined the Boston Celtics $30,000, after Ainge was spotted sitting next to Kevin Durant's mother during the Big 12 Tournament. Tuesday, a spokesman for the Charlotte Bobcats confirmed that part-owner Michael Jordan was fined $15,000 for an innocuous comment he made last week during an interview with the Charlotte Observer.
"The kid who may present that, (versatility) is the kid in Texas. (He) may have that because he has all the right signs."
I like the heavy handedness of the NBA lately when it comes to dishing out punishment. I especially like it whenever a Celtic is fined, especially in Ainge's case. As far as I'm concerned, he should be fined on a weekly basis just for being Danny Ainge. Some will argue that what Jordan said was a far cry from Ainge pulling the old 'is this seat taken?' bit. Nonetheless, he violated the NBA policy barring coaches and executives from talking about underclassmen who have yet to declare for the draft. While the league is at it they might as well just go ahead and fine the entire front office of every team that will be in the draft lottery, for even day dreaming about Durant wearing their team's jersey. In all seriousness, I understand the league's concern. It's bad enough that the 'Cats and Celts are battling it out tooth-and-nail for the league's worst record, in order to lock up a 1 in 4 chance of landing the top pick.
Manny Ramirez goes 'Hank Hill'
Manny Ramirez wants you to by his grill. Seriously. He's got it on eBay. He'll even send and autographed baseball to the winning bidder:"Hi, I'm Manny Ramirez. I bought this AMAZING grill for about $4,000, and I used it once...But I never have the time to use it because I am always on the road. I would love to sell it and you will get an autographed ball signed by me =] Enjoy it, Manny Ramirez.
The first tip-off that his assistant wrote that, is the smiley-face emoticon. If Manny Ramirez even knows what an emoticon is, I refuse to believe that he would ever use one. Plus, I'm not buying the fact that he is selling it because he is always on the road. There's a good chance that Manny has a clause in his contract prohibiting him from being around open flames, let alone operating the damn burners. If such a stipulation doesn't exist, one should probably be added.
As with all eBay ads that get publicity, the ass-clowns of the Internet have sullied the integrity of the auction. The current bid at the time of this post is just a tad over $290,000--and climbing. I can only imagine the kind of email that Manny's poor assistant is having to sift through right about now.
Tuesday Night Retro Spotlight
With the round of 'Sweet Sixteen' getting underway this week, we take a look back at one of the best finishes to a 'March Madness' game ever. This buzzer-beater blast from the past is courtesy of Tyus Edney. Back in 1995, top-seeded UCLA was on the brink of being bounced by Missouri in the second round. With 4.8 seconds remaining in regulation, Edney took it coast-to-coast for the game winning bucket. UCLA went on to win the program's 11th championship that year, its first and only since the Wooden era.
4 comments:
Jordan didn't really say anything at all. It is a pretty silly rule to have in place. In regard to Manny's grill, I did bid on it but fell very short of the $99 million final bid!
Why do you have to torment me with that shot?
Nothing personal Adam, I'm a 'Trojan Man', and I can understand your disdain for that shot. But it WAS one of the best finishes ever. Hey, at least it wasn't Laettner. Give me some credit for keeping the love on the west side.
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