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You Don't Know (NBA) Jam

ESPN has a great interview with NBA Jam designer Mark Turmell that discusses some of the venerable game's lesser-known details. No, we're not talking about unlocking Bill Clinton - everyone knows about that. We're talking about the special edition with Michael Jordan and Gary Payton on the same team, the rumors of the game being haunted, and special code to handle Detroit playing Chicago.

March 23rd, 2010 / paladinz / Tags: video games, nba jam, sports, basketball, arcades / Trackback / Comments


All-NBA crazy person Ron Artest, created a song tribute for Micheal Jackson. The song is oddly catchy, but - more importantly - this establishes Artest as the premiere crazy person in the NBA.

July 7th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: sports, nba, basketball, music / Trackback / Comments


Sure the Lakers are the 2009 NBA Champions... but it's totally because of Pau Gasol and the power of OPERA.

June 15th, 2009 / Binkley / Tags: nba, sports, basketball, lakers, pau gasol / Trackback / Comments



The NBA: Where Shoving Happens

Yes, I made this and, yes, I probably had too much free time last night.

May 12th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: sports, nba, basketball, glen davis / Trackback / Comments

I remember when I used to play back home in the neighborhood, there was always games like that. One of my friends was playing... and it was so competitive they broke a piece of leg from a table and they threw it and it went right through his heart and he died, right on the court.

Ron Artest, talking about playing basketball in Queensbridge and exaggerating just a bit. EDIT: Or maybe he wasn't!?

May 7th, 2009 / paladinz / Tags: sports, nba, basketball, vampires / Trackback / Comments

We had to play against an NBA player tonight. Anybody else ever hold him scoreless? I’m a history major. They’re going to remember that we held him scoreless or we lost by 30?

Loyola (Md.) coach Jimmy Patsos, on double-teaming Davidson's Stephen Curry on every possession for the entire game, regardless of who had the basketball. Curry got 0 points, and Davidson won by 30 because they always had an open man to make shots. Perhaps history will remember Patsos for being an idiot.

November 29th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: sports, basketball, college basketball / Trackback / Comments

Well, on the last play of the day, Kevin Love went up for a dunk. I tried to block it and the next thing I knew I was making two unexpected trips after practice.

1) To team physician Sheldon Burns (he is also the USA Basketball head physician) to get 12 stitches in my chin,

2) To visit Matthew Alm of Brookside Dental (Minneapolis), to get my front tooth popped back into place.

Thanks Kev. :)

Shaq's favorite dancing sidekick, Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen, talking about his first practice with UCLA standout and new candidate for "hilarious NBA dancer" Kevin Love. Is anyone else as excited as I am?

September 23rd, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: basketball, kevin love, mark madsen / Trackback / Comments

I'm a horse - Kobe ratted me out
That's why I'm getting divorced
He said Shaq gave a bitch a mil
I don't do that 'cause my name's Shaquille
I love 'em, I don't leave 'em
I got a vasectomy, now I can't breed 'em
— Shaquille O'Neal, freestyle rapping in New York. Good to know about the vasectomy, big fella. Good to know.
June 24th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: shaquille o'neal, kobe bryant, nba, sports, basketball, rap, music / Trackback / Comments

I love KG [Kevin Garnett], but it's his own damn fault he stuck around in Minnesota. It's like staying with an adulterous wife hoping that she'll change. At some point, you've given her too many opportunities... then, she divorces you. Would I really wish you success in your NEXT relationship? Not so much.

paladinz, while discussing the NBA finals with Binkley.

June 10th, 2008 / paladinz / Tags: sports, basketball, kevin garnett / Trackback / Comments

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