- Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee quoting Geoff Petrie doing some very careful talking about Ron Artest: "We all know that when he was right, he's a very effective player. I know for a lot of people, he's somewhat mercurial and at times controversial for sure. But you can't ever fault the effort he puts out on the court. I think we all wish him the best and (hope) that he goes forward and finds the kind of clarity that he needs to get what he wants out of the rest of his career."
- Shaquille O'Neal and his wife Shaunie have reportedly agreed to halt their divorce proceedings. Score one for patching things up.
- Top point guard prospects for the 2009 NBA draft, Ricky Rubio and Brandon Jennings, will face each other twice in Europe this year.
- Did you read John Hollinger's take on the Mo Williams trade? He liked it for Cleveland, hated it for Milwaukee, and had this to say about Oklahoma City: "... regardless of whether you think Cleveland or Milwaukee got the better end of the Williams exchange, one thing is absolutely for certain: Oklahoma City made out like a bandit. OKC traded Ridnour and Griffin for Mason and Smith, straight up. When you trade two-for-two like that, you aren't supposed to get rid of the two worst and get the two best in return. Somehow, the Okies did. Dumping Ridnour is especially sweet because he had two years and $13 million left on his deal and wasn't going to play this year; I had suspected they would have to pay somebody to take him, not the other way around. Instead, Oklahoma City somehow walked away from this trade with two decent players, also managing to shave $6.6 million off its payroll and set itself up to be as much as $30 million under the cap next summer. And there's more to come. Oklahoma City can turn around and deal Smith and Mason at the trade deadline, or even earlier, and get a draft pick in return for an expiring contract of a less valuable player."
- David Berri of the Wages of Wins has a hard time praising Oklahoma City, pointing out both players they got are below average, as is nearly every single player on the roster. He speculates this could be the worst team in the league this year.
- A Warriors protest jersey: Baron Davis' number five, with the word "Davis" removed.
- Utah Jazz essay contest.
- Channing Frye is all for bicyclists with a sense of etiquette.
- Owners of professional sports teams are apparently tending to give more to John McCain than Barack Obama.
- UPDATE: LeBron James doing lots of dancing.
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