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Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief
By not in system - AOL NewsDerrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a U.S.-based nonprofit that supplies medical assistance to troubled spots across the globe. In all, 20 NBA players have committed to supporting the Direct Relief's effort to help the people of Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of March 11. Scott ...
Clippers Players Pay for Coach's Cancer Surgery
By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsNBA players live in the public eye, but several Los Angeles Clippers managed to quietly pay for a coach's life-saving operation seven years ago. Their good deed only recently came to light. Kim Hughes, then assistant coach to the Clippers, learned he had prostate cancer in September 2004. His doctor wanted to do surgery a few months down the road, a schedule that didn't jibe with the team's schedule. NBAE / Getty Images Kim Hughes, formerly a coach with the Los Angeles Clippers, had his cancer surgery paid for by members of the team. Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy, now ...
Celtics Trade Shocker: Danny Ainge Dumps Kendrick Perkins; Chris Rock Unimpressed
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsThere are several NBA trades worth discussing today, but the one that's getting the most attention is Boston Celtics President Danny Ainge's surprise decision to trade starting center Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Boston will reportedly get center Nenad Krstic and forward Jeff Green from Oklahoma in exchange for Perkins and forward Nate Robinson. Smart move, dumb move or dumbest move ever? Some die-hard Celts fans are dismayed. .bbpBox40898039568809980 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/168960131/Celtics_background.jpg) #C0DEED;padding:20px;} ...
Reports: Carmelo Anthony Finally Traded to the Knicks
By Brett Pollakoff - AOL NewsCarmelo Anthony has finally gotten his wish. The saga that has both interested and tortured NBA fans for the better part of this season appears to finally be over, as multiple reports are now confirming that Anthony has been traded to the New York Knicks. The Denver Post first reported the deal, a blockbuster which involves nine players, three draft picks and millions in cash exchanging hands. Anthony will head to New York, along with teammates Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman. In exchange, the Knicks will send Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson ...
Blake Griffin Jumps Over a Car, Wins 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest
By not in system - AOL NewsThe epic and somewhat ridiculous dunk by Clippers rookie Blake Griffin in the contest's final round capped a memorable 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk contest, and was more than enough to earn Griffin the event's championship trophy. ...
Video: Backstage Look at Players Before NBA's All-Star Practice
By Brett Pollakoff - AOL NewsLOS ANGELES -- The NBA holds a public practice for its All-Stars on Saturday morning every year as part of the All-Star weekend festivities. Not much happens of course, other than players going through a few shooting drills for show, and the coaches reviewing the most basic of plays with their newly assembled squad. It's mainly a chance for fans to see the game's biggest stars up close and in person, assembled in one place at as intimate a venue as you'll find in NBA circles. Before the players took the floor, they were all hanging around in this sort of backstage area which was also open to ...
Zambia: Where the T-Shirts for Losing Super Bowl Teams Go
By David Moye - AOL NewsYou'd think that there's nothing a poverty-stricken person living in Zambia, Romania or Nicaragua would have that Ben Roethlisberger might covet, right? Guess again: How about a T-shirt declaring the Pittsburgh Steelers the winners of Super Bowl XLV? Before the Feb. 6 Super Bowl, nearly 100,000 shirts declaring the Steelers the winner were printed up and ready to ship to sports stores across America just in case they won the game, and a similar number was printed up for the eventual champions, the Green Bay Packers. World Vision Jeff Fields, senior director of World Vision, holds ...
Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, Josh Groban to Perform at NBA All-Star Game [VIDEOS]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsWhat do Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz and Josh Groban have in common? We've thought long and hard, and we can't come up with anything besides the fact that the three will perform at the upcoming NBA All-Star game. Rihanna will perform the half-time show, while Lenny Kravitz will do his thing before the tip-off. Groban has been tasked with singing the national anthem; given Christina Aguilera's recent Super Bowl flub of "The Star-Spangled Banner," Surge Desk bets that Groban is studying the lyrics 'round the clock. To get you in the spirit of the NBA All-Star game, which is scheduled for Feb. 20, ...
No Cheerleaders at Super Bowl XLV -- Sad Day for Tradition
By Suzi Parker - Politics DailyConfession: I once owned a pair of pom-poms. Back in the 1970s, at age 4, it seemed the right thing to ask my parents for as a gift. The fluffy red and white pom-poms were official and expensive -- cheap just wouldn't do for my nascent cheerleading career. I shook them during college football games and at least one Super Bowl. But little girls hoping for cheering inspiration at Sunday's Super Bowl XLV game in Dallas between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers won't get it. For the first time in the Super Bowl's 45-year history, there will be no cheerleaders on the ...
Eddie House: The Obscene Gesture That Cost Him $25,000 [VIDEO]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsOn Sunday, Miami Heat guard Eddie House hit a last-minute three-pointer that brought his team to victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Then he got hit with a $25,000 fine. Let's back up. After scoring the game-winning shot, House took a victory lap around the court. As he did so he made one of his favorite gestures -- one that will look familiar to anyone who remembers former NBA star Sam Cassell's infamous "Big Balls Dance." NBA officials decided House's version of the dance qualified as an "obscene gesture." Watch House do the move that cost him $25,000: On Twitter, most people ...
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