LeBron James’ words to his mother: “Sit yo ass down.” Sure, she didn’t have to be as involved in a LeBron-Paul Pierce off-the-court, wrap-up-foul scrum. And of course LeBron was in the heat of the moment. Still, he barked at Gloria with the command of a bread-winner. The thing is, any mom might have been concerned and up in the mix, but not any son would tell her to sit her ass down (perhaps moms was simply under the influence). Even K.G. was like, “Hey man, you can’t be talkin’ yo mama like that.”

Back to the baby who needs to be put in the corner.

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The tale of two men,
Sam Cassell and Dikembe Mutombo,
wearing Wal-Mart shirts with double-breasted pockets,
and their journey of what could, should, might be their last NBA season
…..all while dealing with the one white arm of Cassell.

And now for a Bucket List of Links:

>> I can’t stress enough how cool this project from Jason of Ball Hype is. Are you raising a kid? Do you want him or her to play sports? (and by “sports”, I mean Basketball, Baseball, or Football — sorry hockey, no offense…..you just weren’t included in this project) If you want your kid to play against the best of the best around….and if you want nothing to ever get them down….then consider moving. The link will help with your decision where.

>> Malcolm Gladwell has a couple interesting posts on his blog about sports and artificial enhancement. You should probably start reading with this one, then this one…..and then go back to these two: 1 2.

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