CARMELO ANTHONY A NEW YORK KNICK

Will he win a championship with the Knicks, who knows but I'm sure Spike Lee is happy.

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RIHANNA DRAKE AND KANYE PERFORM AT THE ALL STAR GAME

Cool performance by the music stars.


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WEEKEND WRAP UP: UNKNOWN HITS NUMBER ONE, LET'S JUMP OVER A CAR ,AT THE ALL STAR GAME, KOBE BRYANT'S MINI MOVIE, THE KARDASHIANS ARE ROLLING IN DOUGH

Unknown is the number one movie this weekend as I predicted it would be. It made 21$million over the weekend. I forgot today it is President's day so there may be a more accurate count on Tuesday but here are the totals so far.

1	N	Unknown	WB	$21,770,000	-	3,043	-	$7,154	$21,770,000	$30	1
2	N	I Am Number Four	BV	$19,400,000	-	3,154	-	$6,151	$19,400,000	$60	1
3	3	Gnomeo and Juliet	BV	$19,238,000	-24.1%	3,014	+20	$6,383	$50,259,000	-	2
4	1	Just Go With It	Sony	$18,496,000	-39.4%	3,548	-	$5,213	$61,052,000	$80	2
5	N	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Fox	$16,250,000	-	2,821	-	$5,760	$16,250,000	$32	1
6	2	Justin Bieber: Never Say Never	Par.	$13,335,000	-54.8%	3,118	+13	$4,277	$48,208,000	$13	2
7	6	The King's Speech	Wein.	$6,513,000	-9.9%	2,086	-177	$3,122	$103,225,000	$15	13
8	5	The Roommate	SGem	$3,899,000	-52.0%	2,160	-374	$1,805	$32,492,564	$16	3
9	4	The Eagle	Focus	$3,621,000	-58.3%	2,296	-	$1,577	$15,128,000	$25	2
10	7	No Strings Attached	Par.	$3,077,000	-47.0%	1,966	-790	$1,565	$65,990,000	$25	5

The rest of the post after the jump.


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KOBE DOES A NEW NIKE AD

Black Mamba commercial with Kobe Bryant.


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IF YOU GIVE A COMEDIAN THE MIC EXPECT A CRAZY COMMENT

That's what happened when Tracy Morgan grabbed the mic during a TNT pregame show. On TNT’s “Inside The NBA”  Tracy is asked by Kenny Smith if Sarah Palin is good looking, to which Tracy responded “she’s great masturbation material”
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SHAQ DOES HIS STATUE IMPERSONATION

 Shaquille O'Neal did pose as a statue for almost an hour Thursday afternoon, in Cambridge, Massachusetts' Harvard Square. Why he did this who knows. Hey it's Shaq. This is what he tweeted.

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THE MAGIC MAN SALES HIS STAKE IN THE LAKERS

Magic Johnson was literally walkin' on air while selling his 5% ownership stake in the Los Angeles Lakers -- TMZ has learned dude signed off on the multi-million dollar deal.
Sources close to the NBA legend tell us Magic was on a sky phone on Friday while he closed the deal ... worth approximately $35 million.
Magic making moves again. He could have given me that 5%.

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JAMAL MASHBURNE IS SURE NOT HUNGRY

Mashburn did have a successful stint in the NBA with averages of 19.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, and making the All-Star team in 2003. Not to mention, he did make a total of $75,623,634 during his 13 NBA seasons and hasn't blown it all like some of his former NBA pals.
According to Jamal this is where his money went, I started with ESPN four years ago. Lots of people don't know but I was a communications major in college. I didn't anticipate doing what I studied in college, but when I finished my basketball career it made sense. I've always been in business and own franchises of Papa John's, Dunkin' Donuts and Outback Steakhouse, as well as car dealerships. I own over 34 Outbacks, 37 Papa John's and dealerships in Kentucky.
Wow he can get free cars and drive them to hhis resturants. That's how you supposed to end your NBA career.


VIA: BALL DON'T LIE


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HOW MUCH DOES DAVID STERN MAKE

According to TMZ sources tell them they think it's unfair for the league to tag players and their salaries for its financial woes. In fact, they smell a rat since the paychecks of Stern and his deputy commissioner are kept hush hush. As one player said, "There needs to be some transparency. It's hypocritical to single us out.”

NBA owners collectively pay the commissioner's salary, which has been rumored -- but never confirmed -- to be in the neighborhood of $10 million per year.
Reps from the players union, led by Derek Fisher and Billy Hunter, met with Stern Wednesday in ongoing talks to avoid a labor dispute. David Stern's salary is more private than Area 51.

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NBA TEAMS GET NEW JERSEYS

Adidas today will unveil NBA Revolution 30 -- the lightest and most technologically advanced NBA uniforms -- at an event at the NBA Store in New York City with the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard, the New York Knicks' Toney Douglas and Wilson Chandler and the New Jersey Nets' Brook Lopez and Jordan Farmar.

Designed and developed by adidas, the uniforms are 30 percent lighter and dry twice as fast as previous NBA uniforms to help enhance player performance by keeping athletes cooler, drier and more comfortable on the court. All 30 NBA teams will wear the new uniforms beginning this season. NBA TV and NBA.com will broadcast the NBA Revolution 30 launch event live at 11 a.m. Eastern Time I see no difference but I guess that's the point.

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LEBRON ONE OF THE MOST HATED PLAYERS

Lebron james just made a list he probably didn't want to be on. He is now the sixth most disliked sports personality, according to The Q Score Company, behind Michael Vick, Tiger Woods, Terrell Owens, Chad Ochocinco and Kobe Bryant. Ok I just want to know who did this company interview for this survey, the Tea Party movement?

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DWIGHT HOWARD DOING GOOD

According to the Orlando Sentinel , Howard recently spent several hours visiting with Kellogg, 62, a a Magic fan with Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma. The cancer is inoperable and incurable, but Howard lifted her spirits and she ended up lifting his.
"Dwight Howard is just such a precious, wonderful kid," she told the Sentinel. "Whenever I watch him play, he just makes me feel good inside."
Kellogg's daughter, Arian Clute, contacted the Magic several weeks ago about her mother's wish to have a conversation with Howard, the two-time NBA defensive player of the year. He was scheduled to visit for 30 minutes but stayed several hours, according to the Sentinel.
When he asked why he was the only item on her bucket list, she told him, "Because some people get a choir that sings them into heaven and some people get a chariot that rolls them into heaven. Not me. I want to be slam-dunked smack, dab into the middle of heaven by Dwight Howard.
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DID SHAQ AND HOOPZ GET ENGAGED?

According to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Shaq might very well have proposed to Hoopz over the weekend! Nothing of this sort has been officially confirmed, but Sam David, the owner of a restaurant in St. Albans, TN, where Shaq recently dined, told the paper that “I think [Shaq] may have proposed to his girlfriend. He brought a chair into the middle of the dance floor and he put a ring on her finger.” Adding fuel to these (very speculative!) fires is a story on the (pretty reputable) sports website Sports By Brooks that says, and we quote, the site “has also been informed that O’Neal has spent much of his summer in Alexander’s hometown of Maryville, TN. In fact, the current Celtic now has a home with Alexander in Maryville’s Royal Oaks golf community.”
Don't know if this is true and Hoopz is hot but she's been ran through to many times to marry.

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CHARLES BARKLEY NOT TO HAPPY WITH LEBRON JAMES

Barkley upped the ante while reacting to James's recent tweet, in which he claims to be keeping track of "everyone taking shots at me this summer." While being interviewed on ESPN Radio 103.3 FM in Dallas/Fort Worth on Wednesday night, Barkley snapped.

"I want him to make sure that he puts my name on that (list)," Barkley said, in reference to James' tweet. "I thought that his little one-hour special was a punk move," the analyst added, according to FanHouse.
Barkley also says "He knows where I'll be," Barkley said, seeming to be referencing to LeBron James. "I don't run. I'm on TV every week, I'm easy to find."
Wow it seems like everyone has beef with someone else this year, next it will be Elmo and Spongebob.

MEET THE CHICK LEBRON IS ABOUT TO LEAVE

Check out some footage from LeBron James’ leading lady Savannah Brinson in her Harper’s Bazaar magazine shoot above. Beware Savannah I hate to say it, but when Lebron gets to Miami and starts to hang out with all those beautiful women, well does Dwayne and Shaq com to mind.

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WEEKEND WRAP UP:THE OTHER GUYS RULE, MONTANA FISHBURNE IS GETTING HER 15 MINUTES,WYCLEF JEAN WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT

The Other Guys ruled the box office this weekend to the tune of $35,000,000. I guess everyone is finally tired of Inception. Here are the totals:

Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)

Aug 6 - 8 weekend


1 - The Other Guys Sony Pictures Entertainment $35,600,000 TOTAL: $35,600,000
2 1 Inception Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $18,600,000 TOTAL: $227,732,000 
3 - Step Up 3D Walt Disney Studios Distribution $15,500,000 TOTAL: $15,500,000
4 3 Salt Sony Pictures Releasing $11,100,000 TOTAL: $91,980,000
5 2 Dinner for Schmucks Paramount Pictures $10,500,000 TOTAL: $46,746,000
6 4 Despicable Me Universal Pictures $9,400,000 TOTAL: $209,400,000
7 6 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $6,910,000 TOTAL: $26,436,000
8 5 Charlie St. Cloud Universal Pictures $4,700,000 TOTAL:  $23,500,000
9 7 Toy Story 3 Walt Disney Studios Distribution $3,048,000 TOTAL: $396,317,000
10 12 The Kids Are All Right N/A $2,606,000 TOTAL: $14,011,000

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SHAQ SIGNS WITH THE CELTICS

Shaquille Oneal signed a contract with the celtics for the upcoming NBA season. I wonder how this is going to work out.

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DENNIS RODMAN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA

Dennis Rodman was involved in a terrible car accident this weekend -- in which his car flipped three times -- but walked away with just a scratch on his finger. According to TMZ the former NBA star was the passenger in a green Range Rover traveling on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale, FL ... when one of the tires blew out. We're told the car flipped three times and Dennis had to be pulled from the car by a few good Samaritans who had stopped to help.

The people who helped pull Dennis out of the wreckage later asked for autographs ... but Rodman politely declined.

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PEOPLE STILL MAD AT LEBRON

People still mad at Lebron. A Lebron fan in his new Miami Heat jersey gets ejected from a cleveland Indian game. man even baseball fans mad at Lebron, Videos after the jump.

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FORMER NBA PLAYER LORENZEN WRIGHT FOUND DEAD

Lorenzen Wright was remembered Thursday as a fun-loving personality who helped mentor the young Atlanta Hawks during his most recent stint with the team, 2006-08. Wright's body was found Wednesday in a wooded area of southeast Memphis. He had been missing for about 10 days. The 34-year-old Wright was last seen in the early morning of July 19, right before he was to head back to his Atlanta townhouse with a friend and his six children. His family filed a missing person report July 22.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that a 911 call made on July 19 from Wright's cellphone recorded loud gunshot blasts from what appeared to be several weapons before the call ended.
Wright recently flew from Atlanta to Memphis to visit friends and his children, friends said.
He was last seen at about 2 a.m. July 19, leaving his ex-wife’s Whisperwood Drive home, the newspaper said.
His former wife told police she doesn’t know who he left with or what type of car they were in, according to the missing person’s report. A friend estimated Wright was carrying $2,000 to $3,000 in big bills.
Wright was also going through some financialdifficulties of late. His custom-built 17-room home in Eads, Tenn., was repossessed in May for $1.3 million, and that his Atlanta house was repossessed in January for $1.1 million.

VIA: AJC

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