They’d probably prefer a link on SI.com Hot Clicks to this, but just wanted to take an opportunity to point out that NBA blog The Basketball Jones is murdering the game today with their Lebron coverage.

If you’re interested in what went down at Quicken Loans Arena last night, you should really check them out today. I poached some of their best content for the purposes of this blog post, including a pic of my favorite sign from the game last night (’11-8?? Looks Like You Left Your Talents in Cleveland’) and a soon-to-be widely viewed video of the Cleveland coaching staff telling Lebron to STFU that Tas Melas tweeted earlier.

TBJ’s latest podcast is also a must today. They talk to Yahoo! Sports’ esteemed Adrian Wojnarowski, one of straightest shooters in NBA writing. Skeets and Melas are hilarious as usual. The TBJ Overdose is in my Top-3 podcasts, along with Dan Levy’s On the DL and Bill Simmons’ B.S. Report. What other great sports podcasts are out there? (Leave for me in the comments)

In photo: Raymond Towler, the other guy, enjoys the National Anthem before last night’s Celtics-Cavs game while standing on the court alongside a afflicted looking Shaq. (Did Shaq know what was coming?)

He’s wearing the number 52, because that’s his age. Prior to last week, the last time Towler was not an inmate was when he was in his early 20s.

Yesterday, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported that Towler, a lifelong Cavs fan who used to watch games on a 13-inch television while locked up, would be the Cavs guest of honor at the game last night after being released after serving 29 years for a false conviction that he raped an 11-year old girl.

(Sidebar: Falsely convicted of Murder. That’s the only false charge that comes to mind that’s on-par with being falsely convicted on raping an 11-year old girl)

The Cavaliers set him up nice: treated him and his family to a dinner in the VIP lounge, he stood on the floor during pre-game warm-ups, they let him take two three-pointers (he made one), and the team even showed up for two quarters of their playoff game.

Considering the Cavs lost Towler’s homecoming game 120 – 88, I can’t decide whether his reaction would be positive – because hey, no more heinous crimes on my record, woot – or if he’d rail on the team like any other diehard fan. I’d say any margin less than 20 is guaranteed good tidings from the guy who just got out of prison after falsely being convicted of raping an 11-year old (Man, I still can’t get over how awful that is). But torched then cauterized by 32 points in game five of a playoff series? I’m not sure even a newly freed man is going to be able to take the bad with the good.

I couldn’t care less what Mike Brown and Lebron James have to say about last night’s game, I want to hear this guy’s post-game quote.

Photo via ESPN.com

Not making any accusations, but I curiously have Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division swirling in my head while I ponder this. Just sayin…

A note to serious bidders (always wondered about how you place a non-serious, very jesting bid on one of these high priced item), he’ll also send you some of the add’l 130 photos from his collection not contained in the books.

Not swim fan enough for you yet?

The prized piece of the collection (of over 500 laminated sheets contained in eight books!) – Scrapbook #1: email sent to the Akron Beacon-Journal while Lebron was in High School asking why they weren’t covering Lebron more – it just got weird.