Currently, there are NBA memorabilia items up for auction on ebay that are both priced higher and more ridiculous – for example, a framed, vinyl-copy of the Thriller album signed by Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan. However, this has to be the most curious case of trying to cash in on a superstar’s early accolades that I’ve seen since last year when I found someone selling eight scrapbooks of Lebron James complete press clippings for $250 K. For just under five grand you can purchase a set of four yearbooks from Lower Merion High School, in Ardmore Pennsylvania, from 1993-96.

It’s no coincidence, that during that four year span, the Lower Merion “Aces” varsity basketball team was led by Kobe Bryant. He was also voted to Homecoming King and Most Likely to Succeed his senior year. (A+ to the seller for including every single shot of Kobe from each book in the listing.)

Redacted: Bears mentioning that First Cuts posted this find yesterday – someone selling an 8th grade yearbook that Kobe signed for $9,995.00! His message: “Blosom, you are a good dancer and very sympathetic. Love, Kobe Bryant.” (H/T @chrislittmann)

Following last night’s underwhelming NBA Finals clincher, The Big Eloquence had this to say via Twitter…

Sincere? Backhanded? Full-on slight? H/T to Nah Right for the screen grab.


And when the The Real Shaq gets on a roll, he does not quit…

Shaq Tweets: Congratulates Kobe, Tweaks Stan Van Gundy One Last Time (Pacman Jonesin’)

During a conference call to promote the upcoming American Century Championship Celebrity Golf Tournament in Lake Tahoe, ‘Zo expounded on the imminent NBA Championship victory of the Lakers. Let’s just say, if this were Good Will Hunting, Koby is Damon and Phil is Affleck…Casey Affleck.

Hear it..

Alonzo on Phil Jackson

He left out, “put me and a pair of tinted lenses on the sideline!”


Phil’s response..well, his response if I were Phil:

Time Out Alonzo, how many rings do you have as compared to my nine secured and tenth one fast approaching? what? WHAT?

The answer is of course, Alonzo got the single ring many moons ago with Miami in 1996. He’s also a 100/1 favorite to win the American Century Championship (July 14-19) in Nevada next month.

Rings talk. Plaid walks.

Alonzo Mourning bashes Phil Jackson (No Guts, No Glory)
Alonzo Mourning:Phil Jackson’s ‘Just Showing Up’ (Sports By Brooks)
Lakers take hold of series, down Magic in overtime (Balls Don’t Lie)

His next courtside seat might be in-between Nicholson and that weird Adler guy, because Lil Wayne love, love, loves Kobe. His new song, aptly titled “Kobe Bryant” opens…

Kobe doing work.
2-4 on my shirt
he the greatest on the court
and I’m the greatest on the verse.
Going for the fourth ring
like it was his first.
Gotta get the gleam, do it for Kareem!

Check out the full song…

H/T to Nah Right for the first post – go here to download.

vitaminwater’s commercial for the NBA Finals…

That Dwight Howard is one hell of a drug.


@dwighthoward posted it on his blog too asking if you could name the impersonations. Other than when he imitates the Lebron explosion of talcum, I for one can not name any of the other impersonations. (More dunks than a donut shop – Stan Van Gundy?)

Last week, I posted a photo of Leo Dicaprio nearly getting taken out by an airborne Brent Barry. Well, I think the results may have been decidedly different if Barry decided to take on Drew Barrymore, who was armed with 17-inch heels and feeling flexible at the May 19th Lakers-Nuggets game at the Staples Center.

Luckily, Drew the Impaler didn’t stick anyone (she just got to’ up on copious amounts of Bud Heavy)

H/T to The Telegraph, keep rolling out these Celebrity Playoff Galleries!

“I can not believe they sat me next to the bozo from Tremors.”

Why wouldn’t you aim for Bacon, Brent Barry? Now he’s probably gonna go and make a double live album!

If you do nothing else, please leave a caption for that photo in the comments.

Celebrities at the NBA basketball playoffs (Telegraph)

Why am i having trouble finding sideline pics of Donald Sutherland from last night’s game? Turns out the guy sleeping next to the Lakers’ chief rabblerouser Jack Nicholson in the front row is actually Lou Adler.

Lou Who? He produced records for Sam Cooke, The Mamas & the Papas and Carole King among others. He also directed Up in Smoke. And apparently him and Nicholson are best pals.

Well, if they’re such great friends, how come Strother Martin snubbed Jack as Tommy Chong’s dad (Arnold Stoner) in UIS?

Now this guy? Smart money says he was sired by Adler (or Drew Carey). Could be any one of Lou’s four youngest sons – Manny, Pablo, Oscar, Ike.

Not especially likely that was Cisco Adler next to Nicholson last night.

So what do we have to look forward to for the game six sideline in Boston on Tuesday? Mistaking somebody from the Scalabrine brood for Michael Rappaport seems realistic.

Here are some game five thoughts from somebody who knows better.