The Perpetual NBA Thread

[theveed]

Confirmed na to??? Ngek wala nang star ang Boston hehe, buti nalang mahiina yung division...

BTW, may katinuan din pala tong si Stephon

Stephon Marbury broke down. In a heartfelt display, the tough-guy Knicks' guard began sobbing at a news conference Tuesday in New York City to announce his personal pledge of $500,000 to $1 million to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

"I just think about my kids, about my son," Marbury said, dressed in a suit and tie, while being overcome by tears throughout his two-minute speech. "You want something so bad. You see little babies floating in the river. It's amazing. It's amazing these people are still just going [on]. You complain about the little things. But we're just so fortunate to breathe and walk knowing all of this is going on."

The image of NBA stars might not be the greatest these days, but the reaction of Marbury and others has shown a human side to these modern-day gladiators not often seen. Even cynics who point out Marbury stands to make $16.4 million this season would agree his contribution is generous. Lakers star Kobe Bryant and Mavs forward Alan Henderson have each pledged $100,000. Former Hornets guard Baron Davis, now with the Warriors, has contributed $60,000. Bulls guard Chris Duhon, a native of Slidell, La., has given $30,000.

These individual donations are in addition to efforts being coordinated by the league and its teams who have committed $2 million. The Players Association has committed another $2.5 million. The Bucks organization got together to raise $500,000 themselves.

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Part of the NBA's heartfelt response no doubt stems from the fact that many players come from the South. The Players Association estimates 20 of its 400 members had homes in the Gulf Coast areas hit hardest by Katrina. Countless others had family in the area. Hornets forward P.J. Brown lost a home in Slidell.

But these NBA efforts, sadly, will only do a small part to relieve the wide-scale suffering. They also might be among the last ties the league has to the Big Easy. Hurricane Katrina probably signals a death knell to pro hoops in New Orleans. If the NFL Saints are considered likely to pull up and relocate -- San Antonio could be their new full-time home -- the Hornets stand no chance.

[kimpOy]

yup Starbury is a good man...hat offs to him...

if ever pierce will go to denver, the nuggets have just borrowed a paged from the 04 seattle sonics who have their 2 gunners s) averaging 20 pts 5 rebs and 2 asst a game.

[baiskee]

kaya naman pala minsan nawawala ang shooting ni peja (crunch time) eh eto pala ang reason...

Peja ur the man...

NBA WIVES/GF PART3

NBA WIVES/GF PART 2

NBA WIVES/GF PART 1

grabe naman pala...model na model si mrs. peja eh.

pero nagulat ako dito.

[chain]

lupit ng pics. iba talaga pag NBA player hehehe. the chicks you get with the money you're hauling in.. *sigh*

well except for a few exemptions.. hehehe

[kimpOy]

poor guy...

NY Post: Shaq Punches Man Who Bumped Into Wife

[ILuvDetailing]

Latest Rumor from insidehoops.com -> Latrel Sprewel to the LA Lakers

[chain]

"A couple seconds later it just looked like Shaq completely snapped. He turned around and punched this other guy right in the face. He totally laid him out with one punch and then he did kind of a running punch when the guy was already on the ground. After that the entire VIP area just collapsed on the guy."

omigod. hindi ko alam gagawin ko if Shaq comes up to me like that.. siguro sasabihin ko na lang, "Sir, pwede ho ba dito na lang?" (points to my forehead or sa balikat) "para hindi masyadong magkaroon ng pasa" hehehe

pero sabagay, siguro sa laki nya kahit anong gawin mo, it's bound to leave a mark!

[ssaloon]

damon jones signs with cavs.

[theveed]

First glance, parang iba hawak ni Scottie dun sa pic sa taas hehe

[mantoy]

will this guy achieve the same success as manu ginobili?