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Family and friends who were at Alonzo Mourning’s place last Sunday made a bet if he would cry or not when the Heat retires his number. He said he wouldn’t.

”I told them they’d lose that bet,” Mourning insisted.

“Y’all can go and collect your money,” Mourning said as he lost the bet but was a winner after the night’s celebration.

As his numbers rose to the rafters, Mourning couldn’t help but cry. His tears started rolling down his cheeks as he was focused on looking at his jersey number retired.

”If you can’t cry on a night like this,” said his former Georgetown coach John Thompson, “what the hell you need tears for!”

In the Heat’s 21-year history, this is the first time they will be retiring a player’s number. But no one is more than deserving than Alonzo Mourning, who played with so much passion for the game that it led him winning defensive player of the year honors twice and helping the team win the championship in 2006.

You can say that these are his greatest accomplishments but none better that how he fought a disease in his kidney and recovered from the operation in 2003. Another highlight or should I say highlights, are those time he has helped the community in Miami through his Alonzo Mourning Charities Inc. (where the Heat donated $50,000 on Monday). He has also touched the lives of kidney patients and has been active in his annual Zo’s groove fundraiser.

Alonzo Mourning should be named in the Hall of Fame in my opinion, as he has been a winner his whole career. We’d like to thank Mr. Mourning for everything his done for the game of basketball. Those games against the Knicks in the 90s are classic!

Right now, my fantasy teams are missing his close to 3 blocks a game.

Here’s a video of the Heat retiring Mourning’s jersey: (more…)

Today’s highlights shows why Jason Maxiell is a beast and how Javale McGee shows Maxiell who’s the real beast. TJ Ford brings the circus to town. We also get a tutorial from the Nuggets on how to run the fastbreak. And of course, we welcome Gilbert Arenas back and his one of ten assists in the game against the Pistons.

Gilbert Arenas comeback

After missing 156 of the possible 173 games, Gilbert Arenas is back. This game against the Detroit Pistons marked his first since April 27, 2008. It was filled with mixed emotions as people were excited to see him back but unfortunately, the game resulted in a loss where Arenas’ shot was blocked by Kwame Brown.

Caron Butler was able to grab the ball and take a shot but missed resulting in a 98-96 Detroit win.

“I’m going to think about that the whole way to Indiana,” Arenas said as the team prepared to catch a postgame plane to play the Pacers on Sunday. “I should’ve called a timeout, or I should’ve just drove the lane off the rebound, but that’s what happened. We’ve got to live with it. … Just had a mental block.”

But it wasn’t all that bad as he finished the game with 15 points, 10 assists, 2 threes and only one turnover. The fg percentage was bad but is forgivable as Arenas was rusty from not playing in over a year.

“You’ve ever heard that expression, ‘If you want it to rain, wash your car’? That’s what happened this morning,” Arenas said. “I got here, knee’s been feeling fine this whole time, as soon as I got here it started aching. ‘Oh man, see, I knew this was going to happen.’ So I said I wasn’t going to play. And then once I got home, I felt better. I said, ‘Oh, it’s just nerves kicking in.’ Once I got out there, it was all basketball from there.”

It really looked like he was feeling well in that game and was having fun even after tripping. But unlike the Arenas we saw last year where he would have had a hard time getting up, this time it seemed that it didn’t bother him that much.

Even after losing to the Pistons, Wizards fans have to be happy that their $111 million is back and what a better sight than to see their Big 3 back in action. Caron Butler played for the first time after missing seven straight games with a sore hamstring. As long as Arenas’ knee can hold up, and with a a very high possibility of getting a top 4 pick in next year’s draft, it looks brighter in Washington. I just wish Eddie Jordan would have still been their coach.

Fantasy Basketball Rant on Arenas:

Gilbert Arenas comeback

As a Suns fan, I hate seeing this done to my team but what can you say Rudy Fernandez had back to back great baskets where he scored 5 points in 3 seconds. It could have been better if it were in the 4th quarter and Portland was down 4 points huh? and it wasn’t against the Suns.

The Black Eyed Peas Detroit Pistons are trying to protect their 7th seed in the East with teams like the Bulls, Bobcats, and the rest of the East are trying to make the playoffs too. With starters Allen Iverson, Rip Hamilton, and Rasheed Wallace out, someone has to step up and that someone is Will.By.Num.

Will Bynum has been on fire lately averaging 16.7 points, 4 assists, on solid shooting from the field. His defense has also been great because of his athleticism and energy. Though the Pistons have lost six of their last seven games, the undrafted guard out of Georgia Tech has proven that he can step it up when needed.

As many of us were surprised and impressed just now, Joe Dumars and Michael Curry knew all along that this kid can step it up and play. After traveling around the world, from playing in the NBDL then the Golden St. Warriors to playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, Bynum was called by Dumars to invite him to play for their summer league team. He, of course, was very impressive.

Will Bynum had another very good game as the Pistons starting point guard. His defense, running the offense and ability to drive to the basket and make something happen has to caught the eye of Joe Dumars and coach Curry. Bynum even showed he has leaping ability when he went up for a tomahawk slam that looked like his eyes were even with the rim. Too bad he was fouled on the play that prevented what would have been one of the best dunks of the summer. Bynum finished with 16 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in 28 minutes.

Like in our fantasy teams, Will Bynum was never drafted back in October but he has been impresive in helping our fantasy basketball teams in a lot of ways. I just hope your team is winning and not on a losing streak like the Detroit Pistons right now.

I’m a fan of Will Bynum now. How about you?

Here are some of Will Bynum’s top plays while playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv

The NBA playoff is just a few weeks away and we still don’t know who is assured of the last two or even the last four playoff spots in the East. Right now the fourth-8th seed are the Miami Heat(38-32), Philadelphia 76ers(36-33), Detroit Pistons (34-36) and the Chicago Bulls (34-38). These teams aren’t safe yet since there are a some teams just a few games behind them. If you’re a fantasy basketball fan, you are probably loving the East right now. Why? (more…)

LeBron Does Yoga (more…)

My Courtrivals page

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Court Rivals is a new type of fantasy sport where YOU assume the role of the player in a simulated basketball league:
Train your player’s skills and improve his game
Join a team with friends or create your own team
Challenge other teams owned by real people like you around the world
Win individual awards or a championship banner

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Team Name is www.buhaybasketball.com
Password is basketball
League is Bird

So there you have it, it’s pretty easy right? Right now, www.buhaybasketball.com’s team is on a losing streak and we need more players. Join now and let’s all train our players for our team to make it to the top. Enjoy!

With the playoff just around the corner you just have to do what it takes to make sure your team is in the playoff. There are a few options left in making sure your team wins. The first is to bribe your opponent this week to not field in his roster in hopes of getting an 8-1 record this week. Of course I’m joking! Seriously, all you can do now is make sure you get the most out of your team and that is by searching for players who are hot and hopefully still in the waiver wires. Here are some:

Steve Novak, SF/PF, LA Clippers

Novak has been hot from three points lately and this late in the season he is your best bet in the waivers to save your three point cat. Most probably he’s not in the waivers anymore because of his 21 three pointers in the past four games but still check. This guy is a top priority right now.
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Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry was shot in the left leg at around 4 AM, Tuesday, while driving near his home. The injury was minor, and the team said Landry was treated at a hospital and released. – Yahoo Sports.