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Friday, April 30, 2010

Natalie Zea



Here are some photos of actress Natalie Zea who currently plays Winona Hawkins, who 's the ex-wife of Timothy Olyphant's main character U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in FX drama Justfied.

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More NBA Playoff Teams, "Gone Fishin"

For some sinking reason, I have a sinking feeling that most of you out there in interweb-land love the TNT segment, "Gone Fishin".

For those of you that don't know about it (what rock have you been living under?), it's the one where eliminated playoff teams get the glory of being photo-shopped into some fishing expedition.

Well, last night with the elimination of the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers, we got to add to that "Gone Fishin" list.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Derek Fisher Does Not Scrap At The Waffle House


One of the stranger stories that I heard this week was about Lakers starting point guard Derek Fisher.

Allegedly when the Lakers were in Oklahoma City to play the Thunder, he got into fight at a local Waffle House. However, that ended up being a mistaken rumor and the real story is somewhat more interesting.

We get more from TMZ:

Los Angeles Lakers star Derek Fisher wants to make one thing clear -- he's no Waffle House brawler.

Reports surfaced yesterday that the Lakers guard was involved in a fight at a Waffle House in Oklahoma City last week.

But Derek told TMZ the full story, and says the only truth is he was at a Waffle House -- a year ago!

He says the brawl went down when two dudes began scrapping over Derek's autograph. Derek says he was "an innocent bystander," and cops eventually broke up the fight.
Some people are probably wondering why this would be so misconstrued but it's prolly a bit of gamesmanship from Oklahoma City fans.

My real question is who scraps over a Derek Fisher autograph?

(Courtesy of TMZ)

Inside the NBA's Cybele Does An Amazing Death-Defying Dunk

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we featued the Milwaukee Bucks mascot, "Bango the Deer" doing an amazing back-flip dunk off a ladder.

Well, the peeps over at Inside the NBA decided to show Bango up a bit. Everyone's favorite push-up artist and camera operator, Cybele Forbes decided to attempt a back-flip dunk over barbed-wire, broken glass, and mouse traps.

Lauren German


Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Shailene Woodley










Here are some photos of actress Shailene Woodley.

Scout Taylor-Compton Photos





Here are some photo of actress Scout Taylor-Compton with her pals Bill Moseley, Ken Foree, and Dee Snider.

Can Charles Barkley Name the Bucks Starting Five?

One of tonight's exciting NBA playoff affairs is game five of the Milwaukee Bucks/Atlanta Hawks series.

TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley for another brilliant segment of "Ask Chuck" had to name the Milwaukee Bucks starting line-up.

How did Chuck do? You'll have to watch the video to find out.

Ummm...Lebron. There's a Ballboy Right There

There are a certain number of people out there who love to pile on the Lebron James hate train and the below video might be one that it somewhat hard to ignore.

After checking back into game 4 of the Bulls/Cavs series in Chicago, Lebron appears to be taking off his warm-ups after checking back into the game.

A Chicago Bulls ballboy appears in the frame to pick-up James warm-ups but instead of handing them to him, Lebron tosses them onto the ground.



(Courtesy of SportsbyBrooks)

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

NEVER Wear an Atlanta Hawks Jersey Around Bango the Deer

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, (well actually 15 minutes ago) we featured Milwaukee Bucks mascot, Bango the Deer doing an awesome reverse back-flip dunk during Bucks/Hawks game four.

Well, before the dunk, Bango the Deer decided to take out some of his frustrations on Atlanta Hawks jersey-wearin' peeps in the below highlight package.



Rule 2,121: Never got into a porta-potty wearing an Atlanta Hawks jersey in Milwaukee if there is a chance Bango the Deer will find you.

(Courtesy of BrewHoop)

The Charlotte Bobcats Have Gone Fishin'

Last Night, the Charlotte Bobcats were swept out of the playoffs by the Orlando Magic and things had to be pretty down for Bobcats fans at that point.

However, they could at least take solace that they were the first team that Chris Webber and Charles Barkley sent fishin'.

Charles Barkley's Favorite Hostess Snack Cake is....

One of the segments that TNT's Inside the NBA crew have been using recently called, "Questions for Chuck" have gone from the weird to the sublime.

In this question, we find out what Charles Barkley's favorite Hostess Snack Cake is and his options were Twinkies, Ho-Ho's, or Swiss Rolls.

Milwaukee Bucks Mascot, Bango the Deer is THE MAN

The Milwaukee Bucks have evened their playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks at 2-2 and even mascot, Bango the Deer is turning heads as well.

This pretty awesome stunt during a stoppage of play in game 4 has Bango climb up a 15-foot ladder and then dunk the basketball in reverse.



That's pretty awesome but one false move and he becomes a "deer in the backboard".

(Courtesy of Digital Sports Daily)

Monday, April 26, 2010

Who is this Kenny Smith, You Speak Off?

Before the start of the NBA playoffs, I doubt that many of you knew who Utah Jazz back-up center Kyrylo Fesenko was.

Well, so far he had filled in admirably for injured Mehmet Okur and NBA TV's Marc Fein got an interview with him to talk about Inside the NBA's Charles Barkley.

Then Mr. Fein mentioned studio partner Kenny Smith, the response from Kyrylo was a little bit different.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Lebron James Half-Court Annihilator

Just when you thought it was safe to attend a Chicago Bulls game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lebron James decided to get into the water and blow everyone away.

Watch this amazing half-court shot from Lebron as he beats the third quarter buzzer in game four of their playoff series versus the Chicago Bulls.



(Courtesy of Outside the Boxscore)

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Mehmet Okur, Party-Saver

Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur is out for the rest of the playoffs with a left Achilles tendon injury however that doesn't mean that he still can't flick ice-cubes at party-goers.

In this commercial for Dimes Party Time Liquor, Mehmet comes to the rescue of one party-goer who needed a little ice.



(Courtesy of SLC Dunk)

DeShawn Stevenson's Abe Lincoln Tattoo Talks Trash About Spurs

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we had a couple videos of Dallas Mavericks guard DeShawn Stevenson's talking tattoo of former United States president, Abraham Lincoln.

Well, Abe is at it again as he decides to dish some friendly trash-talk to the San Antonio Spurs.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Caron Butler, Straw Guru

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we mentioned Dallas Maverick Caron Butler had a pension for chewing straws during games which led to an NBA ban for straw-chewing on the court.

Well, TNT's Marty Snider decided to test Caron's Butler knowledge of the straws that he chews by presenting him with a little blind chew-test to determine if he can pick his favorite straw out of a straw-stack.

Did Caron guess right? You have to watch the video to find out.

The NBA on Cartoon Network?


There was once a period of time that Cartoon Network only showed cartoons and I think some of us were happy with that.

Well, Cartoon Network recently partnered with the NBA to create NBA-related programming for younger children and this will be the spoils of this partnership.

We get more from Broadcast and Cable:

The network is also taking advantage of its relationship with Turner Sports on Run It Back Sunday. The show will take the NBA On TNT game of the week and remix it into an hour, adding special effects (like flames around the net or ball) and pop up trivia about the game and players.
So I guess you could say that it would sorta be like NBA Jam sans controller for your eight year old son. I will say that it will be interesting to see how the show will be presented and how the special effects will be utilized.

At least now, The New Jersey Nets can finally be presented in the way they should be.

(Courtesy of Sportress of Blogitude)

Craig Sager Stays at Oklahoma City's Haunted Hotel

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we mentioned a story regarding the Skrivin Hotel in Oklahoma City which some NBA players believe to be haunted.

Well, TNT's Craig Sager decided to stay a night in the supposed haunted hotel where the Los Angeles Lakers will stay for the series and had his own experience with the paranormal.

For the crew of Inside the NBA, they got to experience Craig Sager in shorts.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Ron Jeremy Speaks About Orlando Doppleganger

It has been noted in the NBA media machine that current Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy looks like a certain pornographic actor.

Well, Mouthpiece Sports decided to interview said pornographic actor, Ron Jeremy about his thoughts about the resemblance and had he heard about it prior to the interview.

(Video is sorta NSFW)



(Courtesy of Mouthpiece Sports)

Charles Barkley "Stumped" by Kenny Smith's Brain Teaser

Last night's "EJ Neat-O Stat of the Night" had an interesting twist at the end which even M Night Shyamalan didn't see coming.

Kenny Smith decided to show Charles Barkley a brain teaser puzzle where Charles had to navigate through a representation of a snowy hill with trees without hitting a tree. Charles past the first part of the test by doing it successfully with his eyes open.

Then Kenny told him to do it with his eyes closed.



LMAO, I think Charles Barkley feels how James Johnson felt a couple days ago.

Huh, Lawrence Frank Doesn't Like Lebron James

I think some of you probably were asking this question to yourselves recently, "What happened to former New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank?"

Funny you should ask, Frank is currently doing work with ESPN and was doing an interview with Dana Jacobsen for ESPN First Take regarding the NBA playoffs.

As they threw it over to Skip Bayless and 1st and 10 crew, Frank decided to have a few choice words about Lebron forgetting that his microphone was still on.

(Video is NSFW)



(Courtesy of Bob's Blitz)

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Charles Barkley Calls Kenny/Ernie, "A-Holes"

There are few men in today's society that can say what is on their mind and get away with it.

One of those men is TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley and well, last night he decided to up the ante on things you probaly shouldn't say on live televison.

For the halftime segment called "T-Mobile's Questions For Chuck", two enterprising ladies asked Chuck whether he prefered blondes or brunettes. Kenny and Ernie decided to laugh it up at Chuck's expense but the Chuckster fought back.



Good Job Charles, sometimes you need to keep those two in line but it's good that you didn't give away any of those Charles Barkley sexual secrets.

By the way, my own personal preference on the question of blondes or brunettes is any hair color on Anna Kendrick but no one asks me any questions these days.

(Courtesy of Deadspin)

Shaq Sings "Jessie's Girl" with Puppets

For those of you that are not watching Shaquille O'Neal's UStream Page, you are clearly missing out on alot.



In this recent clip, he decides to lip-synch to Rick Springfield's number one hit, "Jessie's Girl".



Not only that, he brought puppets to help him out on the back-up vocals.







(Courtesy of Basketbawful)

The Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Anthem, "Tha Finals"

Previously on That NBA Lottery Pick, we mentioned that the Charlotte Bobcats had their own playoff anthem called, "Bobcats Playoff Anthem".

Well, the Cleveland rap group known as "The Curse Breakers" decided to drop a Cleveland Cavaliers playoff anthem called, "Tha Finals".

Essentially, it's just a Bone Thugs & Harmony redux of their famous hit song called, "Crossroads".

Well, this one at least has more Delonte West references in it.



(Courtesy of Stepien Rules)

Charles Barkley and The Shake Weight

As noted in a previous post, Charles Barkley's weight has been chronicled by the guys over at Inside the NBA. However, this may be the first time that actually decided to do something about it.

During last night's EJ Neat-O Stat of the Night, they gave Charles Barkley the infamous "shake weight" and we found out that Charles actually knew how to use it.

Then Kenny Smith decided to end the night with a joke about using it too much.

Joakim Noah Still Hates Cleveland

With the NBA Playoffs underway and most you probably trying to scrounge up some money to get some NBA playoff tickets to see your favorite team.

We turn to one, Joakim Noah, who for some reason has this internal hatred of Cleveland that knows no bounds. Previously, Noah mentioned in an interview that Cleveland is a location that had nothing going on.

Well, he continued that trend in last night's postgame interview.



(Courtesy of OSG Sports)

Monday, April 19, 2010

Even the Charlotte Bobcats Have A Playoff Song

It's been awhile since the city of Charlotte has tasted the NBA playoffs (nine to be exact) and this the first season their Bobcats have reached the NBA's second season.

Obviously, someone in the city has to create some sort of playoff theme music to get their local crowd pumped up.

Enter, DJ Complete who decided to create his own called, "Bobcats Playoff Anthem".



I'm still not 100% sure that rapping, "Bobcats....Playoffs" for 65% of the song really quantifies it as an anthem but who am I to judge.

The last music venture that I did was on a recorder...wait that was Tas Melas.

Scout Taylor-Compton


"How Much Does Charles Barkley Weigh?" Inquiring Minds Want To Know!

One of the subjects that has been constantly made the joke of during Turner's NBA telecasts is analyst Charles Barkley's ballooning weight.

Last night, during a T-Mobile Halftime Report they had a segment called "T-Mobile's Ask Charles Question" where a fan sent in a video question for the Chuckster.

The question he asked was, "How much does Charles Barkley really weigh?" Then the Inside the NBA crew got the answer...give or take 20/30 pounds.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

"Melo's People of Utah" Nike Advertisement

While I was watching the Utah/Denver game, the below advertisement was shown at the end of the third quarter.

It's a rather strange advertisement which appears to be a faux dedication commercial to Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony by a group calling themselves, "Melo's People of Utah".

At this point, not alot is known about this commercial but if you read the fine print at the end of it, you can see that the commercial is sponsored by the Jordan brand and then if we use our Sherlock Holmes level of deduction, Nike created.

It's About To Be A Kevin Garnett/Q-Rich Fight

Nearing the end of the Miami Heat-Boston Celtics game one affair, Boston Celtic Paul Pierce went down with an apparent knee injury during the final 40 seconds of the game.

When Pierce's teammates decide to go check on him, Miami Heat guard Quentin Richardson comes into the picture and appears to say something in the direction of Pierce.

Pierce's teammate Kevin Garnett takes exception to whatever Richardson said and elbows him in the face which starts a mini-brawl near the baseline. Garnett after the game said that Richardson was "talking nonsense" to Pierce and that he was giving common courtesy to an injured player. Garnett was eventually ejected from the game and could possibly face suspension for game two of the series.

The below video includes the fight in it's entirety along with Garnett's ejection.



UPDATE-Chicago Breaking Sports is reporting that Kevin Garnett will be suspended for game two of the Heat/Celtics series and the Heat's Quentin Richardson will be fined 25K for his actions that led up to this fight.

Scout Taylor-Compton

Here is a smaller verison of the photo above:
Here is a photo of actress Scout Taylor-Compton, photographed by Dirk Mei on April 16th.

Jennifer Morrison


Here is a photo of Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron on House, episode "Lockdown."

Friday, April 16, 2010

Nina Dobrev

Here is a photo of actress Nina Dobrev, who plays Elena Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries.

Our Magic 8 Ball Predicts the First Round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs


With the first round of the NBA Playoffs only starting one day, NBA blogs and professional NBA analysts are quickly making their predictions about who will win in each of the first round series.

Some will be using their knowledge of that game that uses statisical facts and figures. Some will have the insider knowledge that only comes from playing in the NBA.

We here at That NBA Lottery Pick have neither so we had to go with the next best thing, our Magic 8 Ball. To answer, each playoff query, we will ask the Magic 8 Ball who will win each series and hopefully get a response from it. To factor in the seeding, we will give the team with the higher seed, the benefit of the doubt and will ask the Magic 8 Ball if they will win the series.

Here we go:

Western Conference First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City Thunder

With Phil Jackson planting the mind-seed into the head of Kevin Durant, it would appear that the Lakers would have the upper hand in this series.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: "Without a Doubt"

8 Ball Pick: Los Angeles Lakers

(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs

In this Texas Two-Step, we have the old-guard in the San Antonio Spurs with Tim Duncan, Manu, and Tony Parker. Then we have a young-gun team in the Dallas Mavericks with Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Caron Butler, and the never-aging Jason Kidd.

On first glance it would appear that the Mavericks would have the upper hand in the series.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: "Yes, Defintely"

8 Ball Pick: Dallas Mavericks

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers

The 3/6 matchup out west is a rather interesting one between the Phoenix Suns and he Portland Trailblazers. Most left the Suns for dead for the beginning of the season and many people though that Portland couldn't survive their injury bug.

I'd would assume that Phoenix would have the upper hand based on health.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: After getting a "Concentrate And Ask Again", "Cannot Predict Now" and a "Ask Again Later", we finally got our answer, "Outlook Not So Good"

8 Ball Pick: Portland Trail Blazers

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Utah Jazz

The two teams that many people expected to be at the top of the Western Conference at the end of the season are duking it out for the right to play the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Jazz aren't a great road team and the Nuggets are playing for their head coach, so we'd assume Denver would have the upper hand.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: "Signs Point to Yes"

8 Ball Pick: Denver Nuggets

Eastern Conference First Round

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Chicago Bulls

On paper, this appears to be the easiest first round between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls. However, that's what many people through of the 1994 first round match-up between the Seattle Supersonics and the Denver Nuggets.

The Cavaliers have a hungry Lebron James and the Bulls have inter-office turmoil between head coach, Vinny Del Negro and general manager, John Paxson. It would appear that Cleveland should cake-walk through this series.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: "You May Rely On It"

8 Ball Pick: Cleveland Cavaliers

(2) Orlando Magic vs. (7) Charlotte Bobcats

The Orlando Magic/Charlotte Bobcats match-up is a interesting one at first glance. Orlando seems battle-tested enough to win the series but Charlotte has a solid group of veterans and can throw many big bodies at Dwight Howard.

It would seem to me that the playoff experience leads to the Magic to the win.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: "Most Likely"

8 Ball Pick: Orlando Magic

(3) Atlanta Hawks vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks

The Hawks/Bucks match-up looked like it would be a series to remember until Bucks center Andrew Bogut broke his arm.

The Bucks have talented players such as Jerry Stackhouse, John Salmons, and Young-Gun Brandon Jennings. Some would say that Atlanta's experience gives them the edge in this series.

The response from our Magic 8 Ball: "Very Doubtful"

8 Ball Pick: Milwaukee Bucks

(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Miami Heat

The Celtics/Heat series is a match-up of two former NBA Champions who appear to be on their last legs at the moment.

The Celtics have faded fast in the regular season and Miami is a one-man show with Dwayne Wade. Some would say the Celtics will eeked this one out.

The Response from our Magic 8 Ball: "Most Likely"

8 Ball Pick: Boston Celtics

For what the second round match-ups would look like according to the Magic 8 Ball:

Western Conference

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Denver Nuggets
(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (6) Portland Trailblazers

Eastern Conference

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Boston Celtics
(2) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks

So there, you have it. We didn't have to use any complicated formulas or even sit on the bench in the NBA to give rock-solid predictions. Now, go out there and watch those games.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Scout Taylor-Compton Photos






Here are some photos of actress Scout Taylor-Compton.
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