SEBASTION TELFAIR:
Blame Him Too

I know I should be talking about the playoffs but just so you know, with all that's wrong in the world, it's ok to give hip-hop a break. Sure, rappers appear to promote all kinds of negativity with their music, but what about when well paid athletes revert to acting like street-thugs. I mean, I hate to point Telfair out, but it's about time. He's been given everything. He was on the covers of SLAM and Sports Illustrated way before he was drafted into the NBA. He's a relative of Stephon Marbury and was given the best the basketball world had to offer before he was a pro. However, the Boston Celtics reserve point guard was arrested in New York for having a gun in his car. This, if I am correct, is the second time since coming into the league that Sebastion has caught a gun charge. He was also allegedly involved in an altercation with fellow-Brooklynite and rapper Fabolous. Some reports about the weekends arrest, which may not be accurate, say Telfair's car smelled like weed, making it seem as if Telfair was celebrating 420 (April 20= Stoner's New Years). I just want to step out and say that NBA guys should stick to basketball and stay out of trouble.

Message to NBA players: You're not so hood, street or gangster. The fact that you made it as far as the NBA proves that someone guided you, someone saw something in you and wanted you to make the right decisions. Furthermore, it shows you made smart choices. Why does a kid who has been a millionaire since he was 18-years-old need to have a gun at all? Hire body guards, travel in numbers - don't hold gats!

If you've read my previous posts and article on ProBasketballNews.com, you'll learn that there is an entire lost generation of would-have been superstars that fucked-up their chances at the NBA. As a New Yorker, I pray Telfair will have what it takes to stay in the NBA 10-years.

Hey Sebastion: Read the short sports blurbs in the Post, Daily News or Boston Globe, guys fall out of the NBA everyday. Try not to lose your spot. I'm not trying to wrongfully blame the NBA or hip-hop for that matter for the V-Tech shootings or anything. I don't really see the relationship there. But I do know that there are enough bad influences in the world for kids, NBA players don't need to add to those poor influences.

WELCOME TO THE PARTY GREG!:
Now that the dancing is done, is Greg Oden ready for the draft?

After claiming ignorance in egard to his draft status since he after the NCAA National Championship, Greg Oden is going to the NBA. While some though he might test his morals and return to Columbus, Oden is opting for the sure thing and entering the draft. With Red Sox season is in full swing, Boston fans can start getting wet about the possibility of Oden resurrecting a Boston CELTICS franchise that seems to have lost it's way. Hope he can handle the pressure, luckily for him girls from Boston aren't good dancers either.

NBA PLAYOFFS '07:
SUNS burn LAKERS, but Kobe rapes competition

SUNS 95
LAKERS 87
SUNS LEAD 1-0

Kobe Bryant's LAKERS looked a bit sluggish against the SUNS today. It's clear that Kobe Bryant is the go-getter for the showtime-less lake show, 39 points and a double-double from Lamar Odom Couldn't keep Phil Jackson's squad in it. Jared Farmar and Smush Parker have to be the worst two options at point guard in the NBA. Bryant's career is under a microscope, but really, if he can lead his LAKERS past the ultra-offensive SUNS they NBA should have a holiday for him.



CAVS 97
WIZARDS 82
Cavs lead 1-0

For a minute, the Antwan Jamison and Jarvis Hayes really had me thinking that the Wizards could pull out an upset and set the pace for a hard fought series that they would probably loose. But midway through the third quarter they came apart. Antonio Daniels, who John Thompson couldn't give enough pats on the back, left 11 assists on the floor and quarterbacked a Wizards team that was missing their biggest guns, Arenas and Butler. Lebron James and Larry Hughes combined for 50 points and 14 rebounds while powering a young Cavs team past a depleted line-up.