NBA All-Star Weekend

Blake Griffin Dunks Over a Car, Wins Bogus Contest

By Richie Whitt
Feb 21, 2011

I totally recognize that Blake Griffin is the shit. His in-game dunking has made must-see TV out of LA Clippers' games. And you'd think that a dude who jumps over a car should automatically win the NBA's All-Star Slam Dunk contest. But I watched a very entertaining dunk competition Saturday...
East 141, West ... Oh, Who Cares? My Top 10 NBA All-Star Game Observations

By Richie Whitt
Feb 14, 2010

10. As if Cowboys Stadium needed validating, the moment occurred two hours before tonight's tip-off when two of the wealthiest, most powerful personalities in sports shook hands at midcourt. "Jerry Jones ... nice to meet you." "Lebron James ... the pleasure's all mine, Mr. Jones." 9. When it comes to...
I'm Dreaming of a White Chr ... NBA All-Star Weekend?

By Richie Whitt
Feb 11, 2010

What the what? There's a mammoth blizzard in the northeast. There's a - relatively speaking - mammoth blizzard outside your window. I got plans tonight, man. Big plans. Party plans. If you're brave enough to get out and about tonight, I got your party hook-up right here .....
Judge Spud: Webb Returns to the Height of His Popularity

By Richie Whitt
Feb 10, 2010

Anthony "Spud" Webb dazzled Reunion Arena and captured America in 1986. Unfortunately, I'd seen his act before. As a horrible point guard for the 1981 Duncanville High School Panthers, I had the ball stolen from me on consecutive possessions by Webb, then a star at Wilmer-Hutchins. After the second theft, the...
Terrell Owens Coming Back to Dallas!

By Richie Whitt
Jan 27, 2010

Don't freak out. T.O.'s visit here in a couple weeks isn't to replace Roy Williams as a Dallas Cowboys' receiver, but rather to inject his unqiue persona into NBA All-Star Weekend. Owens, a two-time Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Celebrity Game, will be back to further embarrass the wanna-be...