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Donald Brashear's NBA Contest
Wait, did something happen? Hello? Ok, in the spirit of full disclosure, my name is really Dan Steinberg, and in addition to doing a sports blog for the Washington Post, I do a sports blog for the Washington Post. (Waits to see if still employed.) Anyhow, I'm on vacation for...
By Dan Steinberg | April 18, 2008; 02:44 PM ET | Comments (22)
The Many Jackets of Gilbert
Last night's suit coat, which prevented the $10k fine. (Nick Wass/AP) The Wizards are clearly gearing up for the postseason, what with DeShawn's mouth-running and Gilbert's drama on the night he was supposed to be wearing his Hibachi shoes. In fact, the crux of the "Gilbert's gone home!" drama...
By Dan Steinberg | March 24, 2008; 11:47 AM ET | Comments (6)
Kimmel/Letterman Copying DeShawn/Gooden
(NBAE via Getty) For all my talk about being a great source for professional athlete facial hair news, I've been woefully lacking on three recent major stories. 1) In yesterday's Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Drew Gooden provides an update on his beard-growing contest with DeShawn Stevenson. "There's been a lot of...
By Dan Steinberg | January 11, 2008; 10:59 AM ET | Comments (8)
Athletes and the Primaries
AP photo. The previous item discussed how some Democratic presidential operatives were supporting the Redskins. But whom, you ask, are the Redskins supporting? Unclear. Mr. Snyder gave $10k to the National Republican Congressional Committee in October. Mark Brunell gave $1,000 to Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) in April. Couldn't find any...
By Dan Steinberg | January 9, 2008; 12:21 PM ET | Comments (11)
Manute Bol in Iowa
It's funny, when you get an e-mail with a subject line reading "Manute Bol Takes on the Candidates in Iowa," you figure it's gonna contain nothing but hilarity and photos of Manute Bol wearing an Abraham Lincoln hat and stumping with Ron Paul through some snowy yard to talk...
By Dan Steinberg | December 27, 2007; 11:29 AM ET | Comments (5)
A Young Caron
Caron's "My Amazing Journey" tale on NBA.com is, to be fair, actually amazing. Like, when Dwight Howard was asked about the biggest obstacle he had to overcome on the way to the League, he said " I have overcome a lot of obstacles to make it in the NBA."...
By Dan Steinberg | December 27, 2007; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (2)
Gilbert: Not Popular in Europe
Gilbert has been excelling in all those "Top Jersey Sales" lists the NBA is forever sending out. Well, not this one. Here are the top selling NBA jerseys in Europe, based on sales from retail outlets during the 06-07 season. From which we can learn that Europeans: 1) Like other...
By Dan Steinberg | October 4, 2007; 10:16 AM ET | Comments (7)
Gilbert and Durant in Southeast
MAJOR CX: Gilbert and Durant are scheduled to be on the same team, not playing against each other. My bad. Ok, Redskins training camp starts today. Exciting, you're thinking. Big Bog News. No. Not Big Bog News. Big Big News is what you're greeted with when you go to the...
By Dan Steinberg | July 27, 2007; 10:03 AM ET | Comments (6)
Greg Oden on Daniel Artest
Ok, the subject really should have been "Greg Oden on the girl he got freak nasty with," but that was too long. This FanHaus video of Oden discussing all manner of important topics has been widely circulated, but since a fellow blogger is asking Oden about, among other things, Gilbert's...
By Dan Steinberg | July 12, 2007; 03:05 PM ET | Comments (2)
The Lakers' New GM
I was hoping to talk to Awvee Storey last night for any number of reasons. To begin with, there was his jersey, which mistakenly read "Story" on the back. My old "Matt's News" softball jersey read "Steinburg" on the back, but I figured the NBA employed better proofreaders than a...
By Dan Steinberg | July 12, 2007; 01:54 PM ET | Comments (11)
Nick Young's Enthusiastic Parents
After the small showing by Wizards fans at Tuesday's Summer League opener, there were plenty of Wiz logos in the crowd tonight. I figured I'd take a census, but the first group I approached turned out to be Nick Young's parents and niece. As it turns out, I would have...
By Dan Steinberg | July 11, 2007; 07:04 PM ET | Comments (6)
Our Local Teams' Odds of Winning it All
I gave myself a window of 45 minutes this morning to accomplish a non-NBA diversion. When the 45 minutes were up, I was the proud owner of an ICAST Classics 50th anniversary calendar, a "Keep'n It Reel" ICAST convention bag, 29 print-outs from the Las Vegas Hilton Sports Book, and...
By Dan Steinberg | July 11, 2007; 05:33 PM ET | Comments (5)
Nik Caner-Medley Checks In
That was quite the Sports Bog Spectacular College Hoops Poll Summer League game yesterday, with reps from Va. Tech, Georgetown, GW and Maryland all on one court at the same time. Nik Caner-Medley, playing for the Kings, didn't get much of a run; his stats through two games are unremarkable....
By Dan Steinberg | July 11, 2007; 12:38 PM ET | Comments (6)
Pops Mensah-Bonsu's NBA Chances
Not that former GW star Pops Mensah-Bonsu needs my advice, but this is what I'd tell him: if you're trying to make an NBA roster, don't run full speed into the child of your potential future coach, leaving him crumpled on the floor. That's what Pops did yesterday, chasing after...
By Dan Steinberg | July 11, 2007; 11:43 AM ET | Comments (5)
The NBA's Second Artest
As previously mentioned, the first thing I saw when I entered the gym for the Wizards' first Summer League game was Daniel Artest, the younger brother of Ron, soaring through the air for a dunk during layup lines, to the extent that a 300-pound man can soar through the air....
By Dan Steinberg | July 11, 2007; 04:19 AM ET | Comments (12)
Scenes From the Draft
The draft crowd at Madison Square Garden consists of five main groups: Knicks fans, often wearing Knicks jerseys without any t-shirts underneath allowing them to showcase impressive amounts of chest hair; fans of the Chinese National Team; Florida Gators fans carrying boxes of Florida Wheaties or pieces of the Final...
By Dan Steinberg | June 28, 2007; 08:51 PM ET | Comments (4)
A Mohawk Moment With Major Wingate
I have no idea what Major Wingate's draft prospects are, or whether he'll be invited to any training camps or summer league rosters or whatnot. I have no idea exactly what happened before the big man got booted from Tennessee; there was at least one failed drug test, and at...
By Dan Steinberg | June 28, 2007; 05:01 PM ET | Comments (1)
On Kevin Durant and the Bench Press
You know all those stories about how Kevin Durant couldn't bench press 185 pounds? Well, the other night, after he dramatically unveiled the cover photo of him grabbing a rebound for that EA Sports college hoops game, he noted the bulging biceps portrayed on the cover. Look at the guns....
By Dan Steinberg | June 28, 2007; 01:55 PM ET | Comments (1)
Where to Watch the Draft, and Cricket, and Other Questions
I'm getting all these things in my e-mail box that demand responses, responses I often do not have, so I throw it open to anyone with inside information. From reader CK: Any idea where a group can go to watch the NBA draft tonight (bar with sound preferred)? I assume...
By Dan Steinberg | June 28, 2007; 11:48 AM ET | Comments (20)
Joakim Noah Loves Vlade Divac
Before yesterday's media day event, WaPo NBA veteran Michael Lee made the astute observation that Joakim Noah was the most likely prospect to say something bizarre, which is why I decided I wouldn't miss a Jo word. But aside from his plaid shorts, it was sort of dull. He did...
By Dan Steinberg | June 28, 2007; 09:52 AM ET | Comments (1)
On NBA Suits and Joakim Noah
Today was pre-NBA draft media day, which involved 12 NBA prospects sitting around tables while surrounded by dozens of non-prospects, such as me, plus a few thousand members of the Chinese media. People who have done this before told me that there were violently more media persons this year, making...
By Dan Steinberg | June 27, 2007; 04:04 PM ET | Comments (4)
Chris Webber as Museum Curator
Courtesy of Mister Irrelevant comes word that today is the day for the press conference announcing The Chris Webber Collection of African American Artifacts and Documents Exhibit taking place at the Charles H. Wright Museum in Detroit. The exhibit runs from June 28-Sept. 28. No word whether Webber will be...
By Dan Steinberg | June 26, 2007; 01:01 PM ET | Comments (2)
Jeff Green to Green Room
If I'm counting correctly, The Washington Post will have at least four persons covering the NBA draft on Thursday, including a blogger who's going to New York primarily in the hopes of finding some sort of Wizards fan holding a funny sign. Anyhow, we now have the list of players...
By Dan Steinberg | June 25, 2007; 11:56 AM ET | Comments (9)
Adam Morrison Doesn't Read Your Blog
Adam Morrison came to D.C. this week at the request of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, speaking to a Children's Congress on Monday and then going before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs today to request an increase in federal funding for diabetes research. His co-panelists...
By Dan Steinberg | June 19, 2007; 02:00 PM ET | Comments (6)
Who is Jeff Green?
The Atlanta Hawks official team blog is running a series of mini-profiles on possible Hawks draft picks, with contributions coming from various bloggers. For instance, here's one by Dan Shanoff. Who am I? (Jonathan Newton - TWP) Since a cousin of mine whom I've never met, works for the Hawks,...
By Dan Steinberg | June 6, 2007; 10:50 AM ET | Comments (13)
Melinda Doolittle is the Spurs
That was the first thing that popped into my head when Melinda was inexplicably booted last night: she's the Spurs. There's no reason not to like her. She smiles, she seems friendly enough, she clearly has the best combination of talent and polish, there's no reason America shouldn't have embraced...
By Dan Steinberg | May 17, 2007; 09:49 AM ET | Comments (8)
Style Advice for the Warriors
The Warriors are, needless to say, America's Team. Which makes Baron Davis's facial hair America's Beard, and Andris Biedrins's spiked hair America's Porcupine, and Matt Barnes's follicular brilliance America's Mohawk. And so, with Davis-obsessed teenagers no doubt slathering their faces with Rogaine and their heads with styling gel at this...
By Dan Steinberg | May 4, 2007; 05:59 PM ET | Comments (5)
Which NBA Player Are You?
I'm not even sure how I got here, but this site Rum & Monkey has this oldish NBA Personality Test, among a whole bunch of odd tests, none of which were odd enough to make me want to fill them out. Point being, it's not really an NBA personality test,...
By Dan Steinberg | May 2, 2007; 12:49 PM ET | Comments (9)
Monty Singh Harika and the Pursuit of Free Pub
Well, it's working. I wrote about this GW kid declaring for the NBA draft. It got picked up by Can't Stop The Bleeding and Golden State of Mind and Yellow Chair Sports and FanHaus. It also got picked up by mainstream media people who, like The Washington Post, probably should...
By Dan Steinberg | April 19, 2007; 03:41 PM ET | Comments (2)
GW Kid Declares for Draft
Sports Bog: So, uh, why are you entering the NBA draft? GW freshman Monty Singh Harika: "It's just kind of a thing to get publicity." Right. Well, as long as we're clear on that. Anyhow, GW freshman Monty Singh Harika, an 18-year-old, 6-foot-5, 180-pound basketball-playing fiend, has declared for the...
By Dan Steinberg | April 13, 2007; 12:17 PM ET | Comments (62)
Kiki Willis vs. LeBron
In the category of "moderately interesting things that you almost certainly didn't know and almost certainly didn't really need to know but might be satisfied knowing," I bring you this bit of breaking D.C. United trivia: United rookie midfielder Kiki Willis once played against LeBron James in a high school...
By Dan Steinberg | April 11, 2007; 10:13 AM ET | Comments (5)
The Heat Visit the White House
So the Miami Heat visited the White House and some sort of political event broke out. It started when Pat Riley was presenting the president with the traditional No. 1 "Bush" jersey, in this case in white. "On behalf of the Miami Heat we are honored to be here at...
By Dan Steinberg | February 27, 2007; 06:51 PM ET | Comments (3)
Gilbert Arenas: Experienced Trampolinist
CreditZard found some wacky way to search the internets for older stories, and he discovered that Gilbert Arenas was telling the truth when he blogged thus about his all-star trampoline exploits: I used to practice those trampoline dunks back at Golden State. I can flip and everything. Turns out, as...
By Dan Steinberg | February 20, 2007; 12:44 PM ET | Comments (5)
Restaurant Options
Since several people pointed out that the most interesting part of my too-long post on OT Magazine was the tidbit on Chris Webber's restaurant (the 44 oz. "Fab Five" burger for $29.50, the "C Webb's Game Day Chicken Sandwich" with American cheese, lettuce, ketchup and tabasco), I figured I should...
By Dan Steinberg | February 8, 2007; 10:54 AM ET | Comments (9)
Chauncey and Noni Juice
Yeah, I probably wrote enough about Tahitian Noni Juice yesterday, but since I'm an idiot and never posted the video player, I'm going to do so now. Seriously, I thought Gilbert's whole guerilla Internet marketing thing was odd, but this is way weirder. Btw, I figured out that I should...
By Dan Steinberg | January 31, 2007; 04:26 PM ET | Comments (5)
Bloggers! Readers! Mike Wise Needs Your Help
WaPo columnist Mike Wise, my super talented multimedia star co-worker and possible Las Vegas all-star game weekend roommate, has requested your help. This will require you to post a comment. Do not read this if you are unwilling to post a comment. "Can you ask your readers who they believe...
By Dan Steinberg | January 30, 2007; 12:13 PM ET | Comments (61)
Raja Bell's Fave Veggie Burger, Boris Diaw's Fave Cheese
Raja Bell has been a vegetarian since 1978, which is a lot longer than I have. He doesn't eat beef, pork, chicken, turkey, seafood, any kind of shellfish, eggs, or cheese, except on pizza. He doesn't share my love of Boca's fake meat products; he's just not that interested in...
By Dan Steinberg | January 24, 2007; 11:29 AM ET | Comments (4)
Assistant GM of, um, Something
[Note: I probably wouldn't look at the assistant GM's web page if I were at work, unless your job is professional blogger.] Despite residing on the notoriously tasteless Internet, I try to avoid notorious Internet tastelessness. Like, I probably wouldn't do the sort of story that Local Poll voter Clay...
By Dan Steinberg | January 11, 2007; 12:43 PM ET | Comments (7)
A New Pre-Game Diversion
If I were an NBA player, this is what I'd do pre-game, this being shooting green laser beams out of a floating, scowling Sam Cassell head, while accompanied by other little green Sam Cassells, and attempting to blow up floating Yao Ming heads. Well, that, plus playing online poker. YAYsports!...
By Dan Steinberg | January 10, 2007; 01:51 PM ET | Comments (2)
Wiseacre Kid Takes Video Camera Into NBA Locker Rooms, Asks Silly Questions
So if you haven't heard, this kid Elie Seckbach is becoming an Internet celebrity of sorts by taking his video camera up to NBA players and asking them silly questions. The above link describes him thus: His style is unique, asking original questions other[s] never pose, dealing with much more...
By Dan Steinberg | January 9, 2007; 10:14 AM ET | Comments (21)
The Microfiber Ball Will Be Preserved!
In video games! Lemme explain. When co-worker David Betancourt decided to write about the Gil-Zeros making an appearance in NBA Live, he also mentioned that the new ball was prominently featured in this year's game. Problem is, the new ball is going the way of Gheorghe Muresan: you'll always remember...
By Dan Steinberg | December 15, 2006; 03:27 PM ET | Comments (1)
Dear Leader Revolutionizes Basketball
Via True Hoop, via Detroit Bad Boys, comes a story involving Kim Jong Il, which automatically qualifies it as among the day's weirdest. The story focuses on Kim's love of NBA basketball, saying the dictator is ...an avid basketball fan, experts on North Korea say, so much so that he...
By Dan Steinberg | October 30, 2006; 11:01 AM ET | Comments (4)
