“So…how do you feel about anal rampage?” The Los Angeles Lakers: It’s kind of hard to find fault in a game that featured a superstar duel between Kobe Bryant (39 points) and Dwyane Wade (27 points, 14 assists), included 19 ties and 31 lead changes — two more lead changes than any other game this season — and went down to the wire in overtime…but that’s my job here, and I take it seriously. The Lakers are supposedly one of the league’s top defensive teams, but the Heat shot nearly 53 percent as a team and Quentin Richardson scored a season-high on 8-for-13 shooting, including 7-for-11 from downtown.

The Clippers can’t even /facepalm properly Hello, Thursday night! A couple news items from the Assocation. First, Allen Iverson is getting a divorce

You too will believe white men can fly. Or hover slightly

Photo courtesy of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital The Pacers’ Danny Granger at St. Jude

Despite his best efforts, Nellie just can’t quite pull off the Vulcan salute Happy Wednesday to you! Some quick links to pass along…

Bob Ford of The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Well, that was fun.

“Huelo bolas sudorosas!” The Boston Celtics: When last we saw the Celtics, they got owned by the New Jersey Nyets in Boston .

Stephen Jackson has been hailed as the best thing to happen to the Charlotte Bobcats. Ron Artest was the score of the summer for the defending champion Lakers

David Dow/NBAE/Getty Images It’s unclear if any team would offer Iverson — voted an All-Star starter — a minimum contract. Today the 76ers confirmed what has been whispered for some time: Allen Iverson won’t be back in a Sixers’ uniform this season

Kent Smith/NBAE/Getty Images Michael Jordan has placed an enormous bet on his own abilities as a hoops executive. Over the weekend, David Stern introduced Michael Jordan as the new “principal owner” of the Charlotte Bobcats, taking over the position that had been held by Robert Johnson — once the only minority owner in sports — since the team opened its doors in 2004