Man love.

“Sit the hell down, Joe Alexander!” The New York Knicks: As an organization, the Bricks have made no secret about their desire to lure LeBron James to the Big Apple. They want LeBron the same way a fat person wants a giant sandwich covered in gravy, frosting and other, smaller sandwiches. But rather than building a competitive team for King Crab to push over the top, the Bricks — now 20-39 on the season — seem content to be LeBron’s bitch.

Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn has a message about Ricky Rubio. In a phone conversation today, he explained: Don’t believe anything you read, or any kind of emotional outburst, or any kind of emoting of any sort that he will not play here.

I don’t know about you, but I am in mourning after the US Olympic hockey team squandered an opportunity for gold last night. Zach Parise’s overtime-forcing goal with just seconds left in regulation even had my dad (who never watches hockey at all) jumping up and down.

Mike Woodson: The Dallas Mavericks came back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime and pull out a 110-103 win over the Hawks in Atlanta. To pull it off, the Mavs needed a few breaks…and Woodson gave ‘em one

By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — Not too long ago, Zach Randolph was best known for his big huge contract, his flabby midsection and his round, chubby face.

By J.A. Adande There’s a strange fascination I have with unlikely coaches in Memphis.

Honest agents Alonzo Mourning wrote a book called “Resilience” a few years ago. There’s a passage where he talks about getting to know the doctor who would lead his recovery from kidney disease: Somebody asked, “Well, Doctor, what are the odds of [returning to the NBA]?” And I remember Dr. Appel turned very serious.

Ahhh!! Okay, who let Chuck use the hot tub time machine??? Special thanks to Chris for taking care of the Friday game previews for me again. (I’ve added my own commentary on a couple of them, but it still saved me a lot of work.) Want to start your weekend off right?

LeBron dislikes when the spotlight isn’t on him, and poor Yuna is concerned with what’s happening in that banner Welcome, Basketbawful’s loyal readers, to an exciting emasculated AHL edition of Worst of the Night! Let’s just be honest here: you’re damn right I watched figure skating last night. I love me some dominating performance, just like I wish for the Knicks/Bulls/Heat super team next year. Anyways, lets get to the bawful.