Hey, is that Lamar Odom…or Lamar Latrell ?! Whoever he is, somebody needs to let him know there are more socially acceptable ways to discourage penetration. You know, into the paint

Last night, I went to the gym with my best friend. First we lifted some weights (back day), then we decided we’d play some basketball to get our cardio on.

If you’re going to rip off Sam-I-Am’s “big balls” dance, you’d better make damn sure you win the game… The Philadelphia 76ers: The NBA schedule is, by and large, a cruel and tempestuous mistress ( much like Khloe Kardashian ), but every once in a while, it provides an unexpected gift. The Sixers got one last night: A home court matchup with the Kevin Garnett-less Celtics for the chance to hop back over the .500 mark.

Embarrassing for the MAC West. Another day of cross-division showdowns and another goose egg for teams from the MAC West

Make it seven wins in a row. Tonight’s 56-55 victory over Central Michigan at Alumni Arena was win number two that came entirely because of the way the Bulls defended for 40 minutes.

I once witnessed a halftime show in which two topless men in ass-hugging tights and gold body paint performed gymnastics — slow, sweaty gymnastics — off each other’s bodies.

Mamba says: “Bloargh!” Update! Whoops. Forgot to thank Sky Flakes for today’s pic. Rashad McCants: Khloe Kardashian — otherwise known as the little sister of that chick who’s famous for reasons my human brain can’t begin to fathom — has officially broken up with McCants.

With regard to Andrew Bynum’s latest knee injury - an MCL tear that will keep him out between 8 - 12 weeks, Basketbawful has stated that “no true blame can fall on Kobe’s shoulders.” I, Evil Ted, could not disagree more. The saddest part (or most hilarious part, depending on your point of view) about Bynum’s injury is that it occurred only because Kobe Bryant was engaged in the nefarious and pathetic practice of “flopping” (a.k.a. being ” Ginobili’d “).

Kendrick Perkins has been punished .

This weekend was replete with the dormant, idle and motionless NBA masses. As such, Friday was fraught with lacktivity: Heat-Pacers: Brandon Rush raced his way to a suck differential of +1 (turnover) in 4:10 for Indiana