Markeith Ambles Signs with USC. Go Trogans!

Bird walk – Soulja Boy

J.R. Smith Needs More Tattoos

Young money?

Basketball is no longer an option for J.R. Smith after blowing up in the music video scene with two, three second appearances on the song “Bed Rock” (featuring every rapper alive).  With lines like “She watching that Oxygen, I’m watching that ESPN”, who can deny Smith’s interest in this music video.

What's Brandon Jennings think of all this

Lane Kiffin Left Some Angry Fans Back in UT

Marshawn Lynch Unleashes Beast Mode in TGIF

If I were to check the Super Bowl Odds for Marshawn Lynch ever going there without anymore encounters with the law, it would probably be a million to one.

Something triggered the 20 million dollar Buffalo Bills star to steal $20 at a TGIF restaurant.  Apparently a policeman’s wife and her friends were out at a dinner on a Friday night and they started chatting with a member of the Bills.  Lynch eventually came over and joined them for dinner and when it was time to pay, the woman put $20 on the table to cover her meal.  Lynch saw the money and took it.  When the woman’s friend tried to approach Lynch about it, Marshawn went crazy and asked her, “do you know who I am?”

Well shit, if she didn’t know who he was, she wouldn’t be in shock that $20 was just stolen from their table.  This goes to show you that even though you may be making the big bucks in the NFL, you stay have to stay true to your roots and show the bitches who’s in charge.

Picture This: JaMarcus Russell Parties?

Nice Jesus piece, I mean JaMarcus piece

Gun holding Gilbert Arenas?

In Light of Mike Leach’s Firing, O.J. Mayo Posts Vague Message On Facebook

I happened to be “friends” with O.J. Mayo on Facebook and stumbled onto this message today.

Good thing I went to usc and not Texas Tech…….

You interpret that as what you want but I think O.J. is saying good thing Tim paid us extra when we had concussions.

Remember Kerry Kittles? He’s on Wall Street

It looks like the once Eastern Champion New Jersey Nets has a second player who moved on from basketball (Todd MacCulloch became a one man pinball wrecking crew).  You may remember Kerry Kittles, the former shooting guard from Villanova who was selected eighth by the Nets in the 1996 draft.  For a guy shooting a bunch of 3’s, Kittles was touted as the next “Reggie Miller”.  While Kittles was good in ‘Nova, he was a mediocre player in the NBA.  He was hampered by knee injuries during his career and finally retired in 2005.

After some scouting, it looks like Kittles is an associate at Ledgemont Capital Group, a merchant bank in NY.  What does Kittles know about finance?  Maybe a lot, but I’m pretty sure he was hired to attract clients.  Even working at a bank, he’s probably taking a huge pay cut compared to his contract in New Jersey.  Hell he was probably making more money than the whole firm was making.

Here’s how he’s introduced on the website:

Kerry Kittles, Associate
After graduating with a degree in Business Management from Villanova University, Mr. Kittles was selected by the New Jersey Nets as the eighth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. After eight seasons with the Nets, Mr. Kittles was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, where he played between 2004 and 2005. He is currently pursuing an MBA at Villanova University’s School of Business. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.

Link to the firm’s website

Did not eat in college

Did not eat in the Pros

Kerry going to Wall Street

Fidelity Investments Only Allow Gambling With Client Money

Although the unemployment rate is reported to be marginally better, your employer will no doubt still fire your ass for no reason at all.  Take the example of four employees at Fidelity Investments who were fired for being in a fantasy football league.  The company took notice of this and immediately let the four employees go even though supposedly none of the employees used company time to manage their team (which was probably a lie, but that’s beside the point).

When asked about this issue, the Boston-based mutual fund company responded:

Participation in any form of gambling through the use of Fidelity time or equipment or any other company resource is prohibited.  We want our employees to be focused on our customers and clients.

Of course, luring clients to your underperforming funds and gambling with their money is ok and even encouraged by Fidelity.  When it comes to gambling with your own money, that’s a big no no.

May or may not be the three guys who were fired

Ron “Hennessy” Artest Considers Tiger Woods to be a Role Model

I stumbled onto Ron Artest’s blog tonight and came across Ron’s open letter to Tiger Woods.  In the letter, Artest considers Tiger a hero and a model citizen, someone who has never made any mistakes until now.  The halftime Hennessy drinking Artest even went on to say that Tiger is a role model for him and his family.

Artest alludes to the his mistakes he made when he was young.  You see, he fathered babies, a lot of babies.

You made a mistake and you admitted your infidelity.
I have made the same mistakes. Before I got married to my wife, I had a baby with another young lady, after I already had two by my girlfriend who is now my wife. We also had another baby which makes three for us and four for me. Two boys and two girls.

You can read the rest of the letter here.  Personally, I found it very amusing.  Of course when you compare Tiger to Ron Ron, Woods comes off as a saint.  Maybe this is also the reason why Artest considered Tiger to be someone who he looked up to.

Other people that Ron Artest looked up to include:

1. Michael Jackson

2. Some guy from his hood who was stabbed during a pickup game

3. Richard Hennessy

What? Is that Ron Artest?!