BAD BOY TO THE BONE?

In the late 90's, Rick Mahorn was a Bad Boy who earned his championship spurs with the Pistons.

Earlier this week, Mahorn was involved in another fracas that brought back those days of infamy, this time involving erstwhile LA Sparks star Lisa Leslie.

In an altercation between the Sparks and the Shock, Mahorn charged in, trying to break up the fight. In the course of breaking it up, the 6'10" Mahorn allegedly pushed the 6'5" Leslie, causing her to fall to the ground. 

Mahorn was then subjected to a series of punches from the back from a Spark in retaliation.

Two days later, Mahorn has given a suspension for 2 games while Leslie got a 1 game suspension.

So is this a case of "no good deed goes unpunished?""

A EUROPEAN EXODUS?

First, it was top high school prospect Brandon Jennings.

Then it was a coterie of NBA journeymen and role players.

And then, it happened.

Much like Vince Hizon was pirated away by the MBA (playing for the Iloilo MegaVoltz), Josh Childress, formerly of the Hawks, was a certified player, a valuable asset to his team and a vital cog in the machinery.

And just like Hizon, Childress adhered to the most popular saying of all time...Money talks, (expletive here) walks.

But more than that, what is most evident about Childress signing with European powerhouse Olympiacos is that the Euroleague is now coming to its own. 

It is no longer a training ground where second round picks develop their game. It is now the playground for NBA players seeking a different setting...from Jorge Garbajosa and Juan Carlos Navarro (whose priorities have always been the Spanish National Team) to Carlos Delfino (who wants more playing time) to Bostjan Nachbar and Josh Childress (who want more money).

The question now is, now that Childress has opened the door...who's gonna be next?

HOLY MOLEY! A WNBA BRAWL?

Is Detroit turning out to be Basketbrawl city?

Unless you lived under a rock in the last decade or so, chances are the "Brawl in the Palace" between the Pacers and the Pistons is among your most cherished sports brawl.

Well, you can add this one to the growing collection of Palace fisticuffs.

Super rookie Candace Parker of the Sparks gets taken down which starts a catfight on the court! It's so amazing because, for one brief second, ,you don't even realize it's girls fighting. Punches were swung, people got tackled, people flew back from shoves (more on that later) and the WNBA is finally the lead story in ESPN.

 

BULLYING THE BULLS!

I just can't say it enough. Greed is what makes the NBA go 'round.

After the Chicago Bulls made Luol Deng the 7th overall pick a few years back (a pick they got from the Suns for nothing), he repays them by first, refusing a 5 year 57.5Million contract offer last year in the hopes of getting an almost max type contract with an even better year, ends up with a horrendous year and yet wants even more money than before.

Shouldn't you demand more money for better performance and not for potentially better performance?

And now, he's trying to bully the Bulls into a corner by giving them a 2 week ultimatum...after which he threatens to never negotiate with the Bulls ever again.

In a perfect world, John Paxson will then trade the ungrateful Deng to the Grizzlies for Rudy Gay and Hakkim Warrick or to the Knicks, for Q Richardson and a 1st round draft pick.

Sadly, I think that John Paxson will give in to this new type of blackmailing and give Deng a contract he doesn't deserve in the first place.