so not baller

a thread for when ballers lose their way, succumbing to conduct unbecoming of a baller

patron saint of unballerly behavior, matt bonner:

Bonner bought his car, a white Pontiac Grand Prix, in New Hampshire to avoid paying sales tax.[8] He chose it because it had good leg room and decent gas mileage.

There is an Italian-made Ferrari in the players’ parking lot, but it does not belong to Jennings. It is guard Michael Redd’s car. Jennings opted for a Ford Edge, with its sticker price of $26,000. “I want to save my money,” he explained.

After signing with Sicilia Messina of the Italian league based in Messina, Sicily, 2003 proved to be a harrowing year for Bonner. Bonner survived a 104.5 degree Fahrenheit fever brought on by a bout of salmonella (treated by the team dentist) most likely caused by a lack of running hot water in his apartment. Sicilia had filed for bankruptcy in the middle of the season and had stopped paying its players. Bonner's heat and electricity were shut off and he was given two eviction notices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCH8Y_nyPGc&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljMpmG-5Yrk&feature=player_embedded

hahahha motherfucker ain't even got a computer in that shit!

"Stories about former Bulls star Scottie Pippen being a cheapskate are legendary. There's a laundry list of Chicago restaurant servers who can attest to Pippen's notorious low tipping habits. Turns out nothing has changed. The New York Post reports the ex-NBA champ even tried to bargain with a bunch of strippers the other night at the Penthouse Executive Club, a "gentleman's club." But according to the paper's source, the women, "who are not impressed by celebrity, but by financial liquidity -- moved on to the next suite, which was occupied by a very willing group of young stockbrokers with zero negotiating skills." Chicago Sun-Times

xp I would live there if it wasn't in the middle of bumfuck nowhere

wkiw bonner though he seems kinda nerdy

haha of course i wkiw bonner, I AM MATT BONNER

M BEYONCE - I AM...MATT BONNER

lol invisible car and funny t-shirt collection

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/4004105263_099c986a24_o.jpg

crosspost that to ballers with normals

"Just the other day I was at Subway and wanted to double the chicken in my sub," he recalls. "But it was $2 more. I was like, What a rip-off!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InGtiEXQyF0

20 INCH BLADES ON THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

but there's got 2 be a better way

"Just the other day I was at Subway and wanted to double the chicken in my sub," he recalls. "But it was $2 more. I was like, What a rip-off!"

― get me vlade'd (m bison), Monday, May 17, 2010 11:33 AM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark

docfunk, if u can put this quote on a picture of matt bonner dunking, u will get into the naismith, i swear 2 god

i keep reading "Just the other day I was at Subway and wanted to double the chicken in my sub" as part of a verse, the 2nd part rapped in double-time

in toronto bonner used to walk to the stadium. i remember a hilarious sam mitchell interview busting on him for refusing a ride

An NBA player might ride a bike at work, hopping on a stationary one if he can't practice. Suns forward and downtown resident Louis Amundson rides a bicycle to work.

His silver beach cruiser with the bell is like his team. If he is aboard and pedaling, the vehicle - whether it is a bike or the team - is always moving.

so not baller it almost wraps back around to baller status

http://www.azcentral.com/i/sized/E/9/8/e298/j350/PHP4948773CA589E.jpg

i keep reading "Just the other day I was at Subway and wanted to double the chicken in my sub" as part of a verse, the 2nd part rapped in double-time

― am0n, Monday, May 17, 2010 12:09 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark

dying

Regarding his own personality, Duncan compares himself to Will Hunting of the movie Good Will Hunting, which centers around the genial and antagonistic character of Will Hunting, portrayed by Matt Damon. He stated: "I'm just a taller, slightly less hyperactive version of the Damon character in the movie.

Duncan also loves Renaissance fairs and the fantasy role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.[95]

I mean, c'mon guys. Tim Duncan owns this thread.

http://www.slamduncan.com/about-qa.php

21. What is your favorite all-time Movie?
The Crow.

23. Who is your favorite actor?
I like watching Kevin Spacey.

how can a character be genial AND antagonistic?

7. What is your favorite food?
I like Steak & Shrimp.

you can catch tim at pappadeaux's

I mean, c'mon guys. Tim Duncan owns this thread.

― Clay, Tuesday, 18 May 2010 05:13

yeah he does

altho

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/lbsure/Tim_Duncan.jpg

but then

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/471550901_79bea8b4e3_o.jpg

from 10 Questions for Lou Amundson:

1. What’s in your iPod?

Robin Thicke

5. What is your all-time favorite movie?

Napoleon Dynamite

Tolliver’s gifts to himself at his career milestones have been nice, but far from over the top. The first gift for his D-League contract was new rims for his car, which at the time was a Chevy Tahoe. Another time he said he gifted himself a new stereo system.

But what about the diamond earrings?

“These were a gift from Claire’s,” he said.

Claire’s? As in the costume jewelry place at the mall?

“I will never in my lifetime buy real earrings, because I lose them so much,” he explained. “I know the hard work it takes to make a dollar. Real earrings this size might cost $2,000, and if I lost $2,000 I would be sick to my stomach.”

http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/05/future-plans-2/

p good article actually

Ahem:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2865489089_b64351f26b.jpg

Seriously, whaddup, Warriors??

jose calderon, pig farmer

The Raptors' Media Guide says you own a pig farm. Is that true?

Well, kind of. It's not like I have it all by myself, but yeah, we sell the ham there in Spain and I've tried to get it here to Canada, too.

Ah, okay. We thought you had a bunch of pigs for pets or something.

No, no. It's just for my business, that's it. They're really nice animals sometimes, but it's not like I have pigs because I like them.

Chris Paul was on Wait Wait don't tell me!

"Always a fan of the sandwich, Matt Bonner was eating lunch when his phone kept buzzing with calls from San Antonio yesterday. By mid-afternoon, the Concord native agreed to terms with the Spurs on a four-year contract extension through the 2013-2014 season."

patron saint comes through again!!!

So after signing the largest contract of his life Tuesday, the longtime Pontiac Grand Prix driver and delicatessen aficionado embarked on a new age of outlandish spending. “When I splurge,” Bonner said, “I'm going to order double meat on my sandwich.”

i can't believe this motherfucker sometimes!!!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3564/4032485181_b93e5e7f77.jpg

LOL

sweet sandwich-eating shirt, dude

http://vimeo.com/13392913

is bon-bon wearing a david bowie low shirt??

andrew bogut is serially complaining abt tipping in america on twitter smh

He should be on ILX then.

im sayin

During his brief tenure in Houston, Scottie Pippen was affectionately known as No-Tippin Pippen at the local Italian eatery my family frequented. The rhyme made itself, it's like he was destined to be the least stuntin dude on whatever team he was on.

!!!

How can anyone be "affectionately" known as that?

yeah scottie pippen is a famous cheapskate. dude came from circumstances; what can u say?

http://imgur.com/ZcaTf.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2865489089_b64351f26b.jpg

Seriously, whaddup, Warriors??

― Daleks in NYC (Leee), Monday, 24 May 2010 00:05 (3 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

look, i just stumbled onto this thread from site new answers and don't no anything about basketball (via being a britisher) or even who this guy is...

but those are some TROUSERS.

lollin' @ dwayne schintzius

http://media.mysanantonio.com/images/SPURS%20ROCKETS%20PRE%202010%20KMH%2018.jpg

war

<3

welcome back, bonner!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hmbcNYOd_Q

Regarding his own personality, Duncan compares himself to Will Hunting of the movie Good Will Hunting, which centers around the genial and antagonistic character of Will Hunting, portrayed by Matt Damon. He stated: "I'm just a taller, slightly less hyperactive version of the Damon character in the movie.

Duncan also loves Renaissance fairs and the fantasy role playing game Dungeons & Dragons.[95]

― Clay, Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:13 AM (5 months ago) Bookmark

He literally has a tattoo of a wizard on his back

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2010/11/16/good-times-rolling-for-spurs/

Spurs center Matt Bonner sat at his locker before a recent game at the AT&T Center, deep in thought and staring at his feet, as if contemplating some key piece of preparation for the night ahead.

Which, in a way, he was.

“Which pair of shoes should I wear?” Bonner finally asked, holding aloft a pair of Converse and a pair of New Balance.

Someone proposed he don one of each, a suggestion Bonner considered a few seconds before an eavesdropping teammate shattered the dream.

A mismatched shoe selection would violate the NBA’s uniform dress code, Manu Ginobili interjected, and could cost Bonner $25,000 in fines.

“Just think of how many sandwiches that is,” Ginobili said, referring to Bonner’s famously favorite form of sustenance.

And so, for the next 10 minutes, the Spurs’ starting guard and backup center set out to quantify exactly that.

Estimating (conservatively, he says) 700 sandwiches per year at $5 a pop, Bonner ? concludes it would cost seven years’ worth of hoagies to flout the NBA’s uniform rules for one night.

“The punishment doesn’t fit the crime,” he sighed, as the rest of the room disintegrated into laughter.

<333333333333

@the_real_nash Just took my daughters to see Tangled. Who knew I was a fan of Repunzel? Recomended for Daddy's and their daughters.

http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2011/02/07/tbj-campaign-matt-bonner-for-3-point-contest/

somehow not surprised that matt bonner can do a great napoleon dynamite

Nick Collison: Someone is "making it rain". I won't hesitate to grab a 20 dollar bill and pocket it. #recession #lockout.

baller v. hustler

AndrewMBogut
Another day, another words with friends victory against @Joeingles7 .
3 minutes ago

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it's hard to be baller when you're 8

lol @bosh caption. li'l yao is pretty baller imo

http://deadspin.com/5803352/heres-a-gallery-of-photos-of-indiana-pacer-mike-dunleavy-jr-wearing-a-tutu/gallery/2

haha wait i didn't realize he was dressed as ace ventura's alter ego

from Twitter:

WakaFlockaBSM Waka Flocka Flame
Just droped 200 on my new 4 door saturn lockerz.com/s/143862613

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicagobulls/post/_/id/6750/white-mamba-fan-fave-on-off-the-court

We head into Teavana next, a tea store in the middle of the mall, in which Scalabrine has become close to the older woman who manages the store. He swears by the mixes of tea she has put together for him in the past. He trusts she would brew him up something good.

timmy! http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/tim-duncan-wears-pretty-nerdy-punisher-knee-brace-230731615.html#more-13858

lol

cant believe any1 who has ever listened to Tim duncans 7 foot Mathlete voice would ever doubt hes a huge fuckin nerd

man if i were dungeons & dragons i would have been calling tim duncan and vin diesel every day until they relented for some kind of ad campaign

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicagobulls/post/_/id/6750/white-mamba-fan-fave-on-off-the-court

We head into Teavana next, a tea store in the middle of the mall, in which Scalabrine has become close to the older woman who manages the store. He swears by the mixes of tea she has put together for him in the past. He trusts she would brew him up something good.

― fit and working again, Friday, January 20, 2012 2:00 PM (1 week ago)

aw! v unballer but v endearing!

the whole piece i mean

The manager tells Scalabrine to come back whenever he wants and sign some autographs for the customers.

lol @ this, sign some autographs, sweep the floor mb, idk just be here at 9

i did eat paleo for a while and it was p amazing

― lag∞n, Friday, February 3, 2012 8:54 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey!

mj ate 1 juicy steak before every game

paleo is all steaks bra

for lack of a better place

http://espn.go.com/high-school/story/_/id/7581140/piggyback-bandit-puzzles-high-school-sports-officials-northwest

ew

ok i know that's sad & all but i'm str8 laughin at that

it legit grossed me out and made me feel weird, like i was gonna post it on twitter but then i was all no must not expose the world to this depravity

so a baller:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWkkHdByimI

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6oREU-CbBg/TXzIaYh181I/AAAAAAAAAHs/f2MsNCopti4/s1600/m-ballet.jpg

Oops, thought this was the "so ballet" thread.

this may be my best thread

http://asset3.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/mugs/lg/lg_baller_j.jpg

http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/sandwich_archive.html

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/spurs/media/0910_bonner_sandwich.jpg

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/spurs/photos/091102_sandwich_1.jpg

I would like to take this moment to address one "beef" I have with Subway: his name is Jared Fogle. Jared has been a spokesman for Subway for the last 10 years after losing 245 pounds by only eating Subway subs. I heard Jared has not stayed true to his "Subway diet" in recent months. Regardless, I think I eat more subs than Jared. I challenge him on this. So Jared… you, me, sub eating contest. Anytime. Anywhere.

Sandwich Quote of the Day: Today's quote doesn't have to do with sandwiches. We were walking back to the hotel after dinner on Saturday night in Memphis and some guy went up to Ian Mahinmi and said, "Who are you? Horace Grant?" We all thought that was hilarious.

that is legit hilarious

his 'song of the day' is usually v indie rock

duncan's punisher kneebrace is killing me

this may be is my best thread

― mod flanders (m bison), Friday, February 17, 2012 5:34 AM (3 months ago) [IP: 173.173.108.55] Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hoagie grail is killing me idk why

So you can imagine my excitement when I found a D'Angelo's right across the street from our hotel.

I would like to take this moment to address one "beef" I have with Subway: his name is Jared Fogle.

Sandwich Quote of the Day: Today's quote doesn't have to do with sandwiches.

bonner 's a poser, he doesn't get to use the word 'hoagie'

whats tragic is spurs will prob win the chip and subway will still have griffin shilling for them instead of bonner

Chris Paul was on Wait Wait don't tell me!

― fit and working again, Thursday, July 8, 2010 10:29 AM (1 year ago) [IP: 63.224.124.41] Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

not to be outdone, I went to see what do ya know in town some years back and I shit you not MATT BONNER WAS ON as a guest

BLIND ITEM: a certain ILH mod and a ginger 3-pt specialist were seen in the same OBGYN clinic with their pregnant wives not 5 feet away from each other.

Did you ask him if he's going to shave that kid's face in his hair?

tbf knocking up your wife is kinda baller

Or at least ball her.

it is his second child, he was walking around with his little girl
hey he is tall. but he is skinnier than I thought he would be. chicken legs, mane.
I said nothing to him bc this was a family moment for us both

I would've offered to buy him a reuben.

"good luck to you and your family, sandwich hunter"

what if bonner's wife gave birth to a hoagie like on the cosby show

BLIND ITEM: a certain ILH mod and a ginger 3-pt specialist were seen in the same OBGYN clinic with their pregnant wives not 5 feet away from each other.

― he bit me (it felt like a diss) (m bison), Thursday, June 14, 2012 5:48 PM

omg XD

http://www.matadorrecords.com/matablog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/harvey_head_big.jpg

Item! ILHer mod and wife meet m4tt b0nN3r and tell us that it is his second child, and he was walking around with his little girl!

hahaha yesssss

"It is important for me to come back and show the kids that you can achieve your dreams, make it to the NBA even if you are from New Hampshire"

hahahah

even if you are from new hampshire and love sandwiches

http://www.rockchalk.com/john/john/kirk_hinrich.jpg

* While Duncan took part in a boxing workout after Thursday’s practice, Bonner chose the more leisurely option of working on his already deadly 3-point shot. “No boxing (for me),” he said. “I grew up on the streets of Concord, New Hampshire. I’m…quick with the fists. Quick with the 1-2.”

* A mysterious ‘KM’ could be seen marked on the Spurs’ two practice courts in blue tape on either side of the paint when training camp opened on Tuesday. Strips were later added stretching diagonally from foul line to baseline — forming a trapezoid, not a parallelogram, as Bonner astutely corrected a member of the media.

“I learned that from my daughter’s Sesame Street shape book,” he said.

@paugasol Congrats to Hilary Mantel for winning her second Booker! Have you read any of her books!?

haha awesome

Pau Gasol ‏@paugasol

The #RollingStones won't stop surprising me! They will perform in 4 different concerts this year! Very impressive!!

http://instagram.com/p/Q0WG12M94A/

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2012/10/26/bonner-and-jack-unplugged-at-spurs-shootaround/

http://www.nba.com/spurs/features/120223_bonner_rodeo_road_trip

1. My Shoes - I had the fortune of being sponsored by New Balance for two glorious seasons. Here’s the problem: New Balance stopped sponsoring basketball players almost three years ago. So while the other two or three players in the NBA wearing New Balance switched to Nike or Adidas or British Knights, I was left in the proverbial shoebox. Nobody wanted me.

To this day, I am still wearing New Balance basketball sneakers I have left over from the “good old days”. I’m down to my last four or five pairs and have no clue what I’m going to do when they run out. I even called New Balance in the hopes that they would send me some more. They said no. I then scoured the internet and came up emptier than Leonardo Dicaprio at the Oscars. In a last ditch attempt, I found one pair in my size on E-Bay but they were purple. The scrutiny from Coach Pop wouldn’t be worth it... But they are soooooo comfortable! The point is, I am obviously the only person wearing New Balance basketball sneakers in the NBA, possibly the world. Apparently that’s NOT COOL.

haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-j53G6bJog

haha thabeeeeeeet

he new one, "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" comes out soon, and I'm told there are all sorts of new features. I'm not even the guy who's the most into it on the team. Gerald Wallace, it's all he does. I play with my friends and we're alright at it, but Gerald plays with like professionals. He has a whole crew of "gamer friends." He's obsessed.

deron williams on g-wall

Lol always knew G Wall was a nerd.

Fitted sweats smh
http://jocksandstilettojill.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Dwyane-Wade-postgame-fashion.jpg

feel like those could be wool, def strange

maybe if they were a lil longer

“I’m just being me, man,” Durant said. “I’m just enjoying this all. I can’t complain. I mean, I wasn’t raised to be a jerk to anybody. You know what I mean? My mama wouldn’t like that, so that’s just all I know. Just being nice to people and enjoying what I do.”

is there a nagl 2012 thread? cause those fitted sweats would be on it

im sure mr odom goes to the beach with a shirt on

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdigacNqKh1rct6yjo1_500.png

sick abs blake

I'm so disappointed that blake never became 'the colossus' http://i.imgur.com/fg2l2.png

"I kind of change my diet in the summer more than anything in season," he (Duncan) said. "I'm active enough (during the season) and I can burn enough calories there. In the summers, I just cut back on my sugars, breads, all that stuff. And I changed my workout regimen a little bit. I really focused on staying in the gym and working on my game and trying to get my rhythm back in that respect."

sounds p paleo, that's kinda baller?

yeah i mean so not baller diet is more along the lines of derrick rose and his gummy bears

really haven't the slightest clue whether Caron Butler and his straw situation was baller or not

Nate Taylor ‏@ByNateTaylor
Amar'e Stoudemire says he went vegan about 3 months ago. Says it gives him more energy than before.

suddenly love amare

if his contract were reasonable I would be begging the spurs to trade for him so I could have tamales w him at Vegeria

“I have a general rule that if I have an off-day during the season that I owe it to her to do what she wants unless it’s harmful to my well-being. Her and her friends wanted to go.”

IndyStar has been doing a rundown of ALL TIME HOOSIER BALLERS and are at Rick Mount (who, even at like 55 yrs old, was probably the greatest shooter I've ever seen live). His hairdo in the SI cover from '66, which I believe features (tough to really understand the physics of it) HAIR PARTED TO THE MIDDLE AND A MINI RAT-TALE IN FRONT, might be the most witebread look ever documented:

http://hardwoodhistory.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/mountsicover1.jpg

“Part of Rick Mount’s appeal was the way he looked,” Phillip M. Hoose wrote in the book “Hoosiers: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana.” “He had a sense of style. He wore his collars and sleeves up. His blond hair was cut in a burr, except for two carefully-managed rows of longer hair, which converged into a butchwaxed curl dipping down onto his forehead. He called it the ‘Cobra.’”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mab3qBMIr2g

oh my

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2013/10/08/matt-bonners-sweet-new-wheels/

SAN ANTONIO — Matt Bonner had been hoping to squeeze at least another 60,000 miles out of his 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Alas, the Red Mamba’s sweet ride was put out of commission near the end of last season. Bonner declined to reveal details, but an exclusive Express-News investigation has learned that it was totaled in an accident. (Chalk up another one for the shmohawks.)

After making do for several months with an El Camino, he finally settled on a full-time replacement: the 2014 Chevy Impala, which beat out a slew of luxury competition to become the Official Car of Matt Bonner.

“Love it,” he said. “It’s completely remodeled. It’s American-made. You have to stay true to your roots, right? I tried an Audi. I tried an Infiniti. I looked into a BMW, some of the higher-end stuff. It just didn’t feel like me.

“The leg room is far superior, which is basically No. 1. No. 2, it has over 300 horse power, which is plenty for me. And it still gets 29 MPGs, which is pretty good for a mid-size model. It had all the same technology packages. It has ventilated seats. It’s very luxurious.”

yessssssssssss

Andrew NicholsonVerified account
‏@nicholaf44
Sock game on @DLamb20 level lol pic.twitter.com/ivsVDSxQsy

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BXiGtABCIAAJFOt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UWtxasV.png

lol become eno, its the japanese x version of emo where u r rlly rlly nice n dnt do crazy crap like gang banging, but ur open to anything, and always on time! plus u cn dress any way u nt, but always original. from blazers to soccer socks w the heal and toes cut out as gloves. swag/baller crap is fun, but eno is more sane. no prejudiced crap

mayybe i didn't define that quite right. it's like likeing the multiverse instread of bullying

what's going on here

https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p206x206/1385595_337099059760345_1075906695_n.jpg

enoing

samb

pls come back to i love balling board when ur temp ban is done, color definition point of "beyond "color, eg a transient that

http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/James-Dolan-performs-at-2013-New-Orleans-Jazz-Heritage-Festival.-Tim-Mosenfelder-Getty-Images.jpg

James Dolan to the reddit thread

http://i.imgur.com/UWtxasV.png

― lag∞n, Sunday, November 3, 2013 10:35 PM (1 week ago

first of all i would argue that table tennis is pretty baller and secondly since when is getting your picture taken with a hot chick half your age not baller, motion dismissed

so not dismissed

so not gonna happen

haha yes

http://cdn2.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SPOELSTRA.gif

http://gif.mocksession.com/2013/06/spoelstra/

idk abt baller but he looks kinda psycho

yo that is creepy

baller don't lie

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21736-hotseat_robin_lopez.html

What is the crown jewel in your personal collection?

I do have a complete run of Teen Titans from their first print to Secret Origins to now, even though I’m not a big fan of the Essential series. I’m kind of just collecting out of the completist sense.

Is there a gem out there that you’re hunting for?

Showcase No. 4, the first appearance of the Barry Allen Flash. Flash Comics No. 1, which is the first golden-age Flash comic. Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories No. 1—I have it, but it’s in very ratty condition. It’s probably only worth $200. A very fine copy would be like $80,000.

You’re an illustrator yourself. Who are your favorite artists?

To go from earliest to latest: There’s always, you know, Winsor McCay, Walt Kelly, Al Capp. Will Eisner, Edward Gorey, Marc Davis. For the more typical superhero artists, George Perez, Carl Barks and Don Rosa. Tim Burton. Theodore Geisel.

Also:

What are your top three favorite wizards?

Gandalf’s definitely on the list. Trying to pick my favorite Harry Potter wizard, I can easily go with Dumbledore. I always liked Professor Lupin. I’ll put him on the list. [A day after the interview, Lopez asked via his publicist to take Lupin off his list and replace him with Hermione Granger.]

I got to pick a Disney wizard. Can I pick Angela Lansbury in Bedknobs and Broomsticks?

Angela Lansbury?

She’s not a particularly great wizard, but I just love that movie so much. Maybe it’s the combination of her and David Tomlinson’s character. Those are my three.

that's not even the least ballery thing from that interview [conducted by my buddy matt, fwiw, gj matt], the bit about the wizards is just insane xp ha

like that he was thinking about the question after the interview was over and it was bugging him enough that the next day he texted his publicist and was like "hey man get back to the willy week about the wizards, i just can't not have hermione on that list of my favorite wizards, i've got to be real about this."

That is awesome.

while it isn't a stretch for a baller to be into comics it's the fact that he names the like of winsor mccay and walt kelly. that's impressive.

nice.

[A day after the interview, Lopez asked via his publicist to take Lupin off his list and replace him with Hermione Granger.]

in retrospect its obvious but it never wouldve occurred to me that you could just ask someone who their favorite wizards are and theyd come up w a list for you

favorite wizards!

How many comics do you own?

Not as many as Brook. He’s pretty much collecting everything DC Comics publishes right now. I have two or three titles I’ve collected and tried to complete those runs.

You’ve said since Brook signed such a huge contract with the Nets, he’s now just blowing it on comics.

With comic books, for the most part, it’s not a costly addiction. It’s not like Fabergé eggs.

Brook: Yo Nets my leg is broken... Yep... Out for the season... Okay cool... See ya in the offseason... *spends next 6 months under the covers w/ a flashlight and a stack of comic books*

so robin lopez is like a character from unbreakable

lol both brothers

[A day after the interview, Lopez asked via his publicist to take Lupin off his list and replace him with Hermione Granger.]

the more i think about this the more i think it's probably up there with my favorite details from any interview i've ever read

its so good

For the more typical superhero artists, George Perez, Carl Barks and Don Rosa.

I'm gonna give the credit to Fropez

also:

Who are your favorite artists?

To go from earliest to latest: There’s always, you know, Winsor McCay, Walt Kelly, Al Capp. Will Eisner, Edward Gorey, Marc Davis.

https://twitter.com/RockOnFdn/status/427807359927189504/photo/1

http://i.imgur.com/Tyc76vR.jpg

beautiful

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/important-cable-programming-alert-jared-jeffries-own-fishing-201326394--nba.html

http://i.imgur.com/fl3PYkh.jpg

spencer nawes

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bip2VKCCcAAJV3e.jpg

cant tell if thats baller or not

its at sxsw so probably not

easy not-call

If that's bushwick, baller

it is bushwick

https://vine.co/v/OYPlemtnjta

lol

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2426481-matt-barnes-says-allen-iverson-routinely-dropped-40k-at-strip-clubs

http://i.imgur.com/dNCb0pl.png

kinda lol but mostly sad

i appreciate matt barnes realness on this topic

who amongst us wld not pick up a lil of the money allen iverson has thrown into the air if only to know the joy of throwing that same money ourselves

yeah def, pocket some and throw some mo

love matt barnes so much tbh

B/R: Your player profile at Louisville lists spaghetti with ranch and sugar as one of your favorite foods. That seems like a peculiar combination…how did you stumble on that?

TR: Well, spaghetti is good with ranch, and spaghetti is good with sugar. You put all of that together and make a sandwich out of it and you get greatness. People shouldn’t judge unless they try it. Spaghetti can last a month in our house. You make a big pot, and it can last the whole week.

(terry rozier)

NBA twins can’t live together because their cats hate each other

I love those guys.

ditto

i went back and re-read this thread and

this may be is my best thread

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I love those guys.

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they think theyre cute, i hate them

http://i.imgur.com/hMVlqAq.png

hope u blow out yr knee a la the cruel realities of life intruding upon yr manchild bs

They ARE cute and you are a meanie.

they need to grow the f up. they need this tough love. i am their dad

lol

The bonner locker room anecdote about the wardrobe fine + number of sandwiches it would buy is so hilarious

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66cMNVRU_fs

lolllll

"i dont know anything about this harry potter" --barbosa

Warriors are so full of nerds

>:|

Which is a good thing!

No I mean: basketblolz

whoops sorry i didnt think to check that thread, this one was my immediate thought when i saw that vid

No worries, I pulled the same thing on k3v so turnabout etc.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcwwcOnUEAAwAWP.jpg

Oh no klay

the non cosplay interloper is all of us

http://i.imgur.com/ubLrEXQ.png

Hero

def a "wanna feel old?" thing for me that there are nba stars now who grew up on Harry Potter.

He is happy to sponsor Wingstop, which sends him coupons for free wings, so he can feed his Mango Habanero addiction. This winter, after his $94 million contract kicked in, he panicked when he lost his coupons. Wingstop generously replenished his supply.

knew this revive was about that kawhi story. why do the spurs attract such cheapskates? *fumbles through couch cushion to look for money for a new pair of shoes*

from si's boris profile:

This is a tradition among Diaw and his San Antonio teammates. On the road they venture to find the city's best coffee shops. "Whether it's a 20-minute drive or just around the corner," guard Patty Mills says, "we keep a record of the cool ones."

coffee v halal

http://www.gq.com/story/lebron-james-really-drives-a-kia

viral marketing

yeah so calculated

https://twitter.com/NBCSN/status/736776443410124800/photo/1

klay is next-level not baller

He's so not baller that he's actually more baller than everyone else

http://i.imgur.com/CyWYgk6.jpg

uh matt bonner sitting on a throne of big red is actually extremely baller

yeah but we don't have another matt bonner thread

While being interviewed in the meat section of a supermarket though?

nothing wrong with the meat section

meat section most expensive part of the store

I'm so sorry:

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/end-of-an-era-matt-bonner-says-10-year-run-with-spurs-probably-over/

musta run out of those new balance shoes he has stocked up on

torn about whether this is baller or not

http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/denver-nuggets-wilson-chandler-catches-350-pound-grouper-082216

pretty baller if you're into fishing

seems pretty baller

Kobe Bryant says he’d rather be known for venture investing than basketball

Tom DiChristopher,CNBC 8 hours ago

yeah i was thinking of starting a "so baller" thread to post that in

xp

this seems like a pretty dangerous idea bc kobe won't stop until he's broke or the best at it

kobe needs to start hanging with Lacob if he wants to become a trVe BAB

Kobe should team up with peter thiel imo, they'd probably get each other

what could be more baller than fishing for grouper, my bad

Kobe should sue TMZ through an intermediary, good call Clay.

old news but...

In March 2016, Bonner was featured on the season-premiere episode of FYI's Tiny House Nation, where he and his wife Nadia had a 276-sq.-foot house custom-built.[17]

lmao

hahahaha perfect

matty b is doing postgome analysis for the local fox sports spurs games

i went back and re-read this thread and

this may be is my best thread

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also, this run of DN's are some of my best^^^

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/business/meadowlands-arena-nbc-studio.html

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/01/08/business/07IZODCENTER-01/merlin_163968468_feacd490-d46a-45b7-83cb-581fd55c5ae3-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&auto=webp

thats kinda dope

Synecdoche, NJ