Back in February, SI’s Chris Ballard wrote a story about a post-Wizards era Michael Jordan that received a bit of attention. As the story went, some mutual fund CEO named John Rogers Jr. had beaten Jordan in a game of one-on-one at the legend’s high-end "Flight School" camp in Las Vegas. According to Ballard, there were one-handed runners and flip-shots and even Damon Wayans. It was quite the tale. And today, thanks to The Wall Street Journal, we finally have video footage.

That lefty lay-in at the end to win it was impressive. Nice English, John.

Via NESW Sports, your #1 source for classic and random Michael Jordan videos.

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A look around the league and the web that covers it. It’s also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren’t always listed in order of importance. That’s for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: LA Times. Byron Scott is happy with the Hornets, but a Lakers’ coaching job sure intrigues him.
PF: Truth About It. The only time you’ll see Caron Butler wearing goggles. Print it, put it on the fridge.
SF: NBA.com. Raptors fans sound off in Rob Peterson’s "Race to the MVP" mailbag. Arriba!
SG: JOCKlife. Dikembe Mutombo finally wags his finger with delight at a ballot box.
PG: The Blowtorch. "Meanwhile, at Spurs practice …" Bruce Bowen rides an old-timey bicycle.
6th: Black Jesus Disciples. Amare Stoudemire for Most Valuable Player? Let’s take a look.
7th: Blazer’s Edge. Correction: a Blazer-centric Kige Ramsey is exactly what this world needs.
8th: The Onion. "Knicks Fans Discover Striking Palms Together Makes Uplifting And Appreciative Noise".
9th: Mr. Irrelevant. Wow. That sure didn’t take long. The Epic JaVale "Kill + Mode = Chee$e" t-shirt.
10th: On The DL. Dan Levy was kind enough to have me on his podcast last night to talk NBA, The Basketball Jones and funny Canadian accents. If you’re in the mood, click here to hear me mumble. Eh.

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Blazers center Greg Oden made it all the way through his first full NBA game last night, but he sure wasn’t happy with his overall performance. GOde blogs, somewhat haphazardly: "All i can say is that we came out wiith a victory. So that was a big thing for me having us win my first game back. I wouldnt say i had the best contribution on the floor, i didnt play, score, or rebound that much. I only played like 16 minutes with 3 points and 2 rebounds, not a good individual game. All i can do is go out there the next game with a more aggressive attitude out there on the court. Right now im still trying to come in and get use to playing with these guy who have been playing for a couple of games already, i got to catch up." Chin up, big guy. You’ve played a combined 29 minutes. It’ll come.

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Goatman already had some fun with this pic, but why should that stop us? Warriors big man Andris Biedrins and Wolves rookie Kevin Love look for an answer/rebound Tuesday night in Oakland, CA. Is anyone else reminded of those aliens from Toy Story? No? Just me? Never mind then. Best caption wins a neck brace. Good luck, gentlemen.

After the jump, Goran Dragic learns the Internets.

Winner, JP:
Dragic: And this is the Slovenian My Space. Very nice, yes?

Co-runner-up, DWARFZ:
Dragic: What the hell dude, you killed my dwarf charater?!?!?!
Other Guy: Sorry dude, but that’s how we roll.
Dragic: WHAT THE HELL DUDE, YOU KILLED MY DWARF CHARATER?!?!?!

Co-runner-up, twoeightnine:
The Skeets family checks out brother J.E.’s newest blog.

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Let’s count the ways that this is a good day.

First, I just traded David Lee for Travis Outlaw in my fantasy basketball league. I wasn’t happy about having to throw in free bone spurs to make the deal happen, but whatever — I’m delighted to add another Blazer to my virtual locker room.

Second, I had a chocolate dip donut from Tim Horton’s. Man, so good.

And third, Magic center Dwight Howard, fresh off his first (and rare) triple-double, said Wednesday he has every intention to defend his slam-dunk title in February during All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel reports:

"’I thought about that [Wednesday], actually,’ Howard said. ‘Trying to think about what dunks I can do.’ [...] Howard said he’ll have a new Web site up and running within the next few days, and on it he will ask fans to suggest dunks he can perform. ‘I think that will be really cool,’ he said."

Dime asks the obvious question — and I’ll pose the same one to you — "What dunks would you suggest Superman try this second time around?"

Personally, I’m hoping for more comics-inspired theatrics, but with a villain twist. Like maybe something to do with the "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants". That’d make the Adidas family happy, right?

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