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: YouTube, via With Leather. Episode two of "Me & Stephon" is up and awesome. (Check out Ep. 1 here.)
PF: Seattle Weekly. Nate Robinson concludes his post-game interview with a lil’ "Talladega Nights."
SF: The Puns Are Starting To Bore Me. Three reasons why Adonal Foyle would make a great President.
SG: The Score. Cabbie takes an exclusive ride in a limo with Kobe Bryant en route to his mansion in Cali.
PG: Waiting For Next Year. Carnival of the NBA #63 is the reason I drink. Boom, roasted!
6th: SBB/AA. Charles Barkley: "I like to drink, I’m going to continue to drink." Good. Just don’t drive.
7th: The Dream Shake. Just in case you misplaced your comprehensive Tracy McGrady timeline …
8th: Hardwood Paroxysm. Great moments in NBA trade season history.
9th: The On Deck Circle. Ben Wallace, sans ‘fro.
10th: The Will Leitch Experience. I had no idea Gene Siskel was such a big Bulls fan. Two thumbs up!

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Tired of clicking refresh to see the latest NBA trade deadline activity? Me too. So what do you say we ease up on the F5 key for a second and join in on Gary Payton and Chris Webber’s little dance routine? Stretch-pop those triceps, folks.

Want more? Better head over to NESW Sports for Kenny Smith’s sit down dance off then. Bam!

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"Philadelphia 76ers mascot Hip Hop pets Chris Andersen of the Denver Nuggets during the game on February 18, 2009 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Pets? Really, Getty? Eek. Best caption wins an industrial comb. Good luck.

After the jump, Kobe and Bill talk politics.

Winner, tres_equis_69:
O’Reilly: We’re already editing the final footage for the "Shaq is destroying the youth" smear campaign to be shown 24/7 on FoxNews. Everything is going as planned.
Bryant: (Mr. Burns accent) Excellent …

Runner-up, Roger Mason Jr. = Hero:
Kobe explains the tenets of doing "all of his shows live."

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So give it back, Dwight. And the cape, too.

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Before the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game this past weekend, Rufus, the Charlotte Bobcats‘ Poochie-like mascot, hit such an impressive H-O-R-S-E shot, both Larry and Mike would have conceded their Quarter Pounders. From half court, back to the basket, over the head, off the Bucks’ mascot’s groin, nothin’ but net.

Now, normally, this is where the story would end. Applause, children’s laughter, maybe a little worm dance at center court. But not so fast. This is the fragile Bucks were talking about here — naturally, Bango suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and will undergo surgery in late March.

"’While gazelle-like dunks and agile maneuvers around the court will be impossible for a time, the heart of Bucks game-night entertainment and the emotional leader of Bucks fans of all ages will continue to lead fan enthusiasm at home games,’ the Bucks said in a release on Wednesday."

Michael Redd. Andrew Bogut. Luke Ridnour. Bango.

You’re next, Tiffany!

(via Deadspin)

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