FanHouse: Fri AM 'P.Diddy Talks NBA Fashion' Edition

Our NBA guys slaughtered the NBA Draft last night. I mean, this may be one of the more impressive real time calls in the long, long history of blogging. And the team even supplied its own original animation. So please enjoy all the wonder of it, because there's a whole lot of horrifying wrestler-on-family violence news below it.

Cheers,
JCN (perma)

NBA:
ESPN Draft Coverage: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The sight of Durant's mom cleaning the crust from her baby's mouth: Awww. Durant's reaction after realizing that an ESPN camera caught his mom completely emmasculating him was priceless.

2007 NBA Draft Live Blog: 7:20: Is Joakim hiding his face on purpose, Michael Jackson style? So we've got Mickey Mouse's bowtie, Colonel Sanders' suit... and Molly Ringwald's hair? Jesus.

NBA Draft Analysis: First Round Losers: Philly could have used a shooting guard or a power forward. Naturally, it drafted the position it was strongest in: small forward.

Fists Full of SchruteBucks VII: The NBA Draft Edition: I suddenly no longer even remember that Isiah destroyed a proud basketball league that had existed for over 50 years, that he gave Jerome James $30 million, or that he traded for a max-contract Steve Francis.

The Inspiration of Stephen A. Smith: Yeah he's so loud it should be criminal and 87% of the time that's pretty damn annoying. But like fellow woofer Bill Walton, you gotta respect how much he commits to the crazy y'know?

FanHouse Exclusive: P. Diddy Talks NBA Draft Day Fashion Puffy: I'm not mad at the white jacket, white is hot right now. But if you're going white, do it right, with the full suit. I'm not feeling this. It looks like he's captaining the Love Boat or working at a restaurant or something. Yo my brother, let me get a piece of cheesecake.

Spike Lee and Stephen A. Smith Approve of Knicks/Portland Trade: I think these gentlemen are happy. And by happy, I mean LOUD NOISES.

NBA Draft Analysis: Second Round Losers: Josh McRoberts, Portland Trailblazers - Supposedly, he was going to be a lottery pick if he had left after an awesome freshman campaign. Now, he's got to make a roster to get paid.

Benoit:
Chris Benoit's Wikipedia Entry Knew Nancy Benoit Died -- Before the Police Knew Fox News reports that before the police found out that Benoit's wife, Nancy Benoit, had died, someone edited Chris Benoit's Wikipedia entry to say that his wife had died -- and whoever made the Wikipedia post may have even used a computer at the WWE's offices to do it.

Editor of Chris Benoit's Wikipedia Page Claims It Was 'An Incredible Coincidence' The comment, posted from the same IP address as the edit to Benoit's Wikipedia page (meaning it was probably, but not definitely, posted by the same person) begins...

Joanie Laurer (chyna) Blasts Vince McMahon, WWE in Chris Benoit Murder-Suicide
Laurer also said the WWE hid Benoit's problems and described her own negative experiences in wrestling. Dozens of ex-wrestlers despise McMahon, and we will no doubt hear from many of them after this tragedy.

Nancy Benoit, Wife of Chris Benoit, Feared Marriage Would End 'In a Bad, Bad Way': Nancy Benoit, who performed in pro wrestling using the stage name Woman, got a restraining order against Chris in 2003 but asked that it be lifted later that year.

NFL:
Review of Evidence in Vick Case Stalls: Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter, who already seemed reluctant to take this head on, now appears to be washing his hands of the situation. Perhaps even more baffling is the slow pace taken by the feds, who essentially took over the investigation when they felt things were moving along too slowly.

Report: League to Pull Plug on NFL Europa: It's also a bit of a rebuke to the league's previous commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, who wanted the league's European offshoot to become an important part of his legacy.