Bill Simmons' column on the All Star Weekend

[Rick Von Braun]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060220

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[Johnny_Blaze_47]

This was pretty hilarious.

[mikejones99]

Lots of hookers in town for the Black Super Bowl.

[Kori Ellis]

Damn, that was one of the funniest things I've read in a long time.

[exstatic]

Simmons is hilarious. He's the only reason to go ANYWHERE on ESPN's site.

[Phenomanul]

WOW.... that's all I can say.... information overload. I bet there's about 100 topics crammed in that article that could spark up several mini-quattro threads....

[ShoogarBear]

• Sitting two rows ahead of Joe Dumars, I was praying for Flip Saunders to accidentally put Dwyane Wade in with the four Pistons, just to see the expression on Joe D's face. Didn't happen.


. . . can't . . . breathe! :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[Solid D]

He saved the best story for last.

[1Parker1]

On Friday afternoon, Kobe and Iverson crossed paths in the Houston Hilton and did the handshake/hug thing, followed by Iverson's looking Kobe in the eye and gushing, "You a bad motha----a!" with a big smile on his face. Either A.I. thoroughly enjoyed the 81-point game, or he was just making conversation. Hard to tell.

:lol :lol

[SpursWoman]

Simmons is hilarious. He's the only reason to go ANYWHERE on ESPN's site.


I love Simmons' articles ... he's awesome. :lol

[dimsah]

Stephen A. Smith showed up at Friday night's ESPN party, forcing me to watch him out of the corner of my eye for two hours so I could overhear him order a drink. Alas, he never did. But I think it would have gone something like this:

-- Bartender: What can I get you?
-- Smith: WHAT KIND OF BEERS DO YOU HAVE IN BOTTLES?
-- Bartender: Bud Light, Miller Light, Bud, Heineken.
-- Smith: I'M GONNA HAVE A BUD LIGHT PLEASE!

I'm still laughing at this. Hilarious.

Oh, and this
"Oak wants your cheeseburger, and he wants it now."

Simmons is great.

[SpursWoman]

The Red Bull Award for "Most underrated invention"
To those plastic thingies that go around your neck and hold tickets, media passes and party passes. I love those things. Isn't there a way to incorporate them into real life without looking like a weirdo? Couldn't someone start the trend of walking around with money and IDs stuffed in these things? I nominate Charles Oakley.

I adore the one I have ... I whole-heartedly agree. :lmao



Me: No offense, but the only way that card is going to be worth something in 20 years if Joe Forte kills someone.
--Guy (after a beat): Well, we'll see I guess.



(Did the "We'll see I guess" mean "We'll see if it's still worth something," or "We'll see if he kills somebody"? I'd like to think he meant the latter.)

:lmao :lmao

[Summers]

Paul Pierce getting to play with the four Detroit guys and relishing every second of it ... you know he was out there thinking, "This is just like playing with Brian Scalabrine, Raef LaFrentz, Michael Olowokandi and Orien Greene, only the exact opposite!"

:lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

"This is just like playing with Brian Scalabrine, Raef LaFrentz, Michael Olowokandi and Orien Greene, only the exact opposite!"

hahahahahhaha
priceless

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Bill is awesome.


Stephen A. Smith showed up at Friday night's ESPN party, forcing me to watch him out of the corner of my eye for two hours so I could overhear him order a drink. Alas, he never did. But I think it would have gone something like this:

-- Bartender: What can I get you?
-- Smith: WHAT KIND OF BEERS DO YOU HAVE IN BOTTLES?
-- Bartender: Bud Light, Miller Light, Bud, Heineken.
-- Smith: I'M GONNA HAVE A BUD LIGHT PLEASE!

:lol

[50 cent]

I liked the obligatory Isiah slam as well.

:tu

[Phenomanul]

What's the age difference between LeBron and Sharapova????

[Kori Ellis]

What's the age difference between LeBron and Sharapova????

I think she's 19 and he's 21.

[SpursWoman]

She's 18ish & he's 21

[Kori Ellis]

She's 18ish & he's 21

You are right. She'll be 19 in April.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

I liked the obligatory Isiah slam as well.

:tu

That one had me :lmao

[Phenomanul]

You are right. She'll be 19 in April.

I guess that this pairing would surpass the star power behind "Tony and Eva"

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Of course, that's assuming she's got jungle fever too.

[Phenomanul]

I found it rather amusing that LeBron would refer to himself as "Bron Bron" :lol :lol

Ohhhh and that slap by Oakley on Barkley is probably what prevents Barkley from hanging out with his supposed good friend Jordan.... Since Oakley now seems to be Jordan's bodyguard :lol


I don't see why Clemen's kid would take so much heat from Simmons... It's not as if he had commited a travesty in wanting to take a picture with Snoop.

[mikejones99]

Isiah and the Rocket would like to kick BS ass. Bill knows his NBA, NFL and Bosox.

[T-Pain]

isnt bill simmons the sports guy on KSAT? sorry, dont really watch KSAT

[Joepa]

I found it rather amusing that LeBron would refer to himself as "Bron Bron" :lol :lol

Ohhhh and that slap by Oakley on Barkley is probably what prevents Barkley from hanging out with his supposed good friend Jordan.... Since Oakley now seems to be Jordan's bodyguard :lol


I don't see why Clemen's kid would take so much heat from Simmons... It's not as if he had commited a travesty in wanting to take a picture with Snoop.

I think Bill hates all things Clemens for betraying the Red Sox in the mid- 90s.

[SpursWoman]

isnt bill simmons the sports guy on KSAT? sorry, dont really watch KSAT


Different Bill Simmons. :)

[Phenomanul]

I think Bill hates all things Clemens for betraying the Red Sox in the mid- 90s.



Ah... so bitterness was the root of his contempt towards Clemens' son. I guess he let a passionate grudge get the better of him.