Oden Can’t Blog for Free and His Tonsils Hurt
Plus: ‘Toine gets robbed and Channing Frye thinks he’s “a buffet of goodness”.
I stayed in and watched the Home Run Derby last night. Man, talk about boring. I actually fell asleep midway through the damn thing. I can’t think of a less thrilling sports event than the long ball contest right now.
Sure, the NBA’s All-Star Weekend isn’t perfect — can we hurry up and replace the Skills Challenge with a game of HORSE, please? — but at least the NBA makes an attempt to be entertaining. I’m not exactly sure what MLB needs to do in order to improve its showcase event, but a good place to start would probably be in the broadcast booth. Good thing the mute button exists.
(Regardless, I’m looking forward to the All-Star Game tonight. If we’re lucky, it’ll end in a tie.)
Onto the NBA news & notes:
-Greg Oden is blogging about his Summer League adventures, and wouldn’t you know it, he’s mad that his hotel doesn’t have free Internet access.
Sorry I haven’t been blogging for a couple of days, but I’m pretty busy. With the summer league and all these interviews and practices, it’s kind of hard to find time. It doesn’t help that my hotel does not have free internet access. I hate that.
Tough life that guy leads.
-Um, about that KG to Dallas rumor: According to Donnie Nelson, it ain’t happening.
Will Garnett wind up in a Mavericks uniform?
“Don’t hold your breath,” Nelson said.
-Channing Frye is a pretty funny guy. When asked about what he expects to contribute in Portland, he dropped the best quote I’ve seen all summer (via: FanHouse):
“I bring everything…a little personality, a little leadership, a little shooting, a little defense. I’m a buffet of goodness.”
-Scary situation for Antoine Walker last night: He was robbed at gunpoint. From the Associated Press:
“He’s OK,” Walker’s agent Mark Bartelstein said. “There was a robbery. It’s a scary thing. It’s a terrible thing. He’s trying to get himself back together. Police are there and he’s getting it taken care of.”
Not a whole lot of details in the report, but hopefully, ‘Toine and his family are OK.
-Injury update: Greg Oden might not see any more Summer League action. Apparently, his tonsils are killing him.
“I can’t even tell you … it just hurts,'’ Oden said “Right now, it’s more of a thing that they are so big, that when I’m running up and down the court, it’s hard for me to breathe. I can’t get any air in there.”
The worst thing about this is that if Oden has a tonsillectomy this week, he’s likely to miss the highly anticipated game against Durant and the Sonics on Sunday.
31 Responses to “Oden Can’t Blog for Free and His Tonsils Hurt”
Jul.10 at 9:14 am
Detroit11 says:
Hi Marcel
Jul.10 at 9:29 am
G-man says:
Does that make Kwame Brown a Buffet of Crapitude.
Sorry for Hatin’.
Jul.10 at 10:07 am
Jake says:
The home run competition needs to replace the kids who snag balls in the outfield with Hawaiian Tropics girls. Great sponsorship opportunity.
Jul.10 at 10:32 am
Ben Collins says:
Good thing Zach Randolph was outgoing in that Channing Frye trade. KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE BUFFET O’ GOODNESS!
Jul.10 at 10:35 am
James says:
Fix that massive font on the related stories!
Jul.10 at 10:51 am
Cheryl says:
Yeah, this font is a bit LARGE. You guys are still experimenting, right? ‘Cause the fonts aren’t reader-friendly. Content is awesome, though.
Jul.10 at 10:59 am
Lang Whitaker says:
Font is being fixed this morning, I’m told. We’re on it. For some reason it looks really small right now to me.
Jul.10 at 11:00 am
Renton says:
Having your tonsils removed, although an easy procedure, ain’t fun when you’re Oden’s age. All the best to him.
Jul.10 at 11:00 am
neaorin says:
I guess Antoine ran into another guy who wasn’t afraid to shoot. Scary stuff.
Jul.10 at 11:01 am
Renton says:
neaorin: I can only say: “oh snap!”
Jul.10 at 11:05 am
Mike C. says:
Maybe the robbers were from the Mavs, sticking Antoine up for chucking them out of the playoffs a few years back.
Jul.10 at 11:08 am
Ben Collins says:
If the robbers were from the Mavs, it wasn’t because of the Heat championship, it was because of what he did when he was on the Mavericks.
Jul.10 at 11:48 am
Russ Bengtson says:
And this round is awarded to Ben Collins. Outstanding.
Jul.10 at 12:00 pm
DP says:
I hope Toine is okay cuz I know how it feels to be robbed at gunpoint and it ain’t a friendly confrontation. As far as Channing F., being a buffet of goodness is going a little bit too far. Maybe a buffet of salad and baked chicken would most likely fit him. play wit it.
Jul.10 at 12:00 pm
Co Co says:
The font is too small now.
Jul.10 at 12:19 pm
Reggie Evans says:
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Jul.10 at 12:19 pm
The Brooklyn Boy says:
Ben - you totally stole my thunder on the buffet of goodness joke. I was gonna say Frye needs to eat there. Props on better execution.
Jul.10 at 12:20 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
At the moment Channing is more like a bag of Chex Mix.
Jul.10 at 12:30 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
isn’t oden going to miss the durant game to film the espys anyway?
Jul.10 at 12:33 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I don’t see why Greg Oden just doesn’t have his tonsils removed AT the ESPYs.
Jul.10 at 1:40 pm
Greased Up Deaf Guy aka Clay Davis says:
capital idea russ….. anyone remember how not too long ago everyone was all uptight about athletes and guns????? this is exactly why they need them. athletes are bullseyes
Jul.10 at 1:52 pm
chiqo says:
don’t let stern hear you. he’ll ban you from the comments section. but the only thing that would have happened had toine had a gun is that someone might have gotten shot instead of just some things stolen. things you can replace of live without, not so for your life.
Jul.10 at 2:39 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I hear that Greg Oden’s tonsils can out-bench Kevin Durant.
Jul.10 at 3:50 pm
Ben Collins says:
Can Reggie Evans win after I already won? That post, my friends, is a grower.
Jul.10 at 6:13 pm
FLUXLAND says:
I was going to say the same thing, Ben. Reggie wins the OT?
Jul.10 at 6:52 pm
tprince22 says:
I will tell u who a buffet of goodness is: tayshaun prince!! Sexy!
Jul.10 at 9:09 pm
AJ$ says:
Hope Frye has fun in portland. btw 1st da font was 2 big & now its 2 small
Jul.11 at 12:59 am
Chukaz says:
If ‘Toine had a gun and the robber had gotten shot, it would be Okay. Is kinda like saying that you wanna f*ck someone with AIDS without a condom and not wanting to get AIDS.
Jul.11 at 2:31 am
Chukaz says:
I don’t know what the f*ck is wrong with Greg Oden. The man is a f*ckin’ millionaire. Who expensive can internet be?
Jul.11 at 6:07 am
Slobodan Chutzpah says:
Nice one, Reggie.
Jul.11 at 12:59 pm
AJ$ says:
Damn!