ESPN Screams "LeBron vs. Durant!" Um, Dirk Beat 'Em Both.

By Richie Whitt Wed., Aug. 31 2011 at 12:00 PM

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I miss basketball.

But the kind played with rules and defense and meaning. Not that And1 bullshit that ESPN is hyping today.

There was a summer pro-am game Tuesday night at Morgan State in Baltimore. Approximately 4,500 fans packed the Talmadge L. Hill Field House to watch Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

The stats say Durant scored 59 and LeBron 32.

The truth is this is bad for basketball.

From watching the highlights it looked like a dunk contest, complete with overreacting fans who did the thing where you outstretch your arms, open your mouth real wide and fall into your friends like you ain't never seen nothing like that before!

Didn't last summer teach us anything? Substance > Style.

Halfway across the world a giant German is working on Flamingo Fadeaways, practicing in an effort to lead his team into the 2012 Olympics and, oh yeah, modestly polishing his trophies.

Bet he hasn't dunked all summer. Not once.

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OH MY FUCKING GAWD...GREGGO DOES CRANK CALLS. I would prefer Nolan Ryan singing Mexshit. FAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! LLAAAAAMOOOOOOE.
Richie Whitt touched me at camp when I was a kid and he was a camp counselor. And I wasn't the only one.
Oh, sweet irony.
As usual, go fuck yourself. Try to show one fucking ounce of class. Where is Joe Tone? When he should be quitting his job for being a shitty editor, he is instead taking a shot from a buffalo into his gaping asshole. Fuck that bitch, and fuck you.
Just a hunch, but I am 99.9% sure if Dirk is playing for Germany he has dunked this summer.
Nothing to see hear folks. Always been exhibition school yard off season no defense brand of basketball. Fun for some. On ESPN? Big deal, they cover women's bowling also. Wake me when RW can splain how the whole SEC alignment, scheduling, etc. is going to workout.
ESPN does...and THAT is the crap Richie is pointing out.
Fuck Lebron.
This is the mist vile thing ever written on here. And I love it. P.S. I haven't been touched by a woman my whole life.
Mayor of Meh? Wait thats not paper and paper accessories.
Damn, wishing you could dunk on a six foot goal.
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Good point!
POW!
Turns into? Where you been playa!
I wanted to comment but for some reason(due to irrelevance of this article) I have nothing to say. Who gives a fuck about what these guys are doing?
Still living vicariously there, short stuff? Betcha Dirk doesn't give two shits about LBJ or KD right about now, so why should you?
I guess if he turns into a Russ Martin/Ticket wannabe, he will be living a pretty good life. I can fault him for selling out his persona for a paycheck but someday down the raod when it all dries up, he will regret it. Russ Martin is heading that way now, someday soon his money will be gone the lifestyle dried up and he'll be left wondering wtf happened with all those burned bridges he torched. Right Greggo
are you ever awake? you wife must enjoy screwing dead corpses1
I thought school had started everywhere, but I guess not.
God Damn. I came to say the same thing. It's a stupid, horrible phrase. Knock it off, Whitt! I know you think you're some kind of master craftsman of catchphrases - you're not. Nobody likes the things you say. What the what!? It's true!!
I saw Greggo last night so he is still around. Richie put a line of coke down me and Greggo snorted it right up. He said afterward that he loved doing it that way. The dried shit crusted up in my hair gave the coke a little kick he said.
Live the titan Dirk Nowitzki! Energy fax the applicant shopping size below. Players sides weapons of the teeth. Negligible in the log. Behold your muckymuck. The way is your meister is to your right, where you is.
Ahhh yes, way to insert yourself into this story RW...Nobody, and I mean Nobody but you says Flamingo Fadeaway...cept for us when we flamingo fadeaway a nutkick your way. Hope that cover story is awesome broski, had to miss a day a work to do it..hmmm, btw Where's Greggo?
Slow news day huh there RW?
Meh. Wake me when the Billionaires and the Millionaires stop fighting.