NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

Gillette wants you to win a copy of EA Sports NBA 09 for your XBOX 360 right here at NBAObsessed! Details for the giveaway are at the end of this blog.

Gillette Champions of Gaming

Gillette and EA Sports are also sponsoring a big time tournament called the Champions of Gaming. You know you are ready for the big time in EA Sports XBOX 360 Live Gaming. You have worked hard and now it is time to show your stuff.

Play your favorite EA Sports game and win!

Now for the cool part. You can compete in the Tournament of Champions by playing NBA ‘09, but if you want to, you could play Madden ‘09, Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘09, NASCAR ‘09, or Soccer ‘09 and there will be no teasing if someone chooses the Soccer. How cool is that? This is where you say, “Wow that is cool!”

The tournament site is at Gillette.com. Get there and sign up now. First you play some qualifying rounds and if you become the finalist of one of the three regions, North America, Asia, or Europe, you then get flown to sunny Orlando Florida to compete against Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, Roger Federer, Denny Hamlin, or Thierry Henry.

For those of you that like to read the official rules, have at it.

Go to Gillette.com right now and sign up, then practice, practice, practice. Your gallivanting author has spoken!

NBA 09 Giveaway

NBAObsessed will be giving away 1 copy of EA Sports NBA ‘09 for your XBOX 360 enjoyment. All you have to do is to predict how many total points will be scored in the Detroit Piston/Atlanta Hawks game Sunday December 21. The closest guess wins.

Just send it in a comment. Comments have to be in by Saturday night. You must live in North America. In the case of a tie; your intrepid author will put the tied entrants in a hat and draw out the winner. Limit one entry per day. NBAObsessed retains all rights to determine the winner.

As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.

More blogs about basketball.

In celebration of the Breeder’s Cup, we are having a little contest here in the Sports Channel. And what can you win?

A $200 gift certificate to Amazon to do whatever you please.

How do you win?

That’s easy.

All you have to do is leave a comment on any five of these blogs. You can choose which posts that you want to comment on, but one of them MUST be the horse racing blog - Thoroughbred Fever.

• All Poker Addicts
• BCS Frenzy
• College Fast Break
• Dejuiced
• Every Morning Quarterback
• Girls Dig Sports
• Green Posse
• Hockey Beat
• Hoops Fantasy
• Jab and Grapple
• Knuckle Curve
• Light the Torch
• NBA Obsessed
• Sneaks ‘N Gear
• Squib Kick
• The Fantasy Kickoff
• The Footie
• Thoroughbred Fever

Contest ends at 9:00am on Monday. On Monday morning, we will track all the entries and draw a random winner who will be emailed the $200 gift certificate.

Easy right?

Start Commenting!!

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NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball. Pictures taken between 2005 and 2007 are circulating around the internet and could cost the Sacramento Bees their jobs. Since this is a family blog, the above photo is not the one that has them in hot water.

In one photo, four women are seen bending over – their backsides showing and leaving little to the imagination. Another shows two women posing suggestively as if about to kiss. At the least, the incident poses the question: What were they thinking? source

The pictures were spread out over the internet in a 14 picture set by withleather.com

The images, which have been posted on the sports blog WithLeather.com under a blog entry titled “Sacramento Kings Dancers Are Awesome,” show the girls drinking and posing in various states of undress. source

NBA Basketball Fan Question Does this take your mind off the Kidd trade? As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome. More blogs about basketball.

NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.

By Guest Blogger, Kori Ellis

The Orlando Magic became the first team in the NBA to reach 10 wins this season with a 95-88 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night. Dwight Howard led the Magic with 24 points and 15 rebounds in the win.

The Hornets were short-handed heading into the contest with Chris Paul sidelined with a sprained right ankle. But things got worse in the second quarter when Tyson Chandler went down with a knee injury. After the game Chandler was on crutches, but X-rays were reportedly negative. He was diagnosed with a hyperextended right knee and is listed as day to day.

In not-so NBA related news, Phoenix Suns dancer Jenni Croft was rejected on the season finale of the ABC show “The Bachelor” on Monday night. In a surprising turn of events, bachelor Brad Womack rejected both of the finalists, choosing no one!

“I’m falling in love with you and I want to share my life with you,” Jenni told Brad during the final show. But alas, it was not to be.

Croft, a former Dallas Cowboys and Miami Heat cheerleader, was devastated and confused when she wasn’t selected.

We are proud to announce that the b5media Sports Channel has expanded to now have 24 total blogs.

All Poker Addicts by Blake Butler BCS Frenzy by Allison Boyer BIGPLAY Radio NFL Podcast by David Kindervater College Fast Break by Rich Carlson Do You Nascar by Tim Zaegel Dejuiced by Albert Bianchi Every Morning Quarterback by David Kindervater Getting Reel by Don Zaegel Gossip on Sports by Jodie Lynn Boduch Green Posse by Michael Stramba Hockey Beat by Jeanne Dupuis Hoops Fantasy by Stephen Kersey Jab & Grapple by Kris Karkoski Knuckle Curve by Geoff Young Ladies Court by Joe Ruiz Light the Torch by Sasha Manuel NBA Obsessed by James Edwards Rackets and Balls by Erica Beck Real Muscle Online by Ramsay Taplin Six and Out by Dinsa Sachan Squib Kick by James Edwards The Fantasy Kickoff by Kori Ellis The Footie by Jyle Dupuis Ultra Sports Bet by T.O. Whenham

To celebrate the launch of the new blogs and the continued excellence of the existing blogs, we are holding the Sports Channel Launch Contest.

What’s up for grabs?

Prize Package #1:

• $50 Amazon Gift Certificate
• Five Lebron James basketball cards, including a 2004 Upper Deck Rookie Card graded a Gem Mint
• Ohio State Buckeyes Rug from Milliken Rugs

Prize Package #2:

• $50 Amazon Gift Certificate
• David Beckham Bobblehead
• Soccer Bear from The Vermont Teddy Bear Company

Prize Package #3:

• World Poker Tour Chip Set
• Other World Poker Tour Merchandise
• UFC Classic DVD Set

Prize Package #4:

• Fox Sports Tailgating Handbook: The Gear, The Food, The Stadiums
• “Haunted Baseball” by Mickey Bradley and Dan Gordon
• “Greatest Team Ever” (Dallas Cowboys) photographs by Ron St.
  Angelo, essays from Norm Hitzges
• Florida Gators Rug from Milliken Rugs

Prize Package #5:

• Six Brett Favre Football Cards, all mint condition or better
• Fox Sports Tailgating Handbook: The Gear, The Food, The Stadiums
• Autographed copy of “Romo - My Life on the Edge: Living Dreams and Slaying Dragons” by Bill Romanowski
• Family Guy Stewie football

Prize Package #6:

• Mio Fitness Watch
• Hockey Bear from The Vermont Teddy Bear Company
• World Poker Tour Merchandise

Prize Package #7:

• 2007 Topps Series 2 MLB Cards - Sealed Box
• Life Fitness Watch
• USC Trojans Rug from Milliken Rugs
• Family Guy Stewie football

Each package will also include a copy of “Ricky Barry’s Super Sports Trivia” from Square One Publishers and Dr. Adrianne Ahern’s “Snap Out of It Now!”.

There are two fun ways to win. You can enter our sports trivia contest, or you can write on your own blog about one (or more) of the b5 sports blogs.

You must enter the contest before Friday, October 12, 2007 at 12:00 noon ET.

CLICK HERE to get all the details on how to enter and win!

We want to thank all the sponsors who provided the contest prizes.

Good luck !!!

I don’t know why I didn’t post this before but here it is. Lebron has become a major celeb this summer and this is how it started as he hosted the ESPY’s. First time I saw it I laughed my ass off! Enjoy!

So one of the big thngs now is news of “The Kobe Video”. It’s an amateur were he was taped saying profanity laced statements against center Andrew Bynum and GM Mitch Kupchak because the Lakers missed out on an opportunity to acquire Jason Kidd in a trade that involved Bynum during the February trade deadline.

The video below is a preview of the said video. According to this article by Eric Pinicus of Hoopsworld.com, Kobe uttered this statemnt, whih is the whole context of the words in the short ideo below:

“Ship his [rear end] out. We’re talking Jason Kidd,” said Bryant. “They didn’t want to do that. That’s why we’re in this [messed up] position.”

This video has caused some controversy especially since Kobe has recently demanded a trade away from the Lakers even if he has at least two years left before he could opt out of his contract.

The Golden State Warriors have just moved ahead of the LA Clippers and that means if they play their cards right, they have a good chance to take the 8th seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The pressure is on Jason Richardson now to deliver on his promise last year that the Warriors will indeed make the playoffs. Personally I’d like to see this young, exciting and energetic team make it since they’re such a fun team to watch. As the Warriors work to land the 8th spot, I leave you with a few videos of Warriors old school - two teams that make Warriors fans proud. This should lift your spirits while cheering the current Warriors on.

Rick Barry love - Championship time

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The Famous Run TMC

Don Nelson put the ball in Tim Hardaway’s hands and told him to run with it and take Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond with him. Alas the Run TMC was born!

Spanish big man and Toronto Raptor Jorge Garbajosa showed his amazing competitive attitude and sense of humor in facing surgery to repair his lower leg that he injured recently.

Jorge Garbajosa was asked for his preference of anaesthesia. There were, the story goes, two options: the full-body knockout or a needle in the lower back to numb everything below the waist.

“Garbo says to the doctor, `Just give me the back shot because I want to see what you’re doing,’” said Maurizio Gherardini, the Raptors assistant general manager, flashing a broad smile as he told the tale. “That’s the kind of guy he is.”

Toronto Star 3/29/07

This kind of attitude is why he’s somewhat a fan favorite with the city of Toronto. He’s a great competitor and a very talented player. He has much overseas experience in spite of being just a rookie in the NBA. With star Pau Gasol out due to injury for the finals, Garbajosa took over for his Spanish team to lead them to the Gold medal for the World Basketball Championships last year. Such competitiveness, work ethic and a nice sense of humor makes him an ideal favorite not just for the fans but also for the whole team. But really, the first time I read about this I just laughed out loud since it’s such an amazing thing to say given the serious situation.

For some reason I only found out about Tony Parker’s rap album a few days ago but eve then I sort of kicked the information aside. Scrolling through ESPN today, I saw something about his rap album again and this time it made me curious what he sounds like as a rapper - and a French one at that. Well I looked him up on youtube and surely enough he has a few videos there. This is one of them. So if you’re also curious what the French point guard sounds like rapping, listen to this. Honestly the fact that it;s in French makes it sound kinda cool even if it does sound like regular rap (in fact regular rap sounds better but the French-ness of it just makes it kinda new). here is Tony Parker with Faboulous and Booba in “Top of the Game”.