From the where-are-they-now category: I’ve received a hot tip from a deep source that former Providence Friar and Washington Wizard God Shammgod will be trying out for the Milwaukee Bucks next week. The globetrotting Shammgod’s career has taken him to, among other places, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and, most recently, China, where his playing time was limited by a ceiling on minutes for foreign players.

hoho!

Quoted: The NBA playoffs are considered a season unto itself, but the story lines that have engulfed the Lakers in the last week hit a crescendo Wednesday when Kobe Bryant said team owner Jerry Buss masterminded the trade of Shaq.

mmm mmm!

Quoted: Here's Channing Frye, getting interviewed about his trip to the Philippines and asked to sample a local delicacy he missed out on. Seems appropriat

Quoted: It's been a bad week for Scottie Pippen. First, it looks like his reunion with Phil is a no-go. Then, he gets pulled over for speeding with (his cousin's) pot in the car