I can’t believe I didn’t see this over the weekend, but here’s Steinberg’s story on Caron Butler’s recent surprise visit to a neighborhood kid’s birthday party. (Edit: More on this courtesy of Lindsay Czarniak at NBC4.)

In the 90′s, Memorial Day featured some of the most memorable playoff games and endings in NBA History. From Jordan’s series-tying 54 points against the Knicks in ’93, to Reggie Miller’s game-winning fadeaway three versus the Bulls in ’98, to Sean Elliott’s “Memorial Day Miracle” against the Blazers in ’99, and finally the would-be game [...]

It’s not defense. It’s not toughness. It’s swag. Plain and simple swag.(Thanks to JD and the boys at CCTV for the clip!)

Gilbert Arenas just posted an update to his NBA.com blog. In the new post he discusses rehab, the recently released Halo 3, an update to his signature sneaker (the Gil 20′s…wait til you read why they’ll be named “20′s”) and the upcoming NBA Draft. (Thanks to crazy_about_wizards for the heads up!)

Should the Wizards draft a big man? Or maybe you’ve got a quick guard in mind. Here’s your chance to guess who the Wizards will draft with the 16th pick of the NBA Draft. If you pick correctly, you will qualify to win a signed Antawn Jamison jersey! The contest ends at 5pm on June [...]