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Rembert Browne is leaving Grantland at the end of the month. He hasn't announced his new gig, but James Miller is saying he won't be joining Simmons at HBO.

It's been a shit week for the both of us, so I surprised my girlfriend with tickets to Wicked. I don't like to brag, but I am boyfriending at a professional level.

LeBron got an injection in his back and will miss the remainder of the preseason.

My younger neighbor called me 'sir' in the elevator yesterday. I'm pretty sure that's the first time I've been called sir in a non-customer-service situation, so I'm just going to lay down and wait for death's cold embrace.

Greg Howard is done fucking around with Whitlock

Aww, that looks like a Very Good Dog.

So Jerian Grant and Zings might be for real, Derrick Williams is playing with tons of energy, and Melo doesn't look totally crippled. The Knicks could actually be fun this year.

Wait, really? I don't remember that at all.

DVDVR Forum alum K Thor Jensen does good working fucking with Chuck Johnson

Natural, you cannot tell us you got a new dog without posting cute pictures of the dog. Them's the rules.

I imagine it'll get some attention when Thabo sues the shit out of the NYPD.

Caron Butler talks about the Arenas/Crittenden incident in his new book: I never thought I'd say this, but I kinda want to read Caron Butler's book.

Thabo Sefolosha's trial starts today in NY. The story the cops seem to be going with is "his leg was already broken when we got there." Which is, just, wow. I'm not super upset about the Bucks losing last night, but I am pretty upset they only shot 11 3s and Middleton shot 0. Without that shot the offense is going to gum up really fast.

I'm out this year unless you get really desperate for players.

I know it's the preseason and all, but the Nets got beat by a team featuring Jan Veseley, Ekpe Udoh, and Luigi Datome. I think the Nets might not be very good, guys. Thomas Robinson had a good game, though. I'd really like to see him break out, or at least earn a rotation spot this year. I still think he's a talented dude who's been in some very unfortunate situations since he got in the league.

Been playing a bit of Rimworld, whose pitch is "Dwarf Fortress, but in space." It's still an alpha, but there's quite a bit going on already. The basic build/harvest/craft loops are in and work pretty well, although it seems really easy to run out of food in the early game. Where it really shines is the combat. The engine was originally supposed to run a tactical shooter, so unlike DF you get full control over your troops and there's a cover system. I repelled a pirate raid last night by drawing them into a valley and outflanking them, which was very satisfying. Then an alpaca kicked my hunter to death and everyone starved, so the Dwarf Fortress roots are very real.

The Bucks stay killing it with their new alternate uniforms and court.

Is Antwaan Jamison available? Big shot Donyell Marshall is waiting by the phone.

Cavs are looking a little thin these days with the injuries. I imagine once Irving, Love, and Shumpert get back we'll get another LeBron vacation to keep him fresh for the playoffs. Rose is only going to miss 2 weeks, which is bonkers considering his history. Preseason starts tomorrow, thank Xenu.

I feel the same way regarding the tone. I wish it had a little more of the warm, madcap tone of the Muppet Show and Movie, but with the single-camera format. I'm still enjoying it, it's just a little... cynical for my tastes.

It's a weird injury and it's hard to predict how much time he'll miss. Jason Terry missed no games with an orbital fracture, Larry Sanders missed 20-something. Also, Dunleavy is going to miss 8-10 weeks with a back injury. Good, fuck that guy,

I get the mail order bride ones quite a bit, too. I'm not terribly offended by the assumption of crushing loneliness since, you know, I post about video games on a wrestling board. But Google's algorithm is pretty fucked if they think I can afford to buy a woman.

SMU is banned from postseason play this year, gets 3 years probation, and Larry Brown is suspended 30% of the season. Sounds like there's a good chance Brown will be done entirely.

I can't stop laughing at this and I don't know why.

Man, save that shit for Easter. Christmas is supposed to be happy Jesus birthday times, not watching-your-best-friend-die-slowly-of-radiation-poisoning times.