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1. LeBron is second guessing his decision to take on Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard in the the dunk contest this season. Matt Moore of Fanhouse thinks pulling out is exactly the sort of PR nightmare LeBron should be avoiding. Personally, I think he’s just scared of Shannon Brown.

2. Allen Iverson’s eyes filled with tears as he was welcomed back to Philly in a press conference Thursday. The future Hall of Famer makes his Sixers (re-)debut on Monday against the Nuggets.

3. The NBA is reviewing reports that Ron Artest drank Hennessy during games as a Chicago Bull. My take? Who cares? Even if they find out it’s true, what are they going to do? Fine him? Suspend him retroactively? This story is nothing but a publicity stunt for Ron-Ron, and it’s working very, very well.

4. Tom Ziller charts three-point efficiency across the league. Interesting stuff. According to Ziller’s chart, the Magic and Knicks are the most prolific three-point shooting teams, but the Suns and Cavs are the most efficient (i.e. make the highest percentage).

5. Paying homage to Bill Simmons, Tree & Leaf is making “Zombie Sonics” t-shirts. At $23 per pop, they’re a bit out of my price range, but you better believe they’ll make an appearance or two at the Simmons household this Christmas.

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Beginning on Friday, July 24 and carrying into Saturday, July 25, Stephon Marbury: NBA Outcast conducted a 24-hour live-streaming video broadcast. It was a wild ride, one that I missed thanks to an excellent vacation down in San Luis Obispo.

Here’s a recap I’ve compiled to make up for my negligence.

Origins

Stephon Marbury’s first attempt at a live broadcast started on July 22 with a myriad of technical difficulties and “Starburyisms”, causing J.E. Skeets at Ball Don’t Lie to dub him “the most interesting man in the world.”

Among Marbury’s pearls of wisdom:

“John Stockton is a computer. He’s playing chess with you. He’s doing stuff to you before it even happens.”

“Mandarin is gonna be the language in 15-to-20 years.”

“I’m not doing a movie like Bassy … yet. I got a movie coming out Christmas Day. Brooke Shields is in it.”

And, “I’m telling you what it is: I know I’m the best point guard in the NBA. I don’t need anybody else to tell me that.”

I’m beginning to think that Skeets is right. With quotes like this, Marbury may well be the most interesting man in the world.

The Real Beginning

July 25 - Marbury’s second attempt at uStream was much more successful. 24 hours of live streaming video from Marbury equals insanity of the highest order. Higher even than the guy dressed like an extra from The Warriors who tried to sabotage my vacation in SLO. (Didn’t work.)

Shout out to Jared Wade of Both Teams Played Hard for bringing Starbury’s uStream to my attention on Friday, just before I left town. Twitter remains king.

Instant Classics

Marbury broadcast live from Friday morning until Saturday morning, creating potential for a slew of if you missed it, you missed out moments.

Fortunately, uStream saves all of the best clips for posterity. So guys like you and me can go back and catch the zaniest, craziest moments on video, regardless of where we were - or how drunk we were - when those moments were broadcast live.

These are my favorite archived moments so far:

Steph shows viewers his pool. Tour includes a sneak peek at his endurance workout and the now famous line, “They tried to put me in the box!” Verdict? Instant classic.

Steph tells “true lies” about his “baby”, a Mercedes SLK. I have no idea what he’s talking about, but I’m strangely mesmerized. Verdict? Instant classic.

Steph keeps it real. Never before have I heard so many words to describe absolutely nothing. Verdict? Instant classic.

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