1 - Listen to me and my man Ryan in our weekly podcast about basketball, by clicking here

2 - I walked out of the house today with no work badge, no metro card and no wallet. I went to Starbucks to order a drink and realized that I had NOTHING. I got to work at 7:30am, and I had to sit in the lobby for another 40 minutes until my boss arrived to escort me in. I feel helpless, but if I go back home to get my wallet and badge, I ain't coming back

3 - A bit shoutout to my main man without a shapeup, Mr. Ron Artest. Not only did he win a game at the buzzer for the Lakers last night, but he found time to shout out his hometown of Queensbridge after the game. Very cool stuff

Speaking of Queensbridge, here is Nas (with a cameo by Artest at the 1:25 mark)