Monday night, LeBron James had a special belated Mother’s Day message for his dear ol’ mama standing courtside - SIT DOWN!

During the 2nd quarter of last night’s Game 4, the king Cavalier became entangled with Paul Pierce, and the Celtic offered his own holiday greeting by hugging LeBron and dragging him out of bounds.

Well, Paul should have watched where he going, as Gloria didn’t appreciate how he was harassing her little boy (with video after the jump):

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KING CARTOONS has this wonderful graphic recently provided by ESPN detailing a performance by Rip Hamilton:

(Oh, did we mention, it’s SPONSORED BY FLOMAX)

Game changer? We were actually thinking more along the lines of diaper changer. Those cubicled kids at ESPN need to cook up some graphics for Red Kerr and Heinsohn if they really want market penetration.

Speaking of unwitting endorsers, Mark Murphy of the BOSTON HERALD reports on the pill popper Dr. Feelgood of the Boston Celtics: Coach Doc Rivers. Read more…

The juggernaut Boston Celtics, led by the trio of Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett, assembled a tremendous 31-10 road record during the NBA regular season.

In the playoffs, they’ve played exactly three road games–and lost them all.

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Benny the Bull, 37, was accused of gun violence by Kevin Garnett & James Posey of the Boston Celtics Tuesday at the United Center in Chicago. The Bull, who has a criminal record, allegedly stepped behind Garnett and Posey during a timeout in the fourth quarter and fired his T-shirt gun into the backs of both men.

(Benny the Bull considering his next meal)

“I felt threatened. They already don’t like me here already,” said Posey. Garnett, a Chicago native, still has affection in the city but felt the need to intervene on both men’s behalf. “We exchanged words,” confirmed Garnett.
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Souksangouane Phengsene, the drunk driver of the pickup truck that struck NBA player Malik Sealy’s SUV in 2000 and killed Sealy, was arrested again Sunday morning for DWI in Hennepin County, MN. It is his second arrest for DWI since his conviction for vehicular homicide following the 2000 crash. He was sentenced to four years in prison for that offense.

Sealy was killed while driving home from Kevin Garnett’s birthday party in 2000 when Phengsene struck Sealy’s SUV head-on. Phengsene was driving the wrong way down Minnesota 100 at the time.
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• Chris Mottram of THE SPORTING BLOG has the hair-raising news of Steve Lavin forgoing his usual slick style.

• AWFUL ANNOUNCING maps out which CBS stations will be carrying which Thursday’s Tournament games.

• Pink shoelaces, shaving coaches’ heads, centers without cellphones - DC SPORTS BOG finds it easy to root for Baylor.

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These Sharpton shenanigans are getting really dull.

• Boston beware? T-Wolves owner Glen Taylor claims that Kevin Garnett “tanked it” in his last two seasons in Minnesota.

• Former Mets GM Steve Phillips admits he wanted a player to take amphetamines. Would that make the drugs “Met-hamphetamines“?

• Boom! John Madden and Charles Barkley think it’s turrible that Dish Network would serve up ads featuring Frank Caliendo’s impressions.

• Jason Taylor gets his groove on for his “Dancing With The Stars” debut.

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