There are guys around the league that are renowned as shot blockers; Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Marcus Camby. These guys get respect as the "erasers" around the NBA. Trey Kerby at Ball Don't Lie posted on Friday regarding the growing reputation that LeBron James is garnering as a swatter across the league.

One guy that comes to mind for me as a guy that is a brilliant surprise shot-blocker on the fast break has to be Manu Ginobili. He averages less than half a block per game, so he works on quality rather than quantity, but when Manu blocks he does it dramatically. And he does it to superstars. Take a look at a few erasures on the break that the San Antonio Spur has made in recent history.

In what appears to remain very true to the original, EA Sports has released a trailer video of what we can expect to see with NBA Jam on the Nintendo Wii. The video comes complete with quotes from NBA players who have grown up with the original and are obviously excited to see its re-release with their faces plastered all over it. Boom-shaka-laka!

This one is certainly for the ladies -- and the men who aren't attracted to ladies. This is a Michael Jordan commercial from back in the day for his personal cologne line. Beware if you're at work, he shows quite a bit of naked body in this, but not to the extent of Greg Oden... Enjoy.

Did you know it? I didn't know it. Kirk Hinrich has some nasty streetball moves.

Last night against the Orlando Magic, Captain Kirk made a pretty fair attempt at breaking Matt Barnes' ankles with this dipsey-do behind the back crossover move. Somewhere, Kobe is asking Barnes how his ass tastes.

JR Smith can get up. We know this. For the umpteenth time this season, this (almost) 360 degree alley-oop dunk he pulled off against the Minnesota Timberwolves last night could be classed as better than anything we saw in the actual NBA Slam Dunk Contest this year. Roll video.

Putting the ball through someone's legs is called a nutmeg -- particularly in soccer (aka football). Manu Ginobili brought a little bit of the "world game" to the Knicks last night as he "nutmegged" Sergio Rodriguez. However, it doesn't exactly look like Manu intended the flashy move to come off that way. Oh yeah, he also put up 28 points, six rebounds and five assists on the stat sheet.

Richard Jefferson volleyball-spiked this shot attempt by Toney Douglas as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks 97-87 last night.

Amongst the 2003 NBA Draft class, I would personally have to nominate Chris Bosh as having the most likeable-seeming personality (with the notable exceptions of former Trailblazers Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake of course). He seems to be a natural on camera, with a genuineness which exudes.

Google apparently have asked him to do a viral spot for their Google Nexus One mobile/cell/android phone.

If you haven't seen it already, head over to Stacheketball and check out my post on LeBron James' twin brother. A true case of separated at birth! Word is, he didn't shake hands with anyone when he left Guantanamo Bay. If you're struggling to keep up, I'm also the Editor at Stacheketball -- a site dedicated to the finest moustaches in the NBA.

So after all of the hoo-hah about Ron Artest's purple and gold hair, he has now decided it was time to shave it off -- after one game. Here he explains what that was all about... sort of.