Can you see yourself wearing one of Dennis Rodman's silver-sequined jackets or draped in one of his stylish feather boas? Or perhaps you envisage one of his African tribal masks on your coffee table? Hell, maybe you just want his coffee table.

Well, if that's the case, roll on up to the Dennis Rodman Clothing and Furniture Auction, to be held on August 8, in Santa Ana, CA. There's everything from antiques, to items of clothing from his eclectic collection, to a fancy looking pool table.

Actually, there are some basketball-related items available, including a Rodman action figure (in Chicago Bulls uniform), various basketballs and a very sleek looking Detroit Pistons hardhat, for the construction worker who likes to work like a bad boy.

I can't make it on the day, but if you could grab the African drums for me, I'd much appreciate it. The boots look a size too big for me.

UPDATE: Something I overlooked initially... amazingly, it looks like Rodman's 1995 Allstate Good Hands Award is up for grabs as well. I cant' find a listing online of the winners of this award over the years (other than Isiah Thomas in 1987), but it's fair to guess that this is legit. If so, surely that will be hotly contested at auction!

We've never made it a secret at A Stern Warning that Patty Mills is a favourite here -- it's been that way since the beginning. So of course, any Patty Cakes news, we feed it to you.

There's a nice little piece in today's Sydney Morning Herald, where Patty talks "in his own words" about his career to date and the challenges that face him. More than anything, I guess it's a way to let the broader Australian public know who he is, particularly for those non-hardcore basketball fans who may not be acquainted with one of our greatest Boomers.

Mills talks about his progression from childhood dreams, to the AIS, to St Marys and ultimately to the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. There is even a call out there to his good mate Rudy Fernandez and the "three goggles" signal they created that has become so popular.

Patty points out that the Aussie Boomers are currently in camp, preparing to take on New Zealand in a three game Oceania qualifying series, which is vitally important for them to gain a spot in the 2012 London Olympics. Tickets have just gone on sale for the three games, to be played in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in September -- so grab them quickly (more here on that series to come soon).

As the NBA Lockout continues to appear likely to progress into the scheduled season start, many players have looked to non-US based options to continue to play basketball in 2011-12. For his part, Mills has made it clear that he intends to play somewhere, whether that be in Europe, or possibly back home in Australia. This has obviously piqued the interest of many NBL clubs, with the likes of Wollongong and Adelaide being touted as possible destinations for the highly-sought after speedy guard. Only time will tell if Mills would truly consider a trip home over the riches that come with Euro contracts.

With the 2011-12 NBA season in limbo, it looks like we may need to look elsewhere for hoops news. So where better to go than the former stars of the NBA to give us a fix? There is always something going on with the ex-NBA gang, so over the next week, we'll bring you news from the NBA's previous generation.

Today, it's former fab-five star, Jalen Rose. The ESPN analyst and former NBA swingman has been sentenced to 20 days in jail for his part in an alcohol-fueled car crash in March.

Interestingly, according to the Huffington Post, Rose's legal team were horrified that he should have to serve any jail time, believing that drinking six martinis, then jumping behind the wheel of a car and crashing it was a crime not worthy of severe punishment. Rose had the support of people in high places, including a good character letter from Detroit's mayor, Dave Bing (himself a former NBA star for the Detroit Pistons and in 1996 voted as one of the NBA's Greatest 50 Players of all time).

The fact remains however, that drunk-driving kills people and a clear message needs to be sent to the community that not even stars can get away with it. Rose needs to accept the time for the crime and show real contrition.

If you didn't catch the ESPN's 2011 ESPYs night, then you missed out on the usual array of laughs (that has previously seen the unleashing of Greg Oden's comic genius). One good thing (perhaps the only good thing) about the NBA Lockout we're currently experiencing is that players have plenty of spare time on their hands.

And rather than remain idle, the likes of Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Tyson Chandler, Ron Artest (now known as Metta World Peace) and even the NFL's locked out Adrian Peterson have come up with a plan to earn themselves some pocket change. Check out this video advertisement for the NBA Lockout Professionals.

Armen (born "Armon") Gilliam died on Tuesday, of a heart attack, whilst playing basketball at LA Fitness gym in Bridgeville, PA. He was 47 years of age and doing what he did best at the time of his death.

Gilliam attended UNLV, going to the Final Four in 1987, before being drafted second overall in the 1987 NBA Draft and playing 13 years in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers (alongside Charles Barkley), New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz.

My favourite fact about the 6'9" Gilliam was always that he learnt to shoot with his non-dominant left hand by tying his right hand behind his back at the dinner table and eating exclusively with his left. It never worked for me, but perhaps I wasn't dedicated enough.

On Saturday, July 9, 2011 the sports record for consecutive sellouts will likely be broken by the Dayton Dragons, a minor league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds). Until July 2, the record streak was held by the Portland Trail Blazers, who achieved 814 consecutive sellouts from 1977 to 1995.

The Blazers' streak was born on April 8, 1977, when a capacity crowd -- buoyed by BlazerMania -- watched the eventual NBA champion team, led by Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas, defeat the Phoenix Suns 122-111. The sellouts continued for over 18 years, until 1995 when the Blazers moved from Memorial Colliseum to the 20,000-seat Rose Garden.

The 1995-96 Blazers, starring Arvydas Sabonis, Cliff Robinson and Rod Strickland, was not enough to attract 20,000 fans on a nightly basis, bringing the streak to an end. The 1994-95 team, which featured Clyde "the Glide" Drexler for half a season, brought a total of 529,759 fans through the turnstiles (24th in the 27-team league). The move to a bigger stadium, whilst killing the sellout mania, was a wise one, increasing attendances to 850,338 (4th of 29 teams) despite the same 44-38 record season-on-season and the lack of star power after the departure of Drexler.

The Dayton Dragons, who tied the Blazers' record on Saturday, plan to own it outright, when they host the South Bend Silver Hawks this weekend. The Dragons sold out their first ever game on April 28, 2000 and have kept on packing out Fifth Third Field ever since.

Fifth Third Field is listed as providing "7,230 stadium-style seats." It holds 29 luxury suites and one press box. Meanwhile, the Memorial Colliseum held 12,888 for basketball games, thus clearly distinguishing the Blazers' streak from that of the Dragons. Of course, one is a major league sports team, whilst the other is a minor league team.

Interestingly, the Dragons' website tells us that "more than 165,000 bricks were used in construction of the stadium. Lined up end-to-end, these bricks would span 21 miles." That is slightly less bricks than the late 90s Blazers were guilty of launching on the court.

Los Angeles Lakers legend, Magic Johnson owns a substantial stake in the Dayton Dragons.

The NBA lockout has been officially commenced, as of July 1, 2011. You know what that means, right? No basketball action... or at least, no live basketball action.

So it's time for plenty of flashbacks. Today we have a highlight from the 1992-93 season, as Paul "Snoop" Graham of the Atlanta Hawks, finds teammate Mookie Blaylock in the closing stages of a victory over the Golden State Warriors, with a perfect no-look, full-court pass.

Test your NBA knowledge by answering these relatively easy questions: (1) What is Mookie Blaylock's real birth name? (2) What is the connection between Blaylock and my favourite band, Pearl Jam?

The internets went crazy when LeBron James and his Miami Heat finally lost the 2011 NBA Finals in six games against the Dallas Mavericks. It was the culmination of a season long campaign of hate against the seemingly "evil" Heat. 

Twitter in particular was the source of a treasure trove of jokes, memes, photoshops and general tomfoolery around the concepts of LeBron James crying, Scottie Pippen's crazy assertion that LeBron was the better player than Michael Jordan, the Mavs winning, Dirk Nowitzki being awesome, King James marrying Dwyane Wade in order to get a ring, LeBron's inability to win in the Finals, going missing in the fourth quarter and his seeming "choker" mentality.

Rather than let all of masterpieces (and not-so-masterful-pieces) fall into the nether regions of the internet, I've saved them all for posterity. Look on and enjoy... [you'll have to click the READ MORE link below for all of them -- there are heaps]. I should note, apart from the animated GIF above, none of this work is mine, but has been sourced from twitter/facebook/forums as an indication of what has been spreading through social media.

LeBron James has been just about the most popular person in sports this past year (yes, you can read sarcasm, can't you?). Anyway, you know about "The Decision", blah, blah... cutting to the chase, here is a comedy video featuring King James' New Decision:

(Thanks to The Hoop Doctors)

Much has been and will be written about these 2011 NBA Finals. Rather than write a great deal right now, I'd like to distill much of my sentiment down to one chart I put together with minimal data. 

This graph shows LeBron James' points per game production over the six games of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, with comparison to his regular season average of 26.7ppg. Scottie Pippen, draw your own conclusions.