Roy Hibbert Facing Fine For Post Game Comment

Indiana Pacer center, Roy Hibbert is obviously fed up with the lack of confidence in his team.

Hibbert has been excellent in this series bringing averaging 20 points per game. Efficiently protecting the paint against a team that drives to the basket often.

When the media ask Hibbert if he was overlooked for Defensive Player of the Year… Well…

This a just a case of a young, talented team that’s tired of not getting the recognition they deserve. After all, they do have the defending champion Miami Heat on their heels.

Martha Stewart Searches For Love In a Hopeless Place

This just goes to show that even with knowing how to cook and be domestic you could end up with a Match.com profile.

Martha Stewart, 71 says she’s lacking companionship saying she’d “like to go to bed with somebody” and is ready for to meet a potential partner.

“I’ve been curious about online dating for a long time, but, like lots of people, have been reluctant to take the leap,” she explains in the intro paragraph of her profile. “I’m just now getting around to it for a couple reasons. After recently writing and publishing my new book, ‘Living the Good Long Life,’ I was reminded how central good relationships are to happiness and longevity. Also, I’ve always been a big believer that technology, if used well, can enhance one’s life. So here I am, looking to enhance my dating life.”

So what’s Martha’s dream man you ask? Here’s what I know I appreciate in a man, Someone who’s intelligent, established, and curious; and who relishes adventure and new experiences as much as I do. Someone who can teach me new things. A lover of animals, grandchildren, and the outdoors.”

If you find him Martha honey, let me know if he has a brother.

Jason Collins Former Fiancé Says “I Never Suspected He Was Gay”

Jason Collins former fiancé, former WNBA player Carolyn Moos spoke out about learning that her former fiancé is gay.

Moos played on the women’s team at Stanford while Collins was a member of the Cardinal men’s team. She was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the fourth round of the 2001 WNBA Draft. The two were together for seven years and had plans of getting married.

The wedding was called off and the two split in 2009. Collins admitted to his ex over the weekend that the reason behind the breakup was in fact due to him being gay.

She says she never suspected that he was gay (I’m not sold) and says she still has a tremendous amount of love for the Wizards center.

“It’s very emotional for me as a woman to have invested 8 years in my dream to have a husband, soul mate, and best friend in him,” she expressed. “So this is all hard to understand.”

I still stick by what I said originally. Why now? I think he exposed himself before being exposed. He has the sports world and the Christian community in a uproar.

At least he can sleep peacefully now.

Roc Nation Signs Skylar Diggins

Not much of a “secret society” but Roc Nation Sports is making moves early. Female sports popular, Skylar Diggins (Norte Dame) signed with Roc Nation today announcing her move via Instagram.

The five-time USA Basketball gold medalist (including a captain on the 2010 USA Under-19 World Championship Team, 2011 USA World University Games Team and 2012 USA 3×3 World Championship Team) and a four-time college All-American, was drafted by the WNBATulsa Shock and will now be managed by The Roc.

Diggins is definitely a standout on and off the court. She will be receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Management entrepreneurship in May 2013.

Cavaliers Sign Former Coach, Mike Brown To Five Year $20 Million Dollar Deal

I assume Mike Brown was ignoble for re-hire?

The Cleveland Cavaliers released Brown after five seasons. The news came in 2010 before Lebron’s heartbreaking departure from Cleveland .

The Cavs are still trying to bait James back if he opts-out of his contract with the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014. The “player/coach” relationship between the two wasn’t always the best as documented.

Many believe that Brown’s return would be a bit enticing to James. Kyrie Irving and Lebron James on the same court, scary sight. A more powerful, experienced Lebron.

Mike Brown is a defense minded coach and Cleveland is finishing last in that category. It’ll be interesting to see how it all plays out in the next year. Can Lebron be forgiven by Cleveland?

Free Bricks! Gucci and Young Scooter Cellmates?

MTVRapFix is reporting that “Columbia” rapper and Gucci Mane are sharing more than a collaboration currently. The two rappers are housed at Dekalb County Jail where they’re cell mates.

Gucci Mane was charged and arrested for assaulting a solider with a champagne bottle. He was released and picked up again on unrelated probation violation.

As for Mr. “I Can Make My Own Bricks” born Kenneth Edward Bailey, he was knocked on a suspended license violation. (Fairly odd for a rapper that raps about things fair worst than driving on a suspended).

I expect a few more collaborations from the two in the future. Respectively of course.

Dame Dash Speaks On Life After Jay-Z, Aaliyah and Being Broke

The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Dame Dash stops by The Combat Jack show and chops it up about life after Jay-Z, Aaliyah, how he’s completely over the rap game and why the type of “broke” he is, is beneficial for him.

It hit a tense moment when Just Blaze reveals why he didn’t bang with Dame. The two haven’t spoken in ten years since the whole break up of “They Dynasty”. I respect the honesty from all parties.

Listen below! Thoughts?

https://soundcloud.com/combatjack_and_friends/the-dame-dash-episode

The Gossip Game Is Too Much

Sigh. Mona girl.

Being a “blogger” and online radio co-host, I want to like this show so very much. It’s just not it. It initially wasn’t into the whole reality television fade because if how it often portraits black women.

Then I released that as adult women, no one else controls your actions but you so I got over it and simply saw it for what it was. Entertainment.

My first issue with VH1’s new “Gossip Game” show is the consistent yelling. When my blogger friends and I get around each other, that’s not what we do. It’s not even entertaining “arguments” it’s just long drawn out “you a bitch nah you a bitch” type arguments.

The K. Foxx (Hot97) interview was so draining. Obviously no one over at Hot97 is realistic enough to fact check. *Power 105’s Breakfast Club holds the crown at the #1 spot.

Some people just don’t have a personality for television let alone “reality” television. Simple as that. I see the vision but I doubt people outside the “industry” see it. Maybe it would be more tolerable at 30 minutes verses an hour?

Nevertheless, I won’t be tuning in again.

NBA Bans Iman Shumpert’s Haircut

Has the NBA gone too far?

New York Knicks guard, Iman Shumpert is known mostly for his old-school high-top fade. The guard went a bit beyond branding efforts and shaved the Adidas sign in the back of his head to show his “loyalty” and NBA officials weren’t having it.

“Sporting a corporate logo during games is indeed against NBA rules. Item 5 of Section H of the NBA rule book’s extended comments section, which governs “player/team conduct and dress”, reads: “The only article bearing a commercial ‘logo’ which can be worn by players is their shoes.”

The language appears alongside other uniform notes, which include: no t-shirts, players must tuck their uniform shirts into their shorts, players must assume a “dignified posture” during the National Anthem, and coaches and assistant coaches must wear a “sport coat or suit coat” during games.”

Though I’m all for adults expressing themselves however they chose, once their is legal binding paperwork, forget it. Freedom of expression becomes increasingly surprised even with something as harmless as a triangle shaped symbol.

I can understand why the league enforces this rule though. Imagine how out of control advertising might become if it weren’t.

Jay-Z Roc Nation Inks Deal With Universal

“The pressures on but guess who won’t crack”

 

Universal Music Group announced today (Monday) the label inked a multi-year deal with rapper, Jay-Z to house his music label Roc Nation. Jay’s next album will be released via Universal along with Rihanna and Shakira.

The five-year old label will “continue to operate as an independent label with the strength, power and reach of the best major” says Jay. The financial terms to the deal haven’t been released yet.

Jay-Z served as President of Universal’s Island Def Jam Music Group from 2004-2007 when his contract expired. Once leaving Universal, he joined Live Nation to create Roc Nation. Roc Nation has served as an entertainment company that includes the Roc Nation music label as well as management, publishing, merchandising and other business ventures such as Roc Nation sports.

Roc Nation’s current distribution deals with both Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records and Sony Music Entertainment are nearing expiration which launched the competition to pick up the deal.

Roc Nation sports as mentioned earlier was launched last week as Jay’z new sports agency. A collab with Creative Artist Agency whose first client happens to be New York Yankees second baseman, Robinson Cano.

He has definitely has opened the market up!