What are you plotting, Tony Parker? (D. Clarke Evans/NBA/Getty Images)

That's an awful wry smile you've got there after shooting just 8 for 21 from the field in your San Antonio Spurs' Game 1 win, Tony Parker. Seems like you're pretty pleased with yourself — almost like you've just watched a long, meticulously orchestrated plan come to fruition.

This doesn't have anything ot do with those skin-tight French bus driver uniforms, does it? Or does it? Or maybe it wasn't Kobe tweeting at all — maybe you had noted technologist, teammate and countryman Boris Diaw hack his Twitter account to sow dissension in the Los Angeles Lakers' ranks. Intrigue!

Man, the suspense is just killing me. Won't you guys let me know what fiendish plot Parker's got swirling around in that star point guard brain of his? Best caption wins some Dastardly doings (literally). Good luck.

In our last adventure: Looking good, Meyers Leonard.

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J.R. Smith puts six fingers in the air, because he knows what's up. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The New York Knicks piqued our interest with a vague Monday morning tweet:

The NBA will make an announcement at 2:30 PM today at MSG Training Center.

— NY_KnicksPR (@NY_KnicksPR) April 22, 2013

Just 10 minutes later, we found out the contents of said announcement:

JR Smith will be announced as Sixth Man of the Year this afternoon.

— Howard Beck (@HowardBeckNYT) April 22, 2013

That's right, sports fans. J.R. Smith — the New York Knicks' butt-photo-tweeting, midnight-bike-riding, Power-Rangers-loving, Sean-Paul-video-stealing, slow-jam-inspiring, title-tattoo-promising shooting guard — will be named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year on Monday afternoon. That's just delightful, isn't it?

The voting falls in line with our 2013 NBA award predictions, in which all three of us here at BDL (along with Yahoo! Sports NBA columnist Marc J. Spears) tapped Smith as the league's best backup. Smith received 72 of 121 first-place votes, receiving 484 total points to take first place ahead of a slew of other very worthy candidates for the honor of the NBA's top reserve. Fellow shot-happy guard Jamal Crawford of the Los Angeles Clippers (the choice of Y! Sports editor Al Toby) finished second, receiving 31 first-place votes and 352 points.

Veteran Golden State Warriors point guard Jarrett Jack finished third, receiving 14 first-place votes, followed by sweet-scoring guard Kevin Martin of the Oklahoma City Thunder (two first-place votes), sharpshooting New Orleans Hornets forward Ryan Anderson (one first-place vote), Denver Nuggets point guard Andre Miller (zero first-place votes) ... and, amusingly enough, Jordan Crawford, who was traded from the Washington Wizards to the Boston Celtics during the season and received one first-place vote (which, one would suspect, probably intended to go to Jamal).

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Comedy fans waiting with bated breath for Shaquille O'Neal to bust out some hilarious hijinks during the 2013 NBA Playoffs got their wish Sunday night during halftime of TNT's broadcast of the Miami Heat's 110-87 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. And how did the Big Kazaam grant that wish? By showing a clip of him stripping down into his skivvies and going for a lap around the set of NBA TV's Fan Night broadcast, much to the chagrin of hosts Matt Winer and Greg Anthony.

Behold the laffs:

"That was a bet I had to pay to [TNT analyst] Kenny [Smith]," Shaq explained. Well, "explained," I guess. We don't know what the bet was or when it took place.

Whatever the circumstances of the tank-top-and-boxers run, though, it's pretty likely that the idea was Shaq's from Jump Street — you might remember that Shaq seems to do stuff in his underwear in front of cameras an awful lot.

Like walk on the beach in hot pink bikini briefs during an episode of the Peabody Award-winning reality show "Shaq Vs."

Or walk around the "Inside the NBA" set in boxers to pay off a Blake Griffin vs. Kevin Love bet he made with Charles Barkley.

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It's playoff time again, which can mean only one thing — players looking to make fashion statements in postgame interviews so that we can all gawk at/marvel at/scott at/denigrate/worship their swag. (Which action you choose probably says more about you than it does about them.)

There weren't very many bold sartorial choices in the aftermath of a chalk-heavy weekend that saw favored teams win all eight Game 1 matchups, but two stars — reigning league MVP LeBron James and reigning style MVP Russell Westbrook — opened the postseason with a bang.

Here's LeBron getting his tropicalia on, sweater-wise, after putting up 27 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to pace his Miami Heat to a 110-87 Game 1 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night:

Floral. (Screencap via @BleacherReport)

Athlete style maven Megan Ann Wilson informs us that James' sweater comes from Staple Design's 2013 "Spring Training" collection and retails for $54. Seems like a small price to pay for something so seasonal, florid and warmer/brighter-but-still-makes-me-think-of-"Garden-State"-y.

Not to be outdone — ever, in a million years, by anyone — after kicking in 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 120-91 pasting of the Houston Rockets, Westbrook took the postgame podium in something a bit less restrictive in the arms:

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Let's be honest: While Sunday's series-opening matchup between the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks was closer than many expected throughout the first half and early third quarter, it wasn't an especially thrilling game. Sure, LeBron James was looking customarily marvelous and Brandon Jennings had hit a couple of step-back jumpers, but not much had happened to really stir the emotions of the 20,006 white-clad fans in attendance ... or the passions of TNT announcer Kevin Harlan, whom NBA fans know to be a pretty passionate sort.

You got the feeling that the man behind "LeBron James, WITH NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE," "Chris Paul with a three ... good! Right between the eyesssssss," "Arron Afflalo ... is AN ASSASSIN," "Metta ... World ... PEEEEEEAAAAAACCCCCCEEEEEE" and whatever happened after this Russell Westbrook dunk was just itching to let something special fly when the moment called for it. Luckily, as captured by our friends at the Yahoo! Sports Minute, Harlan's voice was allowed to soar late in the third quarter, thanks to — who else? — Heat reserve big man Chris Andersen, a.k.a. "The Birdman."

"Ohhhhhh, and here comes 'The Birdman!' Flappin' his wings and soaring for a sweet flush! When you're aerodynamically designed with that hairdo, you can do those kinds of things! With that SWEET mohawk! It helps him fly!"

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Kobe Bryant can't travel with his Los Angeles Lakers after undergoing surgery to repair his torn left Achilles tendon, so taking in Sunday's Game 1 against the San Antonio Spurs live wasn't an option for the superstar guard. But despite being couch-bound, "Coach Vino" still had an itch to break down the game, chatting about the series-opening proceedings with his Twitter followers in a running 140-character commentary that led Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni to (somewhat curiously) call Bryant "a fan" in his postgame press conference.

Bryant started weighing in right after the opening tip, and kept chiming in throughout the matchup, kicking things off with a brief analysis of his just-returned-from-injury teammate, point guard Steve Nash:

I like how Nash is moving so far. Both teams a lil out of rhythm to start

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) April 21, 2013

Pretty good description of the Lakers and Spurs combining to shoot 5 for 16 through the game's opening four minutes, I'd say.

[Also: Clippers ramp up pace to take 1-0 lead over Grizzlies]

Speaking of that shaky shooting, the Lakers' first eight field-goal attempts were jumpers. This fact did not escape the Mamba's notice.

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Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings made some waves Thursday night when he told the crowd at the Wisconsin Sports Awards just how confident he felt heading into his team's first-round matchup with the heavily favored Miami Heat: "I'm sure everybody is writing us off but but I see us winning the series in six." The brash young guard has stuck to his guns over the past two days, prompting TNT's Craig Sager to ask Heat star Dwyane Wade for his response to Jennings' prediction.

So, Dwyane: What do you think?

Yeah, that sounds about right.

For more on Jennings' comments, Wade's response, Wade's health heading into Sunday's Game 1 and more, hit the jump.

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David Lee will miss the rest of the season. (Garrett Ellwood/NBA/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors power forward David Lee will miss the rest of the 2013 postseason after suffering a complete tear of his right hip flexor during his team's 97-95 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff matchup, the team announced Sunday.

Lee suffered the injury just after the start of the fourth quarter on Saturday night.

After working a pick-and-roll with point guard Stephen Curry on the right-hand side of the court, Lee slipped to the basket, received a pass from Curry and elevated to attempt a layup, which was contested by JaVale McGee. After the Nuggets center fouled Lee on the play, the Warriors All-Star hit the floor hard and landed awkwardly, immediately grabbing for his right leg as he lay under the basket. After making one of two free throws, Lee limped back on defense before being escorted off the court and back to the locker room. He finished with 10 points on 4 for 14 shooting, 14 rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot in 29 minutes.

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