Everyone loves Blake Griffin(notes), and for good reason. The man dunks with such overpowering force with such overwhelming regularity that he has rendered most other highlights irrelevant. There are YouTube mixes aplenty, he's a fixture on nightly Top 10 lists, and his fame will only grow in the coming weeks and months.

Like other folk heroes, Griffin's exploits are worthy of song. So it should come as little surprise that DJ White(notes) Bread (aka NBA-TV analyst Brent Barry(notes)) recorded an auto-tuned ditty in praise of everyone's favorite dunker.

There are many great parts to this video, but the greatest moment probably comes at the end when you see DJ White Bread in all his glory. I only wonder if Barry actually wrote this or if a valiant NBA-TV intern worked it up for him. If he did it himself, then we may have to add another example to the cliche about all ballers wanting to be rappers. I just never would have expected Barry to be one of them.

Courtside seats are one of the top luxuries an NBA fan can hope for. Not only do you get to live every American's dream and be on TV multiple times in a day, but you also get to be so close to the action that you can smell the players. Actually, I'm not sure that's a positive, but it's indicative of an experience like no other.

Sometimes these fans even get to touch players when they fall into the stands after loose balls. Usually, the player gets back up, shakes the offended party's hand, apologizes for knocking over popcorn, and gets back to the game. Then it's over, and the fan has a story to tell at dinner parties.

[See also: Eagles workers leave pile of snow in governor's seat]

Paul Pierce(notes) does not abide by these rules of comportment. As seen in the video above, Pierce bounded into the stands during Tuesday night's Celtics 95-83 win at Conseco Fieldhouse vs. the Indiana Pacers. Except, instead of running immediately back to the court, he decided to steal a sip of a fan's

If you can, think back to a simpler time in the NBA, when the best teams only had two superstars and about one-third of the league thought they had a chance to become instant contenders overnight. It was only six months ago, shockingly, just before the free-agency period of 2010, in which seemingly every star in the NBA would change teams like some kind of real-life fantasy draft.

It turned out that only three true stars changed teams: LeBron James(notes), Amar'e Stoudemire(notes) and Chris Bosh(notes). The first two have been tremendous pickups, playing to their established talent levels and, in Stoudemire's case, even exceeding them.

Tuesday night, they met in Miami, and while the Heat defeated the Knicks, 106-98, Amar'e came away with the most memorable moment of the game: a thunderous slam on LeBron available in video form above.

Again, the Knicks lost this game -- their second defeat at the hands of the Heat in two weeks -- but plays like this one are helping them prove that

Are you often tired and lacking energy, especially around 2:30? You may need a special pick-me-up to boost your spirits and make you a more productive member of the workforce and society at-large.

But instead of going for supplements like Five Hour Energy or sugary energy drinks, why not try a new beverage that revitalizes body, mind, and your capacity for laughter? Courtesy of the peerless Mavericks YouTube account, here's a new viral video for Tuff Juice, the new energy drink inspired by Caron Butler(notes).

Have you ever wanted to see Dirk Nowitzki's(notes) abs talk? Do you want to be like lots of things that rhyme with "juice"? Then Tuff Juice is perfect for you. Just make sure you realize that this is not a real drink, because Caron Butler cannot be put into a tiny can.

(Via The Basketball Jones)

There's a stereotype that NBA players don't try, what with their giant, guaranteed contracts and love of parties. They are overpaid, ungrateful slobs, or something, and they could learn a thing or two about classic American gumption and grit.

That's a common perception, at least -- most NBA observers don't believe it's actually true, or at least can't talk about it for fear of losing their jobs. So it should come as something of a surprise when a coach says players around the league need to work harder.

But that's exactly what Byron Scott said about his Cavs and other teams. Waiting for Next Year has the story:

Though Scott is clear in his assertion that he should not have to remind certain players to give full effort, he admits that it is becoming more and more prevalent within the entire NBA.

"Around this league, it's like that," said Scott on Monday afternoon. "I'm sure I'm not the only coach that has to tell his guys that they have to go out and play hard every single night, ‘We

For several years now, Gilbert Arenas(notes) has been looking to recapture the swagger that made him such an electrifying and unique star with the Wizards. With his trade to the Magic, he now has a chance for a fresh start. But in order to win some fans in his new city, he has to create memories that will endear him to the fanbase.

[Photo: Gilbert Arenas' impressive beard]

Monday night, he got a decent start with this incredible 75-footer at the halftime buzzer. Unfortunately, it bounced off the front rim and hit the shot clock, which is technically out of bounds. So, bummer of all bummers, it didn't count, and we've all been robbed of an all-time great highlight.

[Rewind video: College freshman hits half-court shot from his knees]

The good news is that it didn't factor into the final score, an easy 104-88 win for Orlando over New Jersey. There's now basically nothing to complain about with regards to this play, because we have a tremendous shot and a correct call by the officials.

At this point, seemingly half the NBA is on Twitter. It's a wild world of training updates, questions as to which movies they should go see, and explanations of their Call of Duty prowess. Every so often, though, you also get a picture into the more interesting aspects of NBA life. This feature is your window into that world.

Daniel Gibson: Soooo the guy who discovered milk.. How did him & the cow figure this out?.. #ImJustSayin

Craig Brackins: Jus got done working out in the hotel and jus meet John Mayor! Coolest dude I've meet!

Larry Sanders: Just saw a homeless man with the cool grey's on...had to give him some cash lol ... Wait!! Did he just scam me?!!

Steve Nash: RT @swish41: RT @BenSeifipour: what about @SteveNash (He aint a real cndian. Born in south africa)/Just revoked Nodinkski's honorary status/

Terrence Williams: How's the snow on the east ???? #wordaapp

You can also follow Eric Freeman on Twitter at @freemaneric.

For most of his basketball career, Pacers forward Josh McRoberts(notes) has been a punchline rather than a quality player. At Duke, he was easy to mock, and in the NBA he struggled to find minutes. It wasn't exactly a great outcome for a player who was once rated as the best player in the high school class of 2005.

This season, McRoberts has trended towards respectability while starting all 26 of his games for Indiana. In fact, he wants to give himself an even larger profile by participating in February's dunk contest at All-Star Weekend. Don't worry, he has a great plan to boost his campaign.

Mike Wells has the story at IndyStar.com:

McRoberts and teammate Brandon Rush(notes) filmed a scene from the movie "White Men Can't Jump" for a video they plan to post on a website in the near future because McRoberts wants to take part in his first dunk competition. [...]

McRoberts played the part of Woody Harrelson's character, Billy Hoyle, and Rush was Wesley Snipes' character, Sidney Deane.