New Orleans Hornets center Robin Lopez is a man of many talents and hobbies. He has always been very vocal about his interest in drawing and comics, and as a student at Stanford he even acted in a large-scale production. Yes, Lopez is a little goofy, like his brother Brook, but he's also not shy about expressing his interest in subjects that aren't necessarily dripping in machismo.

Take, for instance, this video produced by the Hornets, in which Lopez shows off his skills at cup-stacking. In a mere 23 seconds, Lopez stacks and unstacks a 15-cup pyramid, complete with very brief "ta-da" hand motion. He is a true magician.

I implore Lopez and the Hornets to make more of these videos. Maybe the next one can involve Robin and Ryan Anderson jumping rope?

(via The Brooklyn Game and New York Post)

Chamique Holdsclaw stands before an Atlanta Dream game in 2009 (Ron Hoskins/ Getty).

In November, former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw was arrested after a violent incident involving an ex-girlfriend. According to reports, Holdsclaw followed Jennifer Lacy (her ex and teammate with the Atlanta Dream in 2009) in her car, smashed windows in Lacy's car with a baseball bat, and even fired a gunshot into the car while Lacy was still inside. It was an awful, disturbing story involving a woman who was once the biggest name in her sport.

On Wednesday, Holdsclaw was indicted on charges related to this incident. From Rachel George for USA Today (via Deadspin):

Goran Dragic and Mike Conley are money in the bank (via Hickory High and Card.com).

The NBA, from the franchises down to the players and coaches, takes great pride in licensing its images to as many corporations and businesses as possible. This strategy increases the brand's reach, and that's one of the most valuable things a sports league can accomplish. Keep this in mind the next time you buy a special cup at a local chain simply because your favorite athlete is on it.

Yet a commemorative cup can only communicate so much of a fan's passion. We need something more, an item that's already a part of our daily routines.

Thankfully, the fine people at Card.com are here to help. As noted by Ian Levy at Hickory High, basketball fans can now purchase debit cards featuring the images of Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley and Phoenix Suns point guard Goran Dragic:

Every story's got a beginning. (Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports)

A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.

C: Salt Lake Tribune. After taking over in overtime on Monday night to push the Boston Celtics to a 110-107 win over the Utah Jazz, Celtics captain Paul Pierce said his back-and-forth battle with Utah defender DeMarre Carroll had a history, and that he'd let the media ask Carroll about it. Well, Steve Luhm did; the result is a small but great story about getting got and how the tables can turn.

PF: Sports Illustrated. Lee Jenkins' full feature on Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo — which you might remember from its revelations about the triggerman's estimable Connect 4 prowess — is now available online. Drink deep of the goodness.

Squabbling! (Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports)

The Golden State Warriors will be without starting power forward David Lee when they take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in a nationally televised game on Wednesday night, as the NBA suspended the Western Conference All-Star for his part in a multi-player fourth-quarter scuffle during the Warriors' Tuesday night loss to the Indiana Pacers.

With the Pacers up 10 midway through the fourth quarter on Tuesday, Lee banged into Indy center Roy Hibbert as Pacers power forward David West was both shooting and being fouled by Golden State big man Andris Biedrins. Hibbert shoved back, and Lee responded by getting right in Hibbert's mug, then bumping him in the chest. This drew the attention and presence of several other players, including Golden State guard Stephen Curry, who rushed in (presumably to play peacemaker) and got tossed to the floor by Hibbert for his trouble, and West, who rolled into the scene and — in the inimitable words of my Y! Sports colleague Marc J. Spears — "Debo'd like three Warriors" before turning his attention toward settling things down. (Reminder: You don't want it with David West.)

A slew of other people got involved, too, as the fracas spilled over into the first couple of rows of courtside seats; while no fans were involved or harmed, the fact that things escalated to the point where the altercation left the playing surface — and that the referees saw fit to eject Hibbert, issue technicals to Lee, Curry, West and Warriors guard Klay Thompson — suggested additional punishment would be forthcoming. Sure enough, it was.

USA TODAY Sports' Sam Amick broke Lee's suspension Wednesday afternoon, with Howard Beck of the New York Times confirming it soon after. The NBA made the official announcement about 20 minutes after Amick's tweet, revealing that Lee and Hibbert had been suspended for one game for "instigating the altercation," and that Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Warriors and Pacers guard Lance Stephenson had each been fined $35,000 for "escalating the altercation."

Roy Hibbert hears it from all sources (Getty Images)

Golden State Warrior All-Star David Lee and Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert have each been suspended for one game without pay for their role in Tuesday night’s melee between the Warriors and Pacers. The league had to come down quickly, as Lee’s Warriors are set to play the New York Knicks on Wednesday evening, which explains the quickness behind Hibbert’s suspension in advance of his team’s nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday.

As was the case on Tuesday night, Hibbert was contrite about the back and forth, while also promising to pay the fine his teammate Lance Stephenson took in for his role in the brawl. In talking with a scrum of reporters, as videotaped and documented by the Indianapolis Star’s Mike Wells, Hibbert brought up an influence that usually tends to put a damper on even the most ardent of ragers. From the Star:

“My mom was a little upset,” Hibbert said. “She said I should have walked away. It’s unfortunate it happened. I watched the video and I saw there was a little kid that ran up out of his seat when all that happened. I apologize to the fans that were sitting courtside. We’re a team that loves the fans and we don’t want to scare them away.”

Watch the video of Hibbert’s post-tussle reaction from Wednesday:

Sheed contemplates. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Rasheed Wallace hasn't suited up for the New York Knicks since Dec. 13, 2012, when he scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes of play in a 116-107 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. And now, it looks like he might not wear the orange and blue — or any NBA uniform, for that matter — ever again.

The Knicks announced Wednesday that what had previously been termed a "stress reaction" in the 38-year-old big man's left foot is actually a fractured fifth metatarsal — a break in the bone that runs back from the pinkie toe toward the heel, also called a "Jones fracture" — and the fracture will require surgical repair. ESPN New York's Ian Begley has more:

Recovery time for the surgery is approximately eight weeks, according to the Knicks, so Wallace likely will miss the rest of the regular season and at least the first week of the playoffs.

The Knicks say the injury — a fracture of the fifth metatarsal — was revealed via new X-rays and was a "progression" from the stress reaction in his left foot.

Wallace had been sidelined since Dec. 13 with the stress reaction. The Knicks held out hope that Wallace eventually would be able to return to the lineup, claiming that he had taken part in some aspects of practice in recent days.

Mr. and Mrs. Shane Battier enjoy a cold one (Getty Images)

At 19-39, tied for last in the Western conference and on their way toward a third straight postseason-less season, the Phoenix Suns would seem to be in line to give their fans a break. Something to help the team escape its Michael Beasley-rich experience. Something to warm the taste buds, as you prepare to shovel a nacho or 12 down your throat. Something that doesn’t cost, in a small NBA market, nine bucks.

Tough hops, Suns fans, because the average price of a beer at a Phoenix Suns game costs $9, tops in the NBA – tied with the massive market New York Knicks. Cork Gaines came through with the findings on Wednesday, and you can find your team’s ranking here, at Business Insider.

[Also: Stephen Curry scores career-high 54 points at MSG]

The Suns’ arena doesn’t list its beer options on its website, so we’re left to hope that the team offers an amazing array of craft brews well worth the nine buck price tag. And, to be fair, the stadium’s Yelp reviews laud the staff and, recently, a vegetarian sloppy joe option at the arena’s hot dog stands. I have a hard time even downing a meat-filled sloppy joe, so I’ll have to pass on making much comment on that particular vegan-friendly fare. One reviewer did mention that beer vendors did not have a placard advertising the actual beer prices. Now we know why.