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Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett are all smiles as David Letterman hands them the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy on the set of "The Late Show With David Letterman" yesterday. (Here's a rundown of how the taping went.) Best caption/convo wins Paul Shaffer's glasses.


After the jump, Doc's river runs red.


Winner, r8r w@rrioR:

Doc: "You're supposed to pour the green one!!!"

Runner-up, Ty:
R. Kelly celebrates his recent acquittal by using another victim.

Runner-up, Mash:
A division rival winning the championship along with a perfectly snazzy suit ruined, yes, these are exactly what Sam Mitchell's nightmares are made of.

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  1. Older_than_Moses_Shaq
    1. Posted by Older_than_Moses_Shaq Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:56 pm EDT

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    Dave: You wanted to be on TV. I got you on. Now, I'll take that trophy. Thanks guys, pleasure doing business with you.
  2. SB 13
    2. Posted by SB 13 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm EDT

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    Who is the man with the Master plan? David LetterMAN!
    (Letterman exchanges Incredible Hulk Pills for the LOB Trophy)
  3. do_it_for_Dyess
    3. Posted by do_it_for_Dyess Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    I watched this last night, and was I the only one that thought that KG felt really out of place and didn't really know what to say or do? He just acts really differently off the court, and yes I know all players do but he seems to be really out of place, he was constantly figiting (sp) while he was sitting there, while Ray seemed perfectly fine.
  4. mark
    4. Posted by mark Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT

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    Letterman: What's that smudge on top there?
    KG: Dirk Nowitzki's lip gloss. They still can't get it out.
    Ray: Tried club soda and everything.
  5. mark
    5. Posted by mark Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT

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    The TV taping was all fun and games until David Letterman foolishly put his hand on the trophy and saw the Eye of Sauron in his mind.
  6. Mash
    6. Posted by Mash Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    Suck on this, Leno!
  7. Mash
    7. Posted by Mash Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    Letterman's Championship Top 10 that night.
    10. They should call it the Kevin Garr-'Brien Trophy, that way basketball players in the American league will fight for the KGB.
    9. I hear they hid Sam's Huevos inside the trophy these last couple of years.
    8. The NBA is one of the few things in this world that is as old as I am.
    7. ...but nothing's older than Larry King. Except maybe Madonna.
    6. Doesn't Chris Bosh now wish he did my show instead?
  8. Mash
    8. Posted by Mash Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    Letterman's Championship Top 10 that night.
    5. So, wait...you might have mentioned before, but what's a Paul Pierce, again?
    4. This might be the only way the Championship will ever come to New York.
    3. I may very well be the first caucasian person to touch this trophy since Larry Bird.
    2. The difference between the Letterman and the Mailman is that Karl Malone never got to touch this trophy.
    1. But he did touch Kobe's other wife, right?
  9. Mash
    9. Posted by Mash Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:09 pm EDT

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    yeah...okay...#3 on that list was downright terrible (since there's philjax, ginobili)...but a little hyperbole never hurt anyone...plus...it's not like letterman would know better anyways haha.
  10. mark
    10. Posted by mark Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT

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    Letterman: We apologize to our viewing audience; Sam Cassell was supposed to be here tonight as well. Sam had some urgent personal business to attend to--apparently some kid in a trailer park beat the "Starfighter" arcade game last night.
  11. noteworthy
    11. Posted by noteworthy Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:21 pm EDT

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    the celtics were a bunch of showboating classless [profane]s on tuesday night with all of their celebrating and gatorading and alley opping.
    they continue to look like gangster thugs with the cigars and the hats and the posing. stern is too busing sucking kochk to do someting about this. there should have been technical fouls all over the place for that display of showboating and unsportsmanlike conduct. really quite a turn off
  12. Lawrence G.
    12. Posted by Lawrence G. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:12 pm EDT

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    Garnett: It's just so crazy right now. I never imagined I'd be sitting here, on the Late Show With David Letterman holding this trophy.
    Letterman: That's wonderful, can I hold it? Us New Yorkers haven't seen one of these in awhile. You know, I almost won one of these back in my heyday...
    Allen: Really? When did you play?
    Letterman: Oh, right after I watched Richard Hamilton star in that He Got Game movie. That was an outstanding sports film.
    Garnett: *laughs*
    Allen: Actually David, that was my movie. I starred in it. Rip and I look nothing alike.
    Letterman: You're right, well, it was some UConn grad I knew that. I almost went with Emeka Okafur.
    Garnett: *outright laughter*
    Allen: Okay David, you're done. Give it back.
    Letterman: No, we've still got 5 minutes of air time to fill
    Allen: Ha, ha, ha... Just keep smiling and hand the trophy over.
    Letterman: I did. You're holding it.
    Allen: Yes, but so are you still...
    Letterman: So I am, imagine that
    Garnett: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
  13. Lawrence G.
    13. Posted by Lawrence G. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:12 pm EDT

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    Letterman: I'm glad you guys brought this with you tonight. I, and the rest of New York are very appreciative of you two for sharing the opportunity with us.
    Garnett: It's been a pleasure, but it's funny you should say that David.
    Letterman: Oh, why's that?
    Garnett: Tell 'im Ray...
    Allen: Well Dave, not only is that how Kobe felt during the finals, but after we leave with the trophy, you and the rest of New York will feel just like he and the rest of the Lakers do now.
    Group and audience: *Dr. Evil style laughter*
  14. Ty
    14. Posted by Ty Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:26 pm EDT

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    Seconds later, Letterman's face melted.
    Ray and KG: "You don't fool around with the Ark!"
  15. jlpamc
    15. Posted by jlpamc Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:36 pm EDT

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    Dave: congrats guys.
    KG & RA: thanks, Dave.
    Dave: one question though.
    KG & RA: what Dave?
    Dave: what exactly is a knickerbocker?
    KG & RA. don't know Dave.
    Dave: how long have you two been members of Paul Shaffer's hair club for men
    KG & RA: ha ha.
    Dave: so Ray, you were in a movie once.
    RA: yes Dave, it was "He Got Game."
    Dave: i was in "Cabin Boy".
    Dave: hey KG, you ever think of adding an "i" to the end of your name to make it sound more bostonish?
    KG: no, Dave.
    Dave: Garnetti.
  16. jlpamc
    16. Posted by jlpamc Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:36 pm EDT

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    Dave: Ray, weren't you on the team last year?
    RA: no, Dave.
    Dave: my bad, that was Allan Ray.
    Dave: hey guys, was it hard to get by those "pesky" hawks?
    KG & RA: Pesky? nice Red Sox reference, Dave.
    Dave: hey Kev.
    KG: yes, Dave.
    Dave: got any gum?
  17. jacob
    17. Posted by jacob Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:47 pm EDT

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    Letterman: Well this must be Paul's since Kevin, we know your balls aren't this big.
  18. Sir Slam
    18. Posted by Sir Slam Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:17 pm EDT

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    Hot damn! They never told me this thing was filled with Skittles!
  19. antonio banderas
    19. Posted by antonio banderas Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    DL: Anything is possible, eh, gents?
    RA: Why don't you ask KG?
    KG: Ummm...I sort of messed up my sentence structure on that one. I really should go back and get a Master's in English, shouldn't I?
  20. A Yahoo! User
    20. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    Lakers need to get rid of radmonovich, walton, turiaf, mihm, mbenga, karl and get big strong players like artest, mutombo, diop, kurt thomas, mourning, or ben wallace to counter celtics garnett, perkins, powe, davis, and pj brown
  21. A Yahoo! User
    21. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    "Wow Guys, this is way cooler than the one I had in college... but where did you hide the carb?"
  22. porellana25
    22. Posted by porellana25 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:16 pm EDT

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    Letterman:"Thank you guys, that's really nice since the Pacers are never going to get one".
    KG & RA: "Um, (uncomfortable laughter) Dave, ahh, we were kidding, joiking with you. You know, the way you do?"
    Letterman:"Really?"
    RA:"Yeah, (uncomfortable silence)"
    When did Create-A-Caption become a blog to rant and rave about your team? I watched the Lakers lose and I am a hard core Laker fan, and I will complain about them in another web site or blog. Create-A-Caption is a fun blog. Let's keep it that way.
  23. ralphie_frankie p
    23. Posted by ralphie_frankie p Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    one trophy to rule them all...
  24. ralphie_frankie p
    24. Posted by ralphie_frankie p Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    One Trophy to Rule Them All...
    Presenthing The Lord of the Trophies: The The Fellowship of Pierce
    P.Pierce: I've been at Boston a lot longer that u guys...why am i not there?
  25. chacharles
    25. Posted by chacharles Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    Garnett: look at the trophy... isn't that nice?
    Allen: yeah
    Letterman: let me hold that...
    after getting a hold of the trophy, Garnett's vision went blank and the next he knew was that he had blood in his hands, Letterman's eyes scooped off his face and Allen staring in disbelief

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