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Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:00 pm EDT

Photo fun: The 2008 ESPY Awards

Stars and athletes hit up the 2008 ESPY Awards last night at the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Here are a few NBA-themed photos to help kill a slow Thursday afternoon, and MJD has your NFL-themed pics.


ESPY host Justin Timberlake dances onstage with creepy, cutout puppets of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. Looks funny, but I'm pretty sure I already saw this Arrested Development episode.

More photos and captions follow the jump.


Scalabrine, Powe and Big Baby. AKA: the Celtics' REAL Big Three.

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Exhausted from yelling expletives at Zac Effron and Anika Sorenstam, Kevin Garnett takes a quick twenty-minute nap while the rest of the Celtics show off their ESPY and ties.

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Antoine Walker flashes bling; Paul Pierce flashes gang signs. Tsk tsk tsk ... when will these two ever learn?

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"It's a pretty good crowd for a Wednesday, and the crowd gives Oden a smile / Cause he knows that its him they've been comin' to see, to forget about life for a while ... Oh, la la la, de de da ..."

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Matt Ufford is not impressed.

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Moments after being carried off by university softball players, Timberlake returned to the stage and performed 19 consecutive dance numbers. True story.

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Carmelo Anthony and forever fiancé Lala Vazquez pose for pictures. Apparently, Melo's white suit was in honor of Dan Issel's pasty white calves.

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Straight form the Guinness Book of World Records pages: WNBA athlete Lisa Leslie and driver Danica Patrick talk weather on the red carpet.

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  1. A Yahoo! User
    1. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:30 pm EDT

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    Antoine Walker looks like 50 Cents
  2. A Yahoo! User
    2. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:32 pm EDT

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    Lakers and Celtics both SUCK
  3. A Yahoo! User
    3. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:33 pm EDT

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    I wanna see the Celtics Wives Putang not their ugly husbands
  4. Moose-o-rama
    4. Posted by Moose-o-rama Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    How about someone with the name Eli living in New Jersey?
    http://www.zabasearch.com/maps/?sname1=ELISHA%20MANNING&sname=ELISHA%20N%20MANNING&first=ELISHA&last=MANNING&middle=N&state=NJ&address=1500%20HUDSON%20ST&city=HOBOKEN&zipcode=07030&&cm=&cy=&phone=
  5. antonio banderas
    5. Posted by antonio banderas Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    Introducing Greg Joel, Billy's race-changed, giantist, knee-plagued....acquaintance?
  6. lil puto
    6. Posted by lil puto Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm EDT

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    denver nuggets gonna win three straight championships starting this season y'all. yup, y'all heard it from me straight up. AI's gonna lead them straight to the golden ball. ain't none of your weak a$$ teams and players can do nothin bout this. so y'all should better be allen iverson fans from now on cause he's the bomb y'all. boom!
  7. Kelvin J
    7. Posted by Kelvin J Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Without the picture of Leslie and Patrick right next to each other. I wouldv'e never have believed anyone if they told me that Lisa had the bigger boobs.
  8. DB
    8. Posted by DB Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm EDT

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    They should have had Norm MacDonald host again. My guess is that the jokes about OJ and Charles Oakley were a little TOO hilarious, so they got this clown instead. I may not watch because this is the most absurd choice for a host.
  9. IchiDeath
    9. Posted by IchiDeath Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    incredibly mad props for the ad reference.
  10. whatdaniel09
    10. Posted by whatdaniel09 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:44 pm EDT

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    Danica looks like a teenager
  11. alcatrazboy04
    11. Posted by alcatrazboy04 Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    for knicks why 2011-2012? have no faith for this year?? hahaha
    Danica can suck Leslie's tit for real. damn
  12. SunToTheDeep
    12. Posted by SunToTheDeep Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    DAMMIT I MISSED THE ESPYS! can someone pls email me when they are gonna show it again caus i wanna see it.......or maybe a link to a site that might show it
  13. Kibbitz
    13. Posted by Kibbitz Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    I hope Mrs. Antoine Walker did a little shimmy for the fans as well... yum yum
  14. mark i
    14. Posted by mark i Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT

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    Wicked Pissa: Hotter than Danica, that's for sure.
  15. Ty
    15. Posted by Ty Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:26 pm EDT

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    Last picture just screams, "Mosquito bites vs. bee stings, only on Pay-Per-View!"
  16. Chuck
    16. Posted by Chuck Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:25 pm EDT

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    Be honest; if you didn't know what Danica Patrick does for a living, you'd SWEAR on your mother's life that she's a hooker!
  17. John Y.
    17. Posted by John Y. Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    I agree that those softball players are how (somehow), and so is that chick Antoine rolled with.
  18. Hoopzgurl1
    18. Posted by Hoopzgurl1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    aww melo and lala look cute together!!!
  19. nischal
    19. Posted by nischal Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:39 pm EDT

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    i think KG was high
  20. raceface2737
    20. Posted by raceface2737 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:25 pm EDT

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    At the risk of being juvenile, where the hell are Danica's boobies?
  21. Michael M
    21. Posted by Michael M Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    why do the espy's exist? there is no reason for them. i now release you from your bondage!
  22. koby c
    22. Posted by koby c Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    yo hindusun no one has seen it yet, they tape it and then show it a few days later, its on on sunday
  23. DopamineDela
    23. Posted by DopamineDela Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:46 pm EDT

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    For anyone who likes Danica Patrick, a couple words for you: boob job.
  24. Sho-ryu-ken
    24. Posted by Sho-ryu-ken Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:21 pm EDT

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    #25 - the last picture screams "Fox Celebrity Boxing!"
    Leslie = Manute Bol
    Patrick = Refridgerator Perry

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