Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook handshake fail and other funny things in the OKC-LAL game.

This must be what they call a "Deja Vu." If you can still remember things back in 2010, there was a similar, nearly identical situation that occurred during a NBA game. The moment that I am referring to was the infamous Kevin Love and Wesley Matthew's awkward handshake, which you can view down below.

When this was first caught on tape, not only did it instantly become the joke of the NBA, it also spread like a wild fire across the internet, and inspired a series of hilarious commercials. I don't know if Russell Westbrook being Kevin Love's UCLA roomates and teammates had to do with it, maybe the Bruins don't teach students how to properly finish a handshake. Don't worry though, Russ did eventually get his high five. Kevin Durant is the real leader of the Oklahoma City Thunder and sometimes he has to let his team know that he is in charge. Even if it means punishing Russ for those ill-advised PUJITs, by leaving him hanging and embarrassing him on national television.

In other funny things: Kendrick Perkins have caught the Magic Johnson fever, trying another fancy pass in transition that will land him in Shaqtin' a Fool a second time in a row.

In FashionNews: My advice is to get a nice classic suit to avoid looking like these people. Who unfortunately has all the money in the world, but decides to dress like weirdos.

First up from the Motorcycle Gang x Rockstar collection: We have Russell Westbrook wearing a Marilyn Manson original. The purse is a must need accessory. (Via: @cjzero)

Then from the Summer collection, we have Steve Nash wearing a vest made out of Pink Panther fur to match Serge Ibaka's salmon pants. Cute. (Via: @jose3030 and @cjzero)

The Round Up - January 3rd, 2013.

Stats Rundown

Carmelo Anthony has yet struggled to score. He had 23 points on 9 of 20 shooting, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in the blow out victory over the San Antonio Spurs, who were on their 4th game in the last 5 nights. Way to schedule games, NBA.

Reversal: Both the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks don't score a whole lot in the paint, due to their reliance on three point shooting. But for a team that has Tim Duncan and sneaky Tony Parker, you would think they score more than 12 points in the paint, let alone allowing the Knicks outscore them by 24. Which pretty much explains Coach Pop's face. (Via: @netw3rk)

No, it' not. It is just another Gary Neal play. 

Rookie Watch x Time Machine User: At age 38, Pablo Prigioni is the oldest NBA rookie, who found a retirement home in New York (It is funny, because the Knicks are old). He was huge off the bench last night, he dished out 9 assists and stole 3 basketballs in the victory. I actually have no idea how Pablo plays in his younger years in the Euroleague, but you get what I mean.

Little Man Comeback: J.J. Barea of the Minnesota Timberwolves scored 12 of his total 17 points in the 4th quarter to get the victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Baby Hair Records: Andre Miller scored his 15,000th point yesterday, becoming the 8th NBA player with 15,000+ points and 7,500 assists.

Weird Accident: Stephen Jackson injured his ankle when he fell on a waitress serving the the Mayor of New York. Coincidence or evil genius? Jackson did not return to the game, probably because Pop can use it as an excuse to rest him.

Fade Check: Iman Shumpert busts out the Gangnam Style on the bench because he heard it could cure injuries. (Via: @TheKnicksWall)

Tyson Squat: Tyson Chandler has mastered the art of AERObic exercises. I'm sorry.(Via: @TheKnicksWall)

Highlights

Good Accidents: My "bad passes makes the best alley oops" theory stands.

A Quick End of the World NBA Round Up - December 20th, 2012.

Stats Rundown

Via: @cjzero

Well, if you are reading this right now, it probably means that the World is still in one piece, and no one died a Mayan-Predicted death. Or, the end of the world follows time zones in which case, you have 11 minutes left to live (that is assuming you are reading this at 6:00 am PST). In lighter news, Kevin Love finally breaks a shooting slump. He had 28 points (9 of 20 shooting), 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks and the win to snap Oklahoma City Thunder's winning streak.

Honorable Mention: To LeBron James's 24 points (9 of 13), 9 rebounds, 5 assists and W against the Dallas Mavericks.

Quadruple Uh-Oh: Bad Russell Westbrook was close to a quadruple double in the worst way. 30 points on 28 shots, 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 turnovers.

Boards: J.J. Hickson does all the dirty work, 18 rebounds, 3 blocks and 18 points in the win over the Denver nuggets.

Rookie Watch: Forget Ricky Rubio, Alexey Shved can hand out dimes too. 12 assists, 12 points and 7 rebounds against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Top of the Backboard, Ma: Kevin Durant is so good, he doesn't even when he scores.

Touchdown: Dwyane Wade showed off his arm in front of the Heisman Trophy winner. LeBron further proves that he would legitimately dominate football too.

Trend Alert: Dunking without actually touching the rim with your hands is now the cool thing to do.

Out of Range: The Denver Nuggets set a new NBA record for most 3-point attempts without a make, against the Portland Trail Blazer, who held the previous record of 0-20. This is one of those end of the world stats. The Nuggets didn't have a single point outside the paint until Ty Lawson hit a jumper with 38 seconds left in the game. Crisis averted. Still lost to the Blazers though. (Via:@johnschuhmann)

Sager Suit: WTF, Craig. - Erik Spoelstra. (Via: @cjzero)

Colors: Take notes, Craig. (Via: @cjzero)

Rip: So this is why Shaq is such a bad "analyst," he reads bleacher report. Even Chuck knows better than that.

Andre Iguodala - "Carmelo Anthony is always trying to be pretty."

Andre Igoudala sharing his Olympics experience with the 2012 Team USA was a lot more interesting than you would have thought. The fact that Carmelo is always trying to look good is not really a huge surprise, but to learn that he takes 3 hours to get ready and rides the bus alone is. Melo might have what we call in the psychology classes that I never took, Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Seriosuly though, where were you gonna go after practice? A 5-Star restaurant in London for some tortellini with Russell Westbrook and James Harden? If your name is not Kevin Durant, you will become the third wheel in probably the last dinner they shared before Harden left for Houston. Which is not at all good for your self obsessive disorder, just go back to sleep with your $500 sunglasses over the $5 sleep mask (blindfold).

Minnesota Timberwolves sings Christmas Carols.

Remember when I had this great idea that the Timberwolves would somehow be a great boy band, well it turns out it might not be the greatest idea after all. Kevin Love doesn't want to sing, and those who did butchered those joyful carols.

Jokes aside, why did the only person that could speak fluent English didn't have to sing? This brutal mistreatment to the foreign players is discrimination and resulted in the most awkward caroling. Worst of all, Ricky Rubio, who I thought was the perfect boy band member, did not sound any better than Andrei Kirilenko. And here I thought I had a management opportunity in my future, thanks for ruining my dreams.

Via: TBJ

Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves seduces the ladies with the Saxophone.

Did your underwear drop yet? Or have you decided to pause the overflow of sexuality that is playing on your computer screen to read the words I type, as my mind continuous replays Nikola Pekovic's hynoptic nods. I am not too sure that this is an actual effective advertisement for charity because you would be lying to yourself if you did not zone out by the time the music stops. On the other hand, I could be totally wrong, maybe the pure saturation of testosterone in the video, combined with sounds of the saxophone facilitates coat removals.

One question still bothers me though, how and why is Ricky Rubio not in the video? A Spanish basketball player with handsome boy band looks is all the rage right now. Scratch that, the Timberwolves should totally form a boy band, they already have the right people. Did you know Kevin Love is actually the nephew of the Beach Boys? His Dad is the older brother of Mike Love and the cousin of Wilsons.

This is perfect, for purposes unknown, I am going to compare them to 'N Sync. Kevin Love would obviously be Justin Timberlake, they are just best of the group. Ricky Rubio is JC Chasez since he is the second most talented. Nikola Pekovic will take on Joey Fatone for bodily reasons. Andrei Kirilenko and Lance Bass is similar only due to the fact the latter wanted to space travel (wikipedia) and AK's face is on the moon in that video. JJ Barea is Chris Kirkpatrick because they were both on successful teams (Barea won a championship with the Mavs in 2011) and will probably never be remembered.

If you have better comparisons, please enlighten me.

Notes: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Los Angeles Clippers [11/28/12]

Los Angeles Clippers 101 - Minnesota Timberwolves 95

The Good

Clippers: They got to play at their ideal pace, quick and against unsettled defense. They had 22 fast break points and 54 points in the paint. Chris Paul was allowed to dissect the floor with ease against the Minnesota point guards. He could have taken way more shots, but that is not his game, he uses his vision to create for others.

DeAndre Jordan anchored the spectacular interior defense, his length and shot blocking neutralized the opponent bigs. The Clippers have steadily improved their defense, helping just enough in the paint while keeping their assignment close to bother their shot.

Wolves: They grabbed 52 rebounds (21 Offensive, 10 more than the Clips) to keep themselves in the game. Alexey Shved was huge off the bench, his 17 points proves that he is more than suitable to start over the inconsistent Malcolm Lee, who is not the defensive stopper Adelman thinks he is. The Wolves defense is good enough to get stops, it is the offense that needs help. Besides, Shved's length alone is enough to bother most guards. At least Adelman stopped the J.J. Barea and Luke Ridnour combo.

The Bad

Clippers: The Clippers rarely get out rebounded by such a large margin, needs to box out and stop the guards from creeping in to steal the rebound.

Wolves: Obviously injuries, Andrei Kirklenko would definitely change the results of this game. Without AK, the Wolves are forced to put Pekovic out in the high post. His limited passing ability and inability to knock down the 15 footer does not do anything productive for the Wovles. Back door cuts were Minnesota's bread and butter when AK is on the floor because he can space it so well. Kevin Love is still not in game shape or perfect health. He only contributed by getting to the line 8 times and has Ronny Turiaf's love of jumping at every single pump fake to thank for. I also thought he was too PASSive, he looked to pass too often and usually holds on to the ball long enough for a double team to come, resulting in an ugly possession. To sum it up,  20 turnovers and 38 points in the paint is not a formula for success against a team that thrives in transition.

The Feed: Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Toronto Raptors [11/04/12].

Recap:

The Toronto Raptors capture their first win of the season, ripping the Wolves up 105 to 86. This was not the most interesting game, with Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio out, the Raptors took advantage of the Wolves crippled offense.

The starting back court of Toronto was back in action, producing the same monstrous results.  DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry dropped 22 points each, with Lowry passing out an additional 5 assists. The game remained close until third quarter where the Raps drowned Minnesota with a barrage of points in the blow out.

Andrei Kirilenko led all Wolves with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks, Nikola Pekovic helped with 15 points. Minnesota stayed in the game early despite turning the ball over 16 times in the first half, contributing to 27 Raptor points, eventually  their carelessness came back to haunt them, giving up the rock a total 24 times tonight.

Offensive End:

The Raptors ran a lot of isolations, taking advantage of the mismatch and getting easy points. Ball movement was definitely not as good as it was in the Brooklyn game. The focal point of the Raptor's offense is still DeMar and Andrea, they like to get them going early. Besides Jose Calderon, the rest of the guys that ran a pick and roll usually used the screen to get an open shot or path to the basket.

Minnesota looks into the post early, using Pekovic's beast of a body to bully Jonas Valaciunas. If they don't look for the post up, they run a basic pick and roll with cutter coming across.

Defensive End:

Toronto needs to fix their transition defense. It has been the biggest concern over the last 3, they just can't seem to set themselves fast enough to neutralize the quick oncoming attack. Their rotations were decent tonight, but they didn't have a real challenge to defend against.

The Wolves' defense at the back court is especially weak, allowing an above average shooting guard (DeMar DeRozan) to do whatever he wanted on the floor is unacceptable. Their front court with Pekovic and Kirilenko did a great job against the Toronto big men.

The Moments:

• Alexey Shved has the girliest hair in the NBA period, no discussion.
• HOT CHEETOS AND TAKIS played at the Air Canada Center, and according to twitter, the Raptors Children dance team used it as part of their performance. Although this is greatest thing to ever happen, it is ironic to be played in Canada because unfortunately we don't carry those hand-dyeing snacks. It is fitting to be played against the Wolves, since the song was sang by kids in Minnesota.
• Dante Cunningham heel kicked J.J. Barea in the forehead and gave his own teammate a concussion.

Rookie Watch:

Jonas Valaciunas always bring a lot of energy, he might not play well, but he will play hard. He got 4 point sand 4 rebounds at the end of the night.

Terrence Ross shows confidence, he has a lot of work to do on the defensive end and nee to bulk up to keep up with the rest of the NBA. He got in foul trouble early, 3 fouls in 5 minutes, and knocked down a jumper in the garbage time.

Alexey Shved played pretty well, he needs to do what I prescribed for Ross as well. He has a lot of potential, great court vision, dished 4 assists and scored 8 point in 22 minutes.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love in Uncle Drew: Chapter 2

This is chapter 2 to the original viral Pepsi MAX campaign, this time with Kevin Love as a special guest, play old man West and a Bill Russell cameo.

If you missed the first one, here it it:

These commercial are great, hopefully Uncle Drew will bring his whole team back to together and we get to watch them destroy those "young bloods."

Source: @KyrieIrving

Kevin Love broke his hands doing push ups.

Marlin Levison, Minneapolis Star Tribune

It's been a rough preseason for Kevin Love this past week. First, he woke up to a elbow injury from sleeping with his arm hanging off the bed. And now, he is out for 6 to 8 weeks because he broke his right hand doing push ups. These freak injuries are hurting the Timberwolves, to Love's credit, he did break it doing KNUCKLE push ups with his trainer.

Perhaps he should learn how to do them properly from the other Kevin:

Sources: Orlando Sentinel (Picture), CBC Sports