Andrew Bynum, on-half of Pau Gasol / Andrew Bynum at the same ____ time, which was the best front court in the NBA, was traded by the Lakers this off-season for Dwight Howard.  Since, Bynum has been sidelined with knee problems and the Lakers have been underwhelming, getting off to a 9-13 start.  Bynum recently had some interesting things to say about his time in L.A. and his former team Kobe Bryant, in particular.  Per ESPN: "I thought it really helped me a lot obviously at first, because he draws so much attention it's hard for guys to double team and key on you, so it helped me tremendously," Bynum told a group of L.A. reporters before the Lakers played the Sixers on Sunday. "Later, I felt I was able to get the ball more and do more things with the ball, so I could definitely see how it could stunt growth ... I think Dwight is a great player, but he's going to have to get accustomed to playing with Kobe and not touching the ball every single play."  Other players like Glen Rice have made similar comments about Bryant.  Whether true or not, one thing remains certain, the drama in L.A. has only just begun.

Gerald Green "does what he does" by banging on the entire Cavaliers' team.

Joe Johnson hit this buzzer beater to put Detroit to sleep in 2OT. Affectionately known as "Iso Joe" for his penchant for running isolation plays, Johnson brought the Nets crowd to its feet with this three-pointer over Tayshaun Prince.

Carmelo Anthony, the league's second leading scorer at just under 28 points/game, has balled out so far this season.  In addition to scoring, Anthony has been playing tough defense, making hustle plays and generally putting the Knicks on his back and saying "Follow my lead."  Melo single-handedly destroyed the Lakers with 22 points in the first quarter; he finished with 30 overall after leaving the game late in the 3rd quarter with an ankle injury.

In probably the most bizarre ejection from an NBA game I have ever seen, Toronto's Amir Johnson was ejected for tussling with referee David Johnson after a made free throw by J.J. Hickson.  Apparently, Johnson has a ritual of rubbing the basketball after made free throws and then tossing the ball to the official. In this scenario, the official grabbed the ball first and Johnson tried to wrest it away.  Amir was eventually, and to add insult to injury, then hit the official in the back with his mouthpiece.  Needless to say, he will most likely face a huge fine and suspension.  Probably the most interesting part of the entire video is the bewildered look on J.J. Hickson's face while Johnson wrestles with the official ... priceless!

According Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch The Minnesota Vikings Christian Ponder and ESPN's Samantha Steele are engaged.  The two apparently met earlier this year on the set of ESPN's College Gameday.  Steele was actually a five sport athlete in high school - basketball, tennis, softball, volleyball, track & field - so the attraction makes sense.  Even better, the engagement flies in the face of ESPN's Jemele Hill's claim that female reporters are not attracted to the players.  To make matters worse, Ms. Hill has still refused to apologize to Clinton Portis for going in on him for suggesting otherwise.  According to Yahoo! Sports:  "As you'd expect, the happy couple has some tricky scheduling to negotiate, but Ponder noted in October that their schedules can work in their favor. 'The cool thing is that obviously, we're both at the same time, so we don't get to see each other that much,' Ponder said in October.  'But at least one person isn't feeling guilty about not making the effort to do it or whatever. Then we kind of have the same schedule in the offseason, so that'll be good.' 

The much anticipated SHOCK EXCHANGE How Inner-City Kids From Brooklyn Predicted the Great Recession and the Pain Ahead devotes an entire chapter to Mr. Baker's childhood in Prince Edward County.  Prince Edward made history when high school students walked out of R.R. Moton High School to an protest inferior education at inferior facilities.  Prince Edward County v. Davis eventually became one of five lawsuits as part of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision.  Below, John Stokes, one of the students who led the walkout in 1951, speaks to college students at the University of Virginia.