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Arsenal shareholder Stan Kroenke has been challenged to a wrestling match


American rents out stadium on night of huge basketball match

WWE owner Vince McMahon has challenged Arsenal’s majority shareholder Stan Kroenke to a steel cage match after an embarrassing scheduling screw-up.

Kroenke owns the NBA team Denver Nuggets, who are scheduled to face the LA Lakers in a home Western Conference final match next Monday. However, Kroenke Sports Enterprises agreed last August to rent out the Pepsi Center to the WWE for their televised Raw show - an arrangement that was confirmed last month with no escape clause.

As Gabriele Marcotti in The Times points out, it’s the equivalent of Arsenal

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Posted: May 21st, 2009 by Michael Lintorn

No-mates David Beckham doesn’t even like basketball


Becks pretends to like the NBA

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David Beckham is addicted to watching the LA Lakers from his richly coveted courtside seat, so much so that he’s started going to games on his own. Here he is having lots of fun at the Lakers’ recent home game against the Sacramento Kings.

Translation: David Beckham is addicted to public attention, and knows he gets much more by sitting in his richly coveted Lakers courtside seat than by playing for the useless Galaxy. He also gets to ogle the Lakers’ shapely cheerleaders, much to his wife’s annoyance.

Come on Becks, we all know you have less than zero interest in the NBA. You’re only there to be seen.

Another pic of Becks looking fascinated at the basketball:

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Posted: November 24th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

David Beckham still loves the cheerleaders


Underdressed women divert Mr B’s attention from the LA Lakers

David Beckham loves him the cheerleaders

Poor old David Beckham. Whenever he goes to basketball games, hordes of cheerleaders start parading their wares right in front of his eyes. When the Portland Trail Blazers visited the Staples Center on Tuesday, Becks couldn’t help but take a peek at the LA Lakers hotpanted troupe.

The Daily Mail - who seem to have single-handidly hate-mongered Russell Brand out of a job - refer to Becks as a ‘rubbernecker’ and an ‘ogler’, but there are attractive women in tiny outfits literally standing right in front of him. Would any man (or woman) in the world be able to resist looking?

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Posted: October 30th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Cheerleaders, Arsenal, Hargreaves, face paint…


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Enjoy today’s link dump to the delightful sights/sounds of the Rah Band (above)…

The LA Lakers cheerleader auditions

[Lakers Blog]

Frightening fans discovered, wearing paint

[Pies]

Bad news for Owen Hargreaves?

[Kickette]

Reasons why Arsenal could win the Premier League

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Posted: July 28th, 2008 by Josh Burt

Victoria Beckham’s ex, Rafael Nadal’s comedy debut and Lewis Hamilton aged 12!


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Today’s links are brought to you in association with slapstick duo Rafael Nadal and (LA Lakers star) Pau Gasol
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Nine reasons Romania and Italy will end goalless
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Proof that Ronaldinho is coming to Chelsea?
[Chelsea Pies]

Eighties legend/ overweight has-been Corey Haim spills the beans on his relationship with Victoria Beckham
[Kickette]

Video: Lewis Hamilton on Blue Peter, aged 12 and 16
[Grid Crasher]

Man wants to exchange his wife for LA/ Lakers/ Boston Celtics tickets
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Posted: June 13th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Sporno Update! Excitement at the NBA finals!


When Physios get physical…

Sam Cassell Sporno

Over in Americaland, the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers are currently battling it out in the NBA finals. The Californians won the third game last night, perhaps because Boston’s Sam Cassell over-exerted himself in the warm up. Thanks to Shankar, who also spotted a world class Cassell luggage adjustment.

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Posted: June 11th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett loves Chelsea


NBA forward unnecessarily thrilled about receiving free garment

American netball fans are currently engrossed in the NBA Finals, where Kevin Garnett’s Boston Celtics are attempting to throw more balls into some small elevated hoops than the LA Lakers. As a reward for his outstanding defensive performances this season, Garnett was treated to a personalised shirt courtesy of Europe’s second most successful team.

Even though it’s a small gesture for a well paid sportsman, it’s great to see Garnett react with childlike excitement. It’s probably the same bounding enthusiasm that Jermain Defoe expresses when he bursts open the doors of Chinawhite to see a gaggle of scantily-clad Big Brother rejects. Bless.

[Thanks to the dreamboats at Pies for the find]

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Posted: June 9th, 2008 by Ryan Bailey

Kobe Bryant kicks a football


American superhero makes the hardest moves look so easy

When he’s not enjoying some time on the basketball court or taking time out from a hectic schedule to defend himself in court, LA Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant likes to

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Posted: January 7th, 2008 by Kieran Delaney