Lakers to hire middle school assistant coach?

Kobe Bryant’s new head coaches most recent gig was coaching 13-year-olds. Mike Brown, expected to replace Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, had been “working” as an assistant coach for the Westlake Lee Burneson Middle School team that his son Cameron, plays on in Ohio, according to YAHOO SPORTS. The former Cavs coach isn’t very “Hollywood,” but that could work well in the land of make believe. Brown will get a 3-year deal worth $12 million, according to the LA Times.

Retired NBA Star Jalen Rose Arrested On DUI Charge

By Randall Stevens, Published 03/30/2011

Retired NBA star and broadcaster, Jalen Rose, was arrested for driving under the influence in Michigan earlier this month.

According to TMZ, the 38-year-old baller was driving along an icy roadway on March 11 when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed.

Cops responded to the scene, and when they got there, Rose agreed to undergo voluntary roadside sobriety tests.

Although he was later transported to a nearby facility for chemical testing, the results have yet to be released.
However, Rose was eventually arrested for driving under the influence.

Rose was in Detroit for the opening of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a charter school designed to provide under-privileged youth with college prep experience.

He has not commented on the incident, but his attorney, Keith Davidson, told TMZ: "We look forward to working with the authorities in Michigan and addressing these matters in court, not in the press. We have no comment at this time."

LeBron James car NOT allowed in Cavs players lot

King James was denied entry into the Cleveland Cavaliers player parking lot yesterday. The CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER reports the Heat star showed up to shoot around with his posse, and planned to park in the lot he used when his talents were on loan to the people of Northern Ohio.

Apparently, James believes that The Q is still the Court of St. James. He showed up for Miami’s shootaround Tuesday morning in a two-car procession. He had a driver for his car. Assorted fawners and scrapers, perhaps even an Equestrian or two from his Four Horsemen sports management group, were motoring along subserviently in the second car. The Cavs told him to try the players’ parking lot again with one car and no chauffeur.