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Jay spoke to MTV about the Nets logo design amongst other things. Here’s what he had to say:

“I wanted to make it really classic and strong, a throwback to Brooklyn and what we’re about,” Jay told MTV. “It’s real gritty and we’re not about flash — well, sometimes. Just the roots of Brooklyn as this very bold, strong, simple logo.

“It was really a take off the old subway signs, if you look at the old subway signs they were in black and white,” he continued. It was that strong, beautiful, iconic black and white. I wanted to pick something that would stand the test of time and be here forever.”

Source: MTV

This is not good news for the young star. I hope he doesn’t end up like Brandon Roy and Greg Oden.

When Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose when down with an injury late last month, during the first round of the NBA Playoffs, no one knew the severity of the injury.

Reports are now coming in, and it looks like the 23-year-old NBA star may miss some games next season, possibly all of them.

Rose underwent surgery to repair his left ACL on Saturday (May 12), and doctors say he’s expected to be out of commission for 8-12 months.

“Derrick is doing great,” Dr. Brian Cole told ESPN.com on Tuesday (May 15) at a press conference at Rush University Medical Center. “The surgery went extremely well. Really no surprises. It was pretty routine. (more…)

Common Sense took the mound to throw at the first pitch at the Chicago White Sox’ home opener. The rapper threw a serious ball, and by ball I mean leaps and bounds away from the strike zone. Chances of the emcee putting down the mix and picking up a mitt are slim to none.

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TheSource.com chopped it up with current UFC champ Jon “Bones” Jones in Albuquerque, New Mexico just a few weeks before his upcoming match where he will defend his title against Rashad Evans. Jones talks about his love of fighting in the octagon, his mentality as he he makes his entrance into an arena and his why he chooses certain entrance music. The youngest champion in UFC history also recalls a conversation with 50 Cent where he relayed the personal significance of his track “God Gave Me Style” to the Queens-bred rapper. Jon Jones also lists a handful of future matchups and challeneges that he’d like to take on before moving up to the heavyweight division of the sport. Jones vs. Evans goes down in the octagon Saturday, April 21st.

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Dealer: The Source

Stalley sat down with DJ Quiz for one of his DJ Quiz Knows interview segments and gave his thoughts on the recent NCAA basketball tournament, Jeremy Lin and other music related topics. For those that don’t know Stalley played D1 ball in college for an injury forced him to sideline his hoop dreams. Stalley’s Savage Journey To The American Dream mixtape is available now.

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HBO Boxing presents a spotlight of the sport’s most acclaimed fighter in Portrait Of A Fighter – Floyd Mayweather. “Pretty Boy Floyd” breaks down his definition of a champion, defines the limits to which he’s willing to push his “Money Mayweather” persona and the change in his motivations as his career has progressed among other things. You can catch Floyd on the debut episode of 24/7: Mayweather vs. Cotto on Saturday, April 14th.

“Money don’t make me. I make money.”

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Dealer: TWV

After draining a tre-bomb in the final moments of regulation to send today’s game into overtime, Melo sunk a game-wiing 3 against the Chicago Bulls with 9 seconds left in OT. Carmelo’s been on a bit of a hot streak lately and managed to put up 43 points vs. D. Rose & co.; a Knick season high. LaLa is sure to give up that good-good tonight.

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Dealer: @Jose3030

During last night’s game against the Indiana Pacers, OKC’s Kevin Durant decide to give the kids a new poster to hang on their walls and posterized Roy Hibbert. Durant had 44 points for the night. Fatality, Durantula wins (actually the Thunder lost, but you get the point).

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NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin will have left knee surgery next week and will miss six weeks, likely ending his amazing breakthrough season.

The New York Knicks said Saturday their point guard had an MRI exam this week that revealed a small, chronic meniscus tear.

With the regular season ending April 26, the biggest story in basketball this season is probably done regardless of whether the Knicks make the playoffs. more…

Sometimes you just have to take a step back and appreciate the ridiculousness of what is actually happening in the NFL world around us.

Peyton Manning is a Denver Bronco. And NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora reported the New York Jets have traded a fourth- and sixth-round pick to the Denver Broncos for Tim Tebow and a seventh-rounder. This actually happened.

If you had predicted this sequence of events just two months ago, your friends might stop talking to you. As a resident of New York City and a student of the back page tabloids, this is all so delicious; I can barely believe it’s true.

Tebow in the big city will make Jeremy Lin’s New York run look like an off-Broadway play.
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