Tim Duncan and Tony Parker's Halloween Shenanigans

Sometimes pictures surface online at just the most inappropriate time. Specifically this one which judging by Tim Duncan's Punisher costume and Tony Parker's pirate eyepatch, was taken from the Spurs halloween festivities.

With the sanction of a quarter mill against the Spurs this past week, if the league chooses to NOT additionally throw some ridiculous slap-on-the wrist to TD and TP for pretending to stick up an NBA ref with a shotgun and sword, I'd actually be surprised.

Props to the fella who dressed up as Tims fave ref, Joey Crawford.

Who said the Spurs were a boring team?

Flashback Fridays: Fun Police, the one with KG and A Reptile

Kevin Garnett wasn't always the adidas-wearing obnoxiously intense guy he is now.  In fact, he used to be obnoxiously intense guy with the swoosh company and also part of one of my favorite commercial series - Nike's Fun Police.

In light of how he kinda started the brawl between the Nets and the Celtics earlier this week, I figured this video would be relevant as a reminder that KG should be a little more chill in real life and in his acting roles.

Some Possible Sanctions Against the Spurs

Last night commissioner David Stern managed to draw more attention to an already highly anticipated game by threatening sanctions against Spurs head-coach, Gregg Popovich for resting 4 of his starters.  Presumbably, Stern was going to punish Pop for making a early season battle between League powerhouses meaningless by sitting 3 future hall of famers and one exciting young talent.

Via projectspurs:

“I apologize to all NBA fans,” said Stern in a statement shown during TNT’s pregame show. “This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio Spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming.”

Pretty boss move. However, once the game started and the second-string Spurs decided to take the Heat down to the wire, I kinda got the feeling the David Stern was shaking his fist at Pop and the Spurs for making his earlier proclamation look so silly.

After all, if Ray Allen had clanked the game-winningthree, today's big story might not be that Pop rested Duncan and gang, but that he won with Gary Neal and the rest of the who-are-theys.

Since David Stern seems really busy finding ways to become the real-life Buzz Killington, I figured I'd help him out with some suggestions for sanctions he can levy against the Spurs that we would all enjoy.

Highlight: Joe Johnson Crosses Up Paul Pierce

To be honest Truthful (pun intended), JJ's crossover on Paul Pierce wasn't impressive for its execution or slinkyness.  This was one of those moves that look way worse because of where the defender ended up:

plus, fall fierce is the greatest anti-nickname anyone could ever come up with (kudos fakeespn).