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Check out Nike, getting all super-creative with their ads lately. First they gave us Kobe jumping over a car, and now we have Steve Nash starring in "The Sixty Million Dollar Man." Observe.

I loved the fantastic cameos by Amare Stoudemire and Raja Bell, and the hair stylist on the shoot obviously worked overtime. Am I the only one though that was creeped out when Nash's leg shattered, along with the rest of his body? Thankfully the only thing that was actually shattered was the Suns' hope of stealing home court advantage in Game 1, but they'll have the opportunity to try it again when Game 2 tips off later this evening.

UPDATE: Turns out Steve Nash's own production company made this one for the folks at Nike. Nice.

[via SLAM]

After Raja Bell hit his sixth three-point attempt in as many tries Wednesday night against the Sonics, he came down on Kevin Durant's foot, and left the game with a nasty ankle sprain. Bell was understandably upset, because the injury was a direct result of Durant sticking his foot right where Bell was going to land. If you listen closely, you can hear just how upset Bell was, as he uses some NSFW language to tell the trainer what happened.

It didn't look intentional to me, but when a guy is killing you from the outside like Bell was, who knows what's in a player's subconscious. Either way, it's expected to keep him out at least for the Suns' next game, which is on Saturday against the suddenly vulnerable Rockets.

[via Odenized]

Some prospects aren't getting enough respect on draft boards. PLEASE DRAFT ME aims to change that.

The problem I have with the NBA draft is that too many teams try to hit home runs instead of taking players that can come in and help their team right away. Listen, not all of these kids are going to turn into 20 point per game scorers. However, having players that can come in and knock down an open shot and play excellent defense is probably just as important to building a winning team as having a 20 point scorer is.

I mean, look at Raja Bell, Shane Battier, and Bruce Bowen. All three of them have carved niches for themselves within the league as charge taking defensive stoppers. They've also all honed their offensive games so that they can be successful on that side of the floor without actually having the ball (in other words: all of them have become solid spot up shooters). They also all have been winners throughout their careers.

Grudgingly, it seems, Bryant will offer praise to Bell. More so, they try to make nice when they see each other. After the game, while Bryant was in the hallway talking to his wife and two daughters, Bell walked by. Both Bryant and Bell smiled and spoke to each other. Actually, it wasn't even strained, even if it wasn't a warm feeling.