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NBA Hornets Star Chris Paul Welcomes Son!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:38:00 GMT

NBA New Orleans Hornets star Chris Paul, 24, is a daddy!

From BCK:

It’s a boy for NBA Hornets star Chris Paul and his girlfriend Jada Crawley. The couple welcomed their son Christopher Emmanuel Paul ll on May 23rd, according to coach John Calipari’s Twitter feed.

This is the first child for Christopher and his girlfriend.

Congratulations!

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Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery Get Game

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:35:00 GMT

Ellen Pompeo and husband Chris Ivery were enjoying watching the L.A. Lakers trounce the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at the Staples Center. I'm sure they're just as happy at the fact that Pompeo is pregnant with the couple's first child. And even happier that the baby wasn't due during the playoffs.

They both look like they are watching one of Kobe's three-pointers sail over the heads of the Nuggets, right into the basket. Either that or Jack Nicholson was caught dancing on the JumboTron again.

Here's another shot of Pompeo and her growing baby bump. Wonder if she's trying to score tickets for tonight's game?

Oh, and GO LAKERS.

This post does not necessarily reflect the views or team preference of all FameCrawler writers, although it should because the Lakers are clearly the better team.

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Andy Garcia Loves This Game!

Whit Honea — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Andy Garcia and his son, 7-year-old Andres, scored some sweet seats (for standing in front of) for Game 1 between the Lakers and Nuggets in Los Angeles.

It's all who you know.

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Rob Lowe Loves This Game!

Whit Honea — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:14:00 GMT

Rob Lowe and his son John had some pretty sweet seats during the Lakers-Rockets, Game 7.

The way the Lakers are playing they may be able to use them for another Game 7 soon.

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Wayman Tisdale Dead

Whit Honea — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Wayman Tisdale has died after battling cancer of the knee for two years.

Tisdale played in the NBA for the Pacers, Kings and Suns and was on the U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal.

Tisdale left basketball to pursue his love of music. He played smooth jazz on bass guitar.

Wayman Tisdale is survived by his wife and their four children. He was 44-years-old.

As a lifelong Suns fan, not to mention a lover of jazz, I have very fond memories of Mr. Tisdale over the years. Very sad.

Our thoughts to his family, friends and fans in his passing.

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Texting Tween Too Busy For Rock Star Father's Affection

Josh loposer — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:30:00 GMT

The Rockets weren't the only ones getting denied on the court during game 5 of the Lakers-Rockets playoff series. It looks like Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was having a tough time competing with his daughter's cell phone.

Richie and his daughter spent some quality father-daughter time courtside at the Lakers game Tuesday night where they were snapped by the paps. My take on the photo is that Richie is thinking: 'she's growing up so fast, sniffle.'

I can't really tell whether she taking a photo here or just trying to get the glare off of here screen here, but she seems to be pretty sucked in to the digital world. I'm sure most parents feel that this is a perfect Norman Rockwell-esque slice of life subject for parenting in 2009.

11-year-old Ava is Richie's daughter with ex-wife and super-babe Heather Locklear who've been officially separated since 2007.

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LeBron James is Most Valuable

Whit Honea — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:03:00 GMT

We here at FameCrawler would like to extend a hearty congratulations to Mr. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers on his winning the NBA's MVP award.

James accepted the trophy at his old high school ("old" being relative as he's only 24) along with his partner Savannah Brinson and their boys LeBron Jr., and Bryce Maximus.

Well played, Sir.

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Jarvis Hayes Makes the Play That Counts

Whit Honea — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:26:00 GMT

Jarvis Hayes of the New Jersey Nets was getting ready for a game last week when he got the call that his wife Illia was going into labor. Needless to say he was on the next plane home and made it in time for the birth of his new son.

That's some speed. You can't teach that.

Congrats to the Hayes family!

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Michael Jordan's Son Is Following His Father's Footsteps

Josh loposer — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Looks like Michael Jordan's youngest is well on his way towards continuing the family business: basketball domination. He's announced that he'll be playing for the University of Central Florida next season.

Talk about some mighty big shoes to fill. Marcus Jordan's UCF announcement came on the same day that his dear old dad (six time NBA champion) was voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Hopefully that vote was unanimous -- or else someone is a total idiot (just throwin it out there).

While the Hall of Fame news certainly overshadowed Marcus' announcement, I'm thinking that the Marcus must have planned it that way. His older brother Jeffery is already playing b-ball at the University of Illinois. When Marcus starts next season, he'll make the Jordan men 3 for 3 when it comes to playing college hoops.

No word on whether the youngest sibling Jasmine has shown any interest in the sport.

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Sunday Cute Shot - Lala for Carmelo

Whit Honea — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Carmelo Anthony's biggest fan is his 2-year-old son Kiyan. Lala is probably a pretty big fan, too.

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NBA's Chris Bosh: Deadbeat Daddy?

Sassy Smith — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:08:00 GMT

Is Chris Bosh a deadbeat dad? That's what the Toronto Raptors' star is being accused of by his former live-in girlfriend, Allison Mathis. Mathis claims that Bosh has seen their four-month-old daughter Trinity just twice - and both times in a hotel room.

From The Star via BCK:

Chris Bosh, the face of Toronto’s struggling NBA franchise, is being cast in U.S. court documents as a deadbeat father who broke up with his girlfriend when she was seven months pregnant, leaving her destitute and without medical care even as she fell ill.

The court documents, filed in Maryland on behalf of Bosh’s former live-in girlfriend, Allison Mathis, who is seeking child support and sole custody, allege that in early 2008 Mathis and Bosh planned to get married. According to the filings, whose allegations have been denied by Bosh, they made a consensual decision to have a child together and Bosh, who is earning a salary of $14.4 million (U.S.) this season, paid for a fertility drug to hasten the process.

Not long after Mathis conceived – at last year’s NBA all-star weekend in New Orleans, according to a sworn affidavit signed by Mathis – the couple moved into a jointly owned $1.6 million home in Frisco, Tex.
But upon Bosh’s return from the Beijing Olympics in August of last year, the player signalled his intention to, according to the complaint, “move on” from the relationship. With Mathis seven months pregnant it is alleged Bosh stopped supporting her financially and attempted to have her removed from their home.

It's hard to believe someone who is known - as Bosh is - for their philanthropy and community service, would not want to extend that caring and giving to their own child.

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Slam Dunk! Candace Parker is the First Pregnant Woman on cover of ESPN Magazine

sweatpantsmom — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:05:00 GMT

Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker is expecting her first child with her husband, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Shelden Williams, this spring. And another first - the WNBA player is the first pregnant woman to be on the cover of ESPN magazine.

“We don’t do a lot of female athletes on the cover. Candace has made it more interesting," says Gary Belsky, editor-in-chief of the magazine. "She’s got Adidas, McDonald’s and Gatorade as sponsors; that’s a pretty strong big three. But it’s still tough to put a woman on the cover for us.”

Parker's cover is certainly a coup, since the target audience of ESPN magazine is the 18-34-year-old male.

While the mom-to-be is excited about her cover girl status, it's her other upcoming event she's gushing about. "I’m proud of my child...and I’m excited about the opportunity to have a child and be an athlete," Parker says. And she certainly isn't sitting this pregnancy out on the bench. "I'm working out three or four times a week. The hard part about being an athlete is learning that when you feel tired you can’t push yourself."

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Spike Lee and Son Jackson Are Not in the Cheap Seats

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:05:00 GMT

Spike Lee and his son Jackson enjoy courtside seats at the Knicks game over the weekend. No nosebleed section for these two. As well as some father-son bonding time, maybe Spike was doing a little 'research' for his Michael Jordan documentary I hear he's working on. Although something tells me Spike doesn't need any excuse to go to a Knicks game.

Jackson looks pretty happy - he must realize he and his dad have some of the best seats in the house. You won't catch them sitting up in the cheap seats, where you're bound to run into some crazy person guzzling beer and eating nachos and yelling, "My grandmother plays ball better than you do." Not that ~~I've ever done~~ know anyone like that.

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Adriana Lima is Not Pregnant, Just Married

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:05:00 GMT

In case you heard the rumor that newlywed Adriana Lima is expecting a child, it's not true. "She is NOT pregnant," Lima's rep tells Us magazine. I guess speculation started because Lima and NBA star Marko Jaric tied the knot suddenly and unexpectedly over the Valentine's Day weekend.

Oh, and then there was the fake MySpace page where Lima, a Victoria's Secret model, supposedly had posted, "There are rumors of me pregnant. I just cannot say...YET!" Yeah, that'll do it.

Something tells me she really is pregnant, but they're keeping it under wraps for now. Just a hunch. Then again, I thought Michelle Obama was pregnant, too, so there you go.

I'll keep you posted.

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Suns' Jason Richardson Arrested for Speeding with Toddler Son in Car

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:20:00 GMT

Phoenix Suns guard Jason Richardson was arrested in Scottsdale last night for driving 90 mph in a 35 mph zone. The worst part: he had his unrestrained 3-year-old son in the backseat.

After he was stopped, Richardson told police that he had taken his son to dinner and was on his way home.

Richardson was arrested and charged with reckless driving, excessive speeding and failure to use a child seat; he was released within a few hours.

Police report that Richardson's wife arrived at the scene of the incident and took custody of the boy. Let's hope she puts a stop to any more father-son dinner dates until Richardson learns how to use a child seat. 90 mph and his kid wasn't restrained? He's lucky it wasn't his last supper.

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Tiger Woods Loves Time with Growing Family

Karl Erikson — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:03:00 GMT

Tiger Woods has been on extended break from his beloved golf, needing surgery to help mend the ligament in his leg. But despite all that, Tiger said he wouldn't fall to pieces from negative energy. Tiger told Golf Digest that his hiatus has been a blessing in disguise. He's got lots of time to spend with wife Elin - expecting the couple's second child in February - and daughter Sam Alexis, 18 months.

And if not for Tiger's injury, all these new memories with his daughter wouldn't exist. "Watching her learn how to talk...yelling at the dogs like I do. We play catch. She’ll catch it and throw it right back to me. I wouldn’t have seen all of this if I had been playing a lot," says Tiger.

Tiger, 32, brushes off knee surgery as "easy," just part of a transitional phase in his life. He's faced a number of setbacks in his years, particularly his father's death back in 2006. But with the closing of that chapter in his life, a new one began with Sam's birth.

"My life changed dramatically when my dad died. Then, after losing my dad, the next year to have Sam - those were polar opposite experiences." An odd position, since he found himself "as low as I could possibly be to be as high as I could possibly be, all in one year."

All the naysayers claimed that becoming a family man would make Tiger a worse golfer, but he proved them wrong. Maybe this year we'll see a true return to form for the golfer. We'll just have to wait and see. For now, though, Tiger is just happy to be right where he is...with his family.

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Hugh and Oscar Love This Game!

Whit Honea — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:03:00 GMT

Sure, it's been a week since this photo was taken, but I like to think they're still having fun.

Hugh Jackman took his son Oscar to a Knicks game and got better tickets than anyone this side of Spike Lee. It's good to be the king of the sexy. Trust me, I know.

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of January 2nd

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Kate Winslet Looks Good Naked

Tripp Johnston Speaks Out: Take My Family, Please.

Is Jennifer Garner in Labor?

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony: It's Over

Josh & Anna Duggar: Premarital Sex

Charles Barkley - DUI, Gun and Oral Sex: Still Not a Role Model?

Public Sex and New Year's Orgasms with Jordan and Peter

Snow, Fur And Sarah Palin In A Bikini

Ani DiFranco Has a Trick Baby

Mariah Carey Eats Oysters, Therefore is Not Pregnant

When Baby Daddies Attack

Heath Ledger is Haunting Michelle for Closure

Charles Barkley - DUI, Gun and Oral Sex: Still Not a Role Model

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:09:00 GMT

The Chuck stops here. For oral sex that is. Warning: Sexual language follows that may offend some people, including most of the women I've ever dated.

Emmy-winning analyst and basketball legend Charles Barkley was pulled over for running a stop sign in Scottsdale the other night. Turns out he had been drinking. Turns out there was a gun in the car (no charges on this account). Turns out there was woman in the car.

That's a lot of turning. It's like the hokey-pokey. Are you dizzy?

Here is where the oral sex part comes in (thanks for reading this far).

The woman in the car was apparently there to provide a service to Sir Charles. It was the anticipation of said service that caused him to run the stop sign. It happens.

According to TMZ: "He told me that he ran the stop sign because he was in a hurry to pick up the girl I saw get in the passenger seat. He asked me to admit that she was 'hot.' He asked me, 'You want the truth?' When I told him I did he said, 'I was gonna drive around the corner and get a blow job. He then explained that she had given him a 'blow job' one week earlier and said it was the best one he had ever had in his life."

For the record, the woman was not his wife.

This brings some questions to mind:

a) What will his wife think about this?

b) What will his daughter think about this?

c) What will the good people of Alabama, who have patiently been awaiting his campaign for Governor, think about this?

d) What will TNT think about this?

And finally, e) doesn't this kind of make him a role model to somebody?

Barkley has admitted he's a bit embarrassed- not spit on a kid embarrassed, but it's up there.

The sad commentary this provides on our society? That this sort of behavior from our public figures is so commonplace it hardly raises an eyebrow.

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Will Ferrell and Magnus Take in a Game

Karl Erikson — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:36:00 GMT

I don't know how much of a live basketball a 4-year-old is going to take in, but that didn't discourage Will Ferrell from taking Magnus to the L.A. Lakers game last night. The Lakers played the Sacramento Kings and won 118-108.

Will's latest movie, "Step Brothers," is coming out on DVD. His next film to hit the theaters will be the remake of the classic TV show "Land of the Lost." Oh no! Sleestaks!

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The Beatty Boys

Whit Honea — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:57:00 GMT

Warren Beatty of Dick Tracy fame took his son Benjamin to check out the Los Angeles Lakers. That's called bonding.

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Spying on the Neighbors:11-15-08

Whit Honea — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:23:00 GMT

Cold and flu (and pinkeye) season sucks.

Basketball with the Beckham boys (Celebs and Bubs)

Rosie and Son (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Another boy for Minnie (Knocked Up Celebs)

Beckhams dining with Madge? (Beckham Groupie)

Kate Hudson is all smiles (Jezebel)

Now There are Two Baby Bells

Whit Honea — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:46:00 GMT

Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns and his wife Cindy welcomed their second child this past Sunday.

Their son Tai was born in Phoenix just in time to enjoy the NBA season.

Congrats, Bells! (Go Suns!)

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Spike Lee and Son, It's Gotta be the Snacks

Whit Honea — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:08:00 GMT

Knicks ~~glutton for punishment~~ fan Spike Lee and his son Jackson spent the other night courtside enjoying basketball, concessions and the hope of a pending election.

Between Obama and the junkfood who needs a winning basketball team?

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Isiah Thomas: My Kid Needs Help, Not Me

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:05:00 GMT

New York police officials are accusing former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas of a "cover-up" after he was reportedly treated for an overdose on Friday but then blamed the incident on a medical issue involving his daughter. Thomas is claiming that his 17-year old daughter Lauren was the reason police and paramedics were called to his home.

Speaking to the New York Post by cell phone on Friday, Thomas insisted he had not been treated for a sleeping pill overdose. It “wasn’t an overdose,” he told the newspaper. “My daughter is very down right now. None of us are OK.”

But Harrison Police Chief David Hall isn't buying it. “It wasn’t his daughter,” he told The Associated Press. “And why they’re throwing her under the bus is beyond my ability to understand.”

“I understand that [Thomas] claims it was his daughter; he is lying. It was definitely not his daughter, it was a male. We know the difference between a 47-year-old black male and a young black female.”

On Friday an ambulance and police officers responded to a 911 call that came in from Thomas' Westchester County home shortly after midnight. Several media outlets at the time reported that police confirmed it was Thomas who was taken to the hospital.