Empty the Bench

- Wall Street Journal - A well-deserved tribute to Vinnie “The Microwave” Johnson.
- Bobcat Bonfire - The biggest storyline of these NBA playoffs: KG’s Quest for Redemption.
- Raw Sports Blog - True or False: Shawn Marion would put the Nuggets over the hump.
- The On Deck Circle - You made the playoffs—fantastic, nicely done. Now get to work.
- Boston Sportz - Huh: a Boston Celtics fan thinks it would be terrible if Detroit advances.
- Chicago Tribune - Bulls GM John Paxson says that drafting first overall is “grueling.”
- ESPN - Joakim Noah pulls the ‘ol “cannabis cigarette in a tobacco cigarette pack” trick.
- Clips Nation - Draft a Stud Combo Guard Fever is sweeping across Clippers Land.
- The Bratwurst - A few possible homes for Charlie V if he’s the odd man out in Milwaukee.
- Stet Sports Blog - The wheels are (finally) starting to come off the Bruce Bowen Train.
- FanHouse - Steve Nash might be looking at bringing MLS to The Great White North.
- Ridiculous Upside - The Bobcats shouldn’t be making pre-draft promises to anybody.
- Hoops Addict - And just like that, the Spurs’ Giants of Efficiency have awoke.
- The Sports Hernia - As usual, hil-arious hijinx at the NBA Draft Lottery Special this year.
- The Numbers Guy - You won’t see any of the NBA’s top 14 assist leaders until the fall.