If you’re not watching the Big 3 on Fox and you’re a basketball fan.  You’re missing out in a big way.

 

This is like the NBA stars you always knew didn’t spend their money right, meets the guys you remember being really good in college but maybe not the pros, mixed with really old NBA guys who are still in shape, mixed with the NFL schedule, mixed with WWE, mixed with old guy injuries, mixed with embarrassing mic-ed up coaches, mixed with Metta World Peace.  Its gold.

 

I usually don’t get to sit down and watch the whole three hour show, but any of it is great.  There are 8 teams, they travel from city to city and play a half court game of three on three against each other.    There are some huge names like Amare Stoudemire, Kenyon Martin, Baron Davis, Chauncey Billups, Brian Scalabrine, Mike Bibby, and more.  Its pretty fun to see those guys play.  Last year they had Allan Iverson and Jason Williams which was awesome too.  Those guys are great, but I really love the next level guys.

 

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This stuff is gold!   Metta, Metta, Metta, when Charles Oakley is the voice of reason and calmness, it might be time to get help. 
He’s not the only one though.  Nate Robinson, coming off a stellar run in the new flag football league, got kicked out of his second game for technicals. 

 

Some of it is actually good basketball, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf is probably one of the most underrated point guards in NBA history.  He’s also underrated for not being properly credited with being Colin Kaepernick before Colin Kaepernick.  He and his 3 Headed Monsters (the team names are dope too) are undefeated after he ran the pick and roll to absolute perfection.

There are a ton of former Cincinnati Bearcats, which proves to all the old Cincy haters that these guys can get jobs after the NBA!  They have Martin, Jason Maxiell, DerMarr Johnson, and James White, all stars for the Bearcats.  I wish they’d sign my boy Nick Van Exel but…

he may have gotten a bit puffy since his playing days.

 

Bottom line… watch the Big 3.  Its a blast.