Rajon Rondo was held to 8 points as Boston lost the first game of the series with Miami 99-90. Rondo shot only 3 of 10, but made both of his free throw attempts. He came away with 7 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals in 32:23 of play. Rondo finished with a +7 over/under.

Jamaal Magloire did not play (coach’s decision).

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Josh Harrellson and DeAndre Liggins have accepted invitations to work out for the New Jersey Nets on May 7-8.
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Congratulations to Darren! This week’s winner of the Wildcats Caption Contest!

Here's the winning photo and caption!





"Why the crap do we have red on for?"
Darren had the most "likes" for his entry and will receive ... ...

Chuck Landon of the Herald Dispatch in Huntington, WV thought he ran up on a scoop when he saw a fake twitter account of supposed runner Brandon Bender.

If you have seen the reports from Pat Forde and Pete Thamel, you know that Bender is mired in a situation with Central Florida and head coach Donnie Jones.
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The Memphis Grizzlies keep rolling along in the NBA Playoffs, beating Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-101
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Friday John Calipari was in Eastern Kentucky touring coal mines with Joe Craft, who is a huge contributor to UK athletics. Joe is CEO of Alliance Coal Co., which is one of the largest coal companies in the United States. Craft, a Hazard, Ky native, pledged to give $6 million towards the contstruction of the Kentucky basketball practice facility, also known as 'The Joe Craft Center'.

Coach Cal had this to say about the visit, ...

I don't ever get tired of watching Anthony Davis do his thing...here is another mixtape exibiting the #1 player in the 2011 class.

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I know people get wild with these premature things, but this sixth grader is hard to pass up.

Damon Harge has been classified as the best sixth grader in the nation; his favorite player is John Wall and he loves the Kentucky Wildcats.

Sounds like the 'Cats have an early start on him!

Check out his handles and mid-range game:





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