What did it take to convince 10-time NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki to lend his voice to an upcoming episode of The Cleveland Show?
Just a little help from fellow NBA players, including Steve Nash, Kevin Garnett, Shaquille O'Neal, Lebron James and Dwyane Wade.
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LeBron James loves Cleveland! Sorry, Cavaliers fans, not your Cleveland. The basketball superstar and six fellow NBA All-Stars make a fast break to Cleveland Brown's hometown of Stoolbend, Virginia, on Fox's The Cleveland Show on February 13. "Cleveland and Donna go to L.A. to see the NBA All-Star Game," says executive producer Mike Henry (who voices Cleveland). "Cleveland gets appropriately drunk and starts heckling the players, and they get their feelings hurt. They all come together and vow to go to Virginia and track Cleveland down and set him straight."
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Imagine running a marathon. Now imagine doing that every day for 143 straight days. With an artificial leg. In the spring of 1980, Terry Fox embarked on his ambitious Marathon of Hope, running across his native Canada to raise awareness and money to fight cancer, the disease that led to the amputation of his right leg. The cancer resurfaced ...
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Two time NBA MVP Steve Nash is making his directorial debut for ESPN, contributing a segment to the network's "30 For 30" initiative. Timed to ESPN's 30th anniversary next year, the series will feature 30 hour-long documentaries, commemorating major sporting events of the past three decades.Nash's contribution to the project will be a movie about fellow Canadian Terry Fox, a cancer activist who memorably attempted to run across his country in 1980. Fox, who suffered from bone cancer and had his right leg amputated above the knee, covered more than 3,300 miles before his cancer spread, forcing him to abandon the journey. He died the following year, but not before becoming one of his country's most celebrated citizens. In addition to the Phoenix Suns point guard, other contributors to "30 For 30" include Barbara Kopple, best known for the Dixie Chicks documentary Shut Up & Sing and the 2002 ABC miniseries The Hamptons; and as previously announced, Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing). ...
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The NBA will unveil a new on-air promotional campaign this weekend during playoff games. Dubbed “Unbelievable,” the series of spots features magician David Blaine humorously attempting to debunk the mind-boggling abilities of NBA stars. First up, starting Saturday, are spots with LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets which offer “explanations” for their skills at slam-dunking and shot-blocking, respectively.Coming next week are promos highlighting two-time league MVP Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), Ben Gordon (Chicago Bulls), and Baron Davis, whose heroics just led the Golden State Warriors to a major first-round upset of the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Somewhere, an ad with Dirk Nowitzki must be collecting dust.
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