Who doesn’t like a good rally shave?

Ian Desmond does, although it did come at a rather strange time. 

The Washington Nationals shortstop stepped up for his first at-bat during Tuesday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies with a proud goatee sprouting from his chin, but the facial hair wouldn’t live to see even half of the game. 

When Desmond stepped into the batter’s box in the third inning, fans were surprised to see him sporting a clean shave. Credit to Joe Kinsey of Busted Coverage, who spotted the change and was as surprised as anyone by the timing of the decision.

Batting .278 on the season and hitting .294 for the month of July, there seemed to be no awful slump that Desmond had to barber his way out of—especially so early in the game. 

Obviously, it was a mental thing. He didn’t fare well against the Phillies Monday night, going 0-for-4 as the Nationals fell 3-2. Desmond is vying for an All-Star berth, and after being blanked Monday, he spoke to reporters about his frustration.

"Personally, I think it was my own aggressiveness. I got myself out,” Desmond said. “I feel like I just beat my head against a door for three hours.”

Desmond is ready to do anything if it helps his game a bit. Unfortunately, the new shave didn’t have an overwhelming effect on the shortstop. He finished 1-for-4 on the night, and the Nationals lost 4-2.

With that being said, Desmond has been experimenting with his facial hair a bit this year, sporting a mustache at spring training and harvesting a now-defunct goatee.

Keep trying different stuff, Desmond. But if you want to be a guaranteed All-Star lock, I have two words for you: handlebar mustache.

This is Genesis. She likes her men completely hairless.

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Never go iso on Peter Parker. 

Actually, the man wearing the Spider-Man outfit isn't really Peter Parker, nor is he really a superhero with spidey senses or web-slinging powers. 

While I'm breaking bad news to you, I have to relay that the man wearing a No. 35 Thunder jersey isn't even Kevin Durant. 

No, this is a video featuring And 1's "The Professor" making basketball bros look all sorts of silly, and he's doing it while wearing a Spider-Man costume—because, why the hell not?

I couldn't enjoy this video taken from the blacktop star's YouTube feed, though. 

Now, The Professor certainly has ridiculous handles and jaw-dropping jukes, but all I could think of while watching the above video was the one below.

I am forever haunted by that horrendous scene from an awful movie. Thanks to Halle Berry, I can no longer enjoy great one-on-one basketball. 

As for Spidey taking a bunch of random ballers to task, I enjoyed it as much as I could with visions of a befuddled Benjamin Bratt dancing through my head. I particularly enjoyed the sounds of amazed little kids who thought they were witnessing a true Marvel superstar coming to life. 

I also appreciated every last hoops victim who thought they would be the one to stop the onslaught of ankle-breaking moves, only to be taken to the hoop over and over again. 

Forget Andrew Garfield. The next Spider-Man movie needs The Professor. 

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The King would very much appreciate it if you turned his headphones up.

Next Impulse Sports spotted a couple of audio clips that LeBron James posted to his Instagram account. Judging by the vocal tones, we can only assume it's the Miami Heat superstar who's laying down the rhymes. 

We have no idea if James is suddenly shy, but we would like to request he actually show himself the next time he spits lyrics via Instagram.

Here is the video, with the first part featuring James puffing out his chest and delivering a few shout-outs to up our anticipation. 

Are you not entertained?

Now, James didn't actually rap in the first half, but the second is packed to the brim with syncopated brilliance. 

It's fair to assume that is James rapping over Kayne West and Jay-Z's "Ni**as in Paris," but there is hardly enough of the track for us to properly grade the NBA star on his flow. 

It sounds like he's solid, but we're only talking about mere seconds. If you want more, James once stood on stage with Drake, a 2010 relic we can add to his now budding hip-hop portfolio. 

James is coming off a fantastic year wherein he claimed his second consecutive NBA championship and his fourth MVP award. 

I guess it was only a matter of time before he went for a Grammy. 

After just a snippet of rapping, I still have no idea if James is any good. We can only sit in silence as we await his next release, hoping he doesn't decide to drop all of his track in 15-second segments. Instead, he should just drop an album's worth of rhymes on us all at once.

Maybe he could even have an hour-long show on ESPN to celebrate the album. Yes, that sounds like a grand idea. 

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If you were wondering whether Andy Murray's win at Wimbledon caused a fan to do anything crazy—like get a tattoo of the tennis star's image on his or her butt—the answer is yes. 

The Daily Mail reports on one fan who lost a bet and had to get Murray's image tatted on his rear, and he sounds pretty ecstatic about the whole ordeal. 

The booty tat you will see below belongs to Will Hirons, who sent out the following tweet ahead of Murray's win this weekend, the first for a British male in 77 years: 

As we now know, Murray took down the formidable NovakDjokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, leading to all of Britain losing their minds in the best way possible. Except for our friend here, who managed to turn triumph into absurdity. 

Off in Hereford, Hirons was no doubt freaking out just a little, knowing that he now had to lay down and get some ink where only his closest friends would see. 

Well, along with all of Twitter. 

Here is the aftermath of Murray's triumph, according to Hirons and his now tattooed rump: 

According to the report, this is hardly the first time someone made good on an awful bet. 

Manchester City supporter Rodney Ward saw red after having to honour a drink-induced bet by getting a tattoo of arch rivals Manchester United's badge etched on his chest. 

Now that sounds painful, both to the ego as well as to the chest area. In Hirons' case, it sounds like he was excited to get the tattoo, seeing the humor in all of it. 

Something tells me he was sitting on the edge of his seat in the third set Sunday, waiting to get his badge of honor that pretty much makes him the biggest Murray fan in the world. 

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Life would be so much easier had golf never been invented. 

The best way to spend a day mired in frustration continues to be on the golf course, trying to hit a little ball into a tiny hole, and I know this irate golf bro would agree. 

The video comes from Reddit (h/t Stephen Douglas of the Big Lead) and features one man attempting to enjoy his down time by smacking a golf ball all over the course on what looks to be a beautiful day. 

As we all know, golf is where beautiful days go to die. Here is video of what happens when one man hits one shank too many, complete with one huge NSFW F-bomb. 

Anyone who has ever placed a little ball on a tee only to see it blasted into the trees can empathize with this poor golfer's plight. 

Still, overreaction much?

Golf clubs are expensive—perhaps absurdly so. The thing that boggles my mind is someone off camera seems to state that it was a good shot. Hell, there are even birds chirping, leading me to believe this was possibly the greatest moment in sports history. 

Somewhere, off in the distance, something goes horribly wrong. The ball must have hit a hazard or perhaps that house on the left, because the Hulk appears where a golfer once stood. 

As if destroying his own property weren't enough, he takes out a camera and the man working it. Something tells me John Q. Golfer will not be asked to complete this crew's foursome next weekend. 

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If you have a younger sibling, than you know one thing: No one likes a whiner.

Watching your little brother or sister throw a fit over something completely insane is bad enough, but it's worse when you see a grown-ass professional athlete do the same thing.

These people get paid millions of dollars to play a sport, so what do they really have to whine about, right?

After doing a little research, it seems a hell of a lot!

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It's safe to say Chicago Bulls fans are pretty excited to see Derrick Rose back on the court. If not, this video mashup featuring a Star Trek voice-over should do the trick. 

The posted video was spotted by Lance Pauker of Bro Bible and features a man some of you may have forgotten. It's understandable, because it's been more than a year since he last played in an NBA game. 

That would be the Bulls star who won the NBA MVP award in 2011 and suffered a horrible ACL injury in April 2012. 

Well, he will be back just as soon as the season begins—at least our fingers are crossed that he will be. Never assume anything when it comes to Rose and his ongoing road to recovery. 

As for that awesome voice, it belongs to Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays the villain in this year's Star Trek Into Darkness. 

The video was apparently made by YouTube user Eddie Escamilla, who writes in a response to one comment, "It's a long offseason; we needed that extra motivation to get us through it."

I will go out on a limb and assume every Bulls fan watching the video now has chills. It's hard not to crack a smile when a slam-dunking Rose meets images of the Miami Heat celebrating their second championship.

It's far too early to call the Bulls the favorites to usurp the back-to-back champs, but it's clear they will be a far more formidable opponent with the addition of a healthy Rose. 

If the Bulls need a hype video for opening night, they certainly have one with this montage.

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If ever there was a need for someone to direct traffic, it would have been at the recent Red Bull Hare Scramble. 

Logan Rhoades of BuzzFeed spotted this video featuring futility that led to a literal pile of dirt bikers who made one bad decision too many during the race. 

Like Star Wars' Sarlacc gobbling people up, this pit seems to be having a far better day than any person who got onto a bike that day. 

Here is the video with some understandable NSFW language peppering the end. 

Now, my own expertise for such things is relegated to making tracks on Nintendo's Excitebike, so I welcome anyone out there with knowledge to sound off on how something like this could happen.

It really seems like the riders had two choices when approaching this portion of the course. Behind what looks to be a dune of demise there is a bigger hill that seems to be proving just as difficult.

At the :51 second mark, you can see bikers in the distance having a tough time getting up a steep hill, so we assume some decided to go around it, only to find out that decision led to the bottom of one efficient bike valet.

We only hope everyone made it to safety without any injuries. At the 1:00 minute mark, it looks like one rider was trapped under his bike, only to be helped by another to get free.

The video then cuts out, leaving all of us with the assumption that there are still bikers falling into this pit and may very well continue falling into it until the end of time. 

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The loyalty lines are pretty clear in sports: same jersey, same team. 

You’re all in this together and working for a common goal, but just because you sweat, bleed and live together about half the calendar year doesn’t mean there won’t be issues.

Like a group of siblings, teams will have conflicts. One player will get too rough, another will take offense, and then slammo—someone gets blindsided with a fistful of brotherly love.

The following are instances when teammates become heated, camaraderie burns to ash and things get out of hand. This is when teammates attack.

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Dennis Rodman is launching his own line of vodka, but there is no word if there will be a worm in every bottle. 

Slam Online reports the former NBA star is continuing his tremendous year by dabbling in the premium liquor business. 

Here is a snippet of the press release it includes in the report, along with the ad that will only make you feel like you need a shot. 

SAN DIEGO, July 10, 2013 ˆ Premier Brands, Inc., a company in the business of creating, acquiring and marketing consumer packaged goods and new product development, today announced that the Company has developed Bad Boy Vodka, a Dennis Rodman branded vodka, for AB Partners LLC under the Company’s beverage development and incubation services.

The Company developed the product from inception, utilizing basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman’s “bad boy” reputation, adding a smooth and edgy twist to a classic spirit. Bad Boy Vodka will be exclusively sold and distributed through Premier Brands’ distribution channels, starting in California on July 27th.

As for the taste, it's fantastic. At least, that is what Jorge Olson—President and CEO of Premier Brands—had to say:

"The taste is incredible, the bottle is a work of art, and the brand is already recognizable. We have already had interest from brokers and accounts."

We will let unbiased vodka snobs go ahead and rate the spirit the moment it's released in California July 27. 

You will have to make due with lesser swill until the end of the month when you can finally have whatever Rodman is having. Hopefully, this doesn't cause you to change your hair color or bust out the wedding dress for your "bad boy" bender. 

This is just the latest odd turn for an already peculiar public figure. Back in March, Rodman headed into North Korea to chill out with Kim Jong-un and then recently proclaimed he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize. 

In all fairness, the fact that he is launching vodka in his image is the safest, most obvious venture of his colorful career. 

After a year that made little sense, most of us were feeling a tad woozy anyway. We might as well submit to the madness and enjoy a toast. 

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We hate to see him go, but damn if we don't thoroughly enjoy reading his tweets as Metta World Peace possibly walks away. 

Dom Cosentino of Deadspin spotted a number of tweets from the Lakers star who is on the verge of being released by the team. 

As you can see from the following posts from MWP, the man hasn't lost one bit of his odd humor. 

On Monday, Kevin Ding of The Orange County Register reported the Lakers would use their amnesty provision to shed World Peace's salary from their roster. 

As of this writing, MWP remains a part of the organization and continues to fill his Twitter feed with gems like the ones that follow. 

All that remains amid the scattered ravings of a colorful character are mere rumors and speculation on what the Lakers plan to do next. 

World Peace's father had thoughts as seen in the following tweet from Adam Zagoria of SportsNet New York. 

USA Today's Sam Amick had a breakdown on teams that might procure the services and the personality of the NBA star if he is indeed let go via the amnesty provision. 

According to a person with knowledge of World Peace's situation, the list of teams that he would most like to play for starts with the New York Knicks and is followed in order by the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers.

For Lakers fans hurting from the recent departure of Dwight Howard and the apparent direction of the organization into the depths of the standings, it would seem World Peace's departure would be met with a great deal of fan vitriol. 

From hilarious postgame interviews to Game 7 plays that are still getting love from the likes of Kobe Bryant, there is no shortage of support for World Peace in Southern California. 

The entirety of Purple and Gold faithful sit and wait to see if the organization will try to save a buck by losing its best character. Whatever happens, we will always have Twitter. 

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With Washington Wizards point guard John Wall seeking a max contract this summer, everything he does is going to be magnified.

Last month, Jason Reid of the Washington Postinfamously pondered whether the Wizards should offer Wall a long-term extension because of his body art.

This month, it's about Wall's body...period.

If you haven't heard, Wall is one of the athletes featured in ESPN The Magazine's popular "Body Issue" this year. Three photos of the 22-year-old appear in the magazine (two of them noticeably goofy). Once again, questions have popped up surrounding his worthiness of a max contract.

The third-year pro owns career averages of 16.9 points, 8.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals. Last season, he registered a PER of 21.25, sixth-best among point guards who averaged at least 30 minutes per game, via Hoopdata.com. He ranked ahead of Deron Williams and just behind Stephen Curry in the category.

So, in terms of his ability, there is a case to be made for Wall as a max-contract player.

The problem is, he's still young and growing, and there are always going to be those who don't like him because he has tattoos or because he posed nude for a magazine—as crazy or unfair as that is. When you are in the public spotlight, there is bound to be somebody—perhaps somebody very powerful—who doesn't like you because of a trivial detail. It's the nature of the beast.

But, seeing that Wall is widely expected to receive a max contract from the Wizards, and given his strong campaign in 2012-13, I would argue that he's doing OK for himself.

I think the Body Issue will help his marketing appeal.

In terms of marketing, you don't have to be an upstanding citizen who does everything by the book. In fact, that could work against you. There are plenty of players out there with plenty of issues who receive lucrative deals. 

Basically, it's about being entertaining and reaching a wide variety of people. Some things about Wall may bother you, but he does entertain, and his inclusion in the Body Issue is going to grant him even more exposure (no pun intended).

In 2011, we saw it with U.S. women's goalkeeper Hope Solo. Sure, Solo was a star in her own right on the pitch, but there's no doubt appearing in the Body Issue catapulted her to another level. She went from superstar athlete to superstar marketer, going on to write the autobiography Solo: A Memoir of Hope, which debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times hardcover, non-fiction best seller list (the highest debut ever for a soccer book).

Wall is just beginning to understand how to get the most out of his marketability. He's having fun, being himself and finding more ways to reach out to an audience.

Now, his next step will be using his athleticism and his smarts to make a max contract worth every penny.

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In theory, agreeing to throw the ceremonial first pitch in baseball sounds like a no-brainer. But even though it comes with free tickets to the game and a chance to meet and greet some players, it's actually a relatively high-risk/low-reward scenario. 

Generally the best-case scenario is that you come up big with a pitch that doesn't embarrass your friends and family but is largely forgotten seconds after it happens. While the worst-case scenario is that you stumble into history as one of the many "first pitch FAIL" videos that are lining the walls of the halls inside the Baseball Wall of Shame. 

This is particularly true for anyone with name recognition, like an athlete or actor, who gets tapped for the job. These people already have the money for good seats and fame that gives them access to the players, so they gain almost nothing by accepting the invitation. Nobody will care if their pitch is solid or passable, but they risk lifelong humiliation if they're terrible.

Right, John Wall?  

Wizards point guard John Wall has probably regretted every day of his life since he through out that first pitch for the Nationals back in 2011. Which is totally fair—he really embarrassed himself. What isn't fair is that so many badass first pitches slide under the radar, at least compared to their FAIL equivalents. 

This is America, so the threat of being ridiculed for your public failures is always going to be a part of the equation. But that needs to be balanced out by giving props to those who succeed where others have failed miserably—it's a karma thing. 

So let's take a look at 20 totally badass first pitches. 

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If you haven't heard, the new "Body Issue" from ESPN The Magazine recently came out.

Annually celebrating some of the world's greatest bodies in sports, the issue has become a worldwide hit, inspiring overweight fans everywhere to get up and do something with their lives (or something like that).

However, despite the greatest efforts of some of the best photographers in the world, not every photo shoot is a ringing success.

Here are some of the oddest photos to grace this year's edition of the popular issue.

*All photos via ESPN The Magazine

Burgers In Frigid Temperatures? Why Not?

OK, so snowboarder Elena Hight looks cute in this picture, but, c'mon, why would you barbecue naked in frigid temperatures? I would not be smiling like that if I was in the same predicament...unless the burger was really, really good.

Aquaman

With the way the water is exploding around Giancarlo Stanton here, you would think he was some kind of superhero. I remember one water-based superhero—his name was Aquaman, and nobody paid much attention to him. This idea was worth a shot, I suppose. I would still rather see a picture of Stanton smashing through a brick wall with a baseball bat, though.

Tennis Balls In the Water

OK, so AgnieszkaRadwanska is hanging out at the swimming pool with a bunch of tennis balls in the water. I don't get it. I mean, I'm sure she can afford to go to a tennis court, given she's a top-ranked player on the circuit. Maybe Stanton fetches tennis balls for her after battling his foes in the swimming pool?

Score another for Aquaman.

Vernon Davis

This photo is too funny for words, but I'm going to give it my best shot. First of all, I'm pretty sure this was my reaction when I got a bunch of footballs as a kid. Except I wasn't naked (I think) and I didn't have any tattoos (yet).

If you grabbed a picture of Davis receiving his first footballs as a child and lined it up with this picture, he probably would have the same expression on his face. He probably would be just as ripped, too, because I'm pretty sure that dude has never looked bad.

Room Service Anyone?

Bio: Matt Harvey, RHP, New York Mets. Likes long walks on the beach, room service and walking around naked in hallways with a guilty expression on his face. Few hitters have been able to connect cleanly on Harvey's pitches this season—he owns a 2.35 ERA and 0.92 WHIP with 147 strikeouts in 130 innings pitched. Little did batters know Harvey's secret recipe: beer and greasy food in the wee hours of the morning.

This Guy

John Wall, PG, Washington Wizards. Also known as this guy. This has to be some kind of joke, right? I will say, it made me laugh pretty hard. It also looks like he could be packaged up in a box and put in a toy store. Except it would be a really creepy toy store not meant for children...or anyone, for that matter.

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The Wu Tang Clan once said, “Protect ya neck,” but safeguarding your cranium from a potential head injury is also advisable. 

One unfortunate Phillies fan was unable to escape harm when a home run ball flew into the stands and struck him flush in the side of the face during Wednesday night’s game between Philadelphia and the Washington Nationals.

The incident was spotted by Mark Townsend of Yahoo! Sports, and it looks like it’s probably going to leave a mark.

Nationals rookie Anthony Rendon jacked the homer in the top of the fifth, accounting for one of the four home runs hit off Cliff Lee during Washington’s 5-1 victory over Philadelphia.

Rendon’s home run was a rocket, lining over the left field wall into a cluster of Phillies fans, striking Mr. Maroon here in the head as he clambered to make the play.

Getting domed by a baseball isn’t fun, but insult is added to injury when the ball comes off the bat of the opposing team—something Nats fans didn’t neglect to notice.

It’s probably safe to assume the man wasn’t seriously injured by the hit, but it is worth mentioning that all this likely could’ve been avoided.

How? Bring a glove to the game.

Sure, a stigma goes along with bringing the glove, but pride doesn’t pay the bills, and it certainly doesn’t help you keep your head on its shoulders when heat-seeking baseballs come flying your way.

You know what does protect you in these situations? Leather on your hand.

It’s OK, you can bring a glove. I won’t judge you, bro.

Protect ya face.

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An impressive goal by a young striker was followed by an equally impressive rookie mistake on Wednesday.

After scoring his first professional goal, 19-year-old Internacional striker MauridesRoque Junior went into an elaborate cartwheel-backflip celebration—a celebration that ended in a sprained knee and the striker being carted off the field on a stretcher. 

The video of Maurides going “full Gramatica” was spotted by Brooks Peck of Yahoo! Sports, and the incident featured all the grace of a trumpeter swan diving into a pond—a shallow, shallow pond.

The celebration began in the 88th minute of the game. Internacional was in control, up 2-1 over America MG in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil contest.

A solid cross was placed into the America box. Maurides managed to put a head on the ball and wound up with his first big-boy goal.

What’s a young guy to do? Celebrate like crazy, clearly.

Maurides went into a multipart routine, sucking on a pacifier (because he’s a baby in the game, and all) before launching into his finale—floor gymnastics.

Planting his hands on the ground, Maurides pulled off an effortless cartwheel followed by a backflip. The display was quite impressive until the young striker landed, at which point he bunny hopped sideways and toppled over in pain.

This is the face of a man who just realized he sprained his knee celebrating a soccer goal:

As stated, the reports are a sprained knee—no picnic, but it could be much worse. 

Great goal, Maurides, but next time either stick the landing or maybe just go for something safer like a corner field slide. 

Never go full Gramatica.

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*Update*

According to the Los Angeles Times, Lamar Odom is currently being investigated in connection to a reported grand theft and battery incident by the Los Angeles Police Department.

No arrests have been made regarding Odom's paparazzo encounter, but a report on the incident has been filed with the LAPD concerning a possible felony grand theft and battery charge.

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There’s a limit to the amount of paparazzi harassment a celebrity can take, and it would appear that Lamar Odom has reached his.

According to TMZ, the former Lakers and Clippers forward was out and about in Los Angeles on Wednesday when one paparazzo—allegedly not a TMZ employee—approached him in his car and began asking pointed questions about the rumors that he had cheated on wife Khloe Kardashian with an exotic dancer.

Odom wasn’t too happy with the line of questioning, but initially kept his cool during the exchange.

“I would never cheat on my wife. That’s why I wear my wedding ring,” Odom said.

The nature of the conversation quickly changed, however, and video of the exchange cut out soon after Odom began asking the photographer for his name and information.

“I’m gonna get out of the car and I’m gonna talk to you,” Odom said before the video went dark.

When the video returned, Odom was digging the paparazzo’s gear out of his car and tossing it into the street. A truckload of bystanders and several cameramen stood by watching as camera cases and expensive equipment hit the ground.

Image via Splash News

The New York Daily News reports Odom took a metal bar (possibly part of a camera stabilizer) and began hitting a second photographer’s car with it.

Image via Splash News

Odom eventually picked up the gear in the street and stuffed it into the back of his Mercedes-Benz.

Also, in an incredibly bizarre twist, the NBA free agent stopped and took a picture with a fan. According to YouTube user @baalaaaaa (right?), she was the one who took the image with Odom.

The situation ended soon after the fan photo op, with Odom returning the equipment and “fleeing the scene.”

It’s unclear whether any charges have been pressed as of the time of this publication, but we do know one thing: Lamar Odom is tired of photographers and would probably appreciate it if you turned off your flash and walked away.

Leave the camera, take the cannoli.

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In one brilliant moment, the sun beamed just a little brighter, the bouncing ball was far kinder than it had ever been before and the summer belonged to one Joakim Noah. 

The Basketball Jones spotted this video of the Chicago Bulls star apparently experiencing the happiest moment of his life. 

You might feel a tad discombobulated watching a city soccer pitch featuring all 6'11" of the Bulls big man, but this moment of greatness was taken from this year's Steve Nash Foundation Showdown, which is an annual fundraiser for kids with critical needs. 

With the score all tied at seven, Noah gets the ball at his feet and corrals the rock with the finesse of a newly born baby giraffe. 

While not graceful, Noah's attempt was jam-packed with precision. And did I see some bend in that there scintillating shot? I dare say I did. 

Of course, we have seen Noah all sorts of excited before, but this one is that rare mix of awkward, adorable and awesome.

The NBA star runs around the pitch to savor every last drop of his excellence, and the crowd is left to merely stand in awe and applaud. 

In that one moment, there wasn't a happier person in this crazy world. 

If you enjoy closure with your grand tales, let me continue by telling you the Red Team (USA) would hold onto the lead and beat the Blue Team (World), 9-7. 

Somewhere, Noah is walking around wondering when his victory parade starts. 

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When not trying to find Waldo or that elusive Carmen Sandiego, we enjoy launching into a rousing game of, "So, what's up with Greg Oden?" This round seems to have ended in the most unlikely of places.

A Justin Bieber concert. 

For the Win happened upon some images of Oden taking in a recent concert with fellow Beliebers.

Some of you might be shocked to see a 65-year-old man chilling out at such a venue, but I need to remind you Oden is actually 25. 

Here is a tweet with a caption that calls out Oden and blasts him with an "LOL."

It's not the wisest decision to laugh at someone for being at a Bieber concert while you're also sitting in seats as you wait for Bieber to take the stage.

Just a thought. 

Here is another picture of a happy (befuddled?) Oden with Instagram user Kschwochi. 

Oden, who was beleaguered by a rash of injuries and one leg that is shorter than the other, hasn't played in the NBA since the 2009-10 season. 

Since that time, he has popped up in random posts on sites like Busted Coverage, who spotted him enjoying life in basketball limbo. 

The time is ripe for him to make a stirring comeback to public life on a full-time basis. The Dallas Morning News reports the Mavericks may be in the running to bring back the man who was once selected No. 1 overall in the 2007 NBA draft. 

As for the kid Oden was there to see, he might be one of the more polarizing figures even in the sports world. 

If you recall, Bieber drew a great deal of ire from his neighbors—including Keyshawn Johnson—when he sped around Calabasas back in May. 

More recently, Bieber spent some quality time with the Stanley Cup, causing all of the Internet to lose their collective minds. 

Oh, and he also urinated in a mop bucket just for the giggles. 

Sure, a great many like to give Bieber grief over being a self-absorbed celebrity, but Oden seems to be sold on the superstar. 

He might even be his biggest fan—well, tallest. 

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Titus the basketball-shooting baby continued his media tour with an appearance on Fox & Friends Thursday morning. That's when anchor Brian Kilmeade hit poor little Titus in the face with a basketball, promptly ending the segment. 

Hat tip to New York Mag for the video. 

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