You know, with all the recent, well-publicized difficulties that professional athletes seem to be having with laws involving driving and guns, perhaps we shouldn’t be so surprised that one would eventually combine reckless behavior with both in one fell swoop. Enter Delonte West, a member of the Cleveland LeBrons Cavaliers and a former area high school standout. According to the Post, when West was pulled over on his motorcycle for cutting off a Prince…

Last night at the NBA Draft, the West got better by picking some young talent (Greg Oden to Portland, Kevin Durant to Seattle) and the East got better by trading for talent (Zach Randolph to New York, Ray Allen to Boston). The Wizards got better by selecting USC shooting guard/small forward Nick Young. Young averaged just over 17 points per game last year at SoCal and is known for his mid-range jumper and fearless…

The first two times the Celtics and Wizards matched up this year the refs decided the games on dubious calls down the stretch. Last night they let the players decide the game and unfortunately for Washington, Paul Pierce had the ball last. Pierce, who led the NBA in scoring for the month of February, made a deep, off balanced 22 footer over Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler as time expired in OT to give the…