Some leftover NBA links I wanted to pass along, before going to bed:

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I am a huge fan of Slate's series of How To Fake Your Way Cocktail Chatter series. I am expressly acknowledging that I am ripping them off in this post. Enjoy.

So your buddies are all agog over the PBA Semifinals, but you don't know Arwind Santos from Vilma Santos? Here's a handy guide for everyone who wants to be instant basketball experts.

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Today has been awfully busy, but here's some stuff I wanted to link to:

- I'm kicking myself for not including this in my report about the Purefoods-RoS knockout, but here's the funniest tweet about Ryan Gregorio's coaching: "natatawa ako sa mga Ryan Gregorio resign movement sa PEX. Ilang threads na ba yun? tatabla na sya sa mga hayden kho threads sa buhay pinoy."

As the saying goes, when people are comparing your coach to Hayden Kho, it can't be good.

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The Burger King Whoppers and the Rain or Shine Elastopainters each booked a seat to the PBA's final four last night, joining early qualifiers San Miguel and Ginebra.

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The Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey fight last Sunday was a barnburner, with Cotto surviving a nasty cut on his left eyebrow to eke out a split decision victory over his Ghanaian challenger.

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I've done my fair share of hatin' on this site, but it was an awesome victory for Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson, and the Los Angeles Lakers--your 2009 NBA Champions!

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New York City is abuzz on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, as Puerto Rican welterweight champion Miguel Cotto headlines a card at the World's Most Famous Arena against Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey. The undercard features junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon against Filipino bomber Rodel Mayol.

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Game 5 won't be until tomorrow, and whether you're rooting for Kobe to win his first ring without Shaq or praying for a miraculous Magic comeback, one thing's certain: Stan Van Gundy's sweaty performance in the post-game press conference would be every bit as compelling as the actual game.

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No wonder the Orlando Magic lost. It's bad enough that they've been using Nick Anderson to fire up their crowd--think Dwight Howard muffing clutch free throws is a coincidence?--but during halftime of Game 4, Hulk Hogan came out to mug to the crowd, while wearing Hayden Kho's red bandana:

If Ricky Hatton were serious about bouncing back from his loss to Manny Pacquiao, he should forget about Freddy Roach and start training with Cachupoy and Don Pepot.

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