YAYsports! NBA

Deadspin spent much of the day looking at outgoing ESPN exec Mark Shapiro, and wonders who his real replacement is. We were going to quietly make a Mario Lopez joke, but it’s too easy.

We’ve been looking everywhere for what Karl Malone was up to with this whole Louisiana mess, and it turns out he’s been very quietly kicking the ass of debris everywhere.

Steve Smith retires. (Quietly.)

Let’s take a quiet survery - which city’s media is more excited? New York with Isiah/Larry or LA with Phil/Kobe? LA Weekly calls Phil the “Alpha Coach”.

Kenyon Martin could have been more quiet in demanding that his alma mater take down his retired number.

View what it will cost for you to quietly dine at a Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse. Hint: bring money.

The Paxfather openly mocks a trade request Isiah should have kept quiet about, calling it “bizarre”.

Quiet, loving robots are blogging about Tracy McGrady. Somethin’ ain’t right thar’bouts, son. We’ll keep an eye on it.

Tomorrow is October 1st, 2005. You know what that means. Shhhhhh…