Well, once New York Post troll Phil Mushnick wrote that column disparaging Jay-Z and the Nets’ black and white color scheme and suggesting that turning the Nets minority owner really loose would result in the team being re-branded as the “New York N—–s,” some reader vitriol in response was guaranteed. What did Mushnick think of the reaction?

With the family of slain teen Trayvon Martin in town, Carmelo Anthony wanted to do something special. So he brought Trayvon’s mother and brother into the Knicks locker room for autographs and photos, and most importantly a welcomed break from the incredible whirlwind their lives have become. It was a great moment — and Bill Walker photobombed the hell out of it.

Basketball and Broadway aren’t exactly a natural pair. But neither were Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, subjects of the new play Magic/Bird opening April 11 in New York City. What results isn’t a masterpiece of a production, however the sports elements of the show are rich with both reality and nostalgia.

Sirius XM radio personality Dan Graca said some pretty inflammatory things on his show yesterday, including a “guarantee” that Trayvon Martin would be alive if not for his hoodie, and that he can’t figure out the message behind the Heat posing in support of Trayvon.

That was fast. Ben And Jerry’s released a limited edition ice cream called “Taste The Lin-Sanity” yesterday, for sale exclusively in Harvard Square in Boston. It was decided that Jeremy Lin tastes like vanilla frozen yogurt, lychee honey, and fortune cookies. Not surprisingly, the fortune cookie bit didn’t go over so well — but not for reasons you might think. B&J’s explanation for its ingredient reversal after the jump.

Maybe you didn’t think it was possible, but the Jeremy Lin story shot right to another level last night (we’re at least in the thermosphere at this point) when Lin buried that three-pointer with .5 seconds left to beat the Toronto Raptors. And as Lin’s remarkable ascent continues, so must the puns made about him for headline purposes. Today, the New York Post needed two – one for the front page, one for the back. Here’s what they went with for the front. Conventional. Their back cover choice was… less so.

On New Year’s Eve, Krys Barch of the Florida Panthers was ejected from a game against the Montreal Canadiens. After initial confusion as to why, it was revealed that the ejection was due to an alleged racial slur toward the Canadiens’ P.K. Subban, who is black. And there, the mystery ended…until it didn’t.

It’s common in sports for a team to have some kind of collective ritual to pump themselves up before a game. Often, this will take the form of a chant, like it did with the girls basketball team at Kenmore East High School, located in the Buffalo, N.Y. suburb of Tonawonda. Taken alone, doesn’t sound so bad. But then…

Last night, former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died from liver cancer. On the night of March 8th, 1971, he fought Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden, after months of being called ugly and stupid and an Uncle Tom. Round 15 of that fight would be the most important of his career, and his life. Video after the jump.

Tiger Woods’ old caddie Steve Williams, was dumped by Tiger over the summer. Williams wasn’t happy about it, and made that pretty clear. Well, he still is – way, way more clear than he should be.