Jalen Rose has been on a roll lately dishing dirt on the NBA’s social underbelly. After telling Grantland about how players strategically keep their girlfriends and wives separate in the stands, he justifies the party-monster lifestyle of players like J.R. Smith. “We get out of the stadium at midnight.” Great excuse to blow my ticket money on a few bottles of Cristal you’ll chug ten hours before 3PM tip-off.

It may be a tough pill to swallow, and a “failed season” by the NY Post’s standards, but The Knicks needed to get bounced to get better. Here are 5 things they’ve got to address this offseason.

D-Wade takes time out of his busy schedule of waiting for the Knicks or Pacers to lose four games, to surprise a pretty…high school girl…at prom? Wrong on a couple levels. Namely: Take a dork, dude. Photos from the event after the jump.

George Hill took a nasty elbow to the brain case this week, causing him to miss Game 5 and now Game 6 tonight. He’s arguably been their best player in the series, but the NBA’s new concussion policy is preventing him front playing. Would they do the same thing if Carmelo was experiencing headaches? We examine the policy and show the play where he gets popped by Tyson Chandler after the jump.

Phil talks with Jeanie. Jeanie talks with her brother Jimmy. Jimmy tells Jeanie to ask Phil to talk to him. Mitch calls Phil and tells him he’s not invited because they want Mike. Then Mike sucks. Video of Phil’s explanation of the whole thing after the jump.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He also acts, writes, and serves as a U.S. cultural ambassador. He’s generally seen as a good, if arrogant guy, as far as the general public can tell. How does his son Adam, whom Abdul-Jabbar had with a San Antonio-area woman outside of his marriage many years ago, feel about the guy? As you might expect, he’s not a big fan.

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