Lionel Hollins now has permission to interview other teams after some major “philosophical differences” with John Hollinger.

You know when you’re hot and you feel like you can’t miss? That’s what Joey Crawford felt at the end of the Clips Griz game, except with ejecting star players. “I am the law!” Judge Dread once said, channeling Crawford. Everybody in club gettin’ T’s after the jump.

Halftime shows are the most American thing in the world, behind fire engines and the haymaker punch. Last night, ESPN Radio’s Vern and Gary played “The Ribs” at halftime. No one passed, KC dry rub actually kicked Gary Parish to the ground, and fans ate one of the costumed men after the game. On the bright side, Memphis whupped Dunk City 104-83.

Didn’t watch sports on TV last night? On some level, we get it: resting up for college basketball all day today, eh?

Another Friday night, another quality NBA double-header on ESPN. This Friday night brought us Miami-Memphis and Oklahoma City-Denver and neither matchup would disappoint as both games were decided in the final seconds. Who was the hero? Who was the goat? Which players with headbands hit big shots? You have to read on to find out.

Dexter Pittman was traded from Miami to Memphis today, and it inspired the saddest of sad paragraphs.

Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowski wrote a column in response to the Rudy gay three-team deal announced yesterday. He thought it was a bad deal. He also inexplicably rips John Hollinger – sour grapes, we think.

That’s right, folks. The NHL season has finally begun. If that doesn’t get you excited a little bit for the rest of winter/spring, then Gary Bettman may have officially killed the NHL. If not, let’s take a look at how the new season started, plus I write about the Chicago Bulls because that’s just how I do.

Welcome to “What Happened Last Night?” We’re back to the days of this post being dominated by basketball, so if you’re not the biggest basketball fan… we warned you. For the rest of you: come right in.