Kevin Garnett is Rude to Charlie Villanueva and Probably One of Your Close Friends or Relatives

The story: Alopecia sufferer and Detroit Piston Charlie Villanueva claimed, via Twitter, that Kevin Garnett referred to him as "a cancer patient" during Tuesday night's game.

Then, Garnett released an official statement: "My comment to Charlie Villanueva was in fact 'You are cancerous to your team and our league.' I would never be insensitive to the brave struggle that cancer patients endure. I have lost loved ones to this deadly disease and have a family member currently undergoing treatment. I would never say anything that distasteful. The game of life is far bigger than the game of basketball."

Well, that clears things up! Case closed! Garnett wasn't being incredibly distasteful in his trash talking. He just made some obtuse comment about Villanueva's cancerous tendencies, a comment that definitely sounds just like a thing he would say. And it's totally accurate also, because Villanueva is a a hard-working hustle player who's never once done anything detrimental to the NBA on or off the court. So many tumors, Charlie! Get some chemo that works.

Anyway, Garnett has now given No Regard the exclusive scoop on another time he was grossly misquoted:

No Regard Daily Previews: 11-3-10

One Game We Definitely Won't Miss This Time, I Swear!: Sacramento Kings Vs. Los Angeles Lakers


That's right, I'm doing it. I am going to watch the Kings tonight. It gets wonkier, I've got them winning, straight up. It's the least I can do after twice suggesting that I wasn't going to watch them play with the end result being that they won two exciting and offensive games. I'm on the King's Express tonight!

The Lakers will struggle this year on the 2nd night of back-to-back games and Tyreke Evans will blow by Derek Fisher all evening long. Let's Go Kings! Don't let me down Kings because there is also this...

One Game That If I Didn't Feel So Bad About Not Watching The Kings I'd Definitely Watch: Phoenix Suns Vs. San Antonio Spurs

These match ups are always battles because these teams hate each other. Look for Steve Nash to require some sort of organ transplant after being demolished by one of the Spurs and then come back right onto the court after receiving it. Duncan's good for 14 points and appearing as though his puppy was just recently hit by a car. The Suns look to get to .500 while the Spurs aim for 3-1. Expect Hedo to light it up tonight and for Phoenix to beat their Western Conference rivals.

One Game We Probably Won't Watch: Utah Jazz Vs. Toronto Raptors

What can I say? I understand that Deron Williams physically dominates opposing point guards but the Jazz have looked less than impressive in their first three games so far and to me it looks as if many of their problems are related to a lack of effort. Strange for a Jerry Sloan team. Toronto is also 1-2 and most likely won't put up a fight in Utah.

Weird how I didn't say I was watching either the Celtics or the Nets tonight.

Bibby's World: MVP

Don't know how we locked this down, but we'd like to introduce you to No Regard's newest blogging sensation... Mike Bibby! He'll be checking in whenever he can, just to remind us: It's Bibby's World, we just live in it!

THAT'S RIGHT! It's ALL true! Everything you're hearing. Every last word of it:

Mike Bibby is on FIRE this season. 

PPG: 13.5

STL: .5

AST: 3.8

REB: 1.3

3PM: 2.3

FG%: 56%

Stats don't lie. Neither does Ball. But that's apparently a different website. 

Anyhow, to those of you who are wondering what this all means, keep reading.

To those of you who don't care, why don't you go watch The Event or something, because basketball is clearly not for you.

No Regard Dance Therapy

It's no secret that this blog is partial to "The Dougie." Also, based on my post from this morning, I thoroughly enjoyed watching a basketball game that few other people cared about last night. I just wanted everyone to know about all the things they missed.

No Regard Daily Recaps 11-2-10

EndlessPat toasts Cartier Martin for sending his team into overtime.

So here's the thing: I was told to review what surely would have been a fascinating Orlando-New York game at The Garden tonight.

Unfortunately that game was called on account of asbestos.

No, I'm not kidding. Madison Square Garden was deemed an unsafe workplace for its hard-laboring employees, and I was told to shift my attention to the Lakers-Grizzlies matchup, which we all knew was going to be super lame.

I don't like playing by the rules, so instead, I decided to be a bit of a wild card, a free agent if you will, and decided to watch The Battle of Who Could Care Less: a showdown between the winless Wizards and the equally winless 76ers.

It turns out I am a genius. Here's why:

No Regard Daily Previews: 11-2-10

One Game We Were Definitely Going to Watch Tonight: New York Knicks vs. Orlando Magic

The Knicks game has been cancelled this evening due to "asbestos-related material" falling from the MSG ceiling during overnight maintenance after the Rangers game last night. WTF? Anyway, here's what we were thinking about before we found out about this madness...

What's up with Gallo these days? The Italian sharpshooter has looked far from impressive in the Knicks three games so far. Is all the trade buzz getting to his head? Is his wrist bothering him? Is the express subway line to Little Italy currently under construction? Whatever the case may be, patience is running thin in Knickland. They need him to step up his game, not only because he was pinned as their second best offensive weapon but also because his trade value is in serious decline. The marquee match-up tonight, though, belongs to two of the best big men in the game in Stoudemire and Howard. If the Knicks want to be a playoff team, they'll need to start beating some Eastern Conference superpowers at the Garden. Tonight will serve as a good measuring stick.

Tune in tomorrow to find out what Andrew Abides watched instead. Maybe it will be this game...

One Game We Probably Won't (But Now Might) Watch Tonight: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzles

I really hope that I watch this tonight. Some on my favorite non-Boston games are when either the Gasols or the Lopezes face off. Marc has been solid so far this season, dropping eleven against Minnesota, and Pau has been typical Pau: silky smooth around the rim and always prolific and efficient in terms of offensive production. The Lake Show look to remain perfect while Memphis hopes to have a 3-1 record by the end of the night. Keys for a Memphis victory: slow down Mamba and win the battle of the Gasols. Keys for a Los Angeles victory: slow down the young Memphis backcourt and win the battle of the Gasols.

Wordapp: Halloween Edition

Halloween is the greatest day of the year. You dress up, go out, get drunk and become instant friends with like-minded people in the streets and on the subways. As a result of this writer's love for Halloween, I did not fully recover from the weekend until this morning. So my Halloween Twitter recap is a day or two late. And for that I apologize. But what this post lacks in timeliness, I assure you it makes up for in holy-shit-I-can't-believe-my-own-eyes awesomeness.

The Celtics were the clear winners this year. First up, Paul Pierce as the Frog Prince:

Prince Pierce was later joined by some friends:

No Regard Daily Recaps: 11-1-10

One Game We Watched Last Night: Portland Trail Blazers Vs. Chicago Bulls

Portland: 98 Chicago: 110

Hot Deng! The story tonight was the African native and his scorching 40 points, which led Chicago in a dominating performance against the formerly undefeated Portland Trail Blazers. This game was never close. Rose was Rose and as usual stirred the drink for Chicago. Where was Roy? I propped him up big time in my preview and he didn't get it together. Here's everything else I thought about while watching this game (and my thoughts on one game I didn't watch).