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This has got to be the most exciting NBA playoffs in more than a decade.
But the action isn’t restricted to the court. Apparently, the sideline has its own sideshow, and I don’t just mean celebrity sightings of Jack Nicholson, Justin Timberlake, Will Ferrell, Denzel Washington, Terri Hatcher, Tom Cruise and Mrs. Terminator Maria Shriver.
The players’ mates and moms are creating excitement.
The girlfriend of Denver forward Carmelo Anthony was ejected from Game 4 of the Nuggets’ semifinal game at Dallas early this month after punching a fan in the face. Former MTV veejay Alani “LaLa” Vazquez, who has been engaged to Anthony since January 2005, recently said she “was defending herself” and child because the “fans were out of control”. She revealed that beer-guzzling Mavericks fans were shouting obscenities and racial slurs in reference to her 2-year-old out-of-wedlock son with Anthony. She sent their son, Kiyan Carmelo, home before getting into the brawl. Ironically, she is helping teach etiquette to rowdy, raunchy reality TV women on VH-1’s Charm School with Ricki Lake.
And in Game 4 of a Boston-Cleveland semifinal last season, LeBron James’ mom jumped out of her seat under the basket and into the face of Paul Pierce after a hard foul on her son. Pierce’s teammate Kevin Garnett held back Gloria James, and LeBron told his mom to “sit your (butt) down.”
With James’ and Anthony’s teams in the playoffs, you may see more sideline action. Maybe Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, who has been said to have a nasty attitude and lays in wait to smooch her husband during and after the game, will spar with Nuggets fan when the Lakers venture to Denver for Games 3 and 4 of the Western Conference Finals. In Game 2, Kobe’s wife and Carmelo’s fiancée locked arms and strolled behind Bryant as he walked to the locker room with the Lakers’ 55-54 halftime lead.
James, Bryant and Anthony are the Top 3 scorers remaining in the NBA playoffs. But while you’re enjoying their electrifying moves, make sure to keep a third eye on the sidelines.
The NBA has a sideline policy that suspends players for a game without pay or a fine up to $35,000 if they aren’t near their team’s bench during an altercation. The league probably should make a rule for disruptive family members.

By Teneshia LaFaye
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