In a very quiet move outside of New York, the Knicks acquired Patrick Ewing Jr. from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the draft rights for Frederic Weis.  This trade is hilarious/awesome/strange on so many levels.

Knicks fans may finally be able to rejoice and get closure on the infamous 1999 Draft seletion of Weis over local hero and St. John’s baller, Ron Artest.  Obviously, Weis – yes, the man Vince Carter dunked on by literally jumping over his entire body – isn’t going to come over from France anytime soon to play for the Rockets – but how hysterical is it now that both Artest and Weis are on the same roster – in Houston, of all places. (more…)

During next month’s Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, hundreds of the city’s homeless will be given movie tickets, passes to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Denver Zoo in an attempt to spare them “being caught up in the mayhem” of the convention. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will also be providing bus passes to get to events outside walking distance to facilitate the exodus. (more…)