The National Boring Association gained one more fan during the playoffs.  Me.  After thinking I should cut off NBA from the sports day, some good playoffs series come to grab my attention.  The Washington/Cleveland series has me intrigued with the LeBron James / Gilbert Arenas duel.  Not only is this match-up showcasing LeBron’s skill for the whole country to see, but the little subplot of Larry Hughes returning against his former teammates.  Wizard fans must hate Larry “traitor” Hughes, who bailed on the team for more cash in the off-season.  A potential L.A. Lakers / L.A. Clippers match-up has some great Bill Simmons comments written all over it.  For me, L.A. Clippers center Chris Kaman is one of the most enjoyable players to watch.  NBA big guys think they can push him around and abuse him like he’s Shawn Bradley or another white stiff, but no Kaman defends himself and then dunks on you.  Expect the league to suspend Reggie Evans for trying to distract Kaman from getting a rebound by grabbing his groin area.  Kobe Bryant playing team ball?  Making Kwame Brown look good?  I’m in a state of awe.  Phoenix desperately needs Kurt Thomas back in the lineup to knock Kwame Brown and Lamar Odom around.  Kwame Brown makes one block on Boris Diaw and he thinks he’s Dikembe Mutumbo all of a sudden.  Kwame- you need about 1,000 more blocks in your career to have the right to taunt over a player after a block shot.  All in all, good job to the NBA for bringing me back.  As Michael Corleone (aka Dwayne Wade according to Shaq) said: “Just when I thought that I was out they pull me back in”.