It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of sick, put-back dunks. It was the epoch of sitting on the bench in a suit and tie while all of America shouts at the TV, "Really, you can't play like 20 minutes a game?"

Update: Wednesday, May 8, 4:00 p.m. ET

Iman Shumpert has come to the aid of the man with a similar past injury. ZagsBlog quotes the Knicks star who states the following while on The Michael Kay Show: "Derrick Rose has something totally different on his shoulders. If he feels like he can’t carry the load then he has to make that decision on his own."

Shump: one helluva guy. 

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Don’t you hate it when you’re fighting a guy and you go for a corkscrew moonsault, only to dash your face on the ground?

So does this guy—a wrestler who attempted the dangerous maneuver and ended up landing face-first on the hard, gym floor (via Deadspin).

Now, I’m no professional, but I’m fairly certain this wasn’t the way this move (also known as "The Starship Pain") is supposed to turn out. This guy appears to go for the full rotation, but something tells me he’s supposed to be landing inside the ring as opposed to the un-cushioned floor of whatever high school gym this fight appears to be taking place in.

With that being said, a high degree of skill comes with these risky maneuvers, and you have to give the kid credit for going for it. 

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Understated videobombing—the cutting edge in elite, high-level trolling.

Film director Spike Lee provided what might be one of the best visual bombings of the 2012-13 NBA season Tuesday night when he walked through the backdrop of former Indiana Pacer and NBA TV analyst Reggie Miller’s live shot (via Bleacher Report).

Miller was providing viewers with a bit of courtside, pregame coverage when Lee glided through the scene like an orange ghost, presumably on the way to his courtside seats. The bombing somehow managed to be subtle, blatant and creepily ominous all at the same time, and Lee couldn’t have done it to a more fitting person.

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♫ Double the handcuffs, double the fun! Life’s never dull when you’re Titus Young! ♫

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young ended up breaking the law at Mach speed this weekend after somehow managing to get himself arrested twice Sunday for two separate, automobile-related offenses (via ESPN).

The two arrests occurred within 15 hours of one another, the first coming at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning in Southern California when Young was pulled over after making an illegal left turn. Young was arrested and booked on suspicion of driving under the influence by the Moreno Valley Police. 

Several hours after the initial arrest, Young was released with a citation and told to go on his merry way. As it appears, the ex-Lions wideout missed his buddies at the Robert Presley Detention Center (where he’d been booked) and decided he wanted to go back.

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Quick, everyone point at LeBron James and laugh. 

The Basketball Jones spotted a hilarious billboard gracing a very visible section of the Edens Expressway recently. Here, for your entertainment, is Joakim Noah extinguishing King James. 

Normally, this would be the moment I would chastise fans for boasting long before a series is over. The last thing you want to do is motivate a team that hardly needs added incentive. New York Knicks, we are looking at you. 

After a gritty Game 1 victory over the Miami Heat, one that saw a Bulls team hampered by injuries get over the top seed, I say to hell with it. 

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Sunday night will now belong to Carrie Underwood. 

NFL.com reports the country star, who rose to fame during season four of American Idol, will take over for Faith Hill as the singer of NBC's theme song for Sunday Night Football. 

The same report reminds us that Underwood is no stranger to some NFL personnel. The first intro with Underwood as singer comes before a Dallas Cowboys game. As a matter of interest, Underwood used to date Cowboys QB Tony Romo. 

As for the the decision to go with Underwood, Twitter seems to be in agreement that it was a wise choice. Well, as in agreement as a social media site like Twitter can be. 

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At their best, sport stars allow us a respite from our daily worries and personal tumult. Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was just the latest to lift the spirits of one particular fan while giving the rest of us a reason to smile—or get a little misty. 

Kemp—currently mired in a lackluster season—was apparently informed by Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach that there was a young man who wanted to meet him. 

Kemp did much more than that. 

The video below was spotted by blogger Roberto Baly of Vin Scully is My Homeboy and features Kemp giving everything from a signed ball to the shirt off his back to a fan. 

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For those waiting for the first public appearance of the newest sports power couple received just that as Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn walked the red carpet at the Met Gala. 

Yahoo! Sports caught a glimpse of the two at New York's big fashion extravaganza Monday night; both looking very sharp and quite happy. 

If you are looking for an event to make a romance officially public, the Met Gala is perfect. There are so many celebrities and audacious fashions that two athletes as well known as Woods and Vonn could almost feel normal. 

This isn't the first time we have seen the two at the same location. 

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