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Rapper Wale confronted Toronto Raptors TV announcer Matt Devlin during Tuesday’s Washington Wizards-Toronto Raptors in DC game after being mocked on the visiting team’s telecast.

Wale is a Washington DC native and fan of the local sports teams. He was exchanging words with Rudy Gay as the Raptors forward went off for 12 points during the second quarter. The exchange between the two was described on TV by Raptors announcer Matt Devlin, who slighted the rapper in the process.

Devlin emphasized that Wale was a “local” rapper even though the performer is known internationally, and continued to mock him.

“Wale’s inspiring. I’m sure somebody on Twitter can tell me exactly if they’ve heard of Wale. He’s not Drake, that’s for sure.”

Word of Devlin’s trash talk must have gotten back to Wale, because he tweeted at the announcer:

@mattdevlinraps watch ur mouth

— Wale Folarin(@Wale) February 20, 2013

Wale, still apparently upset with Devlin, tried confronting the broadcast team.

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Rudy Gay is expected to be on the trade block this summer, according to a report from Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld. Kennedy says league sources expect Gay, who is scheduled to make $53.6 million over the next three seasons, to be shopped by the Grizzlies.

Kennedy reports that the Warriors, Raptors, Nets and Magic are among the teams who would be interested in trading for Gay.

Memphis has signed Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, and Marc Gasol to long-term extensions, and they reportedly are looking to re-sign O.J. Mayo, Marreese Speights, and Darrell Arthur, who are all restricted free agents.

Though Gay is one of the better players in the league, the Grizzlies have done fine without him in the lineup. They beat the Spurs in the playoffs last year when Gay was out recovering from shoulder surgery. He also played poorly during the team’s first-round playoff series against the Clippers, so it’s understandable why they might find him expendable if they get the right offer.

I can imagine the Warriors and Nets being in the mix for a deal considering both teams are looking to add talent rather than rebuild. That’s the type of addition that would make Deron Williams consider signing with the Nets long-term.

When you’re a 35-year-old player who has been in the league for 13 years, sometimes you have to find creative ways to keep up. Vince Carter was either attempting to do that during the Mavericks game against the Grizzlies last Saturday, or he’s just a disgusting human being. As you can see from the animation that @cjzero shared on Twitter, Carter blew his bad breath into Rudy Gay’s face and was pretty proud of it.

You have to keep up with these young guys somehow, right? No but seriously, that’s just gross.

H/T The Big Lead

Impatience, frustration and selfishness are a few of the many words that come to mind when basketball fans think about the NBA lockout.  Another crucial one: boredom. With games cancelled through the middle of December, it is looking more like a genuine possibility that we won’t have NBA basketball this season.  Superstars like Kevin Durant have reached the point where it is time to entertain the thought of playing in Europe, while others like LeBron have resorted to dunking on little kids.  Others like Rudy Gay are making their owners cringe.  No, not by saying the wrong things or threatening to play overseas — by jumping off a ledge and dunking on 25-foot hoop.  Check out this video from TMZ that I Am a GM shared with us:

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay was a guest on The Jim Rome Show Tuesday and talked about a video game grudge match he had scheduled with Mavs guard Jason Terry. Gay and Terry squared off in Call of Duty: Black Ops at Treyarch Studios later on Tuesday, but before that Gay revealed what type of player he is in the popular multi-player shooting game.

“I’m one of those guys that just hides,” Gay told Rome. “Everyone just runs around so I can shoot ‘em.”

Though Rome isn’t much of a video gamer, he called Gay out for his boring gaming style known as “camping.” According to the unimpeachable source that is Urban Dictionary, being a camper is “Usually the sign of a bad player who thinks they are the best.”

Later in the show, Nationals reliever Drew Storen, who was an in-studio guest, called out Gay for his refusal to engage during the game.

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