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Video: Rafer Alston Slaps Eddie House

Eddie House gave the Magic all sorts of fits in Game 2, including Rafer “Skip to my lou” Alston, who slapped House in the back of the head after the prolific three-point shooter nailed another shot. House turned around and a staredown ensued before referees separated the two.


Eddie described the incident after the game better than anyone else.“All I did was hit a shot, turn the other way and I got hit upside the head,” House said. “I guess he was tired of getting hit upside the head.”

Meet ‘Basketball Wives’ Replacement Ashley Walker, AKA Rafer Alston’s WAG

Ashley Walker, long-time girlfriend of Miami Heat star (and guy kisser) Rafer Alston, will make her reality TV debut on season two of VH1’s Basketball Wives. Despite not being married, or even engaged to Alston, Walker insists that a proposal is coming soon.
“We will be getting married in 2012,” she tells Bossip.com, “but we’re not officially engaged.”
That’s like saying you’re having a baby in eight months but you’re not officially pregnant. One needs to come before the other, that’s how it works. But still, she’s confident that her bond with Alston is deeper than mere matrimony.
“We’ve been together almost five years and lived together for four-and-a-half years, we have a house, we have kids, so, to each his own,” she explains. “A piece of paper doesn’t define our relationship and, in our eyes, we are married.”
So which is it, Ash? Are you getting hitched or not? When will WAGs learn that a house, kids and “commitment in your heart” mean nothing without that all-important pre-nup.
Let’s hope she’ll learn from Eva Longoria’s example—without that ring you have no means of revenge!

Though Early, Gilbert Arenas' Offense with Orlando Magic a Cause for Concern

The Orlando Magic riding high once again this season, having ending winning streaks of 10 and 14 games in consecutive victories over the San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics, respectively. They accomplished the first feat with brilliant offense and the second with lock-down defense in the second half, which has coach Stan Van Gundy talking optimistically about the "potential" for the new-look crew going forward. But despite the wins, newcomers Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson, and Hedo Turkoglu have yet to really hit their strides offensively. Arenas, for all his brilliance in leading a second-quarter run against the Spurs, has taken 40 shots in 98 minutes, but at just a 27.5 percent clip. Richardson's at 37.2 percent form the floor, and Turkoglu is at 40 percent.
Going forward, though, Arenas figures to be the biggest concern for this team. Richardson's demonstrated over his career he's rather unlikely to continue shooting this poorly, and as Van Gundy finds ways to work him into the offense, he should be back to normal in no time; the same holds true for Turkoglu, who's at least managed to hit 38.9 percent of his three-pointers and dish 5.3 assists per game, looking like a natural fit as a playmaker in Van Gundy's system.
But Arenas? He can't continue to shoot so often at such a low percentage, even if his playmaking--he has 18 assists in 4 games--impresses. His overall track record indicates his percentages should improve slightly, but even before the trade, he shot 39.4 percent on the season. Last year, that figure was 38.1 percent. It's fair to wonder if he'll ever get back into the "acceptable" range for a volume-shooting guard. Former Sixth-Men of the Year Leandro Barbosa, Jamal Crawford, Manu Ginobili, and Jason Terry have demonstrated how valuable scoring guards can be off goods teams' benches, but neither shot as poorly as Arenas has for the last several seasons.
According to Synergy Sports Technology, Orlando's new backup point guard is just 9-of-30 on jumpers (7-of-22 off the dribble) with Orlando, and 1-of-6 in the immediate basket area, for example. His tendency to pop early 18-footers from near the top of the key is hurting Orlando's offense.
I see two potential solutions. The first is to stop shooting at such a high volume, and the second is to try passing more often. But given that the Magic made those trades to aid their offensive firepower, it would appear as though Arenas' directive is to shoot. Among the reasons Chris Duhon fell out of the rotation, for example, is he simply didn't shoot enough. The Magic need a more aggressive backup point guard than Duhon, and a scoring threat. Though Arenas thrice averaged better than 25 points per game in his career, his days as a top-shelf scorer are squarely behind him. It's time he adjusts his game to compensate.