Good thing Stevie Wonder’s blind. He’d be crushed if he could see how the Lakers and Spurs are abandoning superstition. Whatever happened to not touching the championship trophy until you win it? No respect I tell ya.

Kobe’s molesting the Larry O’Brien trophy during photo shoots like a Colorado hote….ah that’s too easy. Meanwhile Kevin Garnett and Adidas are putting out special edition Team Signature Commander shoes for the NBA Finals.

Adidas will produce only eight pairs per game of this shoe to be sold at retail (as few as 28 and as many as 58, depending on the length of the Finals). One pair autographed by KG will be auctioned off on NBA.com after the Finals, with the proceeds going to NBA Cares community partners in the Boston area.

The shoe won’t be launched until October but Garnett plans to wear a pair with the LOB trophy on the side. It seems like he’s tempting fate but humping the trophy has to be much worse. Take note, sports books.

‘‘All season long it has been about we and not me, so as we head into the NBA Finals I wanted to do something special for the Boston community. That is why we came up with this limited edition shoe,’’ Garnett said in a statement. ‘‘Since day one, the fans of Boston have made me feel like family, so to do this and be able to give back to them is a great honor.’’

Auctioning off a pair of shoes should make KG as loved as Dave Roberts in Boston win or lose. The proceeds could surely feed a small African country like Djibouti or Uranus. We’re only playing. At least he’s doing something for the community unlike ODB.

Good morning heartache
It’s on me girl
To stop fightin and work this out
You know what I am saying
F’real

Ok, maybe we at the Deuce aren’t very good at poetry but it’s a good thing we have the Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Osiris, Big Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt) to cover our ass. We already lost one American hero and now we may lose another one. How much loss can one country or one starting five take?

The upcoming Wizards season was be thrown into turmoil when an irregularity was discovered during Etan Thomas’ cardiac checkup. He’s undergoing further tests and the condition has the potential to be career-threatening. Someone needs to bring Doug Collins in for questioning.

Let’s not even discuss the fact that Etan’s absence leaves the Wizards with SA(softass)/C Brendan Haywood. Just ask Agent Zero what he thinks about that. Who are we to question the black president? Oh lawdy, we in some trouble now.

Hopefully this won’t affect Etan’s poetry career. I just don’t know what I’d do if I knew I’d never see Etan doing his thing at Busboys and Poets again. I’m going to be in the upcoming U.S. Poetry Slam Championship Regionals in Gary, IN this fall. I’m so doing it for Etan this time. There’s no way I can lose. Where are my manpris and Air Jesus?

Picture courtesy of Wizznutzz.