Lakers’ Henry jams over former KU teammate Withey

By Staff     Nov 13, 2013
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Jeff Withey, left, Xavier Henry, center, and Elijah Johnson dance during a freshman skit at the 2009 Late Night in the Phog.

*[Hmmm. What to write about for our ‘Hawks in the NBA blog? What to write? Oh, a couple former Kansas basketball teammates played against each other Tuesday night. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to check that out and lead with … HOLY MOTHER OF MONSTER JAMS!]*

What on earth did Jeff Withey do to Xavier Henry when they both lived in Lawrence and played for KU to ignite his wrath?

Poor Withey. Let’s read a transcript of the fake dialogue that happened on the play:

Withey: “Oh, there’s my old buddy, Xavier. Better slide over to cut him off. Hey, X. What the … ?”

Los Angeles Lakers forward Xavier Henry, top, goes up for a dunk as New Orleans Pelicans center Jeff Withey defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

*[Lakers bench explodes, L.A. fans lose it.]*

Withey: “Man, I thought we were friends. Doesn’t he remember the good old days?”

Henry: “Nah. But I remember that time I did this.”

And scene.

Actually, ESPN Los Angeles writer Dave McMenamin asked Henry about the play against his former KU cohort after the game:

Oh, man. Henry even tweeted about the dunk that earned him the No. 1 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10:

That dialogue might have been pretty accurate.

Anyway, the dunk of the night and Henry’s 15 points busted him out of a four-game slump and helped the Lakers whoop the Pelicans, 116-95.

Meanwhile, this was actually the best game of rookie Withey’s young career: nine points, five rebounds, one block in 18 minutes. And he learned an important lesson: challenge the shot or hustle yourself out of the way before you get posterized.

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Getting away from Jayhawk-on-Jayhawk crime, the Miami Heat’s Mario Chalmers (15 points, seven assists in a 118-95 beatdown of the Bucks) spent most of the night confusing Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton, a former Texas A&M standout, with highlight-worthy passes. Helps to have that LeBron guy finishing the plays, too.

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After helping the two-time defending champion Heat win again, Chalmers, like many former Jayhawks in the NBA, watched [KU knock off Duke at the Champions Classic][1].

Here’s what some of the guys were tweeting about the 94-83 win.

Chalmers enjoyed the show.

Cole Aldrich took to Twitter to hit up KU recruit Tyus Jones, [who will announce his college choice Friday][2].

Brandon Rush provided succinct analysis.

Markieff Morris liked what he saw.

But perhaps the best tweet came well before tipoff, when Chalmers trash-talked Heat teammate and Duke alum Shane Battier — and didn’t even have the common decency to use the man’s twitter handle. #smh

[1]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/nov/13/classic-win-ellis-wiggins-lift-ku-past-duke/
[2]: http://www2.kusports.com/news/2013/nov/13/notebook-signing-period-begins-today/

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