Sideline Chatter

From Sideline Chatter in The Seattle Times

Bill Scheft of Sports Illustrated, on the 4,000 no-shows for the Orlando Magic’s Fan Appreciation Night: “Can’t blame them. The biggest attraction was getting your X-ray taken with Grant Hill.”

Well, duh: The NBA announced that the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant has been named to this year’s all-defense team. The all-plaintiff team, we assume, comes out later this week.