Sitting here watching women’s beach volleyball and looking at the grit and determination of these beauties I’ve been distracted by something I never thought NBA players would show, sportsmanship. Kobe, LBJ, and various other NBA stars have hit the beach early and often to support Misty May and Kerry Walsh on their way to gold. (hopefully, they’re up 2-1 as I type). Unfortunately, this support is not common from past Olympians. Back in 2004, the NBA stars rented a cruise ship and refused to stay in the Olympic Village. In swimming, two girls in one race had dated the same coach, this stuff hastomake for awkward times in the warmup pool. NBC focuses on these stories as they sell. Luckily the James Blake controversy was mostly swept under the rug as a whining American does not go over well worldwide. However Blake is the unique case this Olympiad. Rather there have been more instances of support and sportsmanship. The most notable I witnessed being Dara Torres halting a medal race to allow another swimmer to get a new suit. Just epitomizes what the Greeks were thinking when the Olympics began. Well I’m off to watch Bob Costas and that tupee/de job he’s sporting. May the goodwill of the Olympics lead more NBA players to watch their WNBA counterparts or at least keep em out of the strip clubs and drug rings they currently run in.