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John Salley Talks Reality TV, NBA Going Soft and Marriage Contracts

Posted: May 27th 2009 3:30PM by Ariel Helwani (author feed)
Filed under: NBA Media Watch, Playoffs, Interviews, FanHouse Exclusive

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Since retiring from the NBA in 2000, John Salley has seemingly reinvented himself. From appearing in major motion pictures to co-hosting talk shows, "Spider" Salley is one of a few former athletes who has been able to make a living in Hollywood once his playing days were over.

Next week, Salley will star in NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!'. The reality show, which features 10 celebrities living in a Costa Rican jungle, premieres on Monday, June 1. Viewers will be able to vote for their favorite celebrity, a list which include former WWE diva Torrie Wilson and actor Stephen Baldwin, until only one remains at the end of the month.

FanHouse spoke to Salley about preparing for life in the jungle and the lack of toughness being allowed in this year's NBA playoffs. The full interview is below.

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NFL Stars and Celebs Have Tips for the Lakers

Posted: Jun 10th 2008 6:10PM by Elie Seckbach (author feed)
Filed under: NY Giants, NFL Video, Celtics, Lakers, NBA Playoffs, NBA Videos, Boston, Los Angeles, The Word, FanHouse TV

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded NBA Correspondent, brings his exclusive NBA reporting to FanHouse. Check back here regularly for more videos.

In this video we talk to Football great Michael Strahan as well as Entertainers about the NBA finals. Around 2:20 into the video we find out from Marcellus Wiley who is cooler, NFL players or NBA players.

Youtube link.

Laila Ali, Curtis Conway Expecting

Posted: Mar 26th 2008 5:00PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Gossip, Boxing, MMA/Boxing

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Boxer Laila Ali and her husband, former NFL wide receiver Curtis Conway, are expecting their first child together, an article on People Magazine's web site says.

The baby will be the first for Ali and fourth for Conway. The baby's maternal grandfather will be Muhammad Ali.

The 30-year-old Ali has a 24-0 record in the ring, but her boxing career may be over. She hasn't fought in more than a year, wouldn't be able to fight for at least several more months (the only difference between licensing rules for male and female boxers is that females must take a pregnancy test) and has seemed more interested lately in working as an entertainer than a boxer.

Conway was the Bears' first-round draft pick out of USC in 1993, and he spent seven seasons in Chicago. He also spent three years with the Chargers, one with the Jets and one with the 49ers. He retired with 8,230 receiving yards.

News Flash: Laila Ali Replaces Beyonce in Carl Crawford's Fantasies

Posted: Jul 15th 2007 6:56PM by Red (author feed)
Filed under: Rays, AL East, Tampa Bay

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Ladies, take note: There's room for only one woman in Carl Crawford's fantasies. And according to a recent interview with the Devil Rays' All-Star in The St. Petersburg Times, that woman is Laila Ali:

Dream date?

It's not Beyonce anymore. Maybe the actress Sanaa Lathan. No, you know who I like? I like Laila Ali. Yea, Laila Ali.

As a boxer (Muhammad Ali's daughter is 24-0) or as a dancer (she finished third on the most recent Dancing With the Stars)?

Both.

After a close examination of the accompanying photo of Ms. Ali, who am I to argue?

For those who simply don't have the time to click through to the interview, let's just say Crawford also digs seafood gumbo and TV shows about forensics. Oh, and he hates doing the dishes.