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

Jordan Farmar is trying to make a dream of his come true: to build a green room at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, where kids could come in and forget about all of their medical treatments, even for just a little while. To make it happen, Jordan is in need of a lot of money, so he recently held a special fundraiser gala to help raise money. In this exclusive video we visit the party and catch up with Jordan, his family, Luke Walton and Marla Gibbs of The Jeffersons.

Check out the video after the jump.

HOUSTON -- The way Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals was setting up, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed vulnerable to the Houston Rockets on Friday night.

But fighting through adversity that included the one-game suspension of its starting point guard and coming into a hostile environment after the Rockets had stolen home court advantage, the Lakers reclaimed momentum in the series with an impressive 108-94 win at the Toyota Center. Los Angeles has now won two straight in the best-of-seven series to claim a 2-1 edge heading into Sunday's Game 4.

A win Sunday would all but deliver the series to the Lakers and quiet any chatter about the re-emergence of Clutch City in Houston.

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FanHouse previews the first round of the NBA Playoffs.

The Lakers versus the Jazz was a competitive and physical second round series a season ago, but this year it looks to be (on paper) one of the most lopsided matchups of the first round. So what's changed? Well, while the Lakers have gotten better with the return of Andrew Bynum, injuries and a lack of continuity have sent the Jazz limping to the finish line.

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After the Lakers' bench gave back almost all of a 19-point fourth quarter lead to the Clippers on Sunday -- something the group has done more than a few times this season -- it doesn't take a genius to tell you that they'll get a much-needed boost when Andrew Bynum returns to the court.

Bynum's rehab has been going so well that he could be back as soon as this Thursday. But that boost to the bench unit won't come from him directly; it's likely to come in the form of Lamar Odom returning to run with the reserves.

It was pretty simple, actually. All Arizona had to do in the last seven days was get in a tournament they had no business being in, catch a lucky draw against a squad that couldn't handle the speed or pressure the Wildcats could bring and hope for the only 13-seed upset of the tournament to be their opponent in the second round. Pshhhh. That was simple.

In the second-round meeting against 13th-seeded Cleveland State, the Wildcats did what they've done best all year: rely on the big three and hope the reserve players don't hack the opposition with two seconds left when the game is tied. Oh, and in related news, Jamelle Horne had 15 points.

Everyone had to have been surprised when Luke Walton joined the Lakers' starting lineup for Wednesday night's nationally televised affair against the shorthanded Suns. With all the forward depth L.A. boasts, Walton is hardly mentioned and rarely played.

Vladimir Radmanovic has started all year, Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza come off the bench to fill the forward slots, and Walton ... hangs at the outskirts of the huddle and watches the dancers. (At least that's what he did Tuesday in Sacramento.) Walton getting the coveted starting spot came out of nowhere.

Apparently, Radmanovic was shocked by the move, too. He tells Art Thompson III of the Orange County Register Phil Jackson didn't talk to him about the decision, or give any sort of explanation.

They were two of the most boneheaded plays you may ever see in college basketball, like Chris Webber somehow calling two timeouts instead of one.

The University of Arizona, battling the University of Alabama-Birmingham, was trailing most of the night in a contest to see who would advance to Madison Square Garden to face Oklahoma in the NIT semifinals, but then late in the game they started to come back. That comeback ended with two "seriously, guys?" fouls that could best be described as poorly coached and poorly executed.

After the Wildcats put together a comeback that had the team down three, Arizona's Garland Judkins got fouled, and after making the first and missing the second, freshman Kyle Fogg made a great play on the rebound, snatching it up, avoiding the defender and laying the ball in with just over 26 seconds left in the game. All tied at 71-71. Great. But what Fogg did next was inexplicable. The freshman, obviously confused on where he was or what the score was -- or even what game he was playing -- fouled Aaron Johnson right as the ball was inbounded, putting UAB on the line in a one-and-one opportunity.

As the foul happened, interim head coach Russ Pennell could only put his hands on his head in disbelief. You could almost read his mind, as you could most Wildcat fans, who probably have never played college basketball in their lives but know that when the game is tied you don't foul to put a guy on the line.

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

The MMA is one of fastest growing sports in the world and these days even NBA players are getting into it. In this video we ask players like Luke Walton, Channing Frye, Sasha Vujacic and Jarron Collins which fighters they enjoy watching, and we also find an NBA player who is actually working out with an MMA star to sharpen his basketball skills. When you hear which NBA player that is you will be caught off guard.

Check out the full video after the jump, and find out which NBA player would be a surprisingly tough tussle on the hardwood.

NBA Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day.

1. DenverPost.com: Carmelo Anthony already cut his hair this season, and now he'll cut yours.

2. TSB: A more candid than usual LeBron James, discussing Obama's election win.

3. Gear Up For Sports: It's all fun and games in the Lakers locker room, as Jordan Farmar clowns Luke Walton.

4. Chris Tomasson, Rocky Mountain News: Is Antonio McDyess unwilling to play in Denver because they mistreated him back in 2002?

5. Pro Basketball News: Eric Musselman wastes his time giving us five reasons why the Lakers can win it all. How about making it interesting and writing the same piece for say, anyone but L.A. or Boston?

6. Paul Coro, AZ Republic: Amare Stoudemire would like you to call him by a new nickname.