The PM Hookup: Kobe Bryant Kicks It With Cabbie, Chris Bosh & Will Ferrell, Two Golden State Warriors Start A Sneaker Company, & Mikki Moore’s Reptile Fetish

• Eric Smith reports on Toronto’s Jose Calderon giving-up his starting spot for T.J. Ford.

• Keeping it north of the border, Chris Bosh and Will Ferrell talk Semi-Pro. Is a ten day contract in the cards for Ferrell?

• Brewhoop also wants ESPN’s Bill Simmons to take over for Larry Harris as Milwaukee’s GM.

• Branded covers Converse celebrating the century mark. They’ve aslo got a post on Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson starting their own shoe company.

• More sneaker talk with HoopsVibe’s legendary CYE. Keeping it HVibe, Jason Kelly hits a home run with his Western Conference preview.

• Celticsblog.com has Rajon Rondo breaking Steve Nash’s ankles.

• Ron Artest really appreciates Mikki Moore. Great. Who the hell is Mikki Moore?
  

• Two years ago, ’Riles’ and ’Shaq’ were all love. Now coach Riley, when not scouting, is feuding with his former center.

• The Score’s Cabbie chills with Kobe Bryant.
  

• Lang Whittaker believes Seattle’s Robert Swift has some bad ink. You make the call.
  

• Mo Peterson has nothing but love for the Raptors in his return to Toronto.

• Isaiah Rider is free. Meanwhile, another Isiah isn’t free from New York, but sidestepped a question on returning to Indiana.

• ESPN’s Henry Abbott keeps digging on Mark Cuban banning bloggers from Dallas’ dressing room. Keep it up Abbott.