16. don't hate on Bibby, anybody takes your car and you're gonna be mad, period.

also, the Hawks are going to the playoffs.

Posted at 1:21PM on Mar 29th 2008 by BIG FLIPPER

17. This is the 3rd entry concering an athlete in 24hrs. Maybe a separate gossip blog needs to be focused purely on our athletic celebrities...hmmmm

Posted at 1:29PM on Mar 29th 2008 by d-nice

18. u know dat big $ ppl.,r used 2 getn things 4 free..

Posted at 1:57PM on Mar 29th 2008 by papi'dingo

19. now hes a BAWLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-does that mean he cant drive to the basket now? - another "clunker" off the "rim"-moody asshole pay up !!!!!!!!!! any points in the"paint"?- he wants a"free" throw? time to hit the "court"- what? no "bank"shot?

Posted at 2:48PM on Mar 29th 2008 by outspoken1

20. It makes more sense that 212 Motoring offered something and when they realized what it was going to cost them, they went back on their offer. He clearly has the money to pay for it, it's just the principle that 212 went back on their deal.

Posted at 4:48PM on Mar 29th 2008 by Shamika

21. Ever heard of agents, managers, attorneys, and taxes? Just because someone is a high earner dosen't mean he should allow himself to be taken advantage of. Sounds like sour grapes on the shops part because the show didn't get picked up.

Posted at 5:25PM on Mar 29th 2008 by Herb

22. CAN YOU SAY EXTORTION

Posted at 5:27PM on Mar 29th 2008 by White Niggas

23. The show was picked up and ran for ten episodes - Bibbys car was not included on the show - I think thats what they mean

Posted at 8:07PM on Mar 29th 2008 by Swatter

24. Who's Mickey Bobby? Muck Boobey.......whats his name?

Posted at 10:54PM on Mar 29th 2008 by KtchnKng

25. He drives??? He looks half mongoloid!
Who is Mike Bibby?

Posted at 1:23AM on Mar 30th 2008 by Erin

26. $76,000 would buy a full time music teacher for our 800 k-8th graders or a P. E. Teacher with alot of balls!

Posted at 12:03PM on Mar 30th 2008 by Rhonda

27. Celebrities get this all of the time. 212 gets the notoriety that they want and if the show gets picked up they get the money from the network. No signed contract no reason to pay. Bibby doesn't come out looking bad either. He will win and get his car back. Only problem then is having to pay to fix everything that 212 has done.

Posted at 9:30PM on Mar 30th 2008 by Douglas Dobson

28. Seems he might be telling the truth. Here is an item that ran in the Money section of the New York Daily News in June 2005. Among other things, it reports that NBA player Jerome Williams partnered with Harry Shasho and bought a stake in 212 Motoring "trying to parlay his auto body business into a reality TV show featuring athletes and other celebrities securing fixed-up cars through the company."

Excerpt:

About a year ago, he bought a stake in 212 Motoring, a Coney Island-based auto shop that soups up and details classic cars. The owner of a Ford Excursion, a '62 Lincoln Continental convertible and a '64 Impala, Williams is trying to parlay his auto body business into a reality TV show featuring athletes and other celebrities securing fixed-up cars through the company. Partner Harry Shasho said Williams has brought in celebrity clients including teammates Michael Sweetney and Penny Hardaway, who is due to pick up his '67 Camaro this week.

The full article:

KNICK HAS A KNACK FOR BIZ. Courting financial success

Posted Monday, June 13th 2005, 12:00 AM

DON'T TELL JEROME WILLIAMS it's only NBA superstars who win popularity with fans - or make money off the court. The Knicks' journeyman power forward, who just finished his ninth pro season with his fourth NBA team, has always been an underdog. Ignored by big college programs out of high school in 1992, Williams enrolled at Montgomery Junior College in Maryland, taking odd jobs to help pay his way. Two years later, he'd secured a full scholarship to Georgetown, where, after playing alongside Allen Iverson, the 6-foot-9 Williams became the Detroit Pistons first-round draft pick. And while Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal and other top stars of his generation made millions in endorsements, Williams hustled for opportunities in business the same way he's made himself a fan favorite on the court by diving across the floor or into the stands for loose balls. Williams has put his $6 million annual NBA salary to work in businesses ranging from clothes to cars to bottled water. "I was always entrepreneurial, I remember when my eyes lit up from the quarter that came in from my first lemonade stand," Williams, who sold his first lemonade at the age of 7 in Rockville, Md., told the Daily News. One of 55 grandchildren, Williams developed one of his business skills by accident, after a truck he was driving overheated and caught fire on I-495. After his Pistons teammates noticed the work he did on his car, they started asking him to fix their high-priced rides, giving him the idea to start his own business. "I opened a shop in Detroit, and we grew it to 15 employees, it was very profitable," he said. When a 2000 trade to the Toronto Raptors sent him out of the Motor City, he sold the business at a profit to teammate Lindsey Hunter. About a year ago, he bought a stake in 212 Motoring, a Coney Island-based auto shop that soups up and details classic cars. The owner of a Ford Excursion, a '62 Lincoln Continental convertible and a '64 Impala, Williams is trying to parlay his auto body business into a reality TV show featuring athletes and other celebrities securing fixed-up cars through the company. Partner Harry Shasho said Williams has brought in celebrity clients including teammates Michael Sweetney and Penny Hardaway, who is due to pick up his '67 Camaro this week. But Shasho said Williams does more than networking. "Jerome has a first-hand knowledge of cars and the work that needs to be done," Shasho said. A fan of pro wrestling, Williams took his nickname from the late Sylvester Ritter, who wrestled in the '80s under the name Junk Yard Dog. He's even used that in a business, putting a doodle he'd done in Toronto in 2000 of a Junk Yard Dog on a T-shirt. The shirts sold out in a day and led to his ownership of a clothing store in Toronto, Collections America, which he has since sold. He currently oversees his own line of athletic wear that's set to be sold through Madison Square Garden this fall. Married to Nikollette Williams in 2000, the basketball star also is a shareholder and a member of the board of directors of a bottled water company called Electra Lite O-2. Wal-Mart recently agreed to sell the drink in its stores. Williams plays an active role in the company, including signing Terrell Owens as an endorser. The power forward also was the executive producer of a rap CD titled "Mission Possible," warning kids about the dangers of drugs, an extension of his JYD [Junk Yard Dog] Charity Foundation. "It needs to be something I know or feel passionate about," Williams said about the philosophy that guides his investments. Not surprisingly, his latest investment involves his ultimate passion - basketball. Williams recently purchased an ownership stake in the new Montreal franchise of the minor league American Basketball Association, confident from his Toronto experience there's plenty of interest in basketball in Canada. Williams confirmed his mostly below-the-radar investments are common among the NBA's nonelite, relaying how teammate Malik Rose quickly returned to San Antonio after the season ended to attend to his two restaurants. "They specialize in cheese steak, and, of course, he's from Philly," Williams said.

Posted at 3:46AM on Mar 31st 2008 by just me

29. This isn't the first time a car company has sued him because he didn't pay for services! He's a tool!

Posted at 10:29AM on Mar 31st 2008 by caligirl

30. Whats funny Bibby has a Maybach that he purchased in El Dorado Hills...........he traded in his white G500.

Posted at 11:41AM on Apr 2nd 2008 by sacramento