Former Chicago Bull Randy Brown's three NBA championship rings were sold in an auction this morning for $53,833.

Former Chicago Bull Randy Brown's three NBA championship rings were sold in an auction this morning for $53,833. The winning bidder, identified only as "RingKing," had to outbid Michael Jordan's publicist and two other unidentified bidders who vied for the rings.

A judge ordered the rings to be sold online through West Auctions following Brown's August 2008 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. The minimum bid was set at $19,000. Earlier this month, Brown told the Sacramento Bee that the rings were his most cherished possessions.

"People figure that here's this guy ... he's played in the NBA, he just got fired (as a coach), he's broke, and here he is giving up his championship rings," he told the paper. "That hurt me because those (rings) mean a lot to me."

Among the listed bidders on the West Auction Web site was Estee Portnoy, the longtime publicist for Bulls legend and former Brown teammate Michael Jordan.

Portnoy declined to say whether she was bidding on Jordan's behalf. Her final bid came Tuesday, topping out at $40,000.

"I was just bidding to win," said Portnoy, reached by phone Thursday afternoon. "I didn't win."

Portnoy also declined to say whether she was bidding with the intent of returning the rings to Brown.

"I didn't have any special motivation," she said. "I'm just disappointed I didn't win."

The Sacramento Bee also reported May 5 that Brown was informed he could not regain the rings by way of a third party through the auction. He was told that if he couldn't reclaim the rings, the Bulls could replace them.

Bidding was anonymous, but because it was a public sale conducted on behalf of the bankruptcy court, the name of the final bidder will eventually be released as part of public record.

Brown, a guard on the 1996, 1997 and 1998 Chicago Bulls championship teams, was fired as a Sacramento Kings assistant coach in April.

Nickelus F - Go Time (Mixtape)

Here’s a new mixtape by Nickelus F. That Rare album is coming in June:

Go Time is the latest mixtape of Nickelus F. This one is a collection of unreleased songs, freestyles and leaks. Nick’s just going and making the dopeness you’ve all become accustom to. Look out for the highly anticipated Nickelus F/ Portishead album coming out June 2009. It’s going to crazy!

01. Howdy (Produced by Stupid Genius & Leck One)
02. Nuts On A Biscuit
03. Hate Freestyle
04. The Rain (Produced by Beatbusta)
05. Jack Boyz
06. Great Set of Teeth (Monumentous)
07. Outta Here (Produced by Timeless Beats)
08. Good Game (Produced by Young)
09. Underground Freestyle
10. Logistics
11. Play This On The Radio Freestyle
12. Turn Me Up (Produced by 13th Letter)
13. Rabid Matrimony
14. Stressin’
15. New Day (Original Version) ft Ivory
16. The Sun ft. Little Brother, Hall Of Fame & Skillz (Produced by Fusion Unltd)
17. Culture Of Honor ft. J-$crilla & Chaundon & Five


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5 Ways to Save Dipset by Complex Magazine

We all know record sales don’t mean much anymore, but it’s still pretty clear that the Diplomats‘ reign is over, and that’s bad for hip-hop. The Dips’ output at their peak—Diplomatic Immunity, Purple Haze, Juelz‘ and Jones’ debuts and countless piff-tastic mixtapes—puts the crew up there with one of the best rap collectives of all time. Yeah, we said it. So how can we get the gang back on top? The first step is obvious: Get Cam, Jimmy and Juelz to reunite as a team. But then what? We’ve come up with 5 ways to bring Dipset back to dominance…

1.Recruit New Members:
Would anybody really miss 40 Cal or J.R. Writer? These days, the kids love Kid Cudi (a.k.a. 40 Cudi) and Drake (a.k.a. Drake Da God), so bring them in the fold—Hell Rell will strong-arm ‘em if necessary. (Shit, Jones already jumped on “Day and Night.”) As in sports, new rookie blood can add much-needed energy to the vets. Cudi and Drake are gonna have to get used to rockin’ doo-rags, though.

2. Bring Max B Back:
To that end, it’s time that Capo let bygones be bygones with Biggaveli. Let’s face it, Jones made some of his best music with Max riding shotgun. Plus Wavy Crockett has mad traction on the Internet nowadays. Worldstarhiphop.com would eat it up. Everybody wins. *Insert Max B laugh*

3.Embrace the Hipsters:
If the so-called “streets” are frontin’, then the Dips should run a Fader route and lock down the freelance-graphic-design crowd. That means collabos with groups like Mastodon, production from Diplo and more shows in the Willy B. Ironic love is love nonetheless. Plus we miss running into white hipster girls that like Dipset. Like, “running into.” Literally

4.Start a new Beef:
At its peak, Dipset would start shit with anybody, just for the fuck of it. Jay-Z, Nas, 50—nobody was safe. We think the Dips need to reclaim the beef throne (no homo) with a full-out attack on…Slaughterhouse 5. It may be a can’t-win situation lyrically, but you can guarantee that the S5 dudes will release 2,431 counter-dis records and webcam attacks in response. That alone should keep Dipset relevant for a while.

5.Make more movies:
So they can make a sequel to Night at the Museum, but we can’t get “Killa Season 2″???? We need more shit like this in our lives. Yo Cam: If it comes down to it, we got videographers on Complex staff. Holla at us!

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