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Mistaken identity …With all the fines being doled out this season by the NBA commish, Fly figured players might remember who the recipient of their checks is. Fly learned just how wrong he was after hanging out in the visitor’s locker room prior to the Sonics-Rockets game. “Alright guys, David Stern is here tonight, so let’s be on our best behavior,” said Rockets captain Steve Francis, to which an unnamed teammate responded, “oh yeah, I watch his show all the time, that dogg is so funny,” chuckle, chuckle, chuckle. Fly’s not sure who would be more offended by the comment, David or Howard.

Curse no more …The Fly-dubbed KeyArena curse, which left so many NBA superstars resting their laurels on their visits to Seattle, may have found its remedy: a gritty Sonics squad. Speculation swirled when the curse began that its root may be injured stars and their coaches thinking their team could steal one from Seattle without a full tank. If that was the case, sentiments have certainly changed. Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn, Francis and Kevin Garnett all played at the Key in March, only to lose to the surging Supes. Fly’s still not sure what Jordan’s excuse was.

Foxy …Fly’s is in desperate need of new material after Rick Fox shaved his head last month. The man formerly with the worst hair in professional sports is now merely Fly’s least favorite Laker – and that’s some stiff competition coming from Fly. Fly is currently taking entries for new ways to blast not so Foxy – superfly@sonics-storm.com.

Up your alley …Months of trash-talking came to a head last week when Desmond Mason hosted his first-annual charity bowling tourney. Dez couldn’t swap trash with normal bowling buddy Rashard Lewis who sprained his ankle the night before, so instead he aimed his taunts at Coach McMillan and ultra-competitive Mac-10 didn’t back down. Instead, he promised to match the $2,000 fans anted-up to bowl with Desmond on his lane. After nailing a strike to kick-off the event, the Cowboy’s game went south in a hurry, allowing Coach to pull off the upset. Desmond lost $2,000 and bragging rights for a year, but saved loads of playing time. Tarheel Shammond Williams surprised everyone by stealing the tournament crown with a score of 212, while Yugoslav Peja Drobnjak resisted the urge to chomp on the funny looking American fruit with three holes as he rolled his way to a double-digit score.

Generosity … Fly props to Yugoslav Vladimir Radmanovic and his generosity at Desmond’s bowling tourney last week. Desmond asked his teammates to show up somewhere between 6 and 9 p.m. and said that everything was on the house. Not only was Radman one of the first Sonics through the door, but he insisted on writing a check for his lane fee: $250.

Grounded …After squashing the Spurs at home last week, the Sonics packed their bags and headed for the airport to meet their plane for a quick jaunt to Portland. But there was no plane. Turns out the Sonics Team Plane blew an engine and was placed on the IL alongside Rashard Lewis, Art Long and Vladimir Radmanovic. Another plane was brought in from Las Vegas making for an arrival time in the Rose City two hours later than originally planned. Fly’s still digging around to see if the Vegas plane actually had the onboard casino removed before the Sonics boarded – those players looked all to happy.

Overheard …Fly’s abdomen still aches from Brent Barry’s player introductions at the Supes annual Season Ticket Holder Party at the Key last month. Here is a sampling of Bones’ best: