The 2010 NBA Finals are finally here with the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Boston Celtics in a rematch of the 2008 NBA Finals. There’s no hiding that these two teams have some bad blood towards one another, and what better way to watch tensions fly than with a little bit of an alcohol-induced frenzy? If you love basketball and getting drunk, or rather just getting drunk, period, then we have the perfect 2010 NBA Finals Drinking Game for you!
What you will need:
1. 500 Cans of beer (anything but Natural Ice, bleh)
2. Bottle of Hennessy25-5000 Bottles of Smirnoff Ice
3. 25-5000 Bottles of Smirnoff Ice (you’ll see why later)
4. One package of old-school Red Solo Cups
5. Ping Pong balls
6. Sharpies to draw on your friends’ faces when they pass out.
7. One 300-pound bouncer to make sure nobody drives home drunk.
Pregame
We all know that the only reason to watch pregame shows is to see Charles Barkley make a fool of himself or cuss on live television during TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” but since the game is being broadcast on ABC, we’ll need to find another way to entertain ourselves during the pregame show. This is where beer pong comes in.
Beer pong is a skills game that requires players to throw a ping pong ball into a red Solo Cup of beer and is the closest that most of us will ever get to playing actual basketball. Before the NBA Finals start, warm up with this beer pong game to choose what position you will be playing during the NBA Finals game. First person to make a shot chooses whether to be “The Black Mamba,” “Dude Looks Like a Lady,” “The Plumber,” “White Men Can’t Jump,” or “One-Legged Man.” The rest of the players that make a shot at beer pong have to fill in the rest of the positions until every position is being played. It’s okay if you have more than five or seven players as more than one person can play a position, but anything less isn’t a real party, and you should be getting hot wings at the local Hooters instead.
Starting Five
The Black Mamba: Every time Kobe Bryant makes a ridiculous shot, this person has to take a ridiculous shot chosen by another player.
Dude Looks Like A Lady: Every time Rajon Rondo steals the ball or passes it behind his back, this person and all the women in the room have to take a swig of beer and/or mixed drink.
The Plumber: This person has to take a shot in the bathroom every time Ray Allen drains a three.
White Man Can’t Jump: This person takes a shot for every time Pau Gasol dunks the ball.
One-Legged Man: This person takes a sip of their drink while standing on one leg every time Andrew Bynum or Kevin Garnett makes a shot.
Role Players
Little Man Syndrome: The shortest person in the party has to take a drink every time Nate Robinson makes a shot.
Lucky Gamer: This person has to roll a pair of dice and take that many drinks every time Lamar Odom makes a shot.
Bonus Shots
Every time Paul Pierce cries like a little girl, down a bottle of Smirnoff Ice (or some other wine cooler). You think you’re man enough to down a Smirnoff Ice now, but wait until you get to the second quarter. Your throat is going to be burning worse than a fire at a toothpick factory.
Ron Artest is fresh off a game-winning layup that helped the Lakers beat the Pheonix Suns in Game 5 of the Conference Finals, but he’s still having trouble finding his shot. Take shot of Hennesy for Ron-Ron for every 3-point shot he makes, or just take one big swig during halftime. 
Chug a beer every time Phil Jackson complains about a referee because you know he’s calling them blind, drunk, stupid, or all of the above.
Every time a person pretends to follow sports when they really don’t, take a drink.
Every time that it is mentioned how many times the Lakers and Celtics have faced each other in the NBA Finals (12), everyone has to take a drink of their beer.
If you survive the Comedy.com “2010 NBA Finals Drinking Game” congratulations to you. You’re definitely a winner in my book. Send us the drunkest videos of you cheering during the games this week, and maybe you’ll make it onto a future Comedy.com list of Sport’s Craziest Fans.
Posted by Steve Forton, who will be completely amazed if anyone is able to finish this game and would love to see pictures of what happened.