Remember that 15-second trailer from way back in March? The one that mentioned a May 24 "world premiere"? Well, it's May 24 and this was seen during the Eastern Conference finals between the Orlando Magic and Lebron James the Cleveland Cavaliers. I don't know which is hotter - this vid or East Finals series. One thing's for sure, the first full-fledged trailer for Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC) certainly stole some thunder from the match.

The Washington Times isn't generally known as a source of video game rumors (this blogger could be wrong, though) but we came across this little nugget on the online version of the newspaper:

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has appeared on several magazines this season, but soon he'll appear on a completely different type of cover. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Arenas will appear on the cover of EA Sports' NBA Live.

Arenas is currently out for the rest of the season due to a torn meniscus he got earlier this month. An avid video game player, Arenas often goes online for some multiplayer gaming action and has his own Halo team.

You'll also remember that he was one of the people who stood in line for the PS3 launch but didn't manage to get one. At the time, Arenas blogged that he should've told the people he was LeBron James, so then he would have gotten one. Well, if this rumor turns out to be true, he'd have one over LeBron as the Times also reports that Arenas was chosen over the Cavs forward for the NBA Live 08 cover gig.

Heads up, NBA Street fans! Perkins Park, the playground that saw the makings of LeBron James as an NBA superstar, is coming to you via Xbox Live on April 2 so you can brush up those playground moves and break some ankles with that killer cross-over.

Nike and Cleveland's very own LeBron James helped the developers bring the famous playground to life. The wait for the new court to be available via Xbox Live can be a pretty long one for the hardcore hoop fan, but the people over at EA Sports made sure that there will be something on March 26 to keep ballers preoccupied.

Dropping to the 'hood on the March date are NBA Street legends Stretch, Bonafide, Drake and more. When you get these characters, you'll be glad to know that Jordan gear will be included in the package so you can customize your jammer with everything from the classic Air Jordan I to the new Jordan Melo M3's.

   

With so much new stuff getting ready getting ready to make the b-ball experience with Street a better one, you and your homies ought to stock up on Microsoft points so you can be among the first to flash the new blings.