
The Top 7 NBA Players Who Made the Most Out of the Lockout
Even when there was no basketball, fans still had world peace. Metta World Peace, that is. The most recent pioneer from sports in government-changing endeavors, the L.A. laker drew inspiration from NFL's New England Patriot and beloved tweeter Chad Ochocinco as part of a promise to pay his outstanding parking tickets. He also donated $285,000 to mental health charities across the country, winning the 2010-2011 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award as determined by the PBWA, a panel of 150 writers responsible for NBA sports coverage.

Ron Artest

Lamar Odom

Kris Humphries

Dwayne Wade

Carmelo Anthony

Blake Griffin
When he wasn't occupied with slam dunking over Kia Sportages, Clipper MVP Blake Griffin was interning for actor Will Ferrell's comedy site, Funny or Die. The power forward had a base salary upwards of $5 million only to resort to an unpaid internship, where he assisted in pitching, editing, filming and starring in content for the site. Watch the slam dunk champion struggle to adapt to the office life here.
