One of the ATL's favorite talents made it out to Philips Arena Friday night, as musician/actor Bow Wow took in the Pistons game from courtside. We had a chance to catch up with Bow Wow, who just released his fifth album "The Price of Fame" on Dec. 19, at halftime:

Hawks.com: The Hawks seem to play well when you are in the crowd - do you take any credit for that?

Bow Wow: It's crazy - every time I come here, it seems like they always play well. It's cool to come out and see the home team win - that's all I want to see anyway. I have a lot of friends on the team, like Josh Smith and Josh Childress, so its great to get to come out here and see them all be successful.

Hawks.com: The Hawks have suffered through a lot of injuries in the backcourt. Do you think you could play a little and help them out?

Bow Wow: You know I haven't given it much thought. Every time I am out here though, I watch and say to myself, you know, I'm not ready yet, but if I really buckled down...you never know. There are a lot of little guys in the league - Nate Robinson, Allen Iverson, maybe I could do it, but right now I don't think I'm there yet mentally.

Hawks.com: The team has been struggling some of late - what do you think they need to do to get some more wins?

Bow Wow: Honestly, they just need to get healthy. Injuries have killed this team - Joe, Josh Smith, Tyronn, everyone is dealing with it. It's hard for them to develop the kind of chemistry they need to be successful when they have to shuffle so many people in and out of the lineup. I just want to see everyone get back in sync with each other - I think we are seeing some of it tonight against Detroit, some of the up-tempo game these guys are capable of, we just need to get everyone back and then we'll be ok.

Hawks.com: We've had T.I. perform this year and Young Jeezy as well - are we going to see you perform after a Hawks game anytime soon?

Bow Wow: You never know, you never know (laughs)...

It's been about a year and a half since we launched this here blog, and as we continue to evolve in the way we follow our favorite teams, we know blogs have become a big part of the scene. That is why we are announcing our first ever Blog Night at Philips Arena, to be held February 5 for the Lakers game.

Basically, we are extending an invite to anyone with an Atlanta-area blog to join us at the arena, bring your laptop, and live blog your experience! This is an open invitation to anyone who enjoys writing about their lives, their favorite teams (hopefully us!), or their areas of expertise to come down and give your thoughts on a night at the rink, completely uncensored!

The details are still being put together, but we are hoping the night will include:

- free entry to the game
- a tour of some of the highlights of the arena before game time
- a meal (free food - who can beat that!)
- a comfortable seat where you can use the arena's wireless to give commentary on the game as you watch it
- potential access to postgame coach press activities

So, if you have a blog and are interested in joining us for the night, email us at hawks.mailbag@atlantaspirit.com and let us know. Please include a link to your blog so we can check it out.

This should be a lot of fun, and maybe the start of some fun things to come!

Hope to see you then!

-- The Web Guy