His Shooting Eye Always Was One of the Best

TNT commentator Steve Kerr, who will be working with Marv Albert on tonight’s Laker-Miami Heat game, was talking about last week’s altercation between Seattle’s Ray Allen and Orlando’s Keyon Dooling.

Kerr said that sometimes even teammates get into it. He said he once got into a fight with Chicago Bull teammate Michael Jordan at training camp.

“I hit him in the fist with my eye,” Kerr said.

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Trivia time: How many shots did Wilt Chamberlain take in his 100-point game?

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A good Brand: The NBA selected the Clippers’ Elton Brand and the Washington Wizards’ Gilbert Arenas to appear in an “NBA Cares” public-service announcement that will be shown on TNT today during its Martin Luther King Day doubleheader.

Says Brand in the spot: “Dr. Martin Luther King wanted to give back and help as many people as you can. You look at yourself and say, ‘Hey, I can do my part also.’ You have an opportunity now and Martin Luther King fought, for that, so don’t waste it.”

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We’ll pass it along: Columbia University economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard lecturer Linda Bilmes recently released a report saying that the United States’ tab for the Iraq war could exceed $2 trillion.

“You know, $2 trillion is a lot,” wrote David Thomas of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Even at his current pace, it would take Kobe Bryant more than 74 billion games to take 2 trillion shots.”

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Crash course included: Want to be a race car driver and participate in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity race April 8 on the streets of Long Beach? Bidding for such an opportunity begins today on EBay and concludes Jan. 26. The minimum bid is $50,000, but 100% of the money goes to charity. The package, fortunately, includes driver training.

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A definite no: On CBS’ “The NFL Today” Sunday, Greg Gumbel, noting that the Philadelphia Eagles are interested in trading Terrell Owens, asked Shannon Sharpe if there were any takers.

“My cue card says, ‘No,’ ” Sharpe said. “I checked another cue card, and it again said, ‘No.’ ”

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Looking back: On this day in 2000, in the first NFL playoff game in St. Louis, the Rams, on their way to a Super Bowl title, defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 49-37. League most valuable player Kurt Warner passed for 391 yards and five touchdowns.

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Trivia answer: Chamberlain made 36 of 63 field-goal attempts in the Philadelphia Warriors’ 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks at Hershey, Pa., on March 2, 1962. Amazingly, Chamberlain, a 51% free-throw shooter, made 28 of 32 foul shots.

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And finally: Agent Leigh Steinberg told The Times’ Sam Farmer that Pete Carroll is suffering from a little-known, sick-to-your-stomach illness, an affliction that sets in when you lose Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, LenDale White, Winston Justice, Taitusi Lutui, Dominique Byrd, Darnell Bing and Fred Matua in one fell swoop: “Post-Traumatic Draft Syndrome.” Added Farmer: “I told him I’d pass it along -- the punch line, not the illness.”

Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.