Tonight is the battle of Los Angeles, speaking in NBA terminology. The Los Angeles Lakers, showing signs of being mere mortals lately due to injuries to Pau Gasol and the further deterioration of Kobe Bryant, “host” the Clippers at the Staples Center. Ironic, when you realize the Clippers home games are in the [...]
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers admitted to Sporting News writer Steve Greenberg that he drank Hennessey during his Chicago Bulls days. Here is what Artest said in his interview featured in the upcoming December 7th issue: “I used to drink Hennessy … at halftime,I (kept it) in my locker. I’d just walk to the liquor [...]
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tonights game features the Chicago Bulls playing the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.It airs at 7:30 PM PST onTNT. It will be entertaining to watch the Lakers battle the young Bulls, and will represent the Bulls most important road game of the season. Look for Derrick Rose’s ankle injury (admittedly not 100% recovered) to hinder [...]
Monday, November 16, 2009
Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets celebrated his ring ceremony with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night. He overcame a woeful shooting night (2 for 12 from the field) by contributing a solid all around game of 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks helping the Rockets defeat the Lakers 101 [...]
Thursday, November 5, 2009
ESPN has been circulating this blog which discusses the idea of LeBron James becoming Kobe Bryants teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers. This would require the largest blockbuster trade in all of NBA history and the most dominant roster in the world would be born if it happens.Cleveland would have to at least entertain a deal [...]
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Update: due to a reader misconstruing the real meaning of this post, we updated the picture to clarify things so even a kindergartner can understand. Disclaimer: All images, likenesses, are done for fun, and are not to be taken literally, and are in no shape form or fashion meant to be insulting to any belief, religion, [...]
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Last year Shannon Brown emerged as the best player of the Vladimir Radmanovic/Adam Morrison trade for the Lakers. His solid defense, stellar hustle, and flat out hard work earned him significant minutes during crucial stretches of the Lakers Championship run. But did anyone know he could climb the ladder so viciously and throw down a dunk [...]
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
It was rather strange to hear the rumors that Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian were going to wed after only seeing each other for around 1 month. It was even stranger to find that it was entirely scripted by Khloe’s television producers. The wedding is set to air on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”. To make things [...]
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Antonio McDyess is officially a member of the San Antonio Spurs, strengthening Protect the Paint’s prediction that the Spurs are the team to beat for 2010. McDyess (and draft choice DeJuan Blair) joins Tim Duncan and Matt Bonner to give San Antonio an incredibly strong, versatile frontcourt. Duncan does everything. He might not rap or [...]
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Kidd has earned $158 million in salary alone over the course of his career. $158 million. How much more freakin' cash does he need? Does he live that "high on the hog" he'd go for the scratch instead of a real chance at winning? Does he drive a fur-lined Countach? Seems like a future Hall of Famer would like to close out his career with some hardware. Is this guy feeding all of his hometown of Oakland? And Latrell Sprewell's family? Could be the alimony payments to Joumana.
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