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 [...]
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Houston Rockets are playing their hearts out these days, winning games with tough defense and solid fastbreak basketball. Houston fans should cringe upon reading the following update: Tracy McGrady has announced that he is coming back November 18th. He then rescinded and called it a target date. Does Houston need T Mac, or Yao Ming for that [...]
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.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
This past week we have seen Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva join Detroit. Ron Artest took a pay cut and is hoping to get his first ring playing for the world champion Lakers. Hedo Turkoglu reneged on a Portland offer, selecting the Raptors instead. Rasheed Wallace is now alongside Kevin Garnett in Boston. Trevor Ariza maxed out his contract [...]
Saturday, July 4, 2009
This past Thursday, Trevor Ariza verbally committed to a 5-year, mid-level exception deal good for $33 million with the Houston Rockets–a much more lucrative deal than the Los Angeles Lakers, his former team could offer. As irony would have it, he joins Houston hours after former Rocket Ron Artest agreed to a 3-year, $18 million deal with the world [...]
Friday, July 3, 2009
Kobe Bryant will no longer need to worry about fighting with Ron Artest during the playoffs. They can now plan to fight each other every day during practice. Artest agreed in principle to sign a three-year deal worth $18 million, proving he wants to win. He seemingly could have made a lot more cash elsewhere. Artest has [...]
Monday, June 22, 2009
The division featuring the 2008-09 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers will have other teams in the division seeking out immediate help to contend during the 2009-10 season. Look out for a healthy Los Angeles Clippers roster with Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon leading the way to contend this season as the best in the west. Yup, [...]
Monday, June 15, 2009
Orlando showed some fight, but costly turnovers were then converted by the Lakers and defused Orlando's chances at a run.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Kobe has been the best player on the floor, but the supporting cast has been every bit as championship-caliber. (AP)
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