Following Sunday’s defeat delivered to the Los Angeles Lakers by a rather underacheiving Phoenix Suns team which brought the Lakers road record to a rather embarrasing 5-11 and their overall record to an 18-13 mark, Lakers guard Kobe Bryant vented to the media about his feelings about Laker management, particularly concerning their handling of forward [...]
TweetAccording to a report by Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Hawks forward Tracy McGrady is, well, less than pleased with the amount of playing time he has been receiving during his tenure with the Hawks, to put it nicely. Following Saturday’s 20 point rout at the hands of a dangerous Portland Trail Blazers [...]
TweetTonight at 6:30 PM PT the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Los Angeles Lakers NBA Development League affiliate, will play the Austin Toros, affiliate of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs. The D-Fenders and Toros are perennial powers in the Western Conference, with each team boasting the greatest talent the NBA’s official minor league has to offer. I will discuss possible call-up candidates [...]
TweetThe Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-101 and received only their second road win of the season, but although the Lakers departed from Minnesota’s Target Center as the victors, the contest just about ended in utter disaster. Los Angeles played exceptionally well for the majority of the game, punctuated by opening up a [...]
TweetOklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon will enter the 2012 NFL Draft. Blackmon, who was a Heisman contender and was considered a top wide receiver prospect in the upcoming draft, made the announcement after winning the Fiesta Bowl over Stanford by saying on a live ESPN broadcast, “I think I’m going to enter the draft [...]
TweetThe Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a two-game winning streak, punctuated with a 99-82 shellacking of Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire led New York Knicks team. Los Angeles is now 2-2 on the season, rebounding from two disappointing defeats at the hands of the Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings. Both of those [...]
TweetNow that the long awaited 2011-12 NBA season is in full swing, it is time for me to make a seemingly bold declaration, however it is not so far fetched when you take a gander at the facts. The Golden State Warriors and shooting guard Monta Ellis are the most underrated team and player in [...]
TweetThe Los Angeles Lakers are trailing the Sacramento Kings at halftime 49-40, and as the team finishes their effort to bounce back from an excruciating Christmas Day defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls, here are Los Angeles’ keys to the second half. Improve Perimeter Defense The Lakers are facing a deficit largely due [...]
TweetAccording to NBATV’s David Aldridge, one of the most sought after free agents on the market, J.J. Barea, is close to signing a four-year contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the reported imminent signing of J.J. Barea, it would definitely create somewhat of a saga in Minnesota. General Manager David Kahn, who has been widely [...]
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