The NBA Has Officially Jumped The Shark

Friday, December 9th, 2011

UPDATE: Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert emailed David Stern and told him the league needed to block the trade. So much for the NBA claiming that the trade was rejected for "basketball reasons." For those who haven't heard, the NBA's owners reportedly pressured commissioner David Stern to block the trade of ...

Lamar Odom Being Shopped By The Los Angeles Lakers

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Much has been made concerning several trades the Los Angeles Lakers have explored recently. More specifics of those discussions have been made public over the past few hours. The biggest splash concerned a potential trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves that would have brought Kevin Love and the No. 2 pick in ...

Andrew Bynum Leads Los Angeles Lakers To Win In Game 2

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

After the Los Angeles Lakers dropped Game 1 of their first round series to the New Orleans Hornets, all the talk centered around Chris Paul, Pau Gasol and the Lakers deficiencies on defense. After Wednesday night's game, everyone should be talking about Andrew Bynum. The Lakers center had a man-sized performance ...

Lamar Odom Wins NBA’s Sixth Man Of The Year Award

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Though most experts thought the voting was a mere formality, reports have surfaced that claim Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award. A formal announcement and presentation are scheduled for 3 p.m. PT this afternoon. Odom started 35 games and came off ...

Lamar Odom’s MRI Negative, Theo Ratliff Out

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Lamar Odom's sore right foot is apparently just a bone bruise and he will play Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. Odom and center Theo Ratliff both underwent MRIs on Monday for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ratliff's knee was suffering from tendinitis and his MRI was apparently inconclusive, so he will ...

Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Carry Team USA Into World Semis

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Russia gave it a go but it's onto the next round for Team USA at the 2010 FIBA World Championship after an 89-79 win. Kevin Durant did the heavy lifting with 33 points -- there's not a team in the tournament that has an answer to Durant's combination of length, athleticism ...

Bryant Dominates Suns With Vision In Game Two

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

After owning game one of the Western Conference Finals with a 40-point effort, Kobe Bryant took over in a different way Wednesday night during the Lakers' 124-112 win over the Phoenix Suns. With the Suns sagging off of Ron Artest to help on Bryant, the Lakers' superstar found wide open passing ...

Kobe Bryant Is Spectacular In Game One Win For Lakers

Monday, May 17th, 2010

After all the questions about Kobe Bryant's health entering Monday night's Western Conference Finals opener against the Phoenix Suns, it seemed like the Los Angeles Lakers might be doomed. Um, nope. The Lakers crushed the Suns 128-107 thanks to a huge night offensively for No. 24. Bryant had his knee drained and ...

Ron Artest Says What We’re All Thinking

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

The Los Angeles Lakers won a world championship in 2009 and promptly re-signed virtually their entire roster ... with one exception of course. The Lake-show called Trevor Ariza's bluff and let him walk to the Houston Rockets and in turn signed the talented yet enigmatic Ron Artest away from Houston. Luckily ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Bill Gillespie

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Today's link dump is brought to you by the OTHER Bill Gillespie. Chief Bill Gillespie, that is. What, you don't watch In the Heat of the Night at noon on a weekday? Loser. Just give up and sign with LA, Lamar. Jeez - Sharapova's Thigh Now this is a fucking KO. No ...