Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
While we can all enjoy a good laugh over Ron Artest's awful shot selection, his goofy antics and impeccable interview etiquette but now is the time things will get very serious for Ron Ron. The Los Angeles Lakers pursued Artest for the better part of three seasons. They explored trades ...
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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 ...
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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Depending on their perspective (or what day of the week it is), the protesters outside of Staples Center last night are either mad at Phil Jackson because he doesn't seem to be totally against the new Arizona immigration law, that he believes his team shouldn't take a political ...
Posted in NBA, Politics | 2 Comments »
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 ...
Posted in Kobe Bryant, NBA, NBA Playoffs | 4 Comments »
Monday, May 10th, 2010
The Phoenix Suns finished off a sweep of San Antonio last night, topping the Spurs 107-101. During the course of the series, the resurgent Suns made the Spurs look slow and old. Well, actually, the Spurs made themselves look slow and old.
Once the most dominant franchise in the NBA, San ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
6:50 - Evening. This is around the 5,000th live blog of the NBA Draft going on tonight, and at least 1,000 of those are more qualified to dissect tonight's picks than I am. But hey, screw it, I need something to do tonight. I'll be live-blogging with a heavy heart ...
Posted in 2009 NBA Draft, Live Blog, Live Blogs, NBA | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
The NBA Draft is Thursday, and this year's draft, which many are already calling the weakest in recent memory, is as unpredictable as any I can remember. After Blake Griffin, everything is a toss up.
There are a ton of question marks. And you just know at least half of the ...
Posted in NBA, NBA Draft | 6 Comments »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
1. Los Angeles Clippers - Blake Griffin, PF (Oklahoma)
Duh. Not even the Clippers can botch this one...I think. Griffin is this year’s prize. After him, the draft starts to taste a lot like Coors Light - watered down.
Local take: Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times.
2. Memphis Grizzlies - Hasheem ...
Posted in 2009 NBA Draft, Mock Draft, NBA | 9 Comments »
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Ladies and gentlemen, I bring you the NBA: Homegrown Edition. And no, that doesn't mean a league where Bonzi Wells, Melo, Damon Stoudemire, Zach Randolph and Darius Miles score by taking bong hits.
I'll explain.
The NBA Draft Lottery was holding to form on Tuesday. The order was working up until Memphis ...
Posted in NBA, NBA Draft | 25 Comments »
Friday, February 20th, 2009
Get excited guys (and, to be fair, gals) the NBA trade deadline passed and it was a doozy. It was so great that John Hollinger, Chad Ford and Rick Bucher reportedly started making out in the back office at ESPN because they were so turned on.
It was just an incredible ...
Posted in Amare Stoudemire, Ben Gordon, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA, NBA Rumors, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Rumors, San Antonio Spurs, Shaquille O'Neal, Toronto Raptors, Tracy McGrady, Utah Jazz | 1 Comment »
