Archive for the ‘Los Angeles Lakers’ Category
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Over the past few days Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been making the rounds accusing the Lakers of treating him poorly over the years. He also made headlines by complaining that he didn't have a statue outside Staples Center like Jerry West, Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn. Geez, ...
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Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
A few weeks back, Phil Jackson ruffled a few feathers when the Heat got off to a slow start by suggesting that Miami coach Erik Spoelstra might find himself in a "Van Gundy-type situation" and get replaced on the bench by Pat Riley if the team continued to struggle.
Well here ...
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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 ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBA Finals | 3 Comments »
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 ...
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
A week after pulling their offer to him, the Los Angeles Lakers are once again talking to Lamar Odom about returning to the NBA Champions according to the Los Angeles Times.
Last week the Lakers actually had two deals on the table for the 6'10" forward. The first was a three-year, ...
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly pulled their three-year, $27 million offer to Lamar Odom, off the table. Lakers owner Jerry Buss is reportedly upset that neither Odom nor his agent Jeff Schwartz have responded to the NBA Champions' latest offer. Schwartz has not contacted the ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Well, well, well, this didn't take very long. One of the most enigmatic players in the Association is already drawing the ire of his head coach. Let's remember, it's the preseason. A little early to be chapping the boss's ass we'd say.
Nevertheless, Lamar Odom started and ran the point for ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Seriously. We remember when it was something special to get your own stalker. It was an honor reserved for only the most elite of athletes and celebrities. We have no reference. We're just saying.
And now we find out that Lakers forward Luke Walton has a stalker.
Not that this is anything ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, Luke Walton, NBA | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Since we here at Rumors and Rants took the red pill, so to speak, we have yet to add anything to our nifty new "Rumors" tab. We decided it was time to change that, and give you the latest chatter going on in baseball and NBA as one season winds ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The Los Angeles Lakers performed well above expectations this year and had a remarkable season. As a fan, I don't really want to discuss their performance in the NBA Finals because I'd fear for the safety of the laptop I'm currently using. That said, many thought they became a serious ...
Posted in Los Angeles Lakers, NBA | 18 Comments »
