Lakers

April 8, 2011 – R.S. De France While their Lakers’ era ended in turmoil, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal were fatefully paired up again in the 2009 All-star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, where they shared MVP honors for the Western Conference. Now, with the Lakers and Celtics on a possible Finals-collision course, the NBA and [...]

March 28, 2011 – R.S. De France It’s that time of year again. The NCAA Tournament is over.  The NBA playoffs are soon to begin. The NBA season awards are on the way, which means so is the annual snubbing of Phil Jackson for Coach of the Year. So far, I’ve heard lots of talk [...]

March 24, 2011 – Joshua Sexton It seems as though sports fans are always hasty to dismiss proven champions. I have fallen victim to this perilous habit as well. Defending champions are either too old, their previous championships were flukes of some kind or other teams seem primed to knock them off their pedestal. Last [...]

March 10, 2011 – Joshua Sexton While the playoffs aren’t scheduled to start for another five weeks, it’s never too early to start thinking about possible first round match-ups. Considering the Eastern Conference is so top heavy, the Western Conference is much more likely to have a competitive, drama filled first round of the playoffs. [...]

March 6, 2011 – R.S. De France If I may speak on behalf of Los Angeles Lakers’ fans in Southern California, I say this to Sacramento: Keep your Kings—we don’t want them! If you like the Kings, don’t be offended. You love them. I hate them. But, we both want the same thing: to keep [...]

March 2, 2011 – Rob S. De France In the Los Angeles Lakers’ 90-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, point guard Russell Westbrook lit them up for 22 points, 6 assists, and 6 rebounds. During All-star weekend, I had a chance to catch up with a player who may help be able to help [...]

February 14, 2011 – Allen Moll Players, fans, and coaches all around the NBA know that Lakers swingman Shannon Brown probably has more ups than any other player in the league. Ok, Maybe the Clippers Blake Griffin has something to say about that.  Shannon seemingly could have touched the top of the backboard on that [...]

February 1, 2011 – Joshua Sexton It appears Phil Jackson will officially be hanging it up at the end of this season. Since as early as last summer, Jackson has said this will be his final season coaching in the NBA. However, Jackson is somewhat known for having a hard time staying away. After his [...]

January 28, 2011 – Joshua Sexton Unfortunately, there is no football this weekend. Unless you are one of the few people who enjoy watching the Pro Bowl. While next weekend’s match-up between the Steelers and Packers is on many sports fan’s minds, there are two can’t miss NBA games taking place on Sunday. ABC is [...]

January 27, 2011 – Joshua Sexton During Tuesday night’s win against the Utah Jazz, Lamar Odom sank one of the more impressive shots of the season. It is a shot one would normally see during a game of H-O-R-S-E. As Odom was driving baseline, he was bumped by Utah’s Francisco Elson. After Odom heard the [...]