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Lamar Odom

Who should represent Team USA in London Olympics?

July 2, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

No Derrick Rose. No Dwight Howard. No Dwyane Wade. No Chris Bosh. Is USA Basketball in trouble? Hardly. The talent pool is still very deep and whomever the U.S. sends to London they will be heavily favored to win an Olympic gold medal. The team convenes in Las Vegas on July 5 to start training … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA, Olympics Tagged: Andre Iguodala, Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Eric Gordon, James Harden, Jerry Colangelo, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, LeBron James, London Olympics, Mike Krzyzewski, Rudy Gay, Russell Westbrook, Team USA, Tyson Chandler, USA Basketball

DON’T COUNT OUT KOBE AND THE LAKERS

December 17, 2011 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

You can’t blame Kobe Bryant for looking and feeling a little surly these days. On the eve of training camp and the start of the 2011 free agency period, the Lakers thought they had All-Star point guard Chris Paul in a three-team deal. Just hours after the CP3 trade began circulating, commissioner David Stern nixed … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Chris Paul, Clippers, Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Lamar Odom, Mike Brown, Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson, Vanessa Bryant

CLASSLESS ACTS BY BYNUM, ODOM

May 9, 2011 by Joel Huerto 4 Comments

Two words come to mind after the Lakers were swept by the Mavericks in the 2011 Western Conference semifinal series: heartless and classless. The Lakers, the two-time defending champions and the model franchise for the past three decades in the NBA, did not display the heart of champion nor the poise of a champion in … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: 2011 NBA playoffs, Andrew Bynum, Lakers, Lamar Odom, Mavericks, Ron Artest

LAKERS-HEAT A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

December 25, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

LeBron James told reporters on Friday that he wouldn’t mind seeing less teams in the NBA, a stance that goes against the players’ union. Union president Derek Fisher just so happens to be on the other side of the court today when the Los Angeles Lakers host LeBron and his BFF Dwyane Wade and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Chris Bosh, Christmas Day, Derek Fisher, Dwyane Wade, Erik Spoelstra, Heat, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Lamar Odom, LeBron James, Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson

SCOUTING REPORT ON TEAM USA

August 16, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Not a single player from the 2008 U.S. national team will compete in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, so Team USA will have a brand new look. If the 2008 U.S. squad – a group that included Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade – was nicknamed the Redeem Team, then the 2010 U.S. team … [Read more…]

Posted in: FIBA, General, NBA Tagged: Andre Iguodala, Chauncey Billups, Danny Granger, derrick rose, Eric Gordon, FIBA World Championship, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, Lamar Odom, Rudy Gay, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Tyson Chandler, USA Basketball

LAKERS ARE PICKING ON STOUDEMIRE

May 20, 2010 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

When you pick on the biggest bully on the block, you better be prepared to back up your talk. Phoenix Suns center Amare Stoudemire first picked on Lakers forward Lamar Odom, dismissing his impact in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals saying that Odom got “lucky” despite scoring 19 points and grabbing 19 rebounds. … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: amare stoudemire, Lakers, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol, Suns, Western Conference finals

ODOM KEEPS UP WITH A KARDASHIAN

September 15, 2009 by Joel Huerto 3 Comments

It’s great to be a Los Angeles Laker these days, especially when your name is Lamar Odom. You’re team is the defending world champions and it seems like everywhere you go, you are the toast of the town. Odom is certainly soaking in all the attention being thrown his way, and he now has someone … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: khloe kardashian, Lamar Odom

DECISION TO RE-SIGN ODOM IS ON BUSS

July 28, 2009 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

All the cards are on the table and it is now up to Dr. Jerry Buss to reveal his hand. Re-sign Lamar Odom or let him go to another team without compensation? That’s the million-dollar quandary facing the longtime owner of the Los Angeles Lakers. Buss, a known poker player who is fearless when it comes … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Jerry Buss, Lakers, Lamar Odom

LAKERS FINALLY FIND THEIR GROOVE

May 30, 2009 by Joel Huerto 3 Comments

After sleep-walking through the first two rounds of the playoffs and the first four games of the Western Conference finals, the Lakers are now fully caffeinated and wide awake. Pau Gasol is fully stretched, Lamar Odom is back to form and Kobe Bryant looks unstoppable. To borrow a line from the popular Nike Most Valuable … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: George Karl, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Lamar Odom, Nuggets, Pau Gasol

LAKERS’ ODOM-ETER IS WAY, WAY UP

February 26, 2009 by Joel Huerto 3 Comments

Lamar Odom’s game is as volatile as the New York Stock Market. Sometimes it is way up, and sometimes it is way down. When the Los Angeles Lakers season tipped off, the Odom Meter was running low as all eyes were on Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum. The casual fan and longtime basketball experts were … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Lakers, Lamar Odom

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