With the NBA trading deadline fast approaching, cell phone use around the league are at an all-time high with teams busy emailing and texting their latest offers. One of the busiest mobile phones is the one held by Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak. The Lakers are involved in several trade talks. Here are three possible … [Read more…]
Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti should have traded Russell Westbrook for Rajon Rondo when he had the chance. Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge was willing to trade Rondo for Westbrook, but Presti declined. Now, a lot of people would say why make a deal? The Thunder are 29-8 and the top seed in … [Read more…]
During his 12-year NBA career, Kevin Johnson amassed 6,711 assists. But his most significant assist probably came earlier this week when he bridged the gap between the Kings, the city of Sacramento, and the NBA as a tentative deal was reached that would finance a new arena in Sacramento and keep the Kings in the … [Read more…]
Andrew Bynum is 7 feet tall, nearly 300 pounds with very good hands, and has an array of post moves that allows him to make 55% of his shots from the field. And he’s only 24 years old! But for some reason, as the March 15 trade deadline nears, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly … [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant reached a milestone during the 2012 NBA All-Star game in Orlando, Fla. when he passed the great Michael Jordan to become the No. 1 scorer in All-Star game history. It happened with about five minutes left in the third quarter when Bryant took a pass from Western Conference teammate Kevin Durant near halfcourt … [Read more…]
Little known Jeremy Evans, a last-minute replacement for Iman Shumpert, was awarded the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk champion during NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, Fla. Using fan voting to declare the winner, a first in the competition’s history, Evans joins an exclusive list of past winners that includes Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Nate … [Read more…]
At the halfway point of the lockout-shortened, 66-game NBA season, two teams have emerged from the pack and two players have risen to the top: the Miami Heat led by LeBron James, and the Oklahoma City Thunder led by Kevin Durant. The Heat own the best record in the East while the Thunder own the … [Read more…]
Much like those Bruce Lee movies in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Jeremy Lin is kicking everyone and anyone who tries to get in his path. The moment New York Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni finally called Lin’s number the Harvard graduate has been nothing short of spectacular, winning over the Madison Square Garden … [Read more…]
The rosters for the East and West squads in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game in Orlando were finalized Thursday night when the reserves were announced on TNT. Joining starters Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Chris Paul (Clippers), Blake Griffin (Clippers), Kevin Durant (Thunder), and Andrew Bynum (Lakers) on the West team are guards Steve Nash (Suns), Russell … [Read more…]
No matter how much they try to detach from each other, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant will forever be linked in Lakers lore. The duo brought home three consecutive championships to the franchise and reached the NBA Finals four times in five seasons. The Shaq-and-Kobe era gave Laker fans a multitude of unforgettable moments, including … [Read more…]