Kobe Bryant has only been on Twitter since Jan. 4 but he already seems to have picked up how this social media thing works. After a New York Daily News report came out saying Bryant and Dwight Howard had a heated exchange after Jan. 1 loss to Philadelphia, Bryant helped diffuse the rumored rift between … [Read more…]
In the aftermath of the L.A. Lakers’ five-point loss to the Clippers Friday night, Lakers center Dwight Howard criticized his own team’s lack of chemistry following Saturday’s practice. “(Chemistry is) something we have to do to get better,” Howard told ESPNLosAngeles.com. “We have to play like we like each other. Even if we don’t want … [Read more…]
After a second straight postseason where they lost in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers decided to go all in and make a run at a few more NBA titles. They started by trading very little (future low level first-round picks in 2013 and 2015, plus a couple of … [Read more…]
Deron Williams returned to the Nets, Steve Nash and Dwight Howard are headed to Hollywood, and Jason Terry is moving from Dallas to Boston. The 2012 NBA offseason had plenty of franchise-altering moves — most of which benefited the major markets. So much for competitive balance. Some teams did better than others (ahem! Lakers), while … [Read more…]
Many people around the NBA have to be wondering what the Houston Rockets are doing. This is a team that just barely missed out on making the playoffs in the final weeks of the season. But, they seem intent on blowing it up and starting over. They have traded Kyle Lowry (understandable since he said … [Read more…]
New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler was recently named the 2012 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, breaking Dwight Howard’s three-year stranglehold on the award. Chandler helped improve the Knicks defense significantly and was a big reason why the team earned a playoff berth despite numerous injuries. So why in the world was Chandler on … [Read more…]
The NBA’s compressed 66-game schedule was the epicenter of discussion in the NBA after what happened to Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Derrick Rose and New York Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert Saturday when they tore their ACLs within hours of each other. A lot players feel the frenetic post-lockout pace is to blame for the … [Read more…]
Stan Van Gundy is a very good coach. That should not be lost in any conversation in regards to the longtime NBA coach, who has proven year in and year out that he is capable of leading a franchise to the playoffs. He has taken Pat Riley’s championship principles and successfully implemented them to his … [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…]
USA Basketball recently announced the 20 finalists who will compete for the 12 spots on the senior men’s national team that will represent the U.S. in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Among the finalists are holdovers from the 2008 gold-medal winning team in Beijing: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Dwight Howard, … [Read more…]