The look on Kobe Bryant’s face said it best. After dropping a game to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night, Bryant walked off the Staples Center court shaking his head and looking dejected. His Lakers fell to 0-5. It is the worst start in Lakers history since the 1957-58 season when the team was still … [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant’s first shot attempt of the 2014-15 NBA season was an airball. It wasn’t the type of result you’d expect from one of the 10 best players in the history of the basketball, but he is human after all. He played just six games last season because of a knee injury, and the year … [Read more…]
The voting process for NBA All-Star games is far from perfect, but usually fans get it right. This year, they struggled a bit. If we’re handing out grades on how the fans did on voting for the starters in the 2014 All-Star Game on Feb. 16 in New Orleans, they should get a D for … [Read more…]
The Black Mamba still has a little venom left in him. Kobe Bryant came into Saturday’s game averaging 28 points per game against the Charlotte franchise (the highest against any team in the League). And he certainly didn’t disappoint as he scored 21 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to an 88-85 win over … [Read more…]
Kobe Bryant signed a two-year extension to stay with the purple and gold on Nov. 25, and the deal was a reported $48.5 million. Kobe had 48 million reasons to be thankful on Thanksgiving. But I have to wonder what the Lakers were thinking. Jim Buss reportedly gave him the offer and Kobe just accepted … [Read more…]
Patience is not something you normally associate with Kobe Bryant. He’s a win-now type of guy, and for him time is of the essence. But recently he seems to be surrendering to the fact that his repaired Achilles tendon is far from being completely healed. Bryant was asked by Ernie Johnson on NBA TV’s “Game … [Read more…]
The Glove. The nickname fit Gary Payton like Isotoners. He got his nickname “The Glove” when Payton’s cousin called him during the 1993 Western Conference Finals series against Phoenix and told him, “you’re holding Kevin Johnson like a baseball in a glove,” and the nickname was born. The only point guard ever to win the … [Read more…]
It has been three years since the L.A. Lakers won an NBA title, but if you do a quick scan on the marquee matchups for the 2013-14 season the Lake Show is right in the middle of it. The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks lead the league in nationally televised appearances with 33 apiece, … [Read more…]
Los Angeles will always be Laker Town for the simple fact that there have been 11 championship parades held in Tinseltown and more than a dozen banners and retired Lakers jerseys hang above Staples Center. However, the argument could be made that this offseason has been dominated by the other team in L.A.: the Clippers. … [Read more…]
The Los Angeles Lakers completed a very difficult season in a most embarrassing way by getting swept out of the playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs. Now, the organization has to figure out how to remake this team on the fly and try to stay competitive in the stacked Western Conference. They need to start … [Read more…]