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Kobe and the Lakers still huge TV draw

August 7, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Clippers, Dwight Howard, Heat, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, NBA schedule release

Clippers crush Lakers in free agency

July 11, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Chris Paul, Clippers, doc rivers, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lakers

Should Lakers use amnesty clause on Kobe?

May 1, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: General, High School Tagged: Byron Scott, Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Mike D'Antoni, Pau Gasol

Kobe won’t be the same after Achilles tear

April 13, 2013 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

I was fortunate enough to witness in person Kobe Bryant’s professional debut in the summer of 1996 at the Long Beach Pyramid. He was 18 at the time and played for the L.A. Lakers’ Summer League squad, along with fellow rookie Derek Fisher. Kobe was clearly the best player on the court that day and … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Achilles tendon, Kobe Bryant, Lakers

Kobe pulls off rare feat against Trail Blazers

April 11, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kobe Bryant accomplished a rare feat at his age last night in the Lakers’ 113-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. According to Elias Sports, Bryant’s 47 points, five assists, and three steals made him the third player (since steals became an official statistic in 1973-74) to go for 45-plus points, five-plus assists and three-plus … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Blazers, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan

CAN YOU DIG IT! Shaq turns to YouTube to thank Kobe, Lakers teammates

April 3, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

  Shaquille O’Neal took some heat on Twitter Tuesday night during his jersey retirement ceremony for not mentioning his Laker teammates, especially Kobe Bryant. Can we just drop this whole Shaq-Kobe hate thing? That was so 2008! Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke reopened old wounds when he tweeted this Tuesday night: “Stunned that everyone … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal

Kobe blames Dahntay Jones for his injury

March 14, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Kobe Bryant, ever the competitor, was steaming after the Lakers-Hawks game Wednesday a game won by the Hawks. The fact that the Lakers lost wasn’t lost on Bryant. What made him extra hot was the play Dahntay Jones made late in the game that Kobe thought was dangerous and borderline dirty. “I can’t get my … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dahntay Jones, Hawks, Kobe Bryant, Lakers

Howard looks uncomfortable in Los Angeles

February 8, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

All the momentum and good vibe the Lakers gained during their three-game winning streak vanished in 48 minutes Thursday night in Boston. The Lakers-Celtics rivalry was just the backdrop of what has become a major sideshow in L.A. this season: the Dwight Howard dilemma. Howard returned to the lineup against Boston after missing three games, … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lakers

LeBron, Wade too much for Kobe’s Lakers

January 17, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

On a night when the All-Star game starters for the Eastern and Western conferences were announced, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat showed why they deserved all the fan votes they received. James had 39 points and eight assists, Wade added 27 points on his 31st birthday and the Heat held off … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Heat, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, LeBron James, Steve Nash

Kobe’s pic pokes fun at Howard ‘fight’

January 8, 2013 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Lakers
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