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2022 NBA Christmas Day games: Only 3 of the 5 matchups are worth watching

December 23, 2022 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Christmas Day for basketball fans is the unofficial start of the “real season,” when contenders begin to separate themselves from the pretenders. Seven of the top 10 teams and seven of the 10 best players in the NBA are playing on Christmas Day. There’s no shortage of star power when ABC starts its live marathon … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Christmas Day, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, golden state warriors, L.A. Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, milwaukee bucks, NBA, New York Knicks, philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns

Mamba memories: OMFB ranks Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant’s greatest basketball moments

May 17, 2021 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Remember when Kobe Bean Bryant announced he was entering the 1996 NBA draft straight out of high school? He had his shades flipped above his forehead, looking sharp in his tailored suit. Let’s be honest. He looked like a cocky teenager who feared nothing and no one. Many thought Kobe would fall flat on his … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, NBA Tagged: 81 points, Black Mamba, Hall of Fame, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers

VIDEO: DEVIN EBANKS LOSES HIS COOL

May 14, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Taking your jersey off after getting ejected from a basketball must for a L.A. Lakers thing. Last season, when the Lakers were swept by the Dallas Mavericks, Lakers center Andrew Bynum decked Mavs guard J.J. Barea and on his way to the locker room he rips off his jersey as he walked off the court … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Devin Ebanks, L.A. Lakers, Mike Brown, Oklahoma City Thunder, Royal Ivey

LAKERS’ SIZE TOPS SPEEDY NUGGETS

May 13, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

George Karl summed up Saturday’s thrilling Game 7 playoff battle between the Lakers and Nuggets at Staples Center. The Denver coach said the Lakers’ size proved to be too much for the Nuggets’ speed. Size over speed. That was the difference between the Lakers advancing to the next round and the Nuggets going home. And … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, Pau Gasol, Steve Blake

LAWSON DROPS 32 ON THE LAKERS

May 10, 2012 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

Ty Lawson set the tone for Game 6. He made his first four shots and never stopped getting buckets. The Denver point guard said he got some advice from his shooting coach, and it worked. He made 13 of his 18 shots from the field, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range, to lead the underdog Nuggets … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Denver Nuggets, George Karl, L.A. Lakers, Ty Lawson

BYNUM BOAST MOTIVATES NUGGETS

May 8, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

Andrew Bynum’s mouth may have cost the Lakers a victory in Game 5. Prior to Los Angeles’ potential close-out game against the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers All-Star center said close-out games are “actually kinda easy” because teams “tend to fold in you come out and play hard in the beginning.” Well, well, well. Guess who … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andre Miller, Andrew Bynum, Denver Nuggets, JaVale McGee, Kenneth Faried, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers

BROWN ON BYNUM: HE’S A BEAST

April 29, 2012 by Joel Huerto 1 Comment

There are different sides of Andrew Bynum. There’s the immature side in which he tends to act like an 8-year-old kid who pouts when scolded. Then there’s the mature side in which he looks like the most dominant big man in the basketball The 24-year-old center scored just 10 points on five shots against the … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Denver Nuggets, Hakeem Olajuwon, L.A. Lakers, Mark Eaton, Mike Brown

SHOCKER: LAKERS DUMP FISHER

March 16, 2012 by Joel Huerto 9 Comments

  The biggest news of the NBA trading deadline didn’t come from Orlando. In fact, the much talked about Orlando deal didn’t happen as All-Star center Dwight Howard finally put down his flip-flops and decided to stick with the Magic for at least one more season. With the Dwight Howard sweepstakes on hold until next … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Derek Fisher, Houston Rockets, Jordan Hill, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers

WHY LAKERS SHOULDN’T TRADE BYNUM

February 29, 2012 by Joel Huerto 2 Comments

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…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Andrew Bynum, Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers, Orlando Magic, Pau Gasol

OBSERVATIONS FROM NBA’S OPENING ACT

December 26, 2011 by Joel Huerto Leave a Comment

The Dallas Mavericks celebrated their 2011 NBA title with a spectacular ring ceremony and unveiling of the team’s first championship banner on Christmas Day. Then, they got their bell rung by a Miami Heat squad that looks extremely motivated and primed for a huge run in 2012. Here are five observations from opening day in … [Read more…]

Posted in: General, NBA Tagged: Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, LeBron James, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook, Tyson Chandler
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