It’s going to be an interesting season for the Los Angeles Lakers. It is a time of obvious transition, but for a team that’s accustomed to being on top, it’s going to be much different than that. After a season in which they struggled to simply reach the playoffs, things might be even more frustrating for the Lakers in 2014. So before we dive into the upcoming season, a quick look at all the turmoil from a season ago should help
ESPN has started its annual rankings of every single player in the NBA, starting from No. 500 and all the way down to No. 1. While some will be grateful and humbled by their placement, others will be less than pleased with the results – no one wants to be listed or recognized as a non-influential player, and no one wants to be underrated. Royce White, who has mostly been in the headlines for non-basketball related issues over the past year,
When the Brooklyn Nets somehow acquired Andrei Kirilenko for the low, low price of $3.18 million for next season (and a player option for roughly the same amount the following season) it was reported that executives around the league were furious, due to what they believed to be foul play, behind the scenes. Owner Mikhail Prokhorov and Kirilenko have ties in Russia, and it was under the assumption that the forward was accommodated in ways that don’t necessarily show in
Tragedy struck in Washington D.C. Monday morning where a gunman, identified as Aaron Alexis, 34, first opened fire at Building 197—the headquarters for the Naval Sea Systems Command—in the Washington Navy Yard. 12 victims (not including the gunman, Alexis) have been confirmed dead, several others are wounded. [Read more…]
In today’s news, a Cleveland beat writer gave insight on the Cavaliers’ 2014 free agency plans, Brad Stevens revealed updates on Rajon Rondo’s recovery timetable, and the Brooklyn Nets got cleared of any wrongdoing in the Andrei Kirilenko free agent signing. Cavaliers not expecting LeBron James to return Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Plain Dealer reports that the Cavaliers are not anticipating a reunion with LeBron James next summer in free agency. Speculation around the league has persisted that James would consider
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Everyone is familiar with that old cliché. It’s one the Grizzlies understand well after the 2012-13 season. Over the past year, there has been a complete changing of the guard in the Bluff City. An ownership swap was the first domino to fall when Michael Heisley officially completed the sale of the team to tech mogul Robert Pera right before the regular season began. From there, the rest of the hierarchy was
No matter how you look at it, Jalen Rose had a successful NBA career. He turned in 13 seasons, averaging 14.3 points and made his name as a hard worker, a great teammate, and one of the better trash talkers in the league. He is famously known as a member of the Fab Five. During his professional years, he was notably on the wrong side of Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game, and also help inspire a move, coined by Kobe as “Jalen Rose’d.” But Rose
Floyd Mayweather was the highlight of an exciting day of sports yesterday. In an anticipated match against Canelo Alvarez which guaranteed Mayweather $41.5 million, the champ remained undefeated improving his record to a flawless 45-0. Last night’s fight was expected to break all previous boxing records across TV sets in America. In 2007, his fight against Oscar De La Hoya attracted 2.5 million customers and an all-time high $132 million in pay-per-view revenue. Although an entertaining battle, Mayweather proved too strong for