So, we now know that the Miami Heat will get the chance to experience springtime in Milwaukee. Except for the fact that springtime in Milwaukee typically lasts about two days. Then winter returns. Then summer magically appears out of the blue. And there’s no telling from year to year whether those two days will be in April, May or June. True story: While covering the Eastern Conference finals in 2001, it was May 31 and the Bucks had just finished practice and
Kobe Bryant may never play basketball again. Or never at the same level. Is that the future we are facing today? A ruptured Achilles tendon typically takes about a year to heal. So Bryant is going to miss most of next season, maybe all of it, and he’ll be an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2014. Was last night his final game as a Laker? These are the thoughts swirling around the Internet this morning after Bryant’ devastating injury last night
Magic Johnson believes the Lakers would defeat the Spurs in the first round. Mark Heisler’s opinion: “Spurs. Easy.” So what we have here is a difference of opinion, and Heisler goes on to explain why San Antonio would pick the Lakers apart with speed, precision and 3-point shooting. [Read more…]
Maybe it’s just me, but folks sure seem a little too certain that the Los Angeles Lakers are going to make the playoffs. Yes, they control their own destiny. But they still, in all likelihood, will need to win out in their final three games to get the job done — and those three wins are far from sure things. The opponents are Golden State, San Antonio and Houston, all of which are still playing for something. Golden State (1-2 against Los Angeles
So here is how things stand going into the last week of the season … The Lakers control their own destiny after getting yet another yeoman’s performance Wednesday night from Kobe Bryant, who played all 48 minutes and led them to their first victory of the season of the second night of a back-to-back. Yes, you read that correctly: Their first win on the second night of a back-to-back. They had been 0-15. [Read more…]
They don’t do T-shirts in Los Angeles. They do trophies. So while the New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors were showering their players with shirts and shouts celebrating their respective achievements, the Lakers were doing their best to be T-shirt-worthy. Yes, they are back in eighth place in the Western Conference thanks to 23 fourth-quarter points from Kobe Bryant (there is a reason why he retains a top 10 spot in the MVP rankings) in a 104-96 victory over New Orleans.
Shane Battier of the Miami Heat and coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets have been selected as the 2013 winners of the Magic Johnson Award and the Rudy Tomjanovich Award, respectively, which recognize excellence on the court with cooperation with the media and fans, the Pro Basketball Writers Association announced on Tuesday. [Read more…]
NEW YORK – Carmelo Anthony is the league leader in something besides the scoring race. His jersey is the NBA’s best-seller. Anthony claimed the No. 1 spot on the NBA’s top-selling jerseys list released Tuesday, and the New York Knicks remained the top-selling team since the beginning of the 2012-13 season. Anthony is the first Knicks player to lead the jersey rankings since the list was first released in the 2001-02 season. The rankings are based on combined sales at the NBA Store on