The NBA regular season awards continue to trickle out. The latest award, Defensive Player of the Year, was handed out Wednesday. [Marc Gasol wins Defensive Player of the Year] Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol sent his younger brother, Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, a congratulatory tweet after the news broke. [Read more…]
Many pundits lament the fact that too many of todays star players are friends on and off the court. They relish the old days when teams were rivals and players were loath to be friends with opposing players. With the advent of AAU youth basketball, high-profile basketball camps and the restructured schedule and commitment to USA Basketball, most players are friends on and off of the court these days. That’s not to say that heated rivalries don’t exist, and the existence of
For just the second time in his illustrious 17-year career, Kobe Bryant is not participating in the NBA playoffs. But as we all know, the Los Angeles Lakers — Bryant’s only team — is still a participant. Bryant did not make the trip on Sunday to San Antonio to watch his “brothers” take on the San Antonio Spurs — a team Bryant has had several epic clashes with throughout his postseason and professional career — and instead watched the game from his
Can a fan sue an athlete for not being able to play due to an injury? In a word, yes. People these days can apparently sue others for a myriad of reasons – logical or not – and one 25-year-old Chicago Bulls fan named Matthew Thompson decided he has a case against point guard Derrick Rose. Here are some details, from Tony Andracki of CSN Chicago: [Read more…]
Most, if not all, who read these posts are familiar with Twitter. Many are active Twitter users. Perhaps there are those who only read the Tweet of the Day posts and don’t actually use tweet. However, for any who are not familiar with how it works and are looking for advice on how to compose a tweet, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has it covered. [Read more…]
Some weeks ago while he was still running the show for the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant – who has since been lost for the season with a painful Achilles tear – promised that his team would be in the playoffs. That promise was fulfilled on Wednesday when the Utah Jazz lost to the Memphis Grizzlies to end their hopes of beating out the Lakers for the final playoff spot. Even if they won, it wouldn’t have mattered because the Lakers
