The Dipper is now No. 5. Next up is Michael Jordan at No. 3 on the all-time NBA scoring list. And Kobe Bryant moved into the No. 4 spot on the career points list while playing all but 23 seconds of a 103-98 victory at Sacramento that allowed the Lakers to keep pace with the Utah Jazz and maintain a half-game lead over the surging Dallas Mavericks in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western
It’s always fun to see NBA players interact with each other with a good sense of humor, and we get to see plenty of conversations and activities between so many around the league, thanks to twitter. On Friday afternoon, Chicago Bulls point guard Nate Robinson decided to have a little fun with his teammate Richard Hamilton by posting a scandalous picture of him on twitter: [Read more…]
While the new Collective Bargaining Agreement in the NBA was restructured to discourage general managers from handing out lucrative contracts at will, Major League Baseball believes in no such thing. This morning, the Detroit Tigers and pitcher Justin Verlander agreed on a five-year contract extension through 2019 with an option for 2020. [Read more…]
It’s been mentioned a number of times in our blogs over the past few nights about the worrisome status of the Los Angeles Lakers after losing Metta World Peace for the season and narrowly escaping Minnesota with a controversial victory. After suffering a 113-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday – their fourth loss in the last five games – you have to wonder what it’s going to take for this team to make the playoffs. It matters so much more
Even though a brand can be set does not mean that it cannot continue to grow. Phil Jackson and his marketing team are well aware of that, and are working to bring Jackson back into the forefront of the basketball world. [Read more…]
It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are facing trying times as the season winds down, and things only got worse for them on Wednesday when speculation about Metta World Peace’s knee injury became a reality: he will likely miss the remainder of the season to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Already on a terrible three-game slide, the loss of the team’s best perimeter defender seemed to be the ultimate sign that time may be running out
Here’s an underrated statement for this season’s version of the Los Angeles Lakers: they have not been the luckiest of bunch in terms of injuries suffered, from top to bottom. This team was tagged as the undisputed best team in the league before playing a single game together. Obviously, that has been far from the case. It’s easy to say that the team simply hasn’t gelled – which is true – but they certainly would have been much better than what
