Does Lamar Odom want out of Dallas? And if he does, will the Mavericks let him leave? Well, that depends on who you believe. It’s no secret Odom is unhappy in Dallas. The reigning Sixth Man Award winner is having by far the worst season of his career, unable to adapt his all-around game – that normally would fit almost anywhere – with the defending champions. Right now, Odom is not even with the Mavericks. He left the team midway through last week
MIAMI — So it’s come to this… Miami Heat forward LeBron James passes out of a double-team at the end of the All-Star game — the freakin’ All-Star game! — and he gets ripped nationwide because he didn’t take the shot. Really? Isn’t this the James haters coming out? Of course it is. It’s pure LeBron hatred for a guy who was in a potential no-win situation. Here’s a scenario: James hits the game-winning shot in Sunday’s All-Star game, which would be interpreted
After four long days of fun and frivolity that did absolutely nothing for our stats, there’s a busy Tuesday night of “real” pretend action for fantasy owners. Before we look at all nine games, Gerald Henderson is expected to return tomorrow and should be owned in all leagues. In another Bobcats note, Corey Maggette skipped Monday’s practice. That means Reggie Williams could be in for one big game on Wednesday, if not more. Also, Richard Hamilton participated fully in Bulls
Kobe Bryant and the best of the West held off a furious East comeback, winning 152-149 in the NBA’s 61st All-Star Game. Bryant scored 27 points, moving past Michael Jordan as the career scoring leader in the game. MVP Kevin Durant had 36, and Thunder teammate Russell Westbrookfinished with 21. LeBron James and the East cut a 21-point deficit to one in the closing seconds, but weren’t able to move in front. James had 36 points and fellow Heat star Dwyane Wade finished with a triple-double — 24 points, 10
There will be better recaps of the All-Star game than mine, because the main fantasy takeaway is Kobe Bryant’s broken nose and Luol Deng falling on his already very sore wrist. Neither returned, but both are warriors who won’t miss many games, if any. Andrew Bynum was a surprise starter after having his knee injected two days earlier, and lasted just five minutes. We’re going around the league today, in alphabetical order. The string of numbers after each team is games
ORLANDO — Tuesday can’t get here soon enough. This one was fun for the final 3 minutes. Too bad it took three days to get to those final 3 minutes. And the final 10 seconds? Well, that was quite a special pass LeBron James threw to Blake Griffin (wrong team) rather than attempt the game-winning shot. We gonna see that again in June, ‘Bron? Even Kobe Bryant got up in James’ face after that ill-advised pass, asking him what the hell he was thinking? “He was
Roster for tonight’s game: Lebron James Miami Kevin Durant Oklahoma Carmelo Anthony New York Blake Griffin LA Clippers Dwight Howard Orlando Andrew Bynum LA Lakers Derrick Rose Chicago Kobe Bryant LA Lakers Dwyane Wade Miami Chris Paul LA Clippers Chris Bosh Miami Kevin Love Minnesota Roy Hibbert Indiana Russell Westbrook Oklahoma Paul Pierce Boston Dirk Nowtzki Dallas Deron Williams New Jersey Marc Gasol Memphis Luol Deng Chicago LaMarcus Aldridge Portland Andre Iguodala Philadelphia Tony Parker San Antonio Rajon Rondo Boston Steve Nash Phoenix Joe Johnson Atlanta There’s a rumor circulating involving Howard, where the deal actually will come down March 1. It goes something like this: The Magic send Howard, SF Hedo Turkoglu and Nelson to the Lakers; the Magic receive Bynum and Gasol. The salaries are close to matching up, making
