As glamorous as it may seem, the NBA can be a tough place to make it for certain players. Being in the league alone justifies your level of talent. But it takes more than talent to survive. Just ask J.R. Smith and Lamar Odom, two of the more talented players in the league who cannot seem to get out of their own way. While it may not be drugs that are bringing Minnesota’s Derrick Williams down, the former No. 2 overall draft pick
When you talk about the “Greatest of All-Time” (aka “GOAT”), Michael Jordan is generally in that discussion, along with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Ask some of the past greats, however, and you may be surprised to hear some of the players on their personal lists. Take the great Julius Erving, for example, from Eric Pincus of Los Angeles Times: Hall of Famer Julius “Dr. J.” Erving listed his picks as the top five NBA players of all time on Fox Sports
In today’s lead NBA news item, the situation surrounding troubled free agent forward is far from clear. [Read more…]
At this point, most are aware of the fact that former NBA forward Lamar Odom has been dealing with drug issues and is likely in need of help and support from those that know and are around him. Those on the outside may judge him in a negative light – how can someone so successful take the things he has for granted to this extent and jeopardize everything over drugs? The truth about Odom’s situation appears to be more than trivial
In today’s news out of Los Angeles, Lamar Odom is building quite the legal team to defend his DUI arrest from last week. Also, rumors out of Dallas suggest that the Mavericks explored the possibility of reacquiring J.J. Barea earlier in the summer. Odom hires O.J. Simpson’s lawyer TMZ.com reports that Lamar Odom has turned to O.J. Simpson’s lawyer, Robert Shapiro, to negotiate a plea deal for last week’s DUI arrest in Los Angeles. Odom was arrested early Friday morning after driving
By now you have probably heard that Lamar Odom was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Here is a link to the arrest report released by the LAPD.
In true late August fashion, the NBA’s offseason has hit a cold spell with breaking news. With that being said, two interesting stories emerged today involving the two Los Angeles teams. [Read more…]
By now, you’ve probably heard about the rumors surrounding the troubled free agent Lamar Odom. The former Sixth Man of the Year has been all over the media in recent days after news broke that he had gone missing due to marital and drug problems. As it turned out, he wasn’t missing, at least according to his agent. Here is the latest update, from ESPN: “Free-agent forward Lamar Odom is in a Los Angeles hotel where friends are trying to get him help for