The objective here is to get you through last night’s news in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee — even if you are a coffee chugger like the boss. [Read more…]
Five Fast Facts from NBA Games: 2.7.13
Hamilton: Kobe Bryant Is Playing Game of Chicken With Dwight Howard’s Ego
BOSTON — A productive offseason. A rejuvenated roster. A commitment to a championship. A proud tradition. All-time great performances and Hall-of-Fame predecessors. All of it, so rich. Yet those are not what will help the Los Angeles Lakers make the playoffs this season. With Pau Gasol sidelined indefinitely, the spotlight now shines on Dwight Howard. Brightly. [Read more…]
Kamenetzky: The Cali Report: What now for Lakers? Test week for full cast of Warriors
In the wake of the Pau Gasol news (torn plantar fascia, probably out at least a month), the fault lines, story lines and the overall basketball landscape in California continue to shift without any forewarning. Aftershocks, anyone? [Read more…]
Bauman: How Brook Lopez became an All-Star
“If you don’t see Brook Lopez play a lot, this is why he made the All-Star team,” explained a hyped up Jim Spanarkel, the YES Network color commentator, after Lopez blocked Jodie Meeks’ shot attempt from the weak side. “It’s plays like that at the defensive end of the floor – it’s not that they were non-existent – but they weren’t Brook Lopez of a couple years ago.” That play – and statement – so adequately sums up Brook Lopez’s season
Five Fast Facts From NBA Games 2.5.13
Taking leads from the greatest minds in the Western hemisphere, we awake you with five interesting items from the previous evening. Five games hath the NBA on cinco de Febrero. The Rockets tied an NBA record, the Lakers continued their dominance over the Nets, the Pacers crept closer to a franchise record, and Samuel Dalembert played the greatest game of his career. Yes, Samuel Dalembert. “Hats for bats, keep bats warm…Gracias…” [Read more…]
SH Blog: Dwight & Pau Speak; Celtics Deny Rumors; Will Bynum On The Block
For athletes, statements are like free throws: you can make all you want because nobody is playing defense. On Monday, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol lined up on opposite ends of the court – Howard with Stephen A. Smith and Gasol with T.J. Simers of the L.A. Times — and took some freebies. Only, they just weren’t physically at the free throw line. Let’s take a look at what they said, and what they were saying. [Read more…]
History of Metta World Peace Suspensions
Here is a list of suspensions issued against Metta World Peace (formerly known as Ron Artest) by the NBA and by his teams. The 15-year veteran has been suspended on 14 different occasions. [Read more…]
No Peace in Brooklyn: Metta Suspended One Game by NBA
NEW YORK — Metta World Peace of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended one game without pay for grabbing Brandon Knight of the Detroit Pistons around the neck and striking him in the jaw, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, the NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations. [Read more…]
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