When Kobe Bryant learned that Dwight Howard made the decision to bolt to the Houston Rockets last Friday, his only reaction on twitter was this: Unfollow his former superstar center. Then came more news about the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, when Kevin Ding of The O.C. Register reported that the team would use the amnesty provision on forward Metta World Peace. Perhaps just as importantly, the Lakers also agreed to sign center Chris Kaman to a one-year contract. With so many changes
When it was reported that Andre Iguodala agreed to sign with the Golden State Warriors last Friday, most assumed that the move was made by the front office with a bigger picture in mind: to lure super free agent Dwight Howard into joining the team. That didn’t quite pan out, obviously, which left plenty wondering if the Warriors really just gave up the rights to Jarrett Jack and Carl Landry, as well as future draft picks all for the service of
The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of issues to iron out over the summer, which includes figuring out how to get Dwight Howard to stay with the team for the long haul after all the drama they went through this past season. One less player they have to concern themselves with is forward Metta World Peace, who has decided to stay put with the team for another season. Sam Amick of USA Today reported the details on Tuesday: [Read more…]
Metta World Peace has been a tweeting machine through much of the NBA playoffs after his Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated in four games against the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. He has been upbeat and passionate about what has transpired over the past month and, as usual, expressing himself in ways few would. Here’s what he had to say on Wednesday night: “I want the sock mike miller shot the three in. How amazing was that. It reminded
When the Denver Nuggets shockingly fired George Karl soon after their first-round exit from the playoffs, many around the league questioned the hasty decision. How can you fire a coach that just won Coach of the Year? It was reported by various reporters that some of the reasons for letting him go after winning 57 games in the regular season included the following: Karl’s demand for a new long-term contract became unbearable, they blamed him for losing to the Golden State
For quite some time, there was an ongoing debate about whether Kobe Bryant deserves to be in the same conversation as Michael Jordan in terms of overall play and greatness. It’s still discussed by some to this day. One person that would really have a concrete idea of the matter is Phil Jackson, who coached both players and saw the best and worst of the two in their respective prime. He, however, never wanted to get into great detail when comparing the
Are the New York Knicks suffering from a selfish brand of basketball? When you think of this team, you primarily think of Carmelo Anthony as the team’s offense. That has always been the case (save for a brief period of Linsanity) for any team that ‘Melo has been a part of. And then, of course, you have J.R. Smith, who is known as volume-shooter number two on the team. So you have to figure that when Tyson Chandler is calling out
Now that the Los Angeles Lakers are down and out of postseason action, Metta World Peace has freely opened up himself on twitter about a variety of topics over the past couple of days. On Wednesday, he touched on a number of current situations, including why the Memphis Grizzlies can beat the San Antonio Spurs and how he’s not surprised by the Boston Celtics coming back against the New York Knicks. But the most notable tweet? His list of top five centers