Gotta love when President No. 44 says Laker No. 24 is the best on the planet. Barack Obama and Kobe Bryant, courtesy of NESW Sports:

This is the one thing I left out of my PPG, because I wanted to take a real good look at it before I posted. Andrew Bynum was just hustling trying to make a play, albeit a little late. Get well soon, Gerald Wallace. And take it easy on Diaper Drew, all you non-Lakers folks. The kid was just trying to make a play.
(hat tip: Ball Don’t Lie)

Mickey Rourke had a crazy weekend. Not only was he spotted “tongue wrestling” with the actress who played his daughter in The Wrestler — 21-year-old Evan Rachel Wood — but now he’s signed to fight Chris Jerricho at WWE’s Wrestlemania extravaganza. From the AP:
Listen up wrestlin’ fans: actor Mickey Rourke says he’s ready to rumble with WWE superstar Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 25 in Reliant Stadium on April 5.
Rourke portrays professional wrestler Randy the Ram in the acclaimed movie “The Wrestler.”
He’s signed to wrestle Jericho, for real.
He made a surprise announcement Sunday night on the red carpet before the Screen [...]

WTF? WTF? WTF?
The Bobcats? The Bobcats? After thumping the rival Spurs at home on national TV the first Sunday with no football? That. Makes. No. Sense.
Then again, this is a young team playing a long season.
But, more importantly, this is what happens when Kobe Bryant fouls out down the stretch. The rest of the team has come a long way, but Kobe is still the straw that stirs  the drink. Hell, he’s the blender that mixes the smoothie.
Also, what is up with the Lakers losing the games I don’t watch? I was working from my desk late last night and [...]

In this first installment of the Laker Girl Love series, we’re going to feature Lisa. Lisa is kind of like potstickers — a tasty little Asian treat. In fact, I think she’s the hottest 2008-09 Laker Girl. Who knows? Maybe I’ve just been obsessed with Asian Laker Girls ever since Throw Momma from the Train and that guy’s coffee table of “girls he’d like to pork,” including the Chinese Laker Girl.
Here’s a little more on Lisa:

This is her third season as a Laker Girl. Pretty much ol’ faithful at this point. I look for her every game.

Born and raised in [...]

Ah, that felt good — didn’t it?
My quick thoughts after letting it sink in for about 24…
If Trevor Ariza keeps working on his three-point shooting and stays aggressive, he’s going to be an exceptional player. My man Reggie Miller is helping his shooting. Those UCLA shooting sessions are definitely working.
Andrew Bynum is starting to come into his own. It’s just not scoring either, but also rebounding. Kareem, keep working with the kid — Diaper Drew is getting it.
My two favorite players ever helping my two favorite young Lakers. I love it.
It’s great to have Jordan Farmar back, and, boy, did [...]

Good to see that the ass whoopin’ Tony Parker took at the hands of our Lakers didn’t dampen his spirits too much. Just a hunch, and I’m totally guessing here; maybe hitting the red carpet at the SAG Awards with Eva Longoria-Parker helped? Lookin’ good, Eva. Look at Tony all looking at the camera, saying without saying, “Yeah, that’s right — I’m tapping that.”

I want to take a few here to pay homage to James Earl Jones. Jones was presented with SAG’s 45th Annual Life Achievement Award last night at the SAG awards. Without JEJ, my childhood would have been bankrupt. No Darth Vader? No King Jaffe Joffer? No carrying Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams? That is a childhood I don’t even want to contemplate.
When I get married, buried, whatever, I want this man’s voice doing the service. I don’t care if it’s a voiceover crappily strung together from his ridiculous filmography of work — that would still be better than what [...]

As is the tradition around these parts, especially after a big Lakers win over those criminally boring pansies…
Ten Things I Hate About the San Antonio Spurs:
10. Manu Ginobili’s bald spot.
9. That the Spurs seemingly find some random warm body and turn him into an adequete swingman every single year.
8. That I currently live closer to the Spurs than any other pro sports team. I’m reminded of that on a daily basis. Why? Because I can smell the pigs that congregate at the trough they call the AT&T Center all the way from Austin. Actually, that’s the main reason I’m moving [...]