26 Feb
“It’s hard to win when it’s five against eight.”
The above statement will cost Andrew Bynum $25,000 as the league took offense to his implications that the officials in Dallas were biased in their whistle blowing tactics.
For a dude making $12.5-million this season, 25k is a drop in the bucket. For a young center struggling to earn [...]
Posted in Lakers, News & Rumors by: Chris Shellcroft
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25 Feb
Cleveland and Boston square off tonight in what could be a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals. Of course Orlando and Atlanta may also have something to say about that, but no one can argue that it isn’t a distinct possibility.
That said, many basketball fans will be tuning in to this matchup even though it [...]
Posted in Celtic Fans, Gameday, NBA, Off-Topic by: Ryan Kane
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22 Feb
LeBron James is hearing footsteps in the dark and he doesn’t even have the Isley Brothers in his rotation. Three straight losses by the Cavs have put the Lakers a win in Memphis away from drawing even with Cleveland for the best record in the NBA.
Winning in Memphis is easier said than done for the [...]
Posted in Lakers, NBA, Power Rankings by: Chris Shellcroft
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19 Jan
Following fellow Laker Kobe Bryant’s win of the prestigious award last year, Spanish transplant Pau Gasol will be awarded “2009 Los Angeles Sportsman of the Year” on February 19th at the fifth annual LA Sports Awards.
The awards are presented by the Los Angeles Sports Council to highlight the best sportsmen of the Los Angeles area [...]
Posted in Los Angeles, NBA by: Ryan Kane
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13 Jan
Someone with more time than I went ahead and tallied up how many people either follow @Teamname or are fans of the team on facebook and the Los Angeles Lakers came out on top by a substantial margin.
The Lakers have ~1.5 million followers on twitter, first place by half of a million. They are followed [...]
Posted in Features, Lakers, NBA by: Ryan Kane
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