NBA Coaching Rumors: Days Numbered for Mike D’Antoni?
Stuck in the midst of a hugely disappointing season, the Los Angeles Lakers appear close to cutting ties with coach Mike D’Antoni.
Kobe Bryant At Odds With Lakers Rebuilding Plan
Kobe Bryant is letting Lakers’ management know he has absolutely no patience for any rebuilding effort in 2014-15.
Phil Jackson Unplugged: Talks Kobe/Shaq Rift, Not Wanting Rodman With Jordan
As a coach, Jackson won 11 NBA titles, all of them with at least one member from the quartet of Jordan, Rodman, Bryant or O’Neal running shotgun.
Fantasy Basketball: Coming To Grips With Lakers Injury Pandemonium
If the state of Kobe Bryant is the litmus test for the overall well-being of this Lakers squad, well, you get the 2013-14 Lakers. When healthy, and that’s a big when, their roster sees a nice variety of fantasy assets. At any given time, Jordan Farmar, Steve Blake, Nick Young, Jodie Meeks, Wesley Johnson, Pau […]
Kobe Bryant Eyes February Return, Leaves Door Open for All-Star Game
The Los Angeles Lakers are 4-14 since Kobe Bryant suffered a fracture in his tibial plateau in his left knee Dec. 17. But good news may be on the horizon.
Winning isn’t Everything
Horace Smith takes a look at the precarious balance of winning and losing in sports.
NBA All-Star Voting: Congratulations Fans, You Blew It Again
Enough with the fan voting, it’s significantly flawed, unfair to the players working towards it, and an embarrassment to a league more image-conscious than a teenage-girl before her high school prom.
Lakers’ Kobe Bryant Expected to Miss 6 Weeks With Knee Injury
Just six games after returning from an ankle injury, Kobe Bryant is expected to miss six weeks with a fractured knee.