As a Lakers fan I haven’t been too inclined to follow the career of Stephon Marbury in the past. I’ve spent the last week following along with Marbury’s twitter account and even watched a few hours of his live webcam show the other day. What came next caught me entirely by surprise. A few friends invited me to go play some volleyball the other night at the Taft High School gym. I...

In the blogging community it is quite important to keep in touch with your colleagues, especially the guys that cover the same team/sport as you. Since I started LABallTalk almost two years ago, Kurt of Forum Blue and Gold has been considered the Godfather of Lakers blogs. He started his site way back when blogs were as cool as sharing every moment of your life with a bunch of people that don̵...

IT’S A DONE DEAL!! The Lakers are back to being the overwhelming favorites to repeat as NBA Champions next season. You better go ahead and bet online for them to repeat. After acquiring Ron Artest earlier in the Summer the Lakers drama began. Contract disputes between the Los Angeles Lakers and Lamar Odom lasted over a month. Today however is a brighter day for Los Angeles fans as the Lakers...

Alright, NOW I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it all. The Lakers were a great team last year. They won the NBA Championship. With that said, there were very few interviews that took place that were “fun” with the exception of one or two about Lamar’s candy eating habits. Now that the infamous Ron Artest has joined the Lakers, the team will not only be very good on the court,...

As many Laker fans know firsthand, there is a lot of uncertainty going around the NBA these days. Ours is not the only team waiting with bated breath for news regarding a key player. In fact, one can only imagine how fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves are feeling right now.  They are facing a huge question mark in the form of one Ricky Rubio. Rubio was playing in Spain before he made the scene an...

Well… good afternoon fellow NBA fans. I wish there was more news to report but unfortunately the NBA has been somewhat dry. I don’t consider the rumors to be anything exciting because I’ve seen far too many of them that have resulted in nothing to know that they generally are just that, rumors. So lets get the day started with some stuff thats actually happening. Drew Gooden anno...

It’s official, the State of Delaware has become the fourth state joining Nevada, Oregon, and Montana on the short list of states allowing wagering on sports. These four states are legally exempt from the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a federal law which prohibits states from being in the bookmaking business. Due to the current economic deficit in the Delaware, ...

This video was simply impossible to resist posting. After all this dramatic talk going on with Lamar Odom and the Lakers, how is one suppose to resist laughing. As much as I want to see Lamar wearing a Lakers jersey next season, it’s important to take a deep breath once in a while and just laugh it off. The dude that made this is simply brilliant and it would be even funnier if it was someon...

This is a great video that I found posted on the Lakers official website. The cameras followed Ron Artest the entire day from the moment he arrived at the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo, to the moment he left. It was clearly a crazy day for him including meeting many staff members present at the facility, going through a photo session, answering questions for the media, signing his contrac...