The Lakers are looking tired after losing their second in a row to the Jazz on Tuesday night. In the two losses, they have a combined 39 turnovers, and that’s definitely not championship basketball. They put themselves in a close game against a young Jazz team who didn’t make the playoffs this year and couldn’t pull through. Kobe wasn’t aggressive enough in the first half o...

The Lakers persist to do what they do best after trumping the Mavericks 110-82 on national television in what proved to be quite an entertaining game despite the blowout. The first half was exciting and had a playoff atmosphere with both teams going at it back and forth with constant lead changes. There was an edge to both teams knowing that this game was for 2nd place in the Western Conference. A...

The Lakers have a nice flow going since the all-star break, winning 15 of their last 16 after losing 3 in a row including a loss at Cleveland. They really have bounced back for the spring time looking unstoppable with Kobe making sure he gets his votes for MVP. The rest of the starters are playing well, especially Andrew Bynum who’s looking fit for the playoffs putting up double-doubles in 6...

NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18, 2011 – Tickets to the 2011 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam go on sale Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET) at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-4-NBA-TIX, offering fans the opportunity to experience the fun and excitement of NBA All-Star in Los Angeles. The T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, part of NBA All-Star 2011, will be p...

Even though the boys in Vegas are slating the Miami Heat as the team to beat in NBA Championship betting with +170 odds to win, the team that the sharps and the handicappers are relying on are the Los Angeles Lakers at +300. One thing about Miami’s number you have to keep in mind is that it’s not just based on the talent of LeBron, Dwyane and Bosh – it’s also based a little bit on fear and...

LOS ANGELES, July, 2010 – The Nike 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament today announced the list of highflyers who will compete in the second annual Nike 3 on 3 slam dunk competition on Saturday, Aug. 7. Highlighting the group of slam dunk specialists is Terry Cournoyea aka. T-Dub, who has won 40 slam dunk contests from U.S. to Europe to Asia.  The second annual 3 on 3 event tips off Friday, Aug. 6- ...

I have never read a story so well put together, so charmingly written, so sensitively edited, and so TRUE. Bill Simmons has long been my favorite writer as he manages to find a comedic approach to present his case in regards to various sporting events throughout the world. I read them all and always enjoy. This article however, is on an entirely different level of writing. This article exposes the...

The key to this series rests on who is going to be tougher, who is going to get down and dirty, and who’s willing to do whatever it takes to win. Kobe and Pau Gasol have gained a leg up on the big 3 and Rajon Rondo. But this series is far from over. ...

We examine some of the more controversial foul calls made during Game 2 to see who got the worse treatment. You’ll be shocked at what we found. ...