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  • 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...
  • Allow me to start with this: Thank you for inviting me to this event!! For obvious reasons I can’t release the identity of the man who sent me the invite with media access, but I am very appreciative of being given this opportunity to spend some time with two of the most amazing personalities in sports and entertainment. The day started kind of slow, you know, the usual fourth day of recover...
  • Finally a video of Lebron getting dunked on at his camp. We’ve all heard the stories non stop all over ESPN and every other media source and blog on the internet that Lebron James was dunked on by one of the invited players to his basketball camp. The alleged dunker: Jordan Crawford. He is a player at Xavier and was an invited participant for this pick up game at Lebron’s camp. Nike ha...
  • This afternoon there is yet another Lakers related event at LA Live across the street from Staples Center. LA Live has been the venue for many recent Lakers appearances and here is your chance to witness yet another one. Los Angeles Lakers star Derek Fisher, actor David Arquette and Ronald McDonald will give a whole new meaning to the popular basketball phrase “from way downtown,” as they test...
  • The news has been released. What we’ve all been waiting for. Whats the story with Lamar Odom? Not what we all expected, but I’m really not all that concerned. According to a statement released by the Lakers spokesmen, John Black, and the General Manager, Mitch Kupchak, the Lakers have taken the offer to Lamar off the table. It was reported that they were offering Odom a three year deal...