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  • 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...
  • For those of you that have been locked up in a closet for over a month and are unaware of whats going on in the world, specifically Los Angeles, the Lakers have won the 2008-2009 NBA Championship. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals to capture their fourth Championship of the decade and making LA the king of the basketball world once again. Now, relive the enti...
  • Just a few weeks after winning the NBA Championship, Jordan Farmar is taking on a new game. He has been invited to participate in the World Series of Poker Main Event. After starting with 10,000 in chips, the latest count during day two shows Jordan with 160,000 in chips. This is quite impressive for a man who claims to have never played poker before. Before we get into the poker life of Jordan Fa...
  • It’s official. The Los Angeles Lakers have signed Ron Artest and resigned Shannon Brown. The press conference with Ron Artest and Mitch Kupchak took place today. Artest will wear jersey number 37. Where did this number come from? The story goes as follows: Artest opened up the number game to his fans. They posted various numbers and the lucky fan that won was the one that picked #37. Why was...