TOP TEAMS STUMBLE EARLY

For the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, high hopes turned to disappointments pretty darned quickly. Read more

2009-2010 SEASON: WHAT TO LOOK FOR

The new season is almost upon us, and it’s ripe full of drama. We’ve already got crazy trades, a possible Russian buyout, a celebrity wedding, and can look forward to even more desperate moves ahead of the free agent summer of 2010. The questions are endless: will Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers weather the drama to repeat? How are KG’s legs going to hold up? Should I read ESPN or People to get my latest NBA gossip? Read more

ROCKETS IN FLIGHT?

Watch out, the Houston Rockets may surprise some next season. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 7/25 - 7/31

The best news for the Los Angeles Lakers this week is that Lamar Odom will be back to help defend the championship. It was a long drawn out contract negotiation but now that things are finalized he will be a huge boon for the team. The Lakers are still the best team in the league and looks like they have a superb opportunity to repeat.
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NBA ROUNDUP: 7/18 - 7/24

So LeBron James smokes marijuana. It’s a mistake he made back as a kid and he’s admitting to it. It’s not a big deal so let’s all move on and let him be King James again. Read more

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/23

Blake Griffin gets Summer League MVP honors despite hurting his shoulder in the third game of the summer. He will be the savior for the Los Angeles Clippers, a team that is always under the shadow of the cross-town Lakers. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 7/11-7/17

It’s a sad state of affairs when a defending champion cannot re-sign a crucial part of their team. The Los Angeles Lakers and Lamar Odom are at a standstill in their negotiation process. Odom needs to just take the $9 million and play for the team. Read more

PENNANT RACE CHAMPS COURTSIDE T-SHIRT

It’s not too late to show your love for the 2009 NBA Champions. Get this 2009 Los Angeles Lakers champs T-shirt by Pennant Race showing No. 1 fan Jack Nicholson. It’s a limited edition print so get it now before it’s too late.

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THE MANY FACES OF RON ARTEST

My immediate reaction upon learning that the Los Angeles Lakers had signed Ron Artest should have been enthusiasm over acquiring the stormy forward. Instead, it was trepidation. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 6/27 - 7/3

The biggest news this week is Ron Artest going to the Los Angeles Lakers. Artest has the talent and the toughness to be a contributor to the Lakers, but the biggest question will be his attitude. If Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant can keep Artest in check, they will be even more dominant. But that is a big if. However, similar questions arose when Dennis Rodman joined the Chicago Bulls with Jackson and Michael Jordan. That experiment worked out well, so the same may occur in this situation with the Lakers. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 6/20 - 6/26

It’s been a whirlwind week with multiple teams making drastic moves to catch up to the Los Angeles Lakers. The dream match-up in the Finals with Kobe Bryant playing against LeBron James and former teammate Shaquille O’Neal may become a reality come next season. It’s been a busy draft day and it seems the teams that benefited the most so far has been the Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic. Expect more drastic moves this summer. Read more

RIVALS LOADING UP

With the Los Angeles Lakers king of the castle, a few of the other contenders are bulking up with the hopes dethroning the champs. The San Antonio Spurs kicked it off by trading for All-Star-caliber forward Richard Jefferson. The Cleveland Cavaliers, however, seriously loaded up by pairing Shaquille O’Neal with LeBron James, setting up a dream NBA Finals match-up. Read more

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 6/24

Did you watch Griffin or Nash when they were in NYC? Read more

ADIDAS LA LAKERS NBA CHAMPIONS CARICATURE T-SHIRT

If you weren’t one of the roughly 90,000 screaming fans in the Coliseum for the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory parade, you can still celebrate with this awesome caricature Lakers T-shirt by Adidas. Worn by most of the players at the parade, this T-shirt includes all the players from the 2008-2009 team in caricature form and the statement “15-Time Champions.” It’s a great T-shirt reminiscent of all the old vintage Screen Stars Bulls champion shirts in the early 1990s.

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KOBE NEEDS TO TAKE A PAY CUT

After winning the NBA championship, taking the Finals MVP honors, and proving to the world that you are indeed the best basketball player ice-cold closer on the planet, your natural instinct would be to ask for a raise, right? Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 6/13 - 6/20

The NBA season may be over with the Los Angeles Lakers crowned as the 2009 NBA champions, but teams are working hard to build a team to dethrone the champs come next year. It will be an interesting offseason to see where key players like Hedo Turkoglo and Allen Iverson end up. Read more

LAKERS NBA FINALS DREAM MATCHUP

The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2009 NBA Champions, but the players are still hungry for more rings. If the Lakers can re-sign both Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza this summer, they will again be favorite to win it all next year. The Black Mamba won his fourth ring and the first without Shaq, but don’t count out his desire to win more. Read more

KOBE CEMENTS HIS LEGACY

Trade talks have emerged for a potential trade of Shaquille O’Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Phoenix Suns. Read more

NBA ROUNDUP: 6/6 - 6/12

The Los Angeles Lakers like to win; they just don’t like to take the easy road. After letting a chance slip away to go up 3-0, the Lakers have redeemed themselves and find themselves in a position to close the series in Orlando on Sunday. Don’t expect to see that happen, since Kobe wants to win his first title without Shaq at home. Read more

KEYS TO AVOIDING A LAKERS SWEEP

The Orlando Magic traveled a rough road back to Amway Arena, now staring at a two-game deficit after a heartbreaking overtime loss in Game 2. Coach Stan Van Gundy needs to make some key adjustments if he wants the Magic to win their first Finals game and make this series a bit more interesting. Read more

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