ROCKETS IN FLIGHT?

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

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 TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 7/2

It’s been a sad week with the passing of one of the greatest pop icons of our generation. Michael Jackson will be missed by fans and NBA players alike. The NBA draft has passed and free agency is upon us. The Pistons has the most cap room this off-season and look as if they will be signing Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva. The gap between the talent in the Eastern and Western Conference teams have closed and it will be an exciting 2009-10 season. Read more

BIGGEST BALLS IN THE NBA

NBA athletes are at peak physical condition but what separates the standout players from the regular ones is the willingness to sacrifice their bodies for the good of the team. It takes a level of willingness and chutzpah to do what other players are afraid to do. Here’s a look at the NBA players with the biggest kahunas. 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

NBA TWEETS OF THE WEEK: 6/24

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

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

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

ARIZA, ODOM VIE FOR TITLE, CONTRACTS

The Los Angeles Lakers edged out the Orlando Magic in an overtime thriller on Sunday. The biggest deciding factor: the tandem of Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza. Read more

SUPERMAN FACES THE A-BOMB IN NBA FINALS

It is universally acknowledged that any team in the hunt for an NBA championship needs a solid big man as the centerpiece of the team. In fact, the only NBA champions over the last 20 years without a dominating center or power forward were the Chicago Bulls (led by a pretty good player) and the Detroit Pistons (an amazingly balanced team). Besides those two exceptions, every other championship team has featured players such as Hakeem Olajuwan, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal, or Kevin Garnett as one of the top two players on the team. Read more

ARE THE LAKERS LAST YEAR’S CELTICS?

There is too much negative press for a Los Angeles Lakers team that went 65-17 in the regular season and finished with the second best record in the league behind the Cleveland Cavaliers. Read more

LAKERS BLOW IT

The Los Angeles Lakers had a golden opportunity to take a dominant 3-1 lead over a Yao-less Houston Rockets on Sunday, so what did they do? Read more

WEEKLY ROUND UP

Candace Parker, the Female Jordan?
Overall the years, the WNBA has consistently had low ratings, but can Candace Parker change all that? The MVP and Los Angeles Sparks star has the best selling jersey in the league. 

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LOS ANGELES LAKERS RECESSION PROOF?

The Los Angeles Lakers similar to the New York Yankees have golden franchises that are basically recession proof. The question is will Jerry Buss spend money to keep the core of the Lakers together with Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza becoming free agents this summer. Will they spend money like the Yankees signing them to massive contracts?

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LAKERS’ ARIZA NOT A BUST

When Trevor Ariza left UCLA after only one year, he had a mediocre career in New York and Orlando. Los Angeles Times’ Bill Plaschke called him a bust. But after coming to the Los Angeles Lakers, his career has had a resurgence. He’s a well-respected defender, and has been a key reserve player in a dominant Lakers squad. Plaschke notes that Ariza has been involved in some of this season’s most memorable play, including a diving save to a teammate that resulted into a three-point play against the Boston Celtics.

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