Some life lessons are learned through pain and hardship. The Golden State Warriors had a 16 point lead over the San Antonio Spurs with just four minutes remaining in Game 1 of their series. Somehow, inexplicably, they lost that lead. A game that was all but locked up ended up being a double overtime thriller, with the Spurs as the ... Read More »
In a set of circumstances indicative of the winds of change around the NBA, superstar Miami Heat everyman LeBron James won his second consecutive NBA MVP Award with a near-unanimous vote; Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, on the other hand, was voted fifth in the pecking order. In front of Bryant were Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul ... Read More »
The 2012-13 NBA regular season has come to an end, and most of the fans are left to enjoy the wild, dramatic occurrences coming in the post-season. Some are already looking forward to next year because their team’s season is already finished. But it’s nice to kick the feet up, go down memory lane and look back at the amazing ... Read More »
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lead his team to a 3-1 record from Monday, March 4 to Sunday, March 10 and was named the Western Conference Player of the Week. Averaging a league-best 33.0 points in that time span, his week was highlighted by back-to-back games with 40-plus points and 10-plus assists. His efforts helped move the Lakers ... Read More »
Recording artist Lil Wayne is perhaps the most high-profile fan of the Los Angeles Lakers in the hip-hop community, and during Sunday’s game vs. the Miami Heat in South Florida, his passion may have gotten the best of him. Via the man himself: So I’m @ da Heat game right, rootin 4 da Lakers kuz dats my team & would ... Read More »
Remember that pre-NBA title joke about superstar LeBron James involving three quarters and change? There was a time when the reigning NBA MVP shied away from the big moment, specifically in the fourth quarter of tight games, where he would refrain from taking the last shot or struggle mightily in the final period. That guy is not around anymore. On ... Read More »
The Miami Heat versus the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center—it was a game that NBA fans and pundits circled on their calendars before the start of the 2012-13 season—the reigning champions versus a reloaded Lakers team with center Dwight Howard and point guard Steve Nash. Despite the Lakers’ slow start to the season, the game still garnered much intrigue ... Read More »
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is a game-time decision in Wednesday night’s game versus the Miami Heat after aggravating his right ankle this morning during shootaround. First reported by ESPN and later confirmed by the team to CSNBayArea.com, Curry also missed practice on Tuesday after hyperextending his right knee on Sunday night in a 116-105 loss to the ... Read More »
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