As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to separate themselves from the Mike Brown era, current assistant coach Steve Clifford will interview for the Milwaukee Bucks’ head coaching vacancy on Monday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Clifford, like Brown, is a defensive-minded coach that brings toughness and a physical approach to teaching the game. He previously worked under both ... Read More »
The Los Angeles Dodgers were supposed to be at the very least, competitive this season. Right now they sit in last place in the National League West division, with a 13-20 record. Manger Don Mattingly told the LA Times, he knows who people will point the finger at for the slow start. “I’ve seen L.A.,” the Dodgers manager said. “They ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak didn’t get a single vote for NBA’s Executive of the Year Award, according to Mike Bresnehan of the Los Angeles Times. Instead, Masai Ujiri of the Denver Nuggets will get the nod, becoming the first African-born executive to win the award. Earlier in the week, Nuggets head coach George Karl earned the NBA’s ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol will undergo a knee procedure designed to alleviate tendonitis in both of his knees, the team announced on Thursday. The operation is called the FAST Technique procedure, in which a probe is inserted into the knee and uses ultrasonic energy to isolate scar tissue without damaging any healthy matter. Once the procedure is ... Read More »
Bernie Bickerstaff, former NBA coach of the year in the 1986-1987 season and Chuck Person, the last man reamaining from the Phil Jackson regime, were both told that their services were no longer needed Tuesday afternoon according to ESPN. Bickerstaff actually had some success this season. While coaching the Lakers in an interim basis he lead the club to a 4-1 ... Read More »
Charles Dickens begins the first chapter of his novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” with “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Looking at the regular seasons of the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers, it’s easy to tell which one had the best and which one had the worst of times—a 45-chapter novel ... Read More »
Former Los Angeles Lakers and current Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is a class act and holds no animosity toward the organization that sent him packing after just five games into the 2012-13 season in his second year as its head coach. In fact, he sees the team going in a positive direction and potentially able to take a ... Read More »
The Los Angeles Lakers are looking at bringing in a high-level assistant to head up the defense in order to help head coach Mike D’Antoni, and former NBA player and coach Nate McMillan is at the top of their wish list, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports. It will be a hard sell to get McMillan to join the ... Read More »
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