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 »
Kobe Bryant has made no secret of the fact that he’s a big fan of Pau Gasol, and in his exit interview on Tuesday, he told reporters that he made sure general manager Mitch Kupchak knew it, too. “I want Pau here,” he said via Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News. ”It’s not a question or discussion. He gives us ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has been candid and unafraid to speak his mind when it comes to the 2012-13 squad, and when the purple-and-gold took an embarrassing, season-ending home loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, he continued to pile on. Truth be told, everything he said was correct and spot on. It summarized many fans’ feelings ... Read More »
The Los Angeles Lakers might have just lost more than Game 2 at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Steve Blake strained his hamstring in the Lakers’ 102-91 loss, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com. The guard was spotted limping in the fourth quarter and sat on the bench for about the last five minutes of the game. Further ... Read More »
The offseason acquisitions of All-Star center Dwight Howard and All-Star point guard Steve Nash paired with All-Stars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol were supposed to give the Los Angeles Lakers a smooth flight to the NBA Finals. Instead, the season was rife with the turbulence you would expect from a Hollywood airplane thriller—the firing of head coach Mike Brown five ... Read More »
A season full of turmoil, head coach firings, injuries to every major player on the roster, and enough media fodder for five seasons has come down to what is essentially a play-in game. Although the Los Angeles Lakers could find themselves backing into the playoffs by virtue of a Utah Jazz loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, they would almost certainly ... Read More »
On many fronts, it was supposed to be a good night for Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol. His team escaped Friday night with a 118-116 victory over the nascent Golden State Warriors, fortifying their hold on the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference by maintaining their one-game lead over the Utah Jazz. In addition, he got his sixth ... Read More »
An early 90s Ferrari Testarossa—back then, it was a scion of superior mechanical engineering and sheer automotive splendor. Today, it could still turn heads and outpace most vehicles. But against an electric Tesla Roadster that’s faster, technologically advanced and more fuel efficient, it will eventually get outlasted or worse, the Ferrari’s 12-cylinder engine would simply run out of fuel in ... Read More »
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