LeBron James is the best basketball player in the planet and to have him on your team is obviously a very, very good thing. But oddly, some Lakers fans don’t want him to wear the Purple and Gold. If you’re one of those fans, I have a question: Why???
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Dear Kobe Bryant – A Super Fan’s Farewell Letter
Dear Kobe Bryant Before Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, The Flash and all the other colorful beings in my comic books. Before all rock stars with their glorious hair and melodic screams. I had one hero. And that is you. To you, I’m just one of the millions of members of your #MambaArmy. ButContinueContinue reading “Dear Kobe Bryant – A Super Fan’s Farewell Letter”
Happy Birthday, Tim!
One of the greatest basketball players to have ever played the game is celebrating his birthday today! Let’s all greet San Antonio Spurs big man Tim Duncan a happy 38th birthday!!! I’ve despised Tim’s Spurs for most of the past 10 years or so because of their rivalry with my Los Angeles Lakers, but I’veContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Tim!”
2014 NBA Playoffs Predictions: First Round
Western Conference 1 SAS vs. 8 DAL (Spurs swept season series 4-0) Spurs in 5. San Antonio is too good right now and too motivated by last year’s Finals disappointment to lose to an average team in the first round. The Mavs just don’t have the tools to derail the Spurs and pull off an upset.ContinueContinue reading “2014 NBA Playoffs Predictions: First Round”
The Aftermath: Remembering The Day Kobe Went Down
On this day a year ago, I was in my room watching the Lakers take on the Warriors as the two teams tried to secure favorable playoff berths in the ultra-competitive Western Conference. Everyone playing showed heart but no one showed it more than the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant (as usual). Prior to the fourth quarter, he hadContinueContinue reading “The Aftermath: Remembering The Day Kobe Went Down”
Flashback Friday: My Top 5 Laker Playoff Moments
Since the LA Lakers are out of playoff contention, I figured that it would be cool to do a #FlashbackFriday post of my five favorite Laker postseason moments. Disclaimer: I am not old enough to have witnessed some of these moments on TV/the internet/in person/ as they happened as I am only 13 years old (loljkContinueContinue reading “Flashback Friday: My Top 5 Laker Playoff Moments”
PJax: The Lakers’ Savior (?)
Prior to the start of the 2012-2013 season, after the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, many have anointed the Purple and Gold as the obvious choice to win the NBA championship for that year and for many years to come. That’s hard to refute considering two top superstars joined the superstar duo ofContinueContinue reading “PJax: The Lakers’ Savior (?)”
My 2014 March Madness Bracket
I’m not really a huge US college hoops but I do participate in the annual tradition of filling up NCAA March Madness (the collegiate basketball championship tournament held from mid-March to early April yearly) brackets. Some of the future superstars in the NBA have made a name for themselves in the tourney and I expectContinueContinue reading “My 2014 March Madness Bracket”
Grading the Lakers’ Trade Deadline Activity
The trade deadline has come and passed, and like in the previous two years, it was relatively quiet. The biggest name to have been traded is the Indiana Pacer’s ex-franchise player Danny Granger, who was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers for Evan Turner and LaVoy Allen. We’re not going to provided in-depth analysis on thatContinueContinue reading “Grading the Lakers’ Trade Deadline Activity”
2014 All-Star Weekend Recap
The 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend has come and gone! It’s back to reality for everybody in the league. The top-tier teams hope to continue their strong start to the season. Mid-level teams hope to gain some sort of momentum to keep their hopes of a playoff berth alive. Bad teams can go back to tankingContinueContinue reading “2014 All-Star Weekend Recap”
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