The Portland Trail Blazers scored a 105-96 road win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, sending Miami to its fifth straight defeat and sixth loss in eight games since the league resumed play after the All-Star game. Coming on the heels of Miami coach Erik Spoelstra telling reporters that “some in the Heat locker room were moved to […]
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almost — almost — got the better of Kobe Bryant(notes) at the NBA All-Star Game. But on his home floor, Kobe got the last laugh. For a while it appeared all but certain that Kobe would be named MVP of the game on his home court at the Staples Center. The Los Angeles Lakers star had 37 points […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are clearly at a low point, though it is a relative low point compared to their usual brilliance, as they look to finish up the team’s Grammy-influenced seven-game road trip with a fifth win in Cleveland on Wednesday. And though Phil Jackson was in no mood to talk to the media following what he […]
Well, this is a stunner. On Thursday afternoon, the news broke that the Philadelphia Eagles have named Michael Vick(notes) their starting quarterback. According to initial reports, the move has nothing to do with former starter Kevin Kolb’s(notes) concussion; this is entirely a football move, seemingly based on Vick’s performance in Philly’s […]
LOS ANGELES – Two months after the Boston Celtics lost the NBA championship to the Los Angeles Lakers, Doc Rivers was back in town, this time charged with escorting his son Austin to a prep all-star game. Such was Rivers’ luck that his weekend stay in Lakers Nation required a drive […]
Back when the Rockets and Lakers exchanged Ron Artest(notes) and Trevor Ariza(notes), a lot of people wondered how Artest would fit in with Los Angeles. Not only were there worries for how his particular talents — defense, bumping people, dribbling a lot before shooting — would work on court, but also […]
