Western Conference Rumors & News
Wilt-Kareem revisited: A blocked shot for the ages
Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times — I'm going to beat LRob to the reminiscing thread today. Or maybe actually start another. I received an e-mail from a gentleman back east. He said he enjoyed the Wilt-Kareem post from the other day and relayed to me a game in which he witnessed what he thought was the greatest blocked shot of all time. I replied to his e-mail and asked him why he didn't post it in the comments area and wondered if he'd give me permission to do so. He was actually hoping that maybe I'd use it in a post. So, to get the evening...
Los Angeles Lakers 40 mins agoKobe about to test knee again on the court
Locker Talk | Orange County Register — From Luke Walton’s summer update via Mike Trudell at Lakers.com is this nugget about Kobe Bryant’s rehabilitation from knee surgery: Bryant is recovering well and about to begin on-court basketball workouts to test the right knee. “I’ve seen Kobe at the gym the last couple weeks rehabbing his knee,” Walton said. “He’s itching to get back [...]Kobe about to test knee again on the court is a post from: Lakers blog
Los Angeles Lakers 1 hour agoCompelling round of 16 at basketball worlds
Houston Chronicle — Cleveland's Anderson Varejao draws the task of slowing red-hot Rockets forward Luis Scola when Brazil meets Argentina on Saturday. The U.S. has an easier matchup — against Angola.
Houston Rockets 2 hours agoBetting site favors Miami Heat, over the Lakers, to win 2011 NBA title
Lakers Blog | Los Angeles Times — Bodog.com has released its odds on who will win the 2011 NBA championship, and the star-studded Miami Heat, with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, are their favorite to win it all, at 7-4 odds. The Lakers, who are going for a three-peat (it would be Coach Phil Jackson’s fourth career three-peat), is the second favorite to win next June, at 11-4. They're followed by the Orlando Magic (11-1), the Boston Celtics (12-1) and the Chicago Bulls (15-1). The youthful Oklahoma City Thunder, Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets follow at 18-1. By the way, the Clippers are listed at...
Los Angeles Lakers 5 hours ago2010-11 roster breakdown: Pau Gasol
Land O' Lakers | ESPN Los Angeles — As part of our look ahead at the Lakers' projected roster next season, we continue to work our way from the bottom to the top of the rotation. Next up... Player Pau Gasol Salary $17,823,000 Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Pau Gasol has been to the Finals three straight times with the Lakers. How good does he need to be this year to reach a fourth? We've grown so used to the metronome-worthy consistency it was jarring to see him struggle, relatively speaking, but from the moment he tweaked a hammy in training camp nearly a year ago, Pau Gasol set himself up for much tougher sled...
Los Angeles Lakers 7 hours agoOrange slices (aka Suns notes)
Coro's Suns dish | Arizona Republic — Phoenix Suns update: It's a holiday weekend so let's break out the orange slices: * It has been another great early turnout for the Suns voluntary workouts, which don't customarily start in earnest until after Labor Day. Nine of the 14 contract players are in town. The others are easily accounted for with Jared Dudley, Jason Richardson and Hakim Warrick sharing their workouts and events on Twitter and Hedo Turkoglu and Goran Dragic playing in the FIBA World Championship in Turkey. * With visitors like Amar'e Stoudemire, Zabian Dowdell, Cezary Trybanski, Sean Marks, Alex Scales and Lawrenc...
Phoenix Suns 8 hours agoWill Tyson Chandler be a disappointment?
Dallas Mavericks Blog | ESPN Dallas — The trade that more or less swapped aging center Erick Dampier for oft-injured center Tyson Chandler didn't exactly set off fireworks around town, even though the Dallas Mavericks spun the deal as a defensive upgrade in the case the Mavs meet the front-court rich Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs. Since Chandler joined the Mavs and then started workouts with Team USA in Las Vegas in late July, reviews of the 7-foot-1 center have been mixed. Initially, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Chandler needed to get in basketball shape. Mavs owner Mark Cuban quickly responded with positive...
Dallas Mavericks 8 hours agoOdom and Bryant not on equal footing
Locker Talk | Orange County Register — Lamar Odom and the rest of Team USA is 5-0 in the FIBA World Basketball Championships after beating Tunisia on Thursday and is within four games of adding a gold medal to his NBA championship, a thought that got him rather giddy. “The thought of being a world champion twice in one year is cool, you [...]Odom and Bryant not on equal footing is a post from: Lakers blog
Los Angeles Lakers 8 hours agoKareem Abdul-Jabbar flubs one on “Jeopardy”
Locker Talk | Orange County Register — Everyone makes mistakes with easy ones, but here’s what Alex Trebek calls Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s “embarrassing moment on ‘Jeopardy’ … Kareem Abdul-Jabbar flubs one on “Jeopardy” is a post from: Lakers blog Kareem Abdul-Jabbar flubs one on “Jeopardy” is a post from: Lakers blog
Los Angeles Lakers 8 hours agoTickets for Heat, Lakers part of 3-game package
Dallas Mavericks Blog | ESPN Dallas — Premium regular season single-game tickets for the Dallas Mavericks will go on sale Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. These tickets will only be available online at mavs.com or through the Mavericks sales office. Tickets to the Nov. 27 game vs. the Miami Heat and the Jan. 19 and March 12 games vs. the Los Angeles Lakers can be purchased as part of a three-game package that includes one of the three premium games and two additional regular season games. The team will release more details about this the week of Sept. 13-17. Remaining regular season single-game tickets will go on sale Saturday, Oct. 2 at 10 ...
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- Next summer doesn't look as Melo Nets Blog | ESPN New York Even if the Denver Nuggets are able to re-sign Carmelo Anthony to a contract extension, the Nets will be in strong contention next summer to make a pitch for the 2011 free agent. That's because the Nets will have roughly $20 million in cap space (New York Post). In the meantime, the Nets already have a guarantee from one new member who will join them at the Prudential Center next summer -- the New York Liberty. The WNBA franchise will play all of its home games across the river while its current arena, Madison Square Garden, undergoes a multimillion-dollar renovation (The Star-Ledger). Jared ...
- Walsh nixed trade for Fernandez Knicks Blog | ESPN New York An international combo of Rudy Fernandez and Danilo Gallinari would have been intriguing to watch in Mike D'Antoni's run-and-gun system, but Knicks president Donnie Walsh boxed out that notion. According to a team source, Walsh recently rejected a three-team deal that would have sent Anthony Randolph to Indiana, a first-round pick to Portland and Fernandez to New York (New York Daily News). While Fernandez would have brought dazzle to the court and even some much-needed Knicks D -- he averaged a steal per game last season -- Walsh may prefer to develop a big man in Randolph, who's only 21 and ...
- LeBron James works out as a member of the Miami Heat: Video Plain Dealer Certainly you've all been waiting to see LeBron James in his Miami Heat practice gear putting up bricks shots as the Heat get ready for the upcoming season. Of course you have. In about three months the Heat will come...
- Bucks sign second-round pick Hobson Bucks Blog | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Darington Hobson, one of two second-round picks selected by the Bucks in the June draft, has signed with Milwaukee and an official announcement is expected later Friday.
- Bulls announce TV schedule Chicago Sun-Times The Chicago Bulls today announced their television broadcast schedule for the 2010-11 season, with Comcast SportsNet and WGN-TV/WCIU overseeing all local television duties. All 82 regular season games will be televised, as well as all eight preseason games. The Bulls will make 39 nationally-televised appearances on TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA-TV and WGN America.
- Why David Lee Will Be a Bust Fantasy Basketball Cafe David Lee will be a “bust” this year. The purpose of this article will be to illustrate where Lee is being ranked and why I believe that Lee’s ranking is too high. Also, while there are a lot of good discussions here at the Café on the pros and cons of Lee and his ranking [...] Related posts:David LeeKeeper Case: Nate RobinsonMock – Yeah! – Ing – Yeah! – Bird – Yeah!
- Preseason Ranks: Center Yahoo! Sports Pau Gasol tops the 2010 preseason fantasy center rankings.
- Preseason Ranks: Point Guard Yahoo! Sports Chris Paul tops the 2010 preseason fantasy point guard rankings.
- Preseason Ranks: Shooting Guard Yahoo! Sports Dwyane Wade tops the 2010 preseason fantasy shooting guard rankings.
- Preseason Ranks: Top 40 Yahoo! Sports Kevin Durant tops the 2010 preseason top 40 fantasy rankings.