Where is Thumbkin? Here I am How are you today, sir? Very well, I thank you Run away. Run Away Unlike the old children’s finger-play song, Kobe Bryant’s fingers are not doing “very well” at all. The Lakers guard caught his left thumb on the rim Wednesday and took a “couple of chunks” out while…
Falling down by as many as 12 points in the third quarter at ORACLE Arena against the Warriors didn’t seem to worry the Lakers. Not even a little bit. After all, Golden State may possess more than its fair share of offensive firepower, but the squad simply struggles to get stops when it counts. Keeping…
The Lakers are in Oakland to play a back-to-back game against the Golden State Warriors tonight, fresh off of a convincing win over the ATL. The Lakers will have to stay focused this is the first of several road games. The Lakers trailed early, and then basically broke the Hawks in half with an outstanding…
LOS ANGELES – All-Star center-forward Pau Gasol had a triple-double and teammate Lamar Odom snatched a season-high 20 rebounds to give the Lakers a positive start out of the All-Star break. Gasol finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Odom, who had been on a tear leading into last weekend’s break, continued his…
Kobe can see himself playing basketball for a lot more years… L.A.Times: Bryant also explained why he let O’Neal, 36, take the MVP trophy. “You don’t know how many years he’s going to be playing,” he said. “I’ve still got another six, seven, eight years to go. I felt it was the right thing to…
Records: Lakers 42-10 (1st in the West) Hawks 31-21 (4th in the East) Offensive ratings: Lakers 114.5 (1st in league) Hawks 109.5 (8th in league) Defensive ratings: Lakers 105.5 (7th in league) Hawks 107.5 (15th in league) Projected Starting Lineups: Lakers: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol Hawks Mike Bibby, Joe…
BP: Alright, if you had to pick one: Kobe or LeBron? CB: That’s the question of the time, isn’t it? I’d go with Kobe. He has championships, so you have to go with experience sometimes. Because talent-wise, it’s right there. But the thing that takes Kobe over the top is that he has more post-season…
So much going on with so little time for Kobe. The weekend coverage of Kobe started with a forced and awkward interview between he and Shaq put together by TNT’s Craig Sager. Kobe Bryant had made comments leading up to this years All-Star weekend that led us to believe that he was not…
USA Today asked nineteen NBA general managers who they thought was better — Kobe Bryant or LeBron James? Twelve of the GMs picked Bryant, while seven preferred James. Kobe is the NBA’s reigning MVP, and has three NBA titles to his credit. “Kobe’s basketball IQ, competitive spirit and skill set make him, unquestionably, the best…
HOENIX, Arizona (AFP) — Onetime teammates and sometimes feuding rivals Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal teamed up once again to lead the Western Conference to victory in the National Basketball Association All-Star Game. Los Angeles Lakers superstar Bryant made a storming start and finished with 27 points as the West dominated the Eastern Conference 146-119…
PHOENIX — Shaq danced, Kobe dazzled. And just like old times, they won again. Bryant led all scorers with 27 points, O’Neal partied his way back onto the All-Star stage with 17 in just 11 minutes, and the Western Conference beat the East 146-119 Sunday night. “It felt like old times,” O’Neal said. “I miss…
