Lakers Acquire Chris Paul in Trade with Hornets, Rockets
The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed in principal in a move to acquire Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets in a three team trade that also involves the Houston Rockets. Talks between the three teams had been heating up…
Lakers Should Use Amnesty on Metta World Peace
Now that the season is practically assured of happening (knock on wood) one of the big questions facing the Lakers will be which player to choose for amnesty, a clause by which the club could release a player from it's…
The Top Fan Gear to Bring to a Lakers Game
Part of being a Lakers fan living in Los Angeles means attending home games and part of attending those games is getting the most bang for you buck while at the same time demonstrating your true Lakers love. Whether it's apparel…
NBA Players Reject Owners Offer, Will Disband Union and File Lawsuit
On Monday afternoon the NBA Players Association met in New York with what some categorized as the fate of the NBA season hanging in the balance. The result: the players unanimously decided to to reject the owners latest proposal and…
Stern Gives NBA Players Take it or Leave it Offer
After an eight and a half hour negotiating session that extended from late Saturday night into Sunday morning, the NBA and it's players emerged without a deal in place, but there is an open offer on the table. Commissioner David…
Matt Barnes Announces Split from Fiancee Gloria Govan
Lakers reserve forward Matt Barnes has announced he is splitting with his fiancee, Gloria Govan. The couple, who have a pair of twin sons together, were previously set to be engaged last year but ultimately called off the wedding. Rumors…
I Love Basketball, I Hate the NBA
Last week I wrote about the logical reasoning behind the owners hardball strategy against the NBA union. I argued that a sustained lockout was profit maximization in it's purest form, that the owners held such a bargaining advantage over their…
The NBA Lockout is Completely Logical
In the past few days I've witnessed many basketball writers bemoan the lack of common sense exhibited by the owners and players in failing to reach an agreement in the eleventh hour of negotiations of the NBA lockout. In particular,…
Drew League Gets Big Payback Against Goodman in Long Beach
At 4pm the crowd at the Pyramid in Long Beach had already wrapped around the arena waiting to punch their tickets in. By the time they had filled the seats inside the anticipation was palpable, as if the people in…
Drew League and Goodman League Set to Battle this Week
For many NBA fans watching coverage of the lockout is like pulling teeth but a welcome, if only temporary, respite is on the way. The rematch of the Drew League against the Goodman league is coming up at the end…
