Tips For Surviving The Season, If The Lakers Don’t Tank
Just what long-suffering... OK, it hasn’t really been that long... Laker fans were yearning for, an inspiring victory that starts a (brief) winning streak! Or not. Losing is hard, Lakerdom is discovering the hard way. Say, you end a seven-game…
Deja Vu All Over: Can A LeBron Who Can’t Go to Heat Go to Lakers?
Update from LAX: no Bron sightings, yet. If Laker fans aren't incredulous at the notion of LeBron James either leaving $110 million in Miami for $88 million with the Lakers to play with Kobe Bryant, who has to show he’s…
After Metta, Lakers Future Financial Situation Begins Taking Shape
Good news, bad news... and the worst news of all for Lakerdom. In the bad news, the Lakers went ahead and amnestied Metta World Peace, after all. In the worst news of all, you don’t get to bash Jim Buss,…
To Amnesty or Not to Amnesty: It’s Metta World Peace or Jim Buss
In which MWP becomes MVP. I know, he’s only Metta World Peace, which means anything can happen, including the Auburn Hills riot which started when he charged into the stands after a Piston yahoo who threw a drink at him...…
Life After Dwight: Sources Say Lakers Seek LeBron, Melo, Kyrie, Love
Life is earnest, life is real and Dwight Howard was not its goal. Yes, there’s life after Dwight, even with Jim Buss and Mike D’Antoni, with Phil Jackson limited to tweeting bemused comments from Playa del Rey. Cutting to the…
NBA Rumors: Houston Rockets Still Closing In on Dwight Howard
So, it’s Houston? Forget the Lakers. If Dwight was portrayed as clueless, goofy and a whirling top here—by no one more than me—deciding between the Lakers and Houston wasn’t a no-brainer. The Rockets have James Harden, a budding great, at…
Golden State Warriors Emerging As Major Contender For Dwight Howard
The Golden State Warriors are closing in on that that max slot for Dwight Howard, a source told Lakers Nation. So, if that’s all Dwight needs, he’s theirs. After meeting with Howard Tuesday, the Warriors, who had started trying to…
Quote the Mamba, Nevermore: Kobe Tells Dwight, Man Up or Ship Out
That’s the last time the Lakers tell Kobe Bryant, “Want to come with us to try to sign ____?” Bryant was part of the delegation that met with Dwight Howard in what may have been Dwight’s Laker farewell. If Howard…
Lakers Not About to Start Tanking If Dwight Howard Leaves Town
With Dwight Howard’s Laker career teetering between “over” and “no, really, I’m coming back!” it’s not too soon to discuss going into the tank, for a splash heard ‘round the world. Tanking for newbies... like the Lakers? As if. Oh,…
Sources: Rockets Think They’re ‘Clear Leader’ for Dwight Howard
He’s Dwight, so you never know but confirming previous reports, the Rockets think they’re the “clear leader” for Dwight Howard—and have already started working on a list of things to do to reconfigure the team around him. Before getting into…