Entering Friday night Georgetown was the heavy favorite to move past Florida Gulf Coast, but the Eagles pulled one of the biggest upsets thus far in the tournament, defeating the Hoyas 78-68 in the second round of the South Regional. “It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Eagles forward Chase Fieler said after the game. “We played a [...]
Kobe Bryant Shuts Down LeBron James in All-Star Duel
February 18, 2013 | Posted by
With less than six minutes left in the NBA All-Star Game Sunday night, Kobe Bryant told West coach Gregg Popovich that he wanted to guard the East’s LeBron James, the consensus best player on the planet, a title Bryant, now 32, once held. The showcase of uncontested dunks and behind-the-back passes that wowed the Houston [...]
Struggling Lakers Eye Kobe Bryant for Defense Boost
January 15, 2013 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers, who are 16-21 and in 11th place in the Western Conference standings, are turning to their superstar Kobe Bryant with hopes he can provide a bigger defensive boost to their embattled defense. Bryant was left off last year’s NBA All-Defensive first team for the first time since 2005. He took the [...]
The Other L.A. Team, The Clippers, Looking Tough
December 26, 2012 | Posted by
Don’t look now, but the team with the best record in the NBA is in Los Angeles, but not the Lakers. Yes, the L.A. Clippers, notorious failures, no longer are the butt of jokes. They are making jokes out of their opponents. They have won 14 straight now, and they have done it in impressive [...]
Knee Injury Sidelines Eric Gordon Indefinitely
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
Eric Gordon, the New Orleans Hornets guard the team is depending on for scoring, has been sidelined indefinitely with an undisclosed right knee injury. “The way I understand it, he’s going to be out indefinitely until we get some more clarity on what’s going on so I don’t have to answer these questions every day [...]
Rajon Rondo Proclaims He Is The Best Point Guard in The NBA
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rando says to drop any qualifiers. It’s this simple: He’s the best point guard in the NBA. In the current edition of Boston Common Magazine, Rondo explained why he’s so adamant about his position atop the league’s floor generals over Deron Williams of Brooklyn, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul, [...]
LeBron James Leaves Agent To Team With Friend Rich Paul
September 13, 2012 | Posted by
LeBron James, the hottest athlete on the planet, has left longtime agent Leon Rose and the Creative Artists Agency and will join a newly formed agency led by longtime friend Rich Paul, the Sports Business Journal reported. You can bet the new agency will become the hottest on the planet, just like its centerpiece client. [...]
Shocker: USA Men’s Basketball Barely Squeaks by Lithuania
August 4, 2012 | Posted by
A day after annihilating Nigeria by 83 points, the U.S. men’s basketball team survived its toughest Olympic test today, beating Lithuania by 5 points in a 99-94 win in London. The Lithuanian squad used tough half-court defense and a well-oiled pick-and-roll offense to stay close to the U.S. the entire game. This was no fluke [...]
Team USA Roster ‘Deeper’ Than In ’08
July 8, 2012 | Posted by
With LeBron James and Kobe Bryant leading the way, Team USA has assembled what Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul called deeper than the gold-medal winning 2008 squad. “(Like) all of us talk about, you’ve got to think about how much better all of us are now than we were in ’08,” Paul said. [...]
Clippers Pull Out Game 7; Advance To Face The Spurs
May 13, 2012 | Posted by
After failing twice to eliminate the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Clippers made good on the third and most difficult try on the road Sunday in front of a frenzied crowd. With their bench providing a decisive spark, the Clippers earned a second-round spot against the San Antonio Spurs with a hard-fought 82-72 Game 7 [...]
