Kobe Bryant is playing some of his toughest defense yet, demanding his mother keeps her hands off his merchandise. Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers, superstar guard, said in a court filing that he never gave his mother permission to sell mementos from his high school days and early professional basketball career. Pamela Bryant said the [...]
Spurs Sweep Injury-Riddled Lakers with Kobe Bryant Courtside
April 29, 2013 | Posted by
The San Antonio Spurs dismantled the injury-riddled Los Angeles Lakers Sunday night with a 103-82 victory in Game 4, while Kobe Bryant was courtside to witness the carnage. “Obviously, it wasn’t a fair fight,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “When you’re a competitor, you want to compete on an even basis, and the Lakers weren’t [...]
Kobe Bryant Vows Not to Tweet During Game 2
April 24, 2013 | Posted by
Kobe Bryant, who questioned coach Mike D’Antoni’s decisions during Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ series against the San Antonio Spurs, vowed to not use Twitter in tonight’s second game. But teammate Metta World Peace wants him to continue. “Kobe should tweet for Game 2 the whole time, every possession,” World Peace said after [...]
Magic Johnson’s Son on Being Gay: ‘I Can Only Be Myself’
April 17, 2013 | Posted by
Magic Johnson’s 20-year-old son is surprised by the public interest in his being gay, something that he revealed to his supportive family several years ago. Earvin Johnson III, known as E.J., says he feels as if he’s coming out of the closet a second time and that he’s “reveling” in the experience — even though [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Trainer Says Injury Not Caused By Big Minutes
April 15, 2013 | Posted by
Kobe Bryant’s torn Achilles tendon has been blamed on coach Mike D’Antoni for not managing better the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar’s minutes. But his trainer, Tim Grover had a simple reason: a freak accident. “It had nothing to do with the minutes he had been playing or anything of that sort,” Grover said in a [...]
Eddie Jordan to Take Over Rutgers For Fired Mike Rice
April 15, 2013 | Posted by
Eddie Jordan, a Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach who once led Rutgers to the Final Four, is close to taking over at his alma mater for Mike Rice, who was fired after video was released of him physically and verbally abusing players. A source told the Associated Press that Jordan, a Washington, D.C. native, is [...]
Kobe Bryant Vents His Frustration on Facebook
April 13, 2013 | Posted by
In the middle of the night, Los Angeles Lakers megastar Kobe Bryant took to Facebook to express his frustration about tearing his left Achilles tendon that ends his season. Here it is: “This is such BS! All the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step that I’ve done millions of times! [...]
Lakers’ Kobe Bryant Out For Season With Torn Achilles
April 13, 2013 | Posted by
Kobe Bryant, perhaps the best player of his generation, suffered a torn left Achilles tendon Friday night, ending his season and putting into question his Hall of Fame career. With tears in his eyes, the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar confirmed the worst news to hit the team in a season already full of heartbreaking disappointments. [...]
Lakers’ Metta World Peace Expected to Return Tuesday
April 9, 2013 | Posted by
Just 12 days after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is expected to return to the starting lineup Tuesday night when the Lakers take on the New Orleans Hornets. World Peace, who was supposed to be sidelined for at least six weeks, participated in [...]
Lakers’ Metta World Peace Sidelined With Knee Injury
March 27, 2013 | Posted by
Metta World Peace, the Los Angeles Lakers’ petulant forward, has a torn lateral meniscus in his left knee, an injury that will sideline him indefinitely as his team fights to make the playoffs. And so it goes for the Lakers. World Peace returned to Los Angeles to be examined by team doctor Steve Lombardo. “Sorry [...]
