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In the midst of recent struggles by the Los Angeles Lakers, a new trend has emerged which blames all of the ailments of the team on its superstar Kobe Bryant, with some even going as far to say the Lakers are a better team without Bryant. This is not an original idea because Kobe is used to assuming blame for the Lakers, win or lose, but this new theory has gained ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have officially reached the lowest point in their regular season since 2008, when the acquisition of Pau Gasol helped fuel consecutive NBA Finals appearances and a championship in 2009. Predictions of their demise have run rampant across the airwaves, as their recent three-game losing streak has induced anyone with a voice to proclaim their quest for a repeat all but dead. A three-game losing streak for any ...

It's easy to rationalize Allen Iverson's decision to sit the rest of the season out when it comes to his daughter Messiah, but the latest news concerning Iverson makes you wonder if this was his eventual path anyway. Stephen A. Smith of ESPN recently said Iverson was spiraling out of control and his finances and post-basketball life was in serious danger due to alcohol and gambling problems. Smith went on to say Iverson ...

There are some things in the NBA that are as certain as death and taxes, and unfortunately for the San Antonio Spurs, a significant late-season injury to one of their stars falls into that category. The news that Tony Parker will be side-lined for up to eight weeks due to a broken hand is no surprise, but for the Spurs and their legions of followers it is another disappointment in a ...

This past week was a great one for the members in the NBA Stock Report, unless you are a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers, who find themselves mired in a three game losing streak. For the first time in the Kobe Bryant-Pau Gasol era the Lakers have lost three consecutive games with each of the losses coming on the road to Eastern Conference teams. Excluding Los Angeles, the rest of the ...

I'm not surprised that the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night, because the Lakers have made a habit of Struggling against Charlotte, but the manner in which they were beaten was revealing. The Bobcats seemed to be the defending champions, and the Lakers the expansion team, as Charlotte blew Los Angeles out of Time-Warner Arena in a game that wasn't as close as the final 15 ...

Charlotte, NC is where it all began for rookie sensation Stephen Curry, and for the first time in his professional career, Curry and his Golden State Warriors will make an appearance at Time-Warner Arena. The first time I found out that former NBA player Dell Curry had a son who was playing high school ball at Charlotte Christian, my immediate assumption was he was a great shooter, based on his father's ...

To be a follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, it is necessary to come to terms with several absolute truths about the team, with the purpose of preserving sanity as the main motivation. For instance, everyone wishes Pau Gasol would attack the rim with authority on the offensive end, but his versatility and talent makes his sometimes soft approach easier to live with. Likewise, the inconsistency of Andrew Bynum and Lamar ...

With little more than a month to go in the NBA regular season, the league's top contenders have drawn a clear line of separation between them and the rest of the assumed postseason field. Each team that reaches the playoffs have dreams of winning the championship, but the stark reality is, there are only seven teams with a shot of hoisting the trophy in June. Cleveland, Los Angeles, Orlando, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, ...

This NBA season the Oklahoma City Thunder have defied their youth and inexperience, and displayed a rare brand of chemistry and maturity while mounting a serious charge up the standings in the Western Conference. Much of the Thunder's success has centered around the brilliance of Kevin Durant, and rightfully so as he may be one of the most skilled and versatile players to enter the league in quite some time. It's easy ...