May 04

Derrick Rose to Receive League MVP Award

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It has been announced that Derrick Rose is this year’s recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award.  Rose is the youngest player to ever win this award.  He now joins the ranks of Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and many more players who have received this award. This year’s Chicago Bulls […]

May 04

I’m So Done With Shaq’s Icy Hot Commercials

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Is anybody else fed up with these ads by Shaquille O’neal in which he endorses how effective Icy Hot is? If Icy Hot is so effective, then why does Shaq play like two minutes a season before succumbing to injury? Seriously, the last time Shaq made any real contribution to a team for more than […]

May 03

Lakers come up short

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The Los Angeles Lakers blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter in the first game of their second round series against the Dallas Mavericks.  Kobe Bryant had 36 points in the loss, and failed to hit what would have been the game-winning shot. As a Lakers fan, the start to this series scares me.  […]

Apr 21

Kobe calls out Gasol

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I have been interning at a radio station, and this morning the producer of the show brought up an interesting point.  No current athlete besides Kobe Bryant openly criticizes their teammates the way he does. Kobe has repeatedly called out teammate Pau Gasol for being too soft.  After a very poor performance resulting in the […]

Apr 20

Carmelo Anthony vs. Kobe Bryant…vs. Michael Jordan???

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I will make no secret about it.  I am a Los Angeles Lakers fan.  As a result, I am also a Kobe Bryant fan.  I tend to react very negatively when people criticize Kobe.  I suppose that is the nature of being a fan.  However, I do think that, in general, I am able to […]

Mar 10

Miami Heat cry after loss

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The Miami Heat spent their evening crying after a loss to the Chicago Bulls.  After the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made mention that some of his players were crying in the locker room after the game.  After much was made over the comment, Spoelstra came out and said that his comments were twisted by […]

Feb 03

Los Angeles Lakers trade threat

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So, Mitch Kupchak recently came out and said that the Lakers may need to make a trade before the deadline to help shake them out of the rut they seem to be in lately.  Some people, like former Lakers great Jerry West, seem to think the Lakers are getting too old, and a trade would […]

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