The Lakers’ Backup Plan
They’re a storied franchise, and a proud one too, with 16 championships and four statues standing outside of the arena. The Lakers aren’t too familiar with failure, and when it happens, they recover...
View ArticleThe NBA’s Must-See TV
It speaks to the power of Kobe Bryant, or maybe the sympathy of the schedule-makers, that the Lakers are still considered Christmas Day-worthy here in these uncertain times for the tinsel franchise....
View ArticleThrow in the Towel
So, what exactly should the Lakers say to the gracious basketball gods after receiving this latest bit of bad news? How about: Tank you very much? Kobe Bryant suffered a broken bone in his knee the...
View ArticleNBA Christmas Day Viewing Guide
I had a preamble for this, some 200 words about the holidays, but it turned into a graveyard of synonyms for “stress.” Let’s not taint something beautiful with vexation. No matter what you’re doing on...
View ArticleFull Speed Ahead
Sports aren’t strictly a way into pleasure because otherwise the late Maloof-era Sacramento Kings wouldn’t have existed, but that is at least part of the point of following them: So you can experience...
View ArticleOld Athletes and Us
It’s an indication of how underwhelming Steve Nash’s Lakers tenure has been that the most significant news he has produced this season is an announcement that he hasn’t seriously considered retiring at...
View ArticleRunning Out Of Time
When you have $48.5 million invested in Kobe Bryant’s declining years, why gamble that on what amounts to a declining season? It wouldn’t make any sense, and so, in the least surprising news of the...
View ArticleOne Foot Out the Door
Kevin Love has been on his way out of Minnesota for two years. Shortly after Love signed a three-year deal with the Timberwolves, there was open speculation about where he would end up after he...
View ArticleStrictly Business
If you’re wondering what Rex Chapman is up to these days, he’s doing color commentary for Grand Canyon University basketball games and breaking news on Twitter, then convolutedly walking it halfway...
View ArticleThe Long Game
I know you think you’re familiar, but take a look at the Lakers’ Basketball-Reference page for a moment. It’s like how you can’t quite fathom how long In Search of Lost Time is until you’re holding a...
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