#24 tells his side of the Shaq/Buss/Laker drama, on his blog, over at KB24.com.
Sidenote — if other guys follow the lead of Kobe and Curt Schilling, does that mean we might finally put an end to so much of the terrible gossip reporting masquerading as sports coverage that the likes of ESPN and Yahoo! Sports [...]
…is millions of Knicks fans all screaming out in unison. In case you were wondering.
He may have made some questionable comments about the dunk contest and getting paid, but something tells me if he plays like this on the regular, nobody’s going to talk about that anymore:
(via The Big Lead)
Lakers move to 2-0 against Golden State without #824 — Lamar Odom again leads the way, with 22 points and one rebound and one dime shy of a triple-dub.
Kurt Rambis filled Phil Jackson’s shoes, as the legendary coach stayed in L.A. to rest up after his hip replacement surgery four weeks ago.
But the real story [...]
I knew when the NBA came down HARD on the players in the Indiana-Detroit brawl last year, but didn’t make much of a point about the drunken behavior exhibited in the stands, that we’d hear more about all of this.
Last night we did.
I’m not saying what Antonio did was acceptable (although, playing for Isiah’s Knicks [...]
Thursday, Felix Gillette referred to Robert Horry as "a con man" and questioned just how clutch he really is. Sunday night against the Pistons, Big Shot Bob issued a retort.
Sideshow Bob - Is Robert Horry the NBA’s best clutch shooter or its best con man {Slate}Horry’s game-winning 3 pointer gives Spurs series edge {ESPN}
Here’s my (mostly realistic) dream Laker team for next year, with salary info in (). Below that is a brief explanation of why I want each guy, and how we’d get ‘em:
STARTING FIVE
Dan Dickau - PG ($2,100,000)
Kobe Bryant - SG ($15,946,875)
Lamar Odom - SF ($11,465,500)
Reggie Evans - PF ($5,000,000)
Chris Mihm - C ($3,796,875)
BENCH
Mark Madsen [...]
Ok, I’ll admit I’m not always a huge Simers supporter, but he definitely smacks Karl Malone and his blabbermouth agent Dwight "I’m only an agent b/c of Dennis Rodman" Manley with a 2×4 of logic and truth this morning:
I wouldn’t be surprised to learn later he used Bryant’s remarks as a way of getting out [...]