The Air Jordan 2012 isn’t the only new shoe creating some killer hype. Nike Basketball recently released photos for Orlando special editions for three of their largest names: Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant. These look extra dope just because of their uniqueness. Nike says the sneakers took their inspiration from a supernova – [...]
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February 10, 2012
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has never been shy about speaking his mind. So when the Lakers star posed for a picture with Rob Gronkowski after L.A.'s 88-87 overtime victory over the Celtics, he didn't hesitate to tell the Pats' tight end where he thinks he should play next, according to WEEI. "I said 'the Eagles need a tight end.' That's what I...
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February 10, 2012
(Defense doesn’t get much better than that.)This is how rivalries age, begrudging respect ultimately breaking through to the surface, all the years of elbows and floor burns and trash talk culminating in a pool of praise. This is how sporting enemies pay homage, by noting that it’s never been anything personal, just a matter of hating the team that always seems to get...
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February 09, 2012
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist Nineteen months after ''The Decision'' sent his personal stock plummeting, LeBron James is as desperate as ever to please and still clueless on how to go about it.
So maybe the only surprise about Forbes magazine's latest list of most-disliked athletes is that James hasn't demanded a recount. He came...
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February 11, 2012
Back on Thursday night, the folks over at Inside the NBA had a little bit of fun with jokes about Lebron James hairline.The clip features TNT's Ernie Johnson mock-interviewing Lebron James using clips from ESPN's "The Decision" to provide Lebron with another decision: keep the hair he has left or go bald:(Courtesy of Sportress of Blogitude)
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February 08, 2012
There was a report a few weeks ago stating that Kobe Bryant deterred Dwight Howard from having interest in joining the Lakers by telling him the Lakers were still his team. The report matched what we had heard through our sources, and further reports said Dwight wouldn’t sign an extension with the Lakers if they traded for him. Kobe has responded to the report and denied that...
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February 09, 2012
Shaq's Top Moments With Lakers (credit: Jed Jacobson/Allsport)
LOS ANGELES (CBS) – It is all coming together for Shaquille O’Neal and his post retirement plans.
In June of 2011 the Lakers announced they will hang No. 34 at Staples Center, but with no timetable of the ceremony.
Today, NBA.com reports the Lakers will retire Shaq’s No 34 jersey during the 2012-2013 seasons...
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February 09, 2012
Somewhere along the line, all the rules changed for one person. Somewhere along the line a 16-year-old kid seemingly everyone loved became the scapegoat for anything remotely attached to him. America is obsessed with reality television, so why not mix it with one of its other addictions, sports? Ask ten people about the Kardashians, then go check the TV ratings. We live in a society...
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