It’s amazing that in 1907 a Harvard-educated African-American man could get thrown out of Washington, D.C.’s Central YMCA for simply wanting to watch a basketball game.
That fact, in itself, gives modern folks a fairly good idea of the territory Americans have covered over the past century.
It’s not like we should consider congratulating ourselves on that [...]
“We just didn’t have any energy,” assistant coach Brian Shaw said at halftime of the Laker game against the 76ers at Staples Center on Friday night. What’s with that? The Lakers have been flat a lot recently. Here are some possible explanations for the recent energy shortage:
- The Lakers are satisfied with their championship last season. [...]
I remember the night Kobe Bryant scored his first NBA basket. I was there in Charlotte, and to celebrate his milestone of 25,000 points scored I’m posting my story about his first basket in the league from November 1996. In those days, getting a little one-on-one time was easy.
YO, KOBE, WASSUP?
Never mind that the interviewer [...]
OK, it’s just a fantasy. But did you see Jordan’s reaction when Jay Leno asked him in a televised interview the other night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5osJ8-NttnU&feature=player_embedded#) if he could still dunk?
“Can I still dunk?” Jordan asked in disbelief. “Are you stupid?”
I saw my suspicion confirmed in that moment. Jordan has been burning to show people that he [...]
In the wake of the Los Angeles Lakers winning the 2009 NBA title, much has been made of the 10 championships that Phil Jackson’s teams have won in his 18 seasons as a head coach. If you include the two other times Jackson’s teams reached the championship round and lost, that makes 12 times in [...]
With training camp and media day opening tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 29), a few questions for and about the Lakers and the upcoming season come to mind:
1. Can Ron Artest keep it real?
Anyone following Ron Artest the last few months has to wonder if he is all there or if, like Shaquille O’Neal, he is all [...]
Damn, he was one lonely boy. Ambition will do that to you.
I was speaking to a group of high school kids last year and trying to give them a little bit of an idea about Kobe Bryant.
I asked how many of them had jobs. Several hands shot up. One kid was 17 and had just [...]
