Tag Archives: National Basketball Association rivalries

Kobe Bryant On Los Angeles Lakers Making Playoffs: ‘Of Course It Can’

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Kobe Bryant believes his Los Angeles Lakers can make the playoffs. Yahoo! Sports' Marc J. Spears spoke with Bryant in an exclusive phone interview on Aug. 4. The Lakers superstar is confident...

Ray McCallum On Playing For San Antonio Spurs: ‘It’s Like A Dream Come True’

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Now it can be said: Ray McCallum likes playing for the San Antonio Spurs.According to Lorne Chan of the Spurs' official website, McCallum was keeping himself abreast on the various offseason NBA...

Cleveland Cavaliers Beat Chicago Bulls 86-84 in Game 4 Behind LeBron James’ Buzzer-Beater

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The Cleveland Cavaliers are not allowing the Chicago Bulls to get the better of them in terms of buzzer-beaters. Cavaliers forward LeBron James nailed a 22-foot jumper from the corner as time...

Carmelo Anthony To Sit Out 4 to 6 Months Due to Left-Knee Surgery

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New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony is out for the rest of the 2014-15 NBA season.The Knicks announced on their official website on Wednesday that Anthony will undergo season-ending left-...

Gregg Popovich Wins 1,000th Career Game

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San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich won his 1,000th career NBA game with a 95-93 win over the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 9.The defending champions Spurs relied on a key baseline jumper from Marco...

Kobe Bryant Surpasses Michael Jordan for 3rd in NBA’s All-Time Scoring List

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Kobe Bryant is now the NBA's third all-time leading scorer.Bryant scored 26 points in the Los Angeles Laker's 100-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 14. He now has 33,210 for his career,...

Mark Cuban on Los Angeles Lakers: ‘I Just Hope They Suck Forever’

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wishes the Los Angeles Lakers "suck forever." This was what Cuban said on "The Fred Roggin Show" on Los Angeles radio station The Beast 980 (via ESPN Los...

Elbow causes Kobe, Dwight tussle

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Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott was quite right when he was asked about Tuesday's fourth-quarter skirmish between Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard to which he responded "They don't like each other...

Julius Randle Broken Leg causes Delay in Basketball Series

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Julius Randle is a new talent on the scene for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Black American is fit, strong, lean and capable of finely dribbling the ball. He can carry a bouncer to the point where it...

Julius Randle Fractures Tibia in 2014-15 NBA Season Opener

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Los Angeles Lakers rookie forward Julius Randle fracture his tibula during the fourth quarter of the 2014-15 NBA season opener against the Houston Rockets on Oct. 28.The Lakers issued a press release...