Kwame’s time
LOS ANGELES — I tried to take a broader scope when analyzing Kwame Brown in my latest column, but here’s a little more from Phil Jackson on Brown … The gist of what Jackson told Brown in Honolulu at the start of training camp when they sat down for a heart-to-heart in part to…
January 31, 2008, 11:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
One for the road?
By CURTIS ZUPKE The Orange County Register EL SEGUNDO - It’s plain to see that Tuesday’s game against New York is an important launching point for the Lakers’ upcoming road trip, but Coach Phil Jackson didn’t place that kind of emphasis on it. “No, not at all,” Jackson said…
January 31, 2008, 11:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Pistons 90, Lakers 89
DETROIT – Tayshaun Prince’s go-ahead 3-point shot with 4.4 seconds left held up for the Pistons, foiling Kobe Bryant’s 39-point effort Thursday night. Bryant couldn’t get the ball on the Lakers’ possession, denied by Prince, and the Lakers settled for Lamar Odom’s running shot that…
January 31, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Cavaliers 98, Lakers 95
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers lost their fourth game in five outings, surrendering 41 points to LeBron James at Staples Center on Sunday. The game ended with neither Kobe Bryant nor Luke Walton able to get a 3-point shot off despite having a chance to tie. In a game Lakers coach Phil Jackson put great…
January 31, 2008, 11:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Phil Jackson, as Roger Ebert
LOS ANGELES — Phil Jackson spent much of his pregame gathering with reporters just now fielding questions about his famous coaching tactics of splicing movies into game film and giving players books. He said he needs to hit Barnes & Noble in the next two days to prepare for the coming…
January 31, 2008, 11:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Mavericks 112, Lakers 105
DALLAS – Kobe Bryant kept coming and coming, but he didn’t get much help. And it’s hard to beat an elite Western Conference team without much help. The Mavericks used their various offensive weapons down the stretch to hold off Bryant on Friday night. Bryant had 40 points, 10 rebounds and…
January 31, 2008, 11:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
All-Star hating
DALLAS — It’s possible that Kobe Bryant will be highly motivated to get the Lakers a victory in Washington on Feb. 3. That’s the deadline day for the NBA to determine who will coach the Western Conference in the Feb. 17 All-Star Game, and Bryant is hoping to drag a reluctant Phil Jackson…
January 31, 2008, 10:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
20 reasons the Lakers won’t win
DALLAS — So the Lakers’ last chance at a victory in this tough stretch of facing Phoenix, San Antonio and Dallas in a four-game span is coming up. Before we get off this notion of where the Lakers stand — now and in the future — with the Western Conference’s proven…
January 31, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Bennett: Pubic should help fund OKC arena
Seattle SuperSonics chairman Clay Bennett talked at sports business conference at Oklahoma City University, and said he believes the public should help fund an arena for an NBA team that relocates to that city. "Unlike maybe a handful of individuals building the building that would never see any…
January 31, 2008, 10:30 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Planning for Shaq
DETROIT — The Lakers are still thinking of Shaquille O’Neal, even if the coaches voting for the All-Star Game aren’t. O’Neal’s streak of 14 consecutive All-Star selections ended with word of the reserves selected Thursday, and it doesn’t seem as if…
January 31, 2008, 10:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
LeBron is out
There will be some unhappy faces in the KeyArena crowd tonight as LeBron James will not play tonight, due to sprained right ankle. James tested his ankle during pre-game tonight but deemed but the Cleveland training staff deemed him not ready to go. Devin Brown will start in place of James. James…
January 31, 2008, 10:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Roy selected to All-Star team
Seattle native and Portland's team leader Brandon Roy was selected as a reserve to the All-Star game today, as reserves for both teams were announced. Roy already was heading to New Orleans as a member of the sophomore squad in the Rookie Challenge game, but will play on Sunday with the big boys…
January 31, 2008, 9:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Paul and West make the All-Star game
Wow!Chris Paul and David West were just announced as All-Star reserves live on TNT. Chris Paul, we knew you were due. Congrats on your first, dude. I'm sure you'll be back for many more.But how about David West? Damn, I didn't see that coming. No doubt in my mind that he deserves it,…
January 31, 2008, 8:30 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
Boykins move means Bobcats are trying
I don't know that point guard is the first position I'd address on the Bobcats' roster. I do know this: Earl Boykins is a player and the Bobcats' front office is trying. I talked with general manager Rod Higgins Wednesday,...
January 31, 2008, 7:45 PM ET from Bobcats: Inside the NBA by Rick Bonnell
Wally out, LeBron game-time decision
Seattle's Wally Szczerbiak will sit out tonight’s game with a sprained right ankle, but everybody else should be ready to go. Expect Damien Wilkins and Delonte West to get more time with Szczerbiak out. And Cleveland’s LeBron James is a game-time decision, although I heard Akron…
January 31, 2008, 7:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
Pistons host Kobe
The Pistons battle with female comic book villain Kobe Bryant and the Lakers tonight (7:30, TV20). For the Pistons, it’s their first game of a comfy five-game homestand, while the Lakers are playing their first game of a grueling 9-game road trip. The Lakers haven’t had very good luck…
January 31, 2008, 5:30 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Chris Webber’s homecoming: Golden State edition
Most of you know this by now, but it looks like Pistons fans can finally shelve the “Chris Webber, yea or nay?” debate. From ESPN’s Marc Stein: Barring an unexpected change of heart, sources said, Webber will accept the invitation from former coach Don Nelson and former teammate…
January 31, 2008, 5:00 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Afflalo gets passed over
Arron Afflalo did not get invited to the Rookie/Sophomore Challenge. He was a bit of a long shot anyway (and is less of a snub than Al Thornton or Joakim Noah), but I agree with PistonsNation that he should have been considered ahead of Mike Conley: Mike Conley is a fine young player, but he’s…
January 31, 2008, 4:45 PM ET from Detroit Bad Boys
Followin' up on that Fifth Scorer
My defense of Morris Peterson was more popular than I thought it would be, getting linked by Truehoop and mentioned on The Basketball Jones podcast. So here's a little follow-up posting my full table of 5th options. Again, this list was created by taking the…
January 31, 2008, 3:45 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
James questionable vs. Sonics
Here's the story from Associated Press. SEATTLE -- LeBron James is questionable for the Cavaliers' game Thursday night against the Seattle SuperSonics, after spraining his ankle in the second quarter of a win over Portland. A team spokeswoman said James, the NBA's leading scorer at 30.1 points…
January 31, 2008, 3:15 PM ET from Sonics Insider by Frank Hughes
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