OPEN THREAD: RMR Game 3: Warriors vs NBDL Ambassadors
Warriors (2-0) vs NBDL Ambassadors (0-2)Game Time: 1:15p I'm not really sure what it takes to make the NBDL Ambassadors team, but here's their roster. They're a bunch of rookies who didn't get drafted and probably have no chance of making an NBA roster this year, next year or ever. Maybe that's…
July 24, 2008, 6:15 PM ET from Golden State Of Mind
Sasha Vujacic to Europe? It could happen
LAS VEGAS First Atlanta’s Josh Childress headed overseas, signing a lucrative deal from a Greek club. Now Houston’s Carl Landry is entertaining offers from across the Atlantic. Lakers’ Sasha Vujacic also has been contacted by several European clubs, according to a Slovenian newspaper.…
July 24, 2008, 2:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Mayo and Love take in Olympic experience
A year ago, O.J. Mayo and Kevin Love were incoming college freshmen, eager to enroll in their classes and learn their respective offenses at USC and UCLA. This week, the two local stars are in Las Vegas as members of the Select team that is practicing against the USA Team, helping them prepare for…
July 24, 2008, 2:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Hornets Off-Season: No Brown or Andersen for New Orleans
The Sacramento Bee is reporting today that Bobby Brown, the star of the Hornet's Summer League team, has signed with the Kings for a two year minimum deal worth a little over a million dollars. The Hornets did reportedly make a play for Bobby's services, offering him a one year deal,…
July 24, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Hornets247.com Blog
If the Lakers need to get tougher …
Phil Jackson and Mitch Kupchak are searching the countryside for someone to raise the toughness level on the Lakers next season. Should they be looking in Los Angeles? How about Candace “Sugar Ray” Parker?
July 24, 2008, 1:45 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Where did Artest go? No where yet
What happened to all those Ron Artest-to-the-Lakers rumors? They’ve floated to Detroit, where the Pistons now are exploring a trade with Sacramento for the mercurial foward. In place of the Artest talk, the Lakers now are rumored to have joined a list of teams interested in signing Luol Deng,…
July 24, 2008, 1:30 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Kobe Bryant is a badminton fan? Who knew?
Kobe Bryant doesn’t plan on sitting in his Beijing hotel room while he is at the Olympics. The Lakers star is hoping to catch some action at other sporting venues, starting with the Olympic pool site. “I want to see (American swimmer Michael) Phelps for sure. I want to see him do his…
July 24, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Canadians hate Kobe Bryant?
A recent poll by Harris Interactive (they’re big in the polling business) shows that while Tiger Woods is the most popular athlete in the U.S. and Canada, Kobe Bryant disappears from the Canadian list. In America, the country that doesn’t say “eh” in every sentence, Kobe…
July 24, 2008, 1:15 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Wanna go to the Olympics?
The Yao Ming Foundation is making it possible for two lucky raffle winners to attend the China-U.S. basketball game at the Olympics — all expenses paid. Imagine seeing Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, et al take on Yao Ming in China, where Yao is as popular as green tea. Could be raucous. The…
July 24, 2008, 1:00 PM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
Gold medal vs. NBA title
Kobe Bryant told Janis Carr that Team USA winning a gold medal is more important than the Lakers winning an NBA title. Do you agree? Which is more important, a gold medal or an NBA title? Gold medal NBA title View Results
July 24, 2008, 12:45 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
V-u-j-a-c-i-c
The comedy team at the LA Times has come up with a great take on the Laker girls. Check out the “Laker Girls spelling bee.” Hilarious. If you need a Laker girls fix, check out our coverage from last Saturday.
July 24, 2008, 12:30 AM ET from Lakers: Locker Talk by Kevin Ding
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