NBA Off-Season

Saturday Apr 20, 2013

NBA Playoffs throwback: Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs, 2004, Western Conference semifinals.

One of the most incredible endings to a playoff game in NBA history. Kobe Bryant’s go-ahead shot is then answered by Tim Duncan’s fade away jumper that, if it had burned an extra .1 second, would have probably sealed the game for the Spurs. But it did not. Instead with .4 seconds left in the game, Derek Fisher’s prayer is answered.

A new chapter of an old rivalry begins in San Antonio on Sunday at 3:30pm EST on ABC.

Thursday Apr 18, 2013

by parkermyers

Comments • 247 notes

“It’s not a question of if we make the playoffs. We will.”

@parker_myers

Thursday Apr 11, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 25 notes

“ I didn’t come up with Superman, I won’t get upset.

— Dwight Howard, graciously acknowledging Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, after Chris Duhon called Metta World Peace “Superman.” Shaq is still considering legal action against Duhon, however.

Wednesday Apr 3, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 203 notes

Dr. Dre watches Shaq’s jersey retirement ceremony at the Staples Center. Looks like Dre just got back from filming his new video, “Forgot About Cardio.”

Tuesday Apr 2, 2013

by skeetonmischa

Comments • 879 notes

The Los Angeles Lakers will officially retire Shaquille O’Neal’s jersey tonight at half time of the game against the Dallas Mavericks.

Thursday Mar 28, 2013

by vaughnshirley

Comments • 186 notes

homage:

Celebrating his 52^nd birthday today is Lakers legend and current Cavs coach Byron Scott. The 2008 NBA Coach of the Year won three titles with the “Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s and averaged 14.1 points per game for his career.

Tuesday Mar 26, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 131 notes

“ I will remember this game. I will remember that shot. He said he wasn’t trying to do it. You can look at the play and see it for yourself. I will take care of it later.

— Dwight Howard, complaining about David Lee’s elbow. This quote guarantees that there will be no retaliation in the teams’ next meeting, because Dwight Howard always does the opposite of what he says.

Sunday Feb 24, 2013

by parkermyers

Comments • 687 notes

nasty.

@kobebryant

Tuesday Feb 12, 2013

by slapclapper

Comments • 3,471 notes

Will Ferrell is currently dressed up as a security guard at tonight’s Laker game.

Friday Feb 8, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 430 notes

“ When I first played with Kobe — they call him the Black Mamba — but then he was doing like a little snake sound when he wanted the ball. It was crazy. It was crazy. It’s like tsssss, tsssss. Like fishing. Tsssss, tssss. He do that. Everybody tells you he’s gonna do it before you play him — like, ‘Wait till you hear him do this.’ And then he [does] it, and it’s like, what? He’s really a mamba. It sounds like some kind of snake.

— Jordan Crawford, confirming that Kobe Bryant does indeed communicate in Parseltongue.

Tuesday Feb 5, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 43 notes

Brook Lopez grapples with Antawn Jamison in the Lakers’ big road win over Brooklyn. Jamison’s not actually hurting the Nets’ center; this is the same facial expression Brook Lopez makes when he has to figure out the tip on a restaurant bill, or when Kris Humphries tricks him with “down low/too slow.”

Monday Feb 4, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 65 notes

“ He’s a small guy. (Knight) was trying his hardest to keep me off him. He worked hard, man. That kid, I don’t know where he’s from, I don’t know what school he went to, because he was guarding me and I was crashing the boards. He’s a tough kid, man. He tried to keep me off the glass and he did a good job. That’s all I can say. He’s a tough kid, very great. He’s a tough point guard or shooting guard or whatever he is.

— Metta World Peace on Detroit’s Brandon Knight, or whoever he is. Also, World Peace probably punched him.

Monday Jan 28, 2013

by seankeane

Comments • 81 notes

“ I’ve been on teams where scoring the ball kind of drives the team, but here, the facilitator drives the team. So it’s really about figuring out what drives the team and adapting to it. I’m opened up to all possibilities. I’m just trying to figure out what are we going to do, what can I do to help us win ball games? It seems like I’ve kind of got my finger on the pulse right now.

— Blasphemous words from Kobe Bryant, the most interesting player in the NBA this year

Tuesday Jan 22, 2013

by parkermyers

Comments • 5,357 notes

gotemcoach:

Kobe on twitter is glorious (in both an amazing and horrible way).

Wednesday Jan 9, 2013

by sugashane

Comments • 26,146 notes

fuckyeanba:

It’s been a tough 2013 for Lakers fans, and I haven’t helped matters much.

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