The Lakers got to meet the President Monday, and the only thing that would have made it better is weather that would have allowed it outside on the basketball court President Obama had installed at the White House. And with the way the Lakers have been playing defense lately, no doubt Obama could have dropped [...]

Really, I never get tired of saying that. Enjoy some playoff highlights from last year as we wait not so patiently for this year.

The big things in that get a team a championship are obvious — the trust in Derek Fisher to hit the key threes, Kobe Bryant’s daggers, Pau Gasol’s work on defense.
But a championship is a combination of a million things little and big. I want to put a little spotlight on these three.
1) Mitch Kupchak. [...]

I may just watch this on a loop all day long.

I can’t thank all of you that come to this site, read and comment, and make this a real community. I am just the fortunate caretaker, it is all of you that make this site special, and made watching the Lakers reach this pinnacle an [...]

Bask in the moment, soak it up. There are so few moments of pure joy in life, so few moments where we as a collection of people with a common bond can truly revel in something.
Love it for (as Dex said) Kobe’s Dostoevsky like life of sin, suffering and redemption.
Love it for Phil Jackson [...]