D’Angelo Russell returned to the Lakers’ starting lineup four games ago. Since that return he has averaged 17 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 5.3 assists in 31.5 minutes a night. Beyond the numbers, though, he’s looked steady, confident, and in control of the team’s offense and his own individual game. No where is this more clear […]
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Preview & Chat: Lakers vs. Bulls
The Lakers are back on the road today, starting a three game road trip which begins in Chicago. As it will be for the rest of the season, every game on the road will be Kobe’s last trip to that city so expect there to be some sort of acknowledgement from that franchise of Kobe’s […]
Preview & Chat: 2016 NBA All Star Game
Since he made the announcement, it’s been a gradual sinking in that this will be Kobe’s last year. A tribute video here, a road crowd chanting his name there, and a whole lot of post game pressers with introspective questions and candid answers have followed and the realization that this is it becomes realer daily. This […]
Do You Want to Watch 100 of Kobe’s Best Dunks? Of Course You Do.
The last couple of seasons it’s seemed like every time Kobe dunked he ended up on the injured list. Last year his season famously ended after a seemingly harmless two handed dunk turned into a torn rotator cuff. This season he missed more games after another throw down. Honestly, while some might find ways to make […]
On Kobe Bryant: Firsts, Lasts, & Forever
Following Kobe Bryant’s final season has been a bit surreal. After he announced this season would be his last, he has been showered with cheers, treated to tribute videos from NBA legends, and been as well received as he ever has been. Considering this is a guy who has received “MVP” chants in opposing stadiums […]
Preview & Chat: Lakers vs. Clippers (Christmas Day Edition)
#DidYouKnow: Kobe’s all-time scoring leader in Christmas Day games (383). Look back at his past 15 #NBAXmas GP! #TBT https://t.co/cpOYxkgMWI — NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) December 25, 2015 I’ve written it before, but I’ve not been the biggest fan of the Lakers playing on Christmas. This is mostly for selfish reasons — I’d much prefer to just […]
Remembering the Night Kobe Outscored the Mavs
With this being Kobe Bryant’s 20th and final season with the Lakers, the organization has been running a pretty cool feature all season called “This Day in Kobe History” (#TDIKH) where they chronicle great games or key events throughout Kobe’s career. Today, December 20th, just so happens to be one of my favorite Kobe games […]
Kobe Bryant Offers Up a Throwback-Thursday
Earlier in the week we talked about recent improved play from Kobe and him embracing the type of player he did not envision he would hold on to become late in his career. The last couple of games, however, Kobe has even exceeded that level of play. It may be too early to say that this […]
D’Angelo Russell, Kobe, & Giving Fans a Moment to Remember
Before the Lakers played the Wizards last week, I answered a few questions for Wizards’ site Truth About It in the lead up to that game. It was mostly about the young players and my feelings in the aftermath of Kobe’s retirement announcement. One question, though, was about my three favorite Kobe “moments” from his […]
This Trailer for a Kobe Tribute Video Will Give You Chills
I try my best to provide substantive commentary and insight on the Lakers every time I post here. But, sometimes, you just have to throw up a video and say as little as possible. That’s how I feel here. I mean, what is there really to say? This video is fantastic and gave me the chills […]