LeBron James is out indefinitely after suffering a high ankle sprain in Saturday’s loss to the surging Hawks. Solomon Hill clipped his leg when trying dive for the ball and Bron crumpled to the floor in pain, yelling in a way I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed. I’ll make no judgment here on Hill’s play, […]
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LeBron James Continues to Defy Conventional Wisdom
If there were ever a time when you’d expect LeBron James to slow down, it would be this year. Not because of eroding skills or because of sapped athleticism, but because conventional wisdom said there was no better time for him to choose to. The challenge of last season cannot be overstated for LeBron. From […]
LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Most Malleable of Stars
One of my favorite niche movie characters is “the Keymaker” from the Matrix trilogy. If you’re not familiar with him, you can read up on the character, but a cliff’s notes explanation is that he represents is the idea of creating a path to a solution that was not there before. Or, said another way, […]
Lakers vs. Nuggets: Western Conference Finals Preview
It may not be what we expected, but it’s what we’ve got. The Lakers were supposed to face the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals starting on Friday. But instead of the other LA team making history by finally advancing out of the 2nd round, they made a different type of history by blowing a […]
Hello There, Playoff LeBron
It was just over 18 months ago now that LeBron James received skeptical looks and, in some circles, outright jeers. He was coming off a badly pulled groin on Christmas day that kept him out 17 games and looking to course-correct the Lakers back into the playoff hunt in his first season with the team. […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Mavericks
What a game. Everything a Lakers fan would want out of Lakers vs. Mavericks they got it. Star performances? A duel between two or more of those stars? Big shot making from role players? A super clutch final second play that forced overtime? The Lakers winning? Yes to all of the above. The Lakers beat […]
Post Game Thoughts: Lakers vs. Hornets
The Lakers beat the Hornets on Sunday night 120-101. And while the final score doesn’t necessarily reflect the the tone of the game for the first 30 minutes or so, a nearly 20 point victory over an over matched opponent is exactly what the doctor ordered and builds on what the team did on Friday […]
Lakers vs. Jazz Post Game Thoughts
It was not a pretty game, but you do not climb the standings with style points. The Lakers bounced back after a disappointing opening night loss to beat the Jazz 95-86 on Friday night. I’ll take it…especially when you consider how the win came about. There’s a lot of different angles to approach this game […]
Lakers vs. Clippers Post Game Thoughts
The world is not ending, I promise. Well, at least the Lakers basketball world is not. The Lakers lost a basketball game on Tuesday night to the Clippers by 10 points, 112-102. There was a lot of hype and excitement surrounding this game — opening night, LeBron and AD vs. Kawhi and the new look […]
2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview
Championship or bust. This has long been the mantra of the Los Angeles Lakers. When you have 16 Larry O’Brien trophies as an organization (dating back to the team’s days in Minneapolis), this makes sense. That said, when you have now gone 6 straight seasons without even making the playoffs, it is sort of comical […]