Well, several somethings. You don’t get to hear the national anthem. Often that’s no loss. But when Davis Gaines (of Phantom of the Opera fame) does it … and just nails it with a voice both supple and powerful … that’s a treat. And this whole pregame thing the Lakers have been doing with the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Kobe'
Something You Don’t See at Home
May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Kobe, Lakers
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Can’t Say ‘Lakers’ Without Getting ‘L A’ Involved
May 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Kobe, Lakers
The Lakers are a rising tide. Every time you think their popularity has crested … it washes over us again and rolls to greater heights. During their last stretch of serious playoffs runs — 2000-04 — I finally realized, as a sports editor, that the Lakers’ status in the newspaper was this: There is no […]
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Kobe Accepts Trophy, Lakers Take 2-0 Lead
May 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Kobe, Lakers
It can’t be this easy, can it? Lakers up 2-0 vs. Utah, and NBA history indicates something like 94 percent of all teams that take a 2-0 lead go on to win a best-of-seven series. It’s not over, but it’s close. They defeated the Utah Jazz 120-110 tonight, and it never really felt in doubt, […]
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Lakers: No Time to Panic … But It’s Getting Closer
March 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Kobe, Lakers
The Lakers lost at home to another bad team, 114-111 to the Memphis Grizzlies. That’s two consecutive defeats at Staples Center to NBA bottom-feeders (they lost to Charlotte on Wednesday), and if it’s not time to panic … we can see it from here. Kobe Bryant scored 53, but the rest of the Lakers didn’t […]
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Kobe Needs to Get a Grip
March 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Kobe, Lakers
Perhaps you saw it, or read about it: Kobe Bryant, ejected from the Lakers’ loss to the Charlotte Bobcats at Staples Center on Wednesday night. He picked up two technical fouls in a 30-second span late in the game and was sent to the locker room. That makes 15 technical fouls this season, and if […]
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Lakers Better Not Count on Bynum
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Kobe, Lakers
OK, it’s mid-March and Andrew Bynum just walked — for the first time — on a treadmill designed to put only about 65 percent of his body weight on his joints. Ohh-kay. The Lakers better not be expecting him back this season. If he can’t walk unaided in mid-March, and the regular season ends in […]
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‘M-V-P!’ Chants Finally Ring True
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Kobe, Lakers
At least in terms of predicting the future … those Kobe Bryant fans at Staples Center finally may be correct. It seems increasingly likely Kobe will be voted the NBA’s MVP. For the first time. Is he the league’s best player? Probably not. That would be LeBron James, whose statistics are better than Bryant’s almost […]