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Ron Artest has been named a finalist for the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship award. The award is given each year to an NBA figure who shows “outstanding service and dedication to the community.” As it is commonly known, Ron Artest raffled off his 2010 championship ring to mental health awareness. Artest has even said he will donate part of his [...]

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Kobe Bryant joined ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption on Wednesday afternoon. Bryant, was asked to clarify his comments from 2 weeks ago, that he was proud of Andrew Bynum for the flagrant 2 foul he had against Minnesota’s Michael Beasley. Tony Kornheiser: “Is the message in that, that Kobe Bryant says to his team and to the league, that the Lakers [...]

David Brickley, host of the Voice of the Nation, had a one-on-one interview with Matt Barnes, as he was gearing up for his Youth Basketball Clinic at the Peninsula Montessori School, in Rancho Palos Verdes. Matt discussed: the Lakers chance of catching the Spurs for the #1 seed in the west, how he felt about Kobe Bryant before they were [...]

Kobe Bryant joined The Mo’Nique Show earlier this week, on B.E.T. Bryant discussed how Michael Jordan, and Gary Payton taught him to talk trash, if his daughters want to play basketball when they get older, and does he have plans on having a baby boy to possibly follow in his footsteps? Check out the video below: Thanks to @Jose3030 for [...]

Ron Artest may have found a cure to his sometimes erratic play. Abstaining from Alcohol. According to Artest, it was a key to losing weight, and becoming a defensive force in the 2010 playoffs. As he helped the Lakers win the 2010 championship. Back in 2009, a December issue of Sporting News magazine came out. In an interview with Artest, [...]

The Lakers were leading the Clippers 110-104 on Friday night, with about 31 seconds to play, when Derek Fisher and Chris Kaman got tangled up. Kaman came to set a screen around 20 feet away from the basket, and Fisher decided to run through it, oppose to around it, and that rubbed Kaman the wrong way. They would both get [...]

John Calipari, head coach at Kentucky, recently reflected back on the 1996 NBA draft when he was the head coach of the New Jersey Nets. Arn Tellem, Kobe’s agent at that time, had Kobe working out for New Jersey, who had the 8th overall pick “I worked him out three times and I thought I was losing my mind. Obviously [...]

Michael Jordan recently caught up with his alma mater, the North Carolina Tarheels, as they compete for a National Championship. Jordan spotted UNC star, Harrison Barnes, wearing Kobe Bryant’s new Nike shoe, instead of the Nike Jordan 11’s, which are not sold in stores, being made specifically for the Tarheels. “Hey Dude! Next time I see you in those Kobe [...]

Shaquille O’Neal didn’t necessarily just go after Andrew Bynum, but he did comment on the possibility of facing two of the best big men in the league, in this years NBA playoffs. O’Neal was asked by ESPN’s Marc Stein, if he was looking forward to going up against guys like Dwight Howard and Andrew Bynum in the playoffs. O’Neal: Excuse [...]

It has been announced that Pau Gasol will donate $1,000 per point, for tonight’s game against the Clippers. The amount Gasol earns will go to help the relief efforts in Japan. 19 other players, including Pau’s brother Marc Gasol, have decided to donate to Direct Relief International, which “supports the immediate health needs of people by working with local authorities [...]

Two Thirds of the “Killer Bees” have big decisions to make at the end of this season, and it seems one of them may be more likely to stay then the other. Matt Barnes and Shannon Brown have player options next season for the Lakers. Barnes, has a $1.91 million player option next season, and Shannon Brown has a $2.37-million [...]

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, joined the “Morning Joe” on MSNBC this morning and had some interesting things to say about Phil Jackson Cuban, was asked by one of the hosts, Willie Geist, about the possibility of a 2nd round match-up with the Lakers in this years NBA playoffs. “Which would be a blast! Can you imagine the [...]

Ron Artest is known for giving the ultimate sound bite, after his amazing performance in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, his post-game interviews received more press then his heroics on the court. Once again, Ron Artest has out done his play on the court. He finished with 18 points, and 3 steals. Including, throwing down a dunk, and hitting [...]