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Now that the NBA lockout is seemingly here to stay, NBA stars lighting up the Drew League on YouTube are our only form of entertainment for the time being. After Kobe’s 45-point performance during his last exhibition with the Drew League (which included the game-winning shot over Oklahoma City’s James Harden), there are a good number of Angelenos looking forward [...]

As new information beings to trickle in every few hours, the tale of Javaris Crittenton’s involvement in the Aug. 19 Atlanta shooting death of Jullian Jones has reached a level rivaling a TV crime drama. After being detained and arrested last night in a Southern California airport on his way back to Atlanta, it has become apparent that Crittenton’s actions [...]

In one of the stranger and darker stories to come out of the NBA lockout is the current situation of ex-NBA player Javaris Crittenton, who had been wanted in the shooting murder of 22-year-old Jullian Jones. Now, it appears that the FBI has stepped in and obtained an arrest warrant for Crittenton. Via the Associated Press: The FBI says the [...]

It’s hard to feel bad for Luke Walton. The man plays on one of the top teams in the NBA, has won two championships, has a hall-of-fame player as his dad, and his salary-to-work output ratio is about $170K per made basket during the regular season over the last two years. But the old adage about money not buying happiness [...]

Today is August 26th. Normally, this date wouldn’t have any larger significance, but if you have been anxiously counting down the days until Lakers forward Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace, today is your Christmas. Except for the fact that Christmas has been cancelled, or at least delayed until September 16th. From a release by the Associated [...]

Lakers forward Luke Walton has made 68 more field goals in the last two years than former coach Phil Jackson had. What makes this statistic more depressing for the Walton family is that Phil Jackson hasn’t competitively shot a basketball in over 30 years. For the time being, Walton has spent the last two years on the bench at the [...]

With the NBA and its players spending their summer embroiled in a stagnant lockout, a few are already looking to next summer in 2012, where the United States will look to repeat their gold medal performance from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. One of these few is former Phoenix Suns owner and current head of USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo, [...]

Ron Artest fails to surprise anymore. The news wires tomorrow may report that Ron Artest is opening up a Good Times-themed amusement park tomorrow and no one would consider it out of the norm. I say these things in part because they are true, but also to prepare you for the fact that Ron Artest is apparently a huge Celine [...]

Now that Ron Artest has become the enforcer of world peace and mental health advocacy, it only made sense that the Lakers a bruiser spot to fill on their roster. Andrew Bynum was the front-runner after he had a solid audition during this year’s playoffs, sending Mavericks guard J.J. Barea to the floor in a Mavericks blowout. However, after last night’s Pro-Am [...]

Laker fans may start loving USA Light just as much as they do Kobe Bryant, as they have once again hooked up the Laker Nation community. USA Light held yet ANOTHER contest in which you had an opportunity to win a $100.00 Visa Gift Card. One lucky winner was chosen! Congratulations to Amy Moreno, who simply followed USA Light on [...]

The preemptive strikes have already begun during the current NBA lockout, as the NBA filed two legal claims yesterday against the National Basketball Players Association, citing “unfair labor practice” and the claim that the NBA’s lockout does not violate federal antitrust laws. The two claims, filed before the National Labor Relations Board and a federal court, respectively, are acting as [...]

After weeks of speculation, it appears that all the talk of Kobe and the Turkish basketball club Besiktas is finally going to result in actual action, with multiple Turkish sources reporting that the two sides will meet Thursday in Los Angeles. (via Pro Basketball Talk) [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/ismailsenol/status/98741856204111873"] As one of the top five most identifiable stars in the NBA, having [...]

After this year’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony, former Laker coach Phil Jackson may wish to add speech writing to his resume. While already tabbed to deliver the induction speech for his longtime assistant Tex Winter, it appears that he has been locked down to induct All-World rebounder Dennis Rodman as well — via Pistons writer Keith Langlois: [blackbirdpie [...]

USA Light was kind enough to give back to the Laker Nation community and gave everybody a chance to win a pair of the new Kobe Zoom VI’s. One lucky winner was chosen! Congratulations to Danny Wacker, who simply followed USA Light on Facebook and Twitter and now will be sportin some of the coolest kicks a Laker fan could [...]