Time Warner Cable Deportes launched on October 1 as the first Spanish-language regional sports network in the country and the first ever, to broadcast the Los Angeles Lakers in Spanish. This is also the first time in the history of the NBA that a team will be followed this closely by an American-based sports network that will speak to the Latino community. There has … [Read more...] about L.A. Lakers make NBA television history with Spanish broadcast
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BEST AND MOST DOMINANT BASKETBALL PLAYER(S) IN 1950’S
If you ask a lot of people who he or she thinks is the greatest basketball player of all time, I bet most people would say Michael Jordan. Some might say Wilt Chamberlain. Some might say Magic Johnson. Unique skill-sets are what set players apart from one another. LeBron James was supposed to the “next” MJ coming out of high school. But we soon found out that his skill-set … [Read more...] about BEST AND MOST DOMINANT BASKETBALL PLAYER(S) IN 1950’S
Shaquille O’Neal: The Future GM of the Orlando Magic?
It's interesting how things work. Everything seems to come full-circle more times than not. Shaquille O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic way back in 1992. He spent four very productive years with the Magic before leaving Disney World for Los Angeles. Remember that O'Neal left for more money. Now, it's reported that he might have an interview for the GM job of the Magic. … [Read more...] about Shaquille O’Neal: The Future GM of the Orlando Magic?
Lakers trade Luke Walton and draft pick to Cavaliers
We've got another NBA trade to report breaking at this hour. The Cleveland Cavaliers have sent Ramon Sessions and Christian Eyenga to the Los Angeles Lakers for Luke Walton, Jason Kapono and the Lakers 2012 first round draft pick. The Lake show also gets the right to swap 2013 1st round picks with the Miami Heat. This pick is top 14 protected (Hoops World.com) … [Read more...] about Lakers trade Luke Walton and draft pick to Cavaliers
Top 5 NBA inside-outside combinations of our generation
Terms like "the modern era" and "a generation" are very gray by definition. Charcoal level gray. The NBA as we know it today pretty much began in 1984. It was the year of that transcendent draft class, and the time when David Stern really first asserted his dictatorial power. It's also when the game started to go mainstream and the league transformed itself into the … [Read more...] about Top 5 NBA inside-outside combinations of our generation