Via ESPN:
Kobe Bryant did not participate in the team’s shootaround and spent the time undergoing “diagnostic tests” on his sprained left ankle, according to Lakers coach Phil Jackson. Andrew Bynum, who suffered a bruised right hip that caused him to sit out the second half of Los Angeles’ win in Portland on Saturday, is probably [...]
DeJuan Blair started for the Spurs last night against the Los Angeles Lakers. He finished it too. In between? Nada.
Blair played the first five minutes of the game before being substituted for Antonio McDyess. He didn’t step on the floor again until there were just a couple of minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and [...]
“La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu’il n’existe pas.” -Baudelaire
Kobe Bryant’s early exit and Pau Gasol’s overall absence dampened the enthusiasm that would normally follow a 20 point win by the Spurs over the Lakers. But even before back spasms made Bryant a non-factor, a 23-year-old second year point guard [...]
This is it. Tonight is the ultimate measuring stick, although previous results lead us to believe this team is still coming up short. Every move made over the last season and a half was done with the Los Angeles Lakers in mind.
Last season, the Spurs were able to take the first game against the Lakers, [...]
Tonight when the Spurs and Lakers renew their decade long rivalry, the defending champions will likely be without the services of their star center/power forward. But even as the Lakers are expected to miss Pau Gasol for a fifth straight game since suffering a hamstring injury, his impact still reverberates through both franchises.
When the trade [...]
In this weekend’s Dime, Marc Stein drew attention to the fourteen teams that have luxury tax payments looming this July. The list includes perennial heavyweights such as the Lakers and Spurs (although, given their success, San Antonio pops up on this list infrequently), as well as the ashen remains of the Isiah-era Knicks.
The list is [...]
