…With this nifty between-the-legs pass to Lamar Odom for the dunk. Yeah, I’m well aware of the fact now is college and pro football’s time, but lest we forget, college basketball practice starts tonight. So while using a NBA preseason highlight might miss the mark some, it’s still a good way to welcome [...]

Do you see all of those teammates celebrating Kobe Bryant’s nasty dunk with high fives and handshakes? Yeah, that won’t be going on a lot when the NBA preseason starts, thanks to the growing swine flu scare. According to the Boston Globe, the NBA has issued an anti-handshake directive to help combat the [...]

Yeah, it’s a slow news day, so things like this tend to stand out when you are hunting for content. While touring the Philippines, Bryant spoke about whether or not the faltering economy would hurt attendance for the upcoming NBA season. He’s confident it won’t, saying families will continue to support NBA basketball. [...]

Yeah, I know I said the Kobe dunk from Game 5 was the last NBA Finals post, but I obviously forgot all about all the joy the Nike puppets bring the world; not to mention, the upcoming Lakers parade. As for LeBron and Kobe’s puppets, I’m guessing/hoping this is the last we’ll see of [...]

In light of all the Joe Buck BS going on, I had the idea that a dunk post would be a little more entertaining… Sorry, I’m just not that taken with play-by-play announcers getting a talk show. I’m even less enthused when it takes Artie Lange acting like Artie Lange to generate headlines [...]

Are the Lakers too aloof to be loved as champions or did Kobe’s surly attitude before last night’s series-clinching win turn folks off? Now that Kobe’s in smile mode, will he be remembered for his looks of relief and joy or more for the jaw-jutting gritty face/perpetual scowl he was wearing before the Finals [...]