Last offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers were involved in a blockbuster trade that saw them acquire big man Dwight Howard while shipping off Andrew Bynum (among other moves). The Philadelphia 76ers certainly get a bargain in that deal as Bynum never played a minute all year and is now a free agent. The Lakers big [...]
It’s sad to say, but this is probably the end of the line for former Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy. Sources tell Yahoo! Sports that the Minnesota Timberwolves are finalizing his release after he played in just five games this season. Roy has had seven (seven) knee surgeries since he entered the league and [...]
The Houston Rockets are barely alive in these NBA playoffs, eeking out a win recently just to register that they were even involved in the series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. They are hardly in a position to relax being down 3-1. And they are hardly in position to be able to handle possibly losing [...]
Any hope that the Los Angeles Lakers had of making the playoffs is kind of moot now. Even if they do make the playoffs, they surely won’t be making any noise without Kobe Bryant. Bryant had surgery today to repair his torn Achilles tendon, and he’s not going to be back for a very long [...]
Remember when people were concerned about the hand injury of Minnesota Timberwolves big man Kevin Love. Hahaha! Please, don’t be worried about that. Why? Because he’s going to have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and will be out for about a month and a half. “#[T]wolves announce @kevinlove will have arthroscopic surgery on his [...]
Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic will not be traveling with the team to face the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night, according to Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel. Vucevic has been dealing with a concussion and no one is sure exactly when he’ll return. “Nik Vucevic (concussion) won’t be making the trip to Charlotte, but [...]
Chicago Bulls fans and Philadelphia 76ers fans remember Derrick Rose’s playoff injury very well for different reasons. For Bulls fans, his torn ACL signaled the end of their very promising season. For Sixers fans…so you’re saying we have a chance? It’s been a tough recovery for him and all involved say that only Rose knows [...]
How about “I’ll believe this when I see it”? The Philadelphia 76ers traded for Andrew Bynum what seems like years ago. Not only has he not played in a game for them, he hasn’t even sniffed the practice court. Could that be changing? According Tom Moore of Phillyburbs.com, Bynum is now saying that he’s going [...]
We just realized that our headline could be a bit deceiving. We don’t actually have video of L’il Wayne having relations with the wife of Miami Heat big man Chris Bosh. Although, that would help him back up his claims. Li’l Wayne took to the stage recently to claim that he’s been banned from all [...]
Orlando Magic big man Hedo Turkoglu has been a a productive NBA player for quite a long time now. But, maybe now we know why. According to Howard Beck of the New York Times, Turkoglu has been busted for taking menthenolone, which is a steroid. Well done, Hedo. “NBA has suspended Orlando’s Hedo Turkoglu for [...]
At 17-21 and in third place in the Pacific Division, the Los Angeles Lakers are, at best, a mediocre basketball team. It seems odd that a team with the likes of Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol could be anything less than pretty darn good. But, that’s not the case and the Lakers are [...]
Not a good day to be former NBA star Latrell Sprewell. The Wisconsin government recently released a Top 100 list of their delinquent taxpayers. A lot of times in life, it’s a wonderful thing to be No. 1. Not in this case, and yes, you guessed it, Sprewell is indeed No. 1 on this list. [...]
You may or may not have heard by now that Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade had a little incident with Ramon Sessions of the Charlotte Bobcats. Sessions fouled Wade, who then took it to a different level. Some were wondering whether or not Wade deliberately kicked Sessions in the groonies. The NBA has apparently decided [...]
We recently had a chance to chat with former Los Angeles Lakers scout (and current consultant for the team) Bonnie-Jill Laflin. You can read her full interview here. But, right now, it’s time for Quick Questions: Micah: If you could have any one car in history, regardless of price or availability, what would it be? [...]
Bonnie-Jill Laflin is a former scout for the Los Angeles Lakers who was/is the first female NBA scout in history. In short, she knows her stuff. She’s gone into the media and is no longer a scout for them, but she remains with the team in a consulting role. OTR was lucky enough to chat [...]
Did you know that Grant Hill was still in the NBA? I didn’t. But, it’s true. He’s actually a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, who are the best team in all of Los Angeles right now. You may not have known that Hill was still in the league because he hasn’t played all year. [...]
We can’t see this happening, but whatever. Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio tore his ACL last year and for a while now he’s been targeting a December return. And sources tell ESPN 1500in Minnesota that he’d actually like to return on Friday night. As for when Rubio will make his season debut, the source said [...]
Many in Philadelphia are having a bit of buyer’s remorse when it comes to the Andrew Bynum trade. Personally, I look at it as how they got rid of Andre Iguodala, so I don’t really care. But, there was a lot of anticipation when one of the league’s best big men came to the Sixers. [...]
Andrew Bynum has been just one great big gift of a talent to the Philadelphia 76ers, who traded for him this past off-season in a deal that sent Andre Iguodala packing. Not only did the Sixers get one of the top three centers in the game, they got rid of one of the most overpaid [...]
Wow, talk about the honeymoon being over. Over the course of an 82-game season, firing the coach after five games is pretty harsh. But, that’s what the Los Angeles Lakers have done, according to what sources have told ESPNLosAngeles.com‘s Ramona Shelburne. Mike Brown has been fired after the team got off to a 1-4 start. [...]
The first-overall pick in June’s NBA draft, Anthony Davis, has missed the past two games with a concussion. Davis now says that he isn’t experiencing any concussion-like symptoms such as headaches and hopes to return to the hard court. “I feel good,” said Davis on Thursday. “I’ve been on a bike, shooting, running and jumping, [...]
Despite the effect that President Barack Obama’s dig may have had on the jump shot of Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, he’s still one hell of a player and one of the best point men in the NBA. So good, that he just tied a lofty record of one of the game’s greatest point [...]
We mentioned before that there was no pending deal between the Oklahoma City Thunder and soon-to-be free agent and reigning Sixth Man of the Year, James Harden. He wanted a max contract and the Thunder were hesitant to give it to him. So, it seems like the two have resolved their differences. That is, the [...]
First of all, ESPN2′s “First Take” is such a joke of a sports program. Actually, most of ESPN’s programming as a whole is a joke, so I’m not sure why we mentioned that. But, Stephen A. Smith’s addition to the show just adds to the clown car feel. Stephen A. Smith shouldn’t be a sports [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers and their fans were thrilled to not only receive Andrew Bynum in a trade, but to also be Andre Iguodala-free on the very same day. Bynum is one of the top centers in the league and immediately will help them compete with the big boys in the conference like the Miami Heat, [...]
