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Feb. 7, 2012 - Jeremy Lin: 28pts, 8asts, 2rebs, 2stls. [watch]
Will my fellow Asian-Americans please stand up?
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Outstanding.
courtesy of: Casey at http://www.caseyouye.com/
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“My power is discombobulatingly devastating. I could feel muscle tissues collapse under my force. It’s ludicrous these mortals...
Allen Iverson in high school
(via thegrandarchives)
Former Lakers point guard Derek Fisher is in Oklahoma City to finalize talks on a contract. Fisher was spotted at OKC’s Will Rogers World Airport early this morning with Thunder GM Sam Presti and other members of the Thunder front office. Fisher has reportedly been in final negotiations with the Thunder on a contract that would bring him to the Western Conference leaders after he clears waivers.
Oklahoma City does not have an open roster spot so the team would have to waive a player to make room for the five-time world champion.
Thunder forward Kevin Durant called Fisher, “a Thunder guy”, when it comes to character and leadership during a session with reporters before Oklahoma City’s game with the Utah Jazz. At that time Durant declined to speculate on whether a deal would get done.
MWP greets former Houston Rocket Yao Ming at last nights game in Houston.
The Los Angeles Lakers will exercise their team option on center Andrew Bynum, according to the Los Angeles Times. The move will give Bynum $16.1 million next season.
“He’s the starting center on the West All-Star team. Why wouldn’t we do everything we could to keep him here?” Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said. “We’re ecstatic to have him on the team.”
In 41 games this season the 24-year-old has averaged career highs in points (18.1), and rebounds (12.9). He is also averaging 2.0 blocks and just 1.7 fouls per contest.
Last season for the Lakers Bynum aveaged 11.3 points and 9.4 rebounds in 47 games with the Lakers.
(via jeskeets)
Can you name all the players in this photo of the 1990-1991 Playboy All American Team?
1990-1991 ALL AMERICA TEAM: Left to right: Steve Smith, guard, Michigan State; Mike Iuzzolino, Anson Mount Scholar/Athlete, Saint Francis (Pennsylvania); Larry Johnson, forward, Nevada-Las Vegas; Billy Owens, forward, Syracuse; Don MacLean, forward, UCLA; Dikembe Mutombo, forward, Georgetown; Shaquille O’Neal, center, Louisiana State; Kenny Anderson, guard, Georgia Tech; Stacey Augmon, guard, Nevada-Las Vegas; Alonzo Mourning, center, Georgetown; Todd Day, guard, Arkansas
Larry Johnson rockin the Nike Cortez and rayon shirt tho.
Congratulations to the Western Conference Player of the Week, Andrew Bynum!
Bynum led the Lakers to a 3-1 week, which included wins over the Grizzlies and Timberwolves. Bynum led the West in rebounding (14.8 rpg) and placed second in scoring (27.5) while shooting .665 from the field (fourth in the Conference). Bynum collected a point-rebound double-double in all four of the Lakers’ games, including a 37-point, 16-rebound in a 116-111 win over Memphis on March 13.
SOURCE: Lakers.com
IMAGE: Yahoo! Sports/Getty Images
Shit just got real. Photo courtesy of @coachdavemiller
I have been a long time fan of Derek Fisher. I watched him play his very first NBA game during the NBA summer league here at Long Beach State. He has been a member of the Lakers ever since I have had season tickets and I have seen him play live hundreds of times. Yesterday, Derek Fisher was traded to the Houston Rockets for a young center/forward named Jordan Hill. Needless to say Lakers fans are not happy.
Among all starting point guards in the NBA Derek Fisher is probably the least athletic, slowest and possibly the worst in the NBA stat wise. However, stats is not why everyone loved Fish. Fish was the glue for the last 5 Lakers championships, and his presence on the court and in the locker room is what made him one of the most loved guys on this Lakers team. His demeanor off the court also set him apart from most NBA players, as he was easily approachable if you ever saw him in public.
One thing I do have to say is that most Lakers fans have been asking for this all season. From the start of the season all I have heard was “We need a better PG”; “Fish is too old”; “Fish needs to retire”. Then as soon as Lakers management makes that happen the entire city is up in arms. To be honest there would have been little to almost no playing time available for Fish after the addition of Ramon Sessions. Couple that with Steve Blake starting to flourish in the offense and Fish is at the very end of the bench at minimum.
In my opinion, Derek Fisher never suits up for the Rockets and returns to the Lakers for 1 game next season to retire in the purple and gold. His jersey will never be in the rafters but he will always have a special place in the hearts of all Lakers fans.
Thank you Derek for all you have done for the Lakers and the NBA. You will be missed.
“It’s hard to put into words what he’s meant to this organization on the court, off the court. If you’ve seen or read the release that our owner Dr. Buss put out, I think that puts it as succinctly as possible what he means and what he meant to this organization. From the bottom of our heart, my heart, I thank him for his contributions and I wish him well… …I have not talked to Derek yet. I’ve talked to his representative and representatives and as you might expect, he’s probably not quite ready to have that kind of discussion. I don’t know if he’s spoken to anybody else in the organization. I do expect to speak to him shortly, perhaps today. Maybe tomorrow. I understand completely. It’s hard. It’s one of the hardest parts of a job that a general manager has – separating the emotions of a relationship that you built for many, many years, in this case over 10 years. He was drafted by Jerry West I believe in 1996 and now here it is in [2012] and he went away for a year or two and he’s been with us for many, many years. So, it’s a hard thing to do, but that is what general managers do. Part of our job is separating the emotion and keeping the franchise moving forward and that’s what we tried to do.” — Mitch Kupchak on trading Derek Fisher
Thank you Fish.
Thank you @DerekFisher
(via lovingbasketball)
NBA announces slam dunk contest lineup. I am predicting a Paul George, Iman Shumpert final with Paul George winning. Check out the following videos of this years dunk contest participants.
