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The Nuggets’ Anthony Carter has issues with Kobe Bryant. From today’s Denver Post:
LOS ANGELES — Nuggets guard Anthony Carter vows to no longer take the Kobe Bryant flying arms, elbows and fingers issue lying down.
Carter was assessed a technical foul Sunday for his takedown of the Los Angeles Lakers star early in the […]

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A Lakers/Celtics NBA Finals? It could very easily happen. And in today’s Los Angeles Times, columnist Bill Dwyre examines what it would mean for the teams, the NBA and basketball in general. The article breaks down the major matchups:
Monday night, little more than a scrimmage for the Celtics in their 104-76 victory against a […]

SportsHubLA’s Roland Lazenby got up with Tex Winter to for an interesting piece on how Pau Gasol (who is reportedly starting at center tonight) will fit into the Lakers’ triangle offense.
The second half of the article focuses on Lamar Odom, Winters’ criticism of him, and the “cruel trick” God played on Kwame Brown:
Winter does […]

A lot of people were asking about how Aaron McKie, an assistant with the Sixers this season, could have been part of the Lakers trade for Pau Gasol. Long-time Sixers beat writer Phil Jasner breaks it down in today’s Philly Daily News. McKie might actually be playing for Memphis. Check it out HERE.

To use a sports cliche, the Lakers ended up with Pau Gasol because they wanted it more than did the Chicago Bulls. From Sam Smith’s column in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune:
Grizzlies owner Mike Heisley told the Memphis Commercial Appeal the Bulls refused to go into the luxury tax for Pau Gasol, while the Lakers would. So […]