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It looks like Ron Artest is signing with the Lakers: "I'm definitely going to L.A. — to sign, yeah," Artest said in a phone interview. "Lakers, Lakers, Lakers. I'm in L.A. right now." "I don't really care about the money," Artest said. "I'll play there for nothing. … L.A. was very interested in me, and they got me." [...]

Via Deadspin: Kobe Bryant thinks he's bigger than the mayor of Los Angeles. And you know what? He's right. Divas don't share the spotlight with anyone. L.A. somehow scraped together enough cash for a victory parade this week, but it started an hour late. Whence the delay? A catfight between Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (best known [...]

I didn't know you could just sell picks like that. The NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers have sold the No. 29 pick in the first round of the NBA draft to the New York Knicks for $3 million, multiple sources told ESPN.com's Andy Katz. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak followed through on his intention to [...]

I submit to you that this here is the most ridiculous product ever in the NBA team store. It's not because it's Kobe (but that doesn't hurt).  No… this is the most ridiculous product ever in the NBA team store because it's a LIFE-SIZED bobblehead that costs $13,000! Is this an "only in LA" kind [...]

This video has nothing to do with anything other than it's cute, it's relevant, and it was passed along to us by KWAPT.  The real purpose of this post is to let everyone know that we'll be doing a call in show Wednesday night at 9pm… and WEEI's Jess Camerato will be our guest.  How [...]

I've been looking for an easy way to highlight how much Kobe Bryant is in this for himself, and the rest of his team is a vehicle for his own selfish means… rather than a group of brothers-in-arms.  Thankfully, Kobe made it especially easy today. Yep… while everyone else wore shirts that had the whole [...]

From some dude named Woelful at the Journal Times (Wisconsin): At least one well-informed NBA informant insists that Lakers coach Phil Jackson will hang up the clipboard this summer and his successor could be Duke's Mike Krzyewski — especially if his highly-influential agen (Kobe Bryant) puts the heat on Lakers management. Wouldn't this be fun? [...]

California's finances are a complete mess.  Everyone everywhere is broke.  So there was some concern about having enough money to cover the costs of a Lakers championship parade.  But private donors have stepped in. LOS ANGELES — An aide to City Council president Eric Garcetti says private donors have agreed to cover all of the [...]

I'm not just saying that because our site's named after him.  I'm not saying Phil's a bad coach.  He's a great coach.  But he's not the greatest coach.  Red's the best ever… and it's not even a discussion. We've heard the arguments before… but they're worth reiterating.  Phil Jackson had two players in the NBA's [...]

Here are the current odds to win the 2009-2010 NBA Championship: Lakers: 5-2 Cavaliers: 3-1 Celtics: 5-1 Magic: 7-1 Anyone who'd place a bet now on next year's champion is a moron, because there's a ton of uncertainty surrounding all four of these teams. Let's take a look: Lakers: Two key role players, Trevor Ariza [...]