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Part 2: What it is Like to Sit Courtside at a Lakers Game

January 6, 2010

This the second part of a 2-part article recapping my experience watching the Lakers Vs. Kings game on Friday, January 1, 2010. Sitting courtside I was witness to Kobe’s game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers first 20+ point comeback since 2006. Sitting courtside might be worth every penny of those couple thousand [...]

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Part 1: Lakers vs. Kings Recap

January 4, 2010

This the first part of a 2-part article recapping my experience watching the Lakers Vs. Kings game on Friday, January 1, 2010. Sitting courtside, I was witness to Kobe’s game winning 3-pointer at the buzzer and the Lakers first 20+ point comeback since 2006. The game started very slowly as I’ve seen most Lakers games [...]

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Ty Lawson Dunk

November 14, 2009

In case you missed it, Little Ty Lawson’s dunk on some Laker Trees:

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Top 10 Basketball Halloween Customes

October 30, 2009

Tomorrow night is Halloween and if you are like me, you still don’t have a costume. Need not to worry, I have you covered. Have no fear, Jaime is here. I have put together for you a list of the top 10 basketball related costumes in no particular order: 10. Dress up as a Laker. [...]

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That’s Why They Play the Games

June 4, 2009

The NBAs final four has just been reduced to the final two, however, only one of the NBAs two chosen stars will have the opportunity to shine in this year’s finals. In the west, last year’s MVP, and the one dubbed by many as the best player on the planet, seeks to capture his fourth [...]

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“Heart Transplant”

May 11, 2009

Saturday, I was hurrying home to watch Game Three of the Atlanta- Cleveland series. I was listening to the pre-game on ESPN, when  Jim Durham asked Dr. Jack Ramsey what he thought Atlanta needed to do.  Dr. Jack said, “first of all, they need a heart transplant“.  He went on to say that they had [...]

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Dwyane Wade for MVP?

March 11, 2009

A year ago, it seemed that the Miami Heat were just at the beginning of a long rebuilding era.  A past his prime, but still effective Shaq had been traded away, and a past his prime, but still fiercely competitive and gutsy Alonzo Mourning had gone down with a serious knee injury.  Most disturbingly for [...]

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Boston Versus LA (the other LA)

February 27, 2009

Wednesday night’s LA/Boston match up at Staples Centerhad all the tell tail signs of one of basketball’s most cherished and storied rivalries.  The glitz and glamour of Hollywood (including Billy Crystal and Adam Sandler amongst those in attendance) mixed withthe grit and passion of one of New England’s strongest sporting contingents. There were hard fouls [...]

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The Recession and the NBA Continued

February 19, 2009

I have written extensively on my thoughts on the economy and the NBA. You can see some of my viewpoints in these previous articles: Will the Economy Crush the NBA? Stern and the State of the NBA Recently, I have noticed a number of articles and thoughts that have come out evidencing that the NBA [...]

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5 on 5 with…Kurt Helin of ForumBlueandGold.com

February 2, 2009

In a continuation of our series “5 on 5 with…” we exchanged questions with Kurt Helin of the esteemed Lakers blog ForumBlueandGold.com. Here is a some background on Kurt and FB&G via the website: “It’s pretty simple – this is a home for Laker fans and basketball fans in general. This site was started in [...]

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