Dwight Howard to The Lakers, Part 2


A week into the 2011-2012 NBA season and the Los Angeles Lakers are a .500 team. While that seems pretty forgivable in the post-lockout context, it’s quite unacceptable given the…
3 weeks ago

Bynum's Back!



So this is what the Los Angeles Lakers were missing.

Andrew Bynum returned from a four-game suspension to power the Lakers over the Denver Nuggets and he played big….
4 weeks ago

Lakers Notch Season's First Win


Finally.

It took three games before the Los Angeles Lakers got their first win of the season and avoided a 0-3 hole in the standings. They beat the Utah Jazz in convincing fashion,…
1 month ago

Lakers Drop to 0-2


Two games into the 2011-2012 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are still winless.

The Lakers lost to the Sacramento Kings last night, 100-91 and it was a mixed-bag effort. The…
1 month ago

Lakers Blow Season Opener


WTH!?!

The Los Angeles Lakers practically let their season opener for the 2011-2012 NBA season slip away. In their game against the Chicago Bulls, the Lakers let the Bulls go on a…
1 month ago

Chris Paul Shows What the Lakers are Missing



It was only a preseason game, but the atmosphere was that of a playoff game. And in the end, the Chris Paul-led Los Angeles Clippers convinced me that they are a…
1 month ago

Movie Review: Margin Call (2011)


A lot of people lost money in the US financial meltdown in 2008. Margin Call is a drama is based on what triggered that market collapse.

Wonderfully acted and strongly casted, the…

1 month ago

New Lakers Signings Shore-up Frontline



For a while, the Los Angeles Lakers’ frontline was becoming a mess. There was uncertainty in the tenure of Andrew Bynum as a Laker and the departure of Pau Gasol and
1 month ago

Kobe's Divorce Will Motivate Him



If you haven’t heard, Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce to end her decade-long marriage to Kobe Bryant.

As a Laker fan, I am stoked!

Kobe has shown that he has the…
1 month ago

Movie Review: Midnight in Paris (2011)


Woody Allen writes and directs Midnight in Paris, a story that blends surrealism and charm in the City of Lights.

The film stars Owen Wilson as a reluctant American writer that…

1 month ago

Lakers Are Officially In A Bind



The season hasn’t begun yet but it’s already looking like a disaster movie for the Los Angeles Lakers.

First, it was the unfavorable stipulations in the NBA’s new…
1 month ago

Movie Review: The Ides of March (2011)


George Clooney stars and directs a very smart political drama in The Ides of March.

Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) is an idealistic campaign manager working with Democrat…

1 month ago

The Chris Paul Saga Continues: Twitter Backlash on the NBA


New Orleans Hornets Chris Paul point guard was supposed to the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade. But in an unprecedented move, the NBA, which owns the Hornets, vetoed the trade. Why?…
1 month ago

Nike Kobe VII System Supreme


I got a heads up about Kobe Bryant’s upcoming shoe for the NBA’s 2011-2012 season: The Nike Kobe VII System Supreme. It will hit stores on December 22, 2011.

What makes this shoe an…
1 month ago

Movie Review: The Muppets (2011)


Thirty-two years after the first Muppet movie, the lovable puppets are back in The Muppets.

Replete with references to the glory days of The Muppets, this will make the…

1 month ago