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The Greatest NBA All-Star Game moment
Magic Johnson has always been my favorite basketball player. When he announced his retirement in 1992, I was shocked and deeply saddened. He retired because he was infected with the HIV Virus and made it clear that he would never suit up for another basketball game. I remember calling my best friend. We talked about [...]
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Basketball
Is Jerry West still the Lakers’ best player?
Kobe Bryant just passed Jerry West as the Lakers’ all-time scoring list. Kobe’s numbers throughout his career is impressive, but is Kobe the best Laker ever to suit up for a game? Let’s see.
Jerry West is known for being the logo of the NBA, and he has one of the coolest nicknames ever, “Mr. [...] -
Basketball
Totally Uneducated NBA Picks
So, I played basket ball for six years between junior high and high school. I wasn’t terrible, and my team was consistently one of the best in our conference. We won a decent number of tournaments, and I have a lot of fond memories of my time spent on the hardwood.
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Lakers: NBA Royalty
Don’t you just love it when when your team is number one and people who think they know everything about sports blast them because their own team sucks? I do and the recent Lakers bashing is starting to tick me off…
The Lakers are royalty of the NBA, (purple stands for royalty and for the imbeciles [...] -
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Rudy’s face, meet Kermit’s fist
And no…we’re not talking about the fist that belongs to a talkative puppet…
During the NBA season of 1977, Rudy Tomjanovich who played for the Rockets was a multiple All-Star, with a sweet shooting touch and a popular player on his team. Kermit Washington, who played for the Lakers was a 6’ 8” player known [...] -
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I drank martinis during the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters
Last night, I popped some popcorn, made 3 French martinis (yes, I like girly drinks), and sat in my Lazyboy to watch the Miami Heat play against my number 1 team, the Los Angeles Lakers. I had no idea the sweetness of the treat that awaited me. Everyone bought their A game and produced crossovers, [...]
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Basketball
Magic Johnson is still the toast of the town
Kobe has 4 rings but Magic Johnson is still the toast of the town.
While Los Angeles is the epicenter for mega stars and money moguls, only one name will truly bring a smile to your face, Magic Johnson! You don’t even have to add the Johnson after it, just say “Magic”, and everybody around will [...] -
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90s Bulls vs 80s Lakers: Which team is the best?
The two most important decades of the NBA brought the two best teams, maybe of all-time. During the 1980s Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar led the talented Lakers to 9 championship appearances and 5 titles. Their style of play was known as Showtime. The Chicago Bulls of the 1990s were led by perhaps [...]
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Basketball
Michael Jordan: Should his number be retired throughout the NBA?
One of the biggest topics in the NBA right now is if it should retire Michael Jordan’s number 23 all around the league. This topic was brought up after the showdown between Cleveland and Miami/Lebron and Wade, when LeBron told a reporter that he was going to change is number (23) in memory of Jordan. [...]
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Tennis
LA Strings =/ LA Lakers
Jerry Buss majored in chemistry, but he was definitely not a nerd. After investing in a few properties and divorcing his wife, he bought the LA Strings of World Team Tennis. The LA Strings didn’t attain the success of the LA Lakers and eventually the team flopped. While searching for another sports team, Buss became [...]
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