Deadspin: andrew bynum

...And Your NBA Open Thread

Ben Cohen — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Andrew Bynum isn't happy with his playing time, but he's only going to talk with Phil Jackson about his "feelings" if he's approached. Let's give Bynum a break — he's still young, right? Lakers, Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. in Denver. [LA Times]

Andrew Bynum Continues To Pad His Resume: He's Now Dating Rihanna?

DAULERIO — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:12 EDT

The Lakers' big man is rumored to be dating the recently disentangled singer Rihanna.. [The Big Lead]

It Looks Like Andrew Bynum's Knee Is Just Fine

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:45:18 EDT

The Lakers' center played in a golf/Playmate-lifting contest at the Playboy Mansion Saturday, despite not playing an NBA game since January because of a bad knee. To be fair, she is filled with helium. [SI]

Andrew Bynum Downgraded To "Unnecessary"

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:15:10 EST

Kobe Bryant is so confident in his ability to lead L.A. to a title, he knocked Andrew Bynum out for 8-12 weeks. LeBron James later seen ordering a "Gillooly" on Sasha Pavlovic. [LA Times]

How Far We've Come From The Kobe Video

Will Leitch — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:00:39 EDT

Basketbawful just mentioned this, so we thought we'd dig it up: It's the old Kobe trashing Andrew Bynum video. (Forgive the histrionics at the beginning of the video; we're not sure what that's about.)

Amazingly, it has been less than a year since the ridiculous Kobe Video broke; look at Kobe now. To this day, we cannot fathom what compelled Kobe to light Bynum up like that to two random dudes he started talking to in the parking lot. We love TheKobeVideo.com; the famously "entrepreneurial" site proprietors are selling the domain name. Starting bid is $500. Better hope for a sex tape, gentlemen.

The Kobe Video

The End Of Shaq Is Nigh

Leitch — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:30:29 EST

We couldn't have been more thoroughly depressed by last night's Lakers-Heat matchup, otherwise known as Shaq-Kobe II (or IV, or whatever). Aside from the much-heralded but mostly boring "peace accord" between Shaq and Kobe, and aside from the game itself (the Lakers finally beat Shaq), we were downright devastated by those shenanigans between Shaq and Lakers teenager Andrew Bynum.

If you didn't see it on "SportsCenter" this morning, Bynum, getting a few minutes because former Illini Brian Cook was T'd up twice and ejected, made a spin move on Shaq and dunked on him. It was impressive, in a fluky sort of way, and seemed destined for one of those stories Bynum would tell his grandchildren 50 years from now (or, say, 15). But then Bynum, for whatever reason, decided to bump Shaq on the way back down the floor, showboat-style. What happened next was the most depressing part.

Shaq, realizing he had to do something, limply shoved Bynum backwards and jawed a bit before, of all people, Kobe stepped between the two. Now. There was a time when all college (or high school) players considering the NBA would ask themselves, "Can I imagine going up against Shaq? Would he completely destroy me?" and that would let them know whether they were even close to ready. Today, the youngest guy in the league — perhaps the youngest guy in league history — open attacks him and makes an ass out of him on national television. This is Shaq, people! Shaquille O'Neal is dangerously close to being like that old golden retriever your parents don't want to have put to sleep yet because they remember how much he meant to them, and the rest of the league is like the puppy they bought to help them adjust when the old dog eventually has to go down. We had been denying this fact to ourselves until last night. We can't anymore.

Kobe Vs. Shaq, Part IV [20 Second Timeout]