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How Phil Jackson's Handshake Deal With The Lakers Fell Apart
I'm not sure we're far enough removed to appreciate what an incredible story this is in the annals of sports: The Lakers turned down Phil Jackson. Someday they'll write a book or make a 30 for 30 about this, and we'll get all the details, but for now we just have to piece together what we know—and t...
Is Metta World Peace Excited About A New Coach? “I’m Always Excited About Life In General."
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: One of the NBA's best interviews does it again....
Mike D'Antoni Spent Last Week Living In A Nursing Home
Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum caught up with Mike D'Antoni to get some insight from the freshly hired Lakers coach on his new job. D'Antoni didn't have much to say, but his conversation with McCallum did reveal this hilarious bit of information:...
The Lakers Found A New Coach In Seven Seconds Or Less: Mike D'Antoni
ESPN's Ramona Shelburne and Marc Stein are reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have settled on Mike D'Antoni as the team's replacement for Mike Brown. This move is surprising for a few reasons, first among them the fact that D'Antoni is still recovering from knee surgery, and as recently as last ...
LeBron James And Lamar Odom Diplomatically Imply That Kobe Bryant Got Mike Brown Fired
LeBron James—former pupil of Mike Brown in Cleveland, and sometime teammate, sometime rival of Kobe Bryant, doesn't think Mike Brown got "a fair shake" in Los Angeles. James said to ESPN, "I've got a lot to say, but I'm not going to say it right now," before his interview was cut off by a Miami PR...
On Facebook, Kobe Bryant Pretends To Be Sad That He Got Mike Brown Fired
From Bryant's Facebook page:...
Just Five Games Into The Season, The Lakers Have Fired Mike Brown
Well, this is strange. USA Today is reporting that the Los Angeles Lakers have fired Mike Brown. Sure, the Lakers have struggled to begin the season—but it's five games of 82! That's the equivalent of one game in an NFL season. And Brown's task was not easy, either: He had to integrate Steve Nash (...
Deadspin NBA Shit List: Dwight Howard, The Superman Of Unfunny
A celebration of the NBA's most infuriating players, both past and present. Read other NBA Shit List entries here....
Kobe's Not Mad At Mike Brown Or His New Offense. He's Mad At The Guys Who Can't Run It.
Things are not well in Lakerland. They're 1-4, last in the Pacific, and toward the end of last night's loss to Utah, Kobe Bryant gave coach Mike Brown what can only be described as the look. Kobe doesn't hide it when he's angry....
Mark McGwire Has No Idea "Why Anybody Would Even Think About" Using PEDs Today
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Mac says MLB's got the problem under control....
An Angry Lakers Fan Reportedly Pepper-Sprayed A Jazz Fan
At some point during last night's Lakers-Jazz game, two Jazz fans and two Lakers fans were involved a confrontation that went from trash talking and threats to someone reportedly getting pepper-sprayed outside the arena....
Jalen Rose: TV's Last Honest Man
Jalen Rose on SportsCenter just now:...
Steve Blake Apologized To The Fan He Cursed Out, Possibly Because The Fan's Father Is A Big Shot
Friday's "home" loss to the Clippers was frustrating for the then-winless Lakers, and especially for Steve Blake. Getting his first start of the season, Blake racked up three times as many fouls as baskets. Blake heard it from the crowd, but specifically from one fan named Lance Jackson, sitting c...
Chris Paul Embarrassed Most Of The Cleveland Defense On This One Play
Spin move past Kyrie Irving, crossover on Samardo Samuels, ball fake Anderson Varejao out of his headband. They're all just AI characters in Chris Paul's video game, helplessly watching him fill up the combo meter....
Beer of the Week: 3 Monts
Basketball resumed this week, and unless you are a Houston Rockets fan, who cares. The T-Wolves at Milwaukee just ain't opening day at Wrigley. The Nuggets flailing in Philadelphia simply isn't the first drop of the puck in Detroit or Boston or Montreal. I once lived in a house with some Steelers fa...
Did Mike Trout Lose The Gold Glove Because His Corner Outfielders Were Too Good?
The Gold Gloves were handed out this week, and without Derek Jeter as a finalist, we were prepared for a controversy-free awards. We were wrong. Mike Trout, the statistical darling who’s totally going to lose the MVP to Miguel Cabrera, couldn’t even get named his league’s best center fielder, losing...
Mark Cuban Turned Into A Crazy Penguin When Dwight Howard Fouled Out
When Dwight Howard fouled out of his first game in a Lakers uniform, one L.A. dropped to the Mavericks 99-91, it made Dallas owner Mark Cuban a bit wobbly....
The Time Steve Nash Showed Up For Opening Night Wearing A Bow Tie And Sweater
Steve Nash is going to dress how he want to dress. You got a problem with that? You better not, even if he is wearing a salmon (?) sweater and bow tie....
Angel Pagan Stopped By A Bay Area Taco Bell Today
Pagan's stolen base in the World Series allowed everyone in America to get a free taco this afternoon, but it looks like Pagan finagled a few extra for his efforts....
A.J. Ellis's Wife Delivered A Baby In A Car Going 75 MPH
Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis had a very eventful October 12. His wife, Cindy, was pregnant with the couple's third child, and two weeks before her due date, her water broke. Cindy's preferred doctor was half an hour away, so as A.J. drove 75 miles per hour in an attempt to reach the doctor in time, s...