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Lakers Player Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Pregnant IHOP Waitress (Pregnancy Update)
But don't worry, it's not a Laker that you've heard of, or matters....
Bill Plaschke Is Easily Distracted
Because every stupid thing in sports requires one to take sides, we're torn on this one. Do we agree with the guy who willingly puts his life on display on an E! reality show, then says it's not fair to talk about his personal life? Or do we agree with — gulp — Bill Plaschke? You can see our dilemma...
Kobe Is Sorry, But It Wasn't A Damn Foul
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: Kobe Bryant talks about the gay and lesbian community....
In Mr. Jackson's First-Grade Class, Steve Blake Gets Chicken Pox; Kobe, Bynum, and Artest At Risk
Your Los Angeles Lakers are not invincible. Bynum's hurt his knee again, and now, in infectious disease news, Steve Blake has the chicken pox....
Kobe Bryant Calls A Ref Something He Shouldn't
See 0:30 in, after Kobe's T'd up. The Bennie in question is ref Bennie Adams....
Real Men Support The Cleveland Indians By Kissing One Another On Live Television
Your morning roundup for April 7, the day that attempted courtroom eye-gouging became a no-no....
Kobe Finally Makes His Chinese Pop Debut
Just a few months ago, Kobe Bryant appeared in a Sprite commercial with Jay Chou, a Taiwanese pop singer and actor, and it was really dumb. The Black Mamba appears to have also agreed to an extended cameo in Chou's new single, "- 天地一鬥 (Tian Di Yi Dou)." We knew that Kobe was a rather unimaginative...
Last Night's Lakers-Mavs Game Got A Little Bit Brawl-y
The Lakers and the Mavs kept things interesting in one of the most under-scheduled nights of the NBA season last night: five players were ejected after a shoving match that began with Jason Terry and Steve Blake. The refs sent out two players from each team (Dallas's Terry and Brendan Haywood and ...
Remembering The Time Shaq And Nate Dogg "Made Paper And Footprints In LA"
There was no shortage of tributes to the late great G-funk singer Nate Dogg today — he died in Los Angeles on Tuesday at the age of 41 — but we haven't yet seen this music video posted. The song, "Connected," was made for Shaq's never-released 2001 album, Shaquille O'Neal Presents His Superfriends...
Kobe Layin' Bait
Last night, in what was a fairly terrific basketball game, the Heat defeated the Lakers, or LeBron defeated Kobe, and it mattered....
An NBA Regular Season Game Actually Felt Important
Yes, there were the subplots, and there were an awful lot of them. But mostly it was two players who made the game feel like it mattered, because they matter, and because it mattered to them....
Front Row At The Spurs Game Is Awesome Until Ron Artest Spills Coffee In Your Face
This Spurs fan, identified only as "Bob," sure picked the wrong Spurs game to sit court-side for free in a white Oxford! Bob, to his credit, was very understanding about the coffee-in-face situation, even when Lisa Salters attempted to one-up him with yet another harrowing tale of gravity in the s...
There Is A Pau Gasol Impersonator For Hire At A Bargain $600 Per Hour
We give you Michael Fanter, a guy who has kind of made a name for himself by kind of looking like Pau Gasol....
Pre-Mamba Kobe's High School Highlights, To The Tune Of "One Shining Moment"
Before Kobe Bryant was a five-time NBA champion with a shoe contract and a short film, he was just a regular high school kid who was documented by famous sports photographers on his way to class and who brought R&B stars to the prom. To remind us of that fact, someone from his alma mater, Lower Me...
Here's Kobe Bryant Getting A Little Testy With Reporters Last Night
After scoring 37 points on 14-for-26 shooting in last night's All-Star Game, Kobe sat through a lot of post-game interviews. He seemed a little tired — irritable, even. Maybe it is from being around all the young folk, after all....
Annoying Boston Person Heckles Lakers From Dorm Window
The Lakers held their practice in the gym at Emerson College. As they boarded the team bus, this shining example of America's future made sure to let them know exactly how he feels about them. Warning: Boston accent ahoy....
Dan Snyder's Attorney Sends A Strongly Worded Letter To D.C.'s Alt-Weekly
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Did Kevin Garnett Turn Down A Ball Boy With A Bin Laden Reference?
After yesterday's Lakers/Celtics game, both Yahoo's Marc Spears and ESPN's J.A. Adande Tweeted that when asked for his autograph, KG told a Lakers ball boy "you've got a better chance of catching Bin Laden." The Tweets were promptly deleted. Conspiracy?...
Phil Jackson Says Allegedly Mean Thing About Kobe Bryant In Language Resembling English
The Sporting News thinks Kobe and Phil Jackson are now trading "barbs." I dunno. Maybe this sounded a lot more cutting in the original Swedish?...
So Not The Eagles' O-Line Then?
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....