Deron Williams’ first choice is to stay with the Nets and to build something special in Brooklyn, but if it doesn’t work out with his current team, his short list of desirable destinations includes the Mavericks, the Knicks and the Lakers, according to sources close to the situation. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Kobe Bryant Wants Mike Brown to Yell at Him Not Treat Him Like Lebron James
In Kobe Bryan’s initial meeting with Mike Brown, he cautioned the Lakers’ newly hired coach “not to pull back,†to coach him “like everyone else; otherwise the players will turn on you,†Bryant told me during dinner in Los Angeles just before Christmas.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
(Video) NBA: Kobe Has 4th 40+ Game in a Row but the Lakers Lost to CP3 & the Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers took another step out of the shadows of their city rivals the Lakers with a 102-94 win yesterday. Â Chris Paul exploded for 33 points, six assists and three steals and Blake Griffin finished with 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who are in the midst of playing six of seven National Basketball Association games at home. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Khloe Kardashian Talked Lamar Odom Out of Leaving the NBA
As his Martin Luther King Day reunion with the Los Angeles Lakers approaches, Lamar Odom has revealed that he was “real close” to walking away from the game for a season — or perhaps longer — well before his December trade to the Dallas Mavericks.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Kobe Says Andrew Bynum is Number 2 in the Scoring Order Over Pau Gasol
The Los Angeles Lakers have been through a lot of change since last season, from Mike Brown being hired to replace Phil Jackson to Lamar Odom being traded to the Dallas Mavericks and Ron Artest becoming Metta World Peace and the change is continuing with a major shift in the Lakers’ offense.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
