(Photo) NBA: Kobe Bryant Pulls Up to the Staples Center in Style!

Kobe pulled out his black mamba as he rode up to the Staples Center ready to face the Chicago Bulls.  Check it out after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl


(Video) NBA Christmas Throwback: Kobe Goes for 42 in Showdown With Shaq

After Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal won 3 consecutive championships together, a feud between the two landed Shaq a trade to the Miami Heat.  Christmas Day became a day to showcase the rivalry between the two and the first game was played in 2004 in LA.  Kobe went off for 42 pts but the Heat defeated the Lakers 104-102 in overtime.  Check the video out after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl


NBA: Report: David Stern’s Account of Failed Chris Paul Trade Was an “Outright Lie”

NBA commissioner David Stern has said that he was only “generally informed about the discussions” prior to his veto of a trade that would have sent star point guard Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Jonathan Feigen in the Houston Chronicle.  But Feigen cites two sources“with direct knowledge of the talks” who believe that Stern is not being completely accurate — and, in fact, one of those sources calls Stern’s version of the events “an outright lie.”  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl


NBA: Check What Pau Gasol & the Lakers Have to Say About the Chances of Him Being Traded

The Lakers aren’t exactly having the best week ever.  Since David Stern nixed their potential trade for Chris Paul, things have been going downhill.  Sixth man of the year Lamar Odom demanded a trade and was sent to the Mavericks for next to nothing.  Pau Gasol also apart of the original trade still isn’t safe yet.  See what he and the Lakers had to say after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl


NBA: Why The Lakers Traded Lamar Odom

With the Lakers reportedly unwilling to give up Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, it leads some people to wonder why they traded Lamar Odom instead of saving him as a bargaining chip.  Find out why they did it after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl


NBA Rumor: The Lakers Will Not Trade Pau Gasol & Andrew Bynum For Dwight Howard

With the CP3 trade falling apart, it has now been suggested that the LA Lakers will focus their attention on acquiring Dwight Howard.  Many people thought they would trade Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol to the Magic in order to acquire the coveted free agent, but apparently that is not the case.  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl


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