Tagged: lakers

Thirty NBA teams laced up Wednesday night, but the biggest storyline of the night was - as it has been for most of the season - tinted in purple and gold. The Los Angeles Lakers of ungodly preseason hype had waited until the last possible second to secure a playoff spot, but after the dust has settled, Dwight Howard and co. can rest easy knowing that they made the cut. Los Angeles's destiny was sealed earlier in the night with a Utah loss to Memphis, but the Lakers sure as hell made their last regular-season [...]

The NBA playoff race is coming down to the wire, as is often the case. And, as we have often done during their roller-coaster season, our attention shifts to the [...]

Kobe Bryant had another one of those "I Got This Here" games Wednesday night, the kind that will have fans comparing number 24 to other all-time greats. With his team [...]

For the first time in their 43-year franchise history, the Los Angeles Clippers are division champions.  The Clippers wrapped up the Pacific Division title Sunday afternoon with a convincing 109-95 win over their fellow Staples Center tenants, the Los Angeles ... Continued

Kobe Bryant has broken the collective hearts of many an opposing team in his career, but he seems to have a special penchant for sticking it to the Raptors. While [...] The post Kobe Bryant Clutch Again Against Toronto Raptors, Lakers Win 118-116 appeared first on The Smoking Section .

By law, highlighting the Eastern Conference means the Western Conference deserves a piece of my (not so) infinite hoops wisdom as well. And why not? We're only on the brink [...] The post Western Conference Progress Report: Spurs Cream Of The Crop, Lakers Finally Wake Up appeared first on The Smoking Section .

The first Sunday following football season is always a transition period for sports fans. Some deal with it better than others. Some shrivel in a corner in the fetal position [...] The post NBA Fast Break: Knicks, Lakers Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory appeared first on The Smoking Section .

L.A.'s other team (*snickers*) had no reason to win against the Nets. Minus Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace (and Pau Gasol late) and playing in front of a rowdy [...] The post Kobe's Still That Dude, Lakers Hang Tough To Beat Nets appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Chris Brown and Rihanna - Getty There was a basketball game going on, but all eyes were definitely on Rihanna and Chris Brown yesterday (December 25) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The pop stars made one of their first big appearances as an on-again couple as they spent Christmas together courtside at the Lakers/Knicks game. After the game, RiRi took to Instagram to give the Chrianna fans more to drool over. "ThugLife # merryChristmas," she wrote as the caption to a photo of her and Breezy posing [...]

Mike Brown is cracking up somewhere. The Los Angeles Lakers, of countless bold preseason predictions, fell to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers, 100-94 Tuesday night. The loss brings their record down [...] The post Lakers Lose To Cleveland, Become One Of "Those Teams" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Yes, the Lakers lost tonight. But this is the only win we need...for now. Chief Keef’s debut album  Finally Rich  is expected to drop on December 18th. Merry Christmas bb's. Watch me hit the strip club make it rain like Kobe posted by @clarkbs

As soon as Mike Brown got the boot from L.A., the rumor mill cranked up that Phil Jackson would be returning to lead his Lakers to the promised land. Well, [...] The post From Bad To, Well, Still Pretty Bad: Lakers Hire Mike D'Antoni As New Head Coach appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls...I give you- gLAdiator.  Danl Goodman and Ian Johnson are two of LA's finest! This purple-and-gold bleeding duo bumps trap, moombah, and electro stylized beats that captured my attention almost a year ago now, and I have been a loyal fan ever since. These two bring the energy so hard in [...]

• gLAdiator - Bitch Slap (Original Mix) feat. FERAL is KINKY

You know how when a celebrity or someone is old or sick and newspapers write obituaries for them while they're living so the article can go up as soon as [...] The post Who Didn't See This Coming? The Lakers Fire Mike Brown After 1-4 Start appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Danny Brown subtly breaking down the potential for problems between Kobe and Dwight Howard. Between this and " Grown Up, " the Hybrid has starred in two of the best videos of the year and he doesn't even have a new album out. Impressive. Don't sleep on House Shoes either. He is one of the most quotable men in music and multi-talented. This track comes from his Detroit-galvanized new album, Let It Go, which you should support because Shoes deserves it.

The Lakers giving Kareem a statue's clearly overdue. He's only the NBA's all-time leading scorer and the holder of six championship rings and six MVPs. The guy was so dominant, [...] The post Kareem Abdul-Jabbar To Be Honored With Statue By The Lakers appeared first on The Smoking Section .

In the video above Allen Iverson recalls the infamous "Step Over" highlight from the 2001 NBA Finals. In case you don't remember Iverson and the 76ers took on Kobe's Lakers that year and they were doing everything to stop Iverson from scoring which meant trying different players to guard him. One player, Tyronn Lue, stood [...]

courtesy of XclusiveZone.Net Man... Nardwuar interviewing Metta World Peace is definitely not what you'd expect. I truly thought this world be a more hilarious interview but it was actually very serious up until the last two minutes or so. Check out the interview below.

Mount Pleasant - 'Lakers' (mp3) 'Lakers' is the first track from the EP named Cathedral created by Jonathan Phillips under the name Mount Pleasant. It's a curious track that mixes quite a few styles but has an overall relaxed vibe. Phillips plays guitar and adds loops and effects with soft lyrics laid over the top. His sound is well mixed and he makes it all seem too easy. I like the style and dig his visual aesthetic too. Check out his blog here - http://whothehell.net/l4H

Kobe Bryant sat in front of a sea of reporters waiting to document the Lakers' most recent playoff exit at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. We've seen Bean [...]