The Laker Girls are the most renowned cheerleading squad in the NBA. When Jerry Buss acquired the Lakers in 1979, he made sure to include a dance team in his Showtime philosophy. This team quickly became an integral part of the Lakers’ experience. Successful dancers and singers like Paula Abdul started their careers as Laker Girl.
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Tennessee law enforcement on Wednesday arrested Davonte Pack, a longtime close friend of Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant, for misdemeanor assault for hitting a teenager at Morant’s house last summer, an altercation that has ensnared Morant and those close to him in an ongoing civil lawsuit. The incident took place at Morant’s residence in Eads, a suburb outside Memphis, on July 26, 2022. In a statement to authorities, Morant admitted to hitting Joshua Holloway, then 17, during a pickup game... Читать дальше...
“I can feel the whole world hating me in a way,” Deandre Ayton said in the 37-second video clip Eyewitness News Bahamas tweeted. “I’m the guy a lot of people point at and I see it and feel it, but mainly what I’ve been working on five to six days a week since we’ve lost is just motivating myself to change the narrative of what people think about me. No matter you put it, I feel like I have no fans out there and I can feel it because the whole world is saying it. My goal is over the summer is to change the narrative. Читать дальше...
Draymond Green: That’s so cute… it’s impossible to avoid you an arena for a year champ. I got get my family from that family room every game. And stop using those words, they usually don’t go over well amongst men.
Source: Twitter @Money23Green
If this saga does drag out through September and until Media Day on Oct. 2, James Harden is expected at this point to report to training camp, according to league sources. You can cause far more headaches for the organization you’re trying to leave by showing up, as opposed to staying home.
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Gilbert Arenas on Ben Simmons getting all the blame for 76ers playoff failures: Well, he didn’t say anything. Technically he didn’t say anything. He didn’t say anything a’right. If we are gonna put blame on someone, I am always gonna blame the most talented and the most naturally gifted of the group and that is gonna be Joel Embiid. Right? It reminds me of what Shaquille O’Neal was to Kobe Bryant. You have this guy who is hungry, he wants to win, he wants to be the best that he can be. And then... Читать дальше...
Draymond Green: And so with Chris Paul, everyone is like, ‘Oh man, how are they supposed to be teammates now?’ No. 1, I’ve never been in a situation to even build a relationship with him. I’m an adult, Chris is an adult, we can talk amongst men. And that I’m looking forward to. There’s no sugarcoating what has happened all these years, this is real life, people get it twisted like [thinking we’re in character], no, this is real life we’re living when we’re playing in these games. To just go front... Читать дальше...
According to sources familiar with the team’s free-agent pursuits but not authorized to speak publicly, the Chicago Bulls are suddenly viewed as a potential threat that could keep the Lakers from landing Wood. The reason? Chicago recently got a $10.2-million player exception because of Lonzo Ball’s knee injury that’s expected to keep him off the court next season. The Bulls can use some or all of that money to acquire a player via trade or sign a player to a one-year free-agent deal.
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According to sources familiar with the team’s free-agent pursuits but not authorized to speak publicly, the Chicago Bulls are suddenly viewed as a potential threat that could keep the Lakers from landing Wood. The reason? Chicago recently got a $10.2-million player exception because of Lonzo Ball’s knee injury that’s expected to keep him off the court next season. The Bulls can use some or all of that money to acquire a player via trade or sign a player to a one-year free-agent deal.
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ClutchPoints: “I don’t just hit people. Dialogue happens over time and you usually ain’t triggered by something that fast… We know stuff you don’t say amongst men. We know things that you have to stand on.” Draymond Green on the Jordan Poole incident (via @PatBevPod )
Source: Twitter @TheNBACentral
There have been reports lately that the Los Angeles Lakers have been reluctant to offer Anthony Davis a contract extension anytime soon. However, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin said on “The Lowe Post” podcast that he expects the two sides to agree to an extension before training camp starts at the end of this summer. “Anthony Davis in Rob [Pelinka’s] estimation is someone that has represented the Lakers really well, citing how he played through his foot injury last year as a major reason why they won a... Читать дальше...
Jason Anderson: The Sacramento Kings have officially announced the signing of EuroLeague MVP and former Olympiacos star Sasha Vezenkov.
Source: Twitter @JandersonSacBee
Ball Don’t Lie: “I would say our toughest series was Minnesota … Phoenix it was just blowouts each game … [Lakers] It never felt like we were gonna lose any game.” Bruce Brown on the Nuggets’ championship run 👀 (via Run Your Race Podcast, @TidalLeague )
Source: Twitter @Balldontlie