Showing posts with label LA Lakers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LA Lakers. Show all posts

Sports News: Lakers Shannon Brown Addresses Rumor of Sleeping with Pau Gasol’s Girlfriend

So, about all the rumors and innuendo regarding Pau Gasol‘s personal life and how it affected the end of his season. You’d expect most members of the Lakers’ organization to remain silent about the issue. I mean, after all, talking about it, in any context, is only going to make things worse. You don’t want to exacerbate an already sensitive situation by drawing more attention to it. The media, paparazzi and yes, fans already do a good enough job bringing undue attention to minor situations and blowing them out of proportion. So it’s good that the Lakers have all exercised restraint in what I’m sure is a flurry of seedy allegations and preposterous rumors… crap. NBC Sports

Sports News: Lakers Coach Phil Jackson Fined $35K

Just before what could’ve been the last game of his coaching career, Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for comments about the officiating.

NBA: Kobe Bryant fined $100k for homophobic slur towards Ref!!!

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Wednesday for a homophobic slur that commissioner David Stern called “offensive and inexcusable.”