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Monday, April 18, 2011
Blogg City Bashers Lose
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Blogg City Sports: Kobe "GLAAD" To Have Support
Blogg Cities own Kobe Bryant, who was recently chastised by fans and community activists for using a homophobic remark during one of the Lakers' games this past week. Bryant was fined $100,000 by the NBA Commissioner for his remark; and while Kobe has since been on television shows and radio expressing his regret explaining that he meant no harm - not all are quick to forgive him.
The Write Guyz News Team recently interviewed several locals and while there were many who were not offended by Kobe's remarks, there were an equal number of people who were.
"He wasn't fined enough, if the gay community was to comment on his skin color there would be riots" said one offended Laker fan.
The Lakers organization has since come out (no pun intended) and they have stated that they are working closely with GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) to educate their organization and their fans so as to avoid such slurs from being said in the future. The Lakers also made it clear that such slurs are not acceptable and should not be a reflection of what is deemed acceptable by anybody affiliated with the Lakers; including their fans.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Is Kobe Homophobic?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The Celtics: Anything left in the Diesel's tank?
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
NBA Daily Zap: April 7th (video)
What a game between Chicago and Boston. Last night's performance should lock up the MVP for Derrick Rose as he had 30 points and 8 assists against a great defense. With the win, the Bulls increase their lead to 4 games over Boston and Miami for the top seed in the east. The other game on the schedule last night was the Portland Trailblazers vs the Utah Jazz. Portland was lead by Gerald Wallace who had 29 points. It was the most exciting game to watch but definitely had its highlights. Check out the video.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Momma Said Knock You Out!
Los Angeles Lakers - What Gives?
I could easily point out the lack of effort by several key players, just as easily as I could knock Kobe Bryant for not handling the ball well. Pointing fingers is the easiest road to take; however, it’s not productive and doesn’t really quantify the issues, mainly because it singles out people who are part of a bigger puzzle.
Make sense?
Any who, at this point, I see one way Phil Jackson can turn this recent lack of effort by the team into a positive one heading into the playoffs. Simply put, Phil must rest as many starters as possible as often as possible. Unfortunately, Phil Jackson earlier today when asked about sitting the starters said (and I paraphrase):
“No I will not be resting the starters, because they rested during the game.”
Those that know Phil know he often drops humorous quips filled with sarcasm and truth. As a fan though, I am hoping his statement was filled with much more jest than truth, because I would much rather see the likes of Derek Fisher, Bynum, Kobe, Odom, and Gasol well rested for the title push. I don’t expect them to actually miss games parse, but at least for quarters within a game, now that would suffice.
Either way, I’m not panicking, and I guess I should trust Phil Jackson’s judgment – and I will. To be honest, I just hope the Lakers draw New Orleans in the first round. They’d be a great warm up.
That’s my $0.02 on a team that’s had more up’s and down’s this season than Colossus at Magic Mountain.
(Image found at lakersblog.latimes.com)
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