2011 NBA Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown Tour: Washington DC

The Lakers have a problem, and his name is Andrew Bynum. As sad as it is to say, basketball’s most legendary player and iconic franchise are having their season marred by a petulant, entitled, and immature man-child.They’re stuck in a Lord of the Flies style power struggle, with Bynum (delusionally) thinking he’s the Lakers’ best player, an aging Kobe desperately clawing for two more rings, and an overwhelmed Mike Brown hopelessly trying to mix the two into a championship.This ongoing playoff…See More

The Lakers have a problem, and his name is Andrew Bynum. As sad as it is to say, basketball’s most legendary player and iconic franchise are having their season marred by a petulant, entitled, and immature man-child.They’re stuck in a Lord of the Flies style power struggle, with Bynum (delusionally) thinking he’s the Lakers’ best player, an aging Kobe desperately clawing for two more rings, and an overwhelmed Mike Brown hopelessly trying to mix the two into a championship.This ongoing playoff…See More

Welcome to the retro-diary of last nights Lakers-Heat game! This lockout-shortened season has given us many horrible basketball games. It’s been painful to watch these teams grind out 80 points every night while the folks at ESPN pretend that nothing’s wrong and move us from one pitiful game to the next. This is the first game I’ve been excited for all season. Let’s hope it doesn’t disappoint. 8:00: TNT opens the telecast with a Rise Against song. Bad start.8:05: Shaq talks about his problems…See More