Rumors are annoying like listening to Lil Wayne's songs ( sorry Lil Wayne fans, I jumped off his bandwagon years ago but i like some his songs) or as annnoying as hearing Stephen A Smith/Sean Salisbury rant about the nonsense their spitting out. If I didnt make a better analogy sorry. Rumors   more...

Word on the street (Marc Stein - ESPN, to be specific & The LA Times) is that Baron Davis is leaving A WHOLE LOTTA MONEY on the table to sign with THE CLIPPERS (yes, you heard me right) for 5 yrs and $65m. (sooo.. $13m/yr)As you all well know, he could have exercised his (player) option with the   more...

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Finally breaking his silence about Shaquille O'Neal's controversial freestyle rap, Kobe Bryant revealed to SSNN that -- not surprisingly -- he's unhappy with his former teammate's request... Read more
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just thoughts on an incoming 7 footer with skills, but just another timid white guy
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Andrew Bynum is going to be something special. Only 20 years old, the 7-foot center is already making big noise for the Los Angeles Lakers. I think it's clear to anyone that watches him that he is the future of the NBA. From dunking on Shaq at age 17, to cursing at his teammate in the preseason,   more...
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We figured it was time to get back to our roots here at R & R, so we're going to be doing weekly updates on all the major rumors circulating in the world of sports. We figured this was the perfect time to get back into rumor-mongering, since the NBA free agent period is here and the baseball   more...
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With the All-Star break just two weeks away, some key players are set to return to action. What will be the fantasy impact of their returns?
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This is part of my series of articles previewing all 30 NBA teams and the upcoming season.The Lakers are looking to build on a good season with Phil Jackson back on the bench. Their youth looks good and is growing faster than you could have expected. Andrew Bynum is looking every bit worth the   more...
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With the NBA season less than 2 weeks away, Brian Cook and Aaron McKie are the latest Lakers to show up on the injury list. It seems like almost the entire team will be limping through the starting gates this season. Kobe Bryant has not started preseason play because of an offseason knee surgery   more...
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Bulls general manager John Paxson said he has had no recent talks with the Grizzlies concerning a trade for Pau Gasol.A newspaper report Wednesday suggested such talk was at ''the preliminary stages,'' which Paxson flatly denied.''I have not had one conversation concerning Gasol,'' said Paxson, who   more...
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Fantasy owners who had center Andrew Bynum on their team were dealt a serious blow when they found out their big man would be out 2 months with a knee injury. An MRI revealed a damaged kneecap. Bynum had been one of the most improved players in the league and had helped a resurgence for the Lakers.   more...
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With so many rumors floating around regarding a potential Jason Kidd deal, FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper focuses on four scenarios that could possibly go down. Taking a look at both sides of the potential deals, Harper discusses the impacts to fantasy basketball if something were to go   more...
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Who: L.A. Lakers at Boston CelticsWhat: Game One of the NBA FinalsWhere: TD Banknorth Garden- Boston, MassachusettsWhen: 9pm (ABC)Why: To repair Kobe's image so people forget he's such an asshat and/or to win the Larry O'Brien TrophySpread: Celtics -3, O/U 192 (Series Price: Lakers -175, Celtics   more...
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PTPers of Tecmo Blog gives us a preview of what's to come for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
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It is honestly a joke already that Eddy Curry gets any playing time what so ever. He is the largest one dimensional player I have ever seen play professional basketball. Isiah just face it already all he can do is score down low. He can't grab any rebounds, can't block any shots so teams around   more...
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