examiner.com - 8/18/2008
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Watching the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team is making me hungry for the NBA season again.Thankfully the 2008-09 season gets under way Oct. 28 in Los Angeles when the Lakers take on Greg Oden and the Portland Trail Blazers.Makes Thursday
Tale of two offseasons for Lakers, Clippers
examiner.com 8/18/2008 — The Clippers just got older, while the Lakers found a much-needed replacement for their young spark plug Ronny Turiaf.The Los Angeles Lakers have signed 25-year-old big man Josh Powell (6-9, 240), a part-time starter for the Clippers last season.The ...
John Amaechi Isn’t Enjoying His Olympic Experiece
slamonline.com 8/18/2008 — by Marcel Mutoni
Wait, Amaechi is at the Olympic Games? Well, yes. Why exactly? Hard to tell. But whatever the case, it’s not exactly going as well as he’d hoped.
John Amaechi is apparently serving as a ...
Dynamic Pargo Signs with Moscow
nbarumors.info 8/18/2008 — Yet another NBA player will travel across the Atlantic to play in Euroleague next season! It has been officially revealed that Jannero Pargo has signed a one year deal with Russian club Dynamo Moscow despite getting several offers from NBA teams. The contract is worth approximately $3.5 million dollars (after taxes have been paid) and one of his new teammates will be former Net, Bostjan Nachbar.
Kobe in China: Kind of a Big Deal
jonesonthenba.blogspot.com 8/18/2008 — Despite all the money Nike spends to make LeBron James the biggest basketball icon in the world, Kobe is still the most popular player in China. I mean Kobe is on some Michael Jackson level with the Chinese : "It's a little weird when people walk ...
Kaman, American In German Clothing —
Wizards Insider 8/18/2008
When Kobe Bryant spotted Chris Kaman with other German athletes at the Olympic opening ceremonies, he didn't have a problem that the Michigan born and bred Los Angeles Clippers center was representing another country. Bryant just wanted to know if the ...
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