Thursday, May 16, 2024

Mike Brown to impose ‘shot tax’ on Kobe after 30 attempts

“This shot tax is similar to the luxury tax levied on teams,” said Brown. “If Kobe goes over the shot cap of 30, he’s paying up. It’ll teach the team how to distribute the ball and not rely on one player.”

NBA considering massive rule changes to further gift-wrap a franchise turnaround for Clippers

Stern revealed the NBA had conducted several impartial focus groups in which the topic of Blake Griffin receiving three or even as many as 10 points for a single dunk was discussed.

After dunk, Perkins to hospital, Griffin incarcerated for assault

Kendrick Perkins spent the evening in a Los Angeles hospital after Blake Griffin mounted a thunderous dunk over the entire body of the Oklahoma City center.

Shaq miffed at Blake Griffin for stealing his pathetic free throw percentage

Never one to shy away from a public feud -- most famously with Kobe Bryant and most recently with Dwight Howard -- it appears Shaquille O'Neal has his dander up again, and this time it's Blake Griffin earning the ire of the Big Contrarian.

Lakers GM offers Pau Gasol to Starbucks barista in trade for grande latte

"I've been doing this job for more than 10 years, and still I'm stuck with this single-cup coffee maker," said Kupchak. "You know the kind where you put the little pouch into the thing and a minute later it spits out this swill that I'm convinced strips the enamel off your teeth."

Angels replace controversial ‘El Hombre’ billboards with new ‘Suck it, Musial’ slogan

After Albert Pujols informed the Los Angeles Angels he did not want them using "El Hombre" as a slogan on their billboards, out of deference to his personal admiration to Stan "The Man" Musial, team officials have replaced the offensive slogan with billboards that simply say "Suck it, Musial."

Jordan offers his mansion for free to anyone who can beat him in a...

“I'm just tired of playing basketball here all by myself and need to move out of this place,” said Jordan. “So I would like to give the opportunity for someone to play me in a game of HORSE, and if they beat me, I will give my home away free of charge.”