Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown was acquired by the team as a throw in when LA sent Vladimir Radmonivich to Charlotte for Adam Morrison in February. So far he’s been the best player in the deal.
Brown gives the Lakers athleticism and toughness off the bench and he’s been one of the few bright spots for the LA backups this season. His play has been solid but his highlight dunks like this put back jam are becoming his calling card. Read the full story
Denver’s 105-79 victory over Los Angeles Friday night exposed the unproductive Lakers’ bench (again) and gave the Nuggs a little (very little) bit of payback for being eliminated from the playoffs last season. The Nuggets’ 58-56 halftime lead blew up to 87-64 by the end of third quarter. J.R. Smith scored 20 to go with Carmelo Anthony’s 25 but the play of the night went to rookie point guard Ty Lawson for his dunk over a couple of Lakers. Read the full story
We all make bad decisions but they’re usually not broadcast on national television. After Jermaine O’Neal blocked LeBron James’ dunk attempt Anderson Varejao thought he’d try to block Dwyane Wade’s shot. He ended up regretting his decision one second after making it when Dwyane Wade threw down in his face, sending Varejao sliding into the basket support. Read the full story
There’s no typo in the headline. You read that correctly. Luke Walton, who’s normally called “Heady”, “Smart”, “A glue guy”, or “Garbage”, raised up and threw one down in Ronny Turiaf’s face.
Once again props to the Ethanator for this video.. This time it’s Andre Iguodala slamming in the face of Yao Ming.
