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-16 posts tagged "Los Angeles Lakers"
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, November 9, 2020
On Oct. 11, when LeBron James hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy, it concluded a season that had stretched on for over a year because of a lengthy season suspension due to COVID-19. It had been an exhausting, tiring conclusion to a season that had seen the players live in a bubble for three months. However,
Charlotte Edmonds | Monday, October 19, 2020
To the surprise of no one, I’m going have to dedicate this Sports Authority to the NBA … at least in part. My admittedly extreme bias toward the NBA aside, we have to acknowledge the accomplishment that was the NBA bubble and the NBA’s response to the early spikes of COVID-19 back in March. I
Thomas Zwiller | Monday, October 5, 2020
As the Miami Heat trail 0-2 to the Los Angeles Lakers, people are doubting if the Heat should have been here at all. This is an absolutely patently absurd antiquated take; the Heat without question belong in the NBA Finals, and here’s why I think so. 1. The bubble argument: One argument that I’ve been
Matt Smith | Friday, October 2, 2020
Amid all of the chaos of 2020, there has been one bit of normalcy that has convinced me this year hasn’t just been some never-ending dream: a LeBron James-led team is in the NBA Finals. After coming into the season as title favorites, James and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised through the Western Conference with
Inigo Yturralde | Monday, September 7, 2020
Pat Riley was destined to be a sports icon from the very beginning. The basketball legend was born in Rome, N.Y., on March 21, 1945. Riley was immersed in sports from the moment that he was born. His father, Leon Riley, was a professional baseball player; he played 22 seasons of minor league baseball and
Hayden Adams | Monday, March 2, 2020
I haven’t yet taken over as Sports Editor, but as the time approaches for me to do so, I feel compelled to send off my predecessor, Connor Mulvena, by writing a tribute sports authority to his old piece on the dumbest pro sports mascots. So without further ado, in no particular order, here are mine.
Patrick McKelvey | Friday, January 31, 2020
I’m a Knicks fan. I’ve been a Knicks fan my whole life. Outside of a few semi-magical seasons, I’ve been treated to two decades of bottom-of-the barrel, borderline unwatchable basketball. Sometimes a season will start out promising. But disappointment always rears its head by January. When you’re a Knicks fan, you learn to enjoy the
Holden Perrelli | Monday, April 1, 2019
LeBron James will miss the last six games of the regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers, according to a joint statement from team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka. The Lakers are citing a groin injury that cost James 17 consecutive games during the season as the impetus for the decision, with
Paris Shirley | Friday, March 22, 2019
When LeBron James packed up his bags for the bright lights of Los Angeles last summer, he flipped the script on many of the commanding narratives of the modern NBA. It was a revolution in the movement of player empowerment that began with his superteam-constructing actions eight years prior in Miami, and simultaneously a “Game
Will Richard | Friday, February 8, 2019
In the past few years, we have observed a shift in the sports culture: The era of building and developing through the draft has, in most cases, died off. Rather, the new movement in sports culture reflects a heightened emphasis on aggressive moves through front-office management via trades or free agency to acquire as much