Tag Archives: Lakers
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NBA Ref Caught on Camera Asking Coaches to Help Him Stall for TV Commercials (Video)
Well, the NBA referees didn’t like all the attention the NFL replacement referees got this year. They didn’t like it one bit. So they are doing their best to show the world that they can be crazy and incompetent, too! First there was the bizarre foul dance performed by referee Joey Crawford during a game [...]
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The Houston Rockets Mascot Got a Little Overzealous with the Old Cake Gag on Tuesday Night (Video)
One of the oldest gags in the sports mascot playbook is the “rag on an opposing fan” bit. It takes many forms, of course, from things as minor as shooting said fan with silly string, to things as severe as ripping the opposing team’s jersey off the guy’s (or gal’s) back. However, one thing is [...]
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Kobe Bryant and Mike D’Antoni Were Awfully Frustrated Following the Lakers’ Loss Last Night (Video)
When the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Dwight Howard and signed free agent Steve Nash in the offseason, everyone (including myself) thought they were an automatic contender for the NBA Championship. Man, were we wrong. It’s not that they won’t eventually be contenders. They might pull things together. But the process has been anything but [...]
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Shaq’s One-Sided Feud With Dwight Howard Just Got Weirder: The Big Aristotle Is Rapping Again (Video)
Shaquille O’Neal definitely has a major inferiority complex when it comes to new Lakers center Dwight Howard. After the trade between the Lakers and Magic was finalized back in August, Shaq said Howard had some big shoes to fill, and that in terms of becoming a true “big man,” Howard was “off pace.” Then, earlier [...]
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Watch Jalen Rose Reminisce About The Time Kobe Bryant Dropped 81 Points On The Raptors (Video)
Hey, remember that one time Kobe Bryant scored 81 points against the hapless Toronto Raptors? It was January 22, 2006, and it happened at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. No, really? You don’t remember? Cause it was kind of a big deal, given that it was the second-most points anybody had ever scored in [...]
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15 Classic Championship Rematches
We’re now only a week away from Super Bowl XLVI—or as I like to think of it, only a week away from either Boston or New York losing a championship. And while I always enjoy watching fans in Boston or New York suffer the agony of defeat, this year there’s an even bigger storyline that [...]
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Magic Johnson Calling Game Highlights For ESPN Was A Big Failure (Video)
When it comes to creating basketball highlights, few could do it better than Magic Johnson. When it comes to calling basketball highlights, few can do it worse. In an attempt to spice up their NBA coverage, ESPN put together a studio team consisting of Magic, Jon Barry, Chris Broussard and Mike Wilbon. That line-up may [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 06/12/09 – Derek Fisher
Total Pro Sports- He only had 12 points in 42 minutes of game time, but Derek Fisher scored the 3 pointer which tied the game late. This proved to be the back-breaker for the Magic, who never recovered and eventually lost in overtime. Had the Magic won the game it would have been a new [...]
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NBA Power Rankings: Week 22
Ending March 26, 2009 Total Pro Sports – Let me start off by say that I AM SO SORRY. It has been a hectic couple of weeks and I was not able to post the Power Rankings for last week with work, exams and of course March Madness all in the same week. What is [...]
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NBA Power Rankings: Week 15
Ending March 11th Total Pro Sports – What a Disaster!! Oh the Carnage!! Oh the Humanity!!! I doubt that there has never been a case like this in the TPS NBA Power Rankings. As a result of their five-game losing streak and their dwindling chances to attain a playoff berth all but gone, the Suns [...]
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NBA Power Rankings for Week: uh . . . (Yeah It’s Been THAT Long)
Ending (March 4th) Total Pro Sports – Hello everybody! Let me introduce myself. My name is Jeffrey Thompson and I will be one of the new writers here at Total Pro Sports. You can catch some of my work on my site JTsHoopsBlog. I am very excited as this is my first my first article [...]
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Sorry Chris Bosh, Hello Mo
Total Pro Sports- It is being reported that Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh, will be sitting out this years NBA All-Star game. Bosh will be missing the game in order to rest his ailing knee, I guess he wants to be healthy so the Raptors have a better chance of trading him. The fact that [...]
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NBA Power Rankings: Week 14
Week: | Pre – 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9-10 | 11 | 12-13 | 14 | Ending (Feb 1st) Total Pro Sports – We have a new #1 in this weeks NBA Power Rankings. The Boston Celtics just barely take the lead over [...]
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NBA Power Rankings: Week 13
Week: | Pre – 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9-10 | 11 | 12-13 | Ending (January 25th) Total Pro Sports – The Lakers stay at the top this weeks NBA Power Rankings, but the Boston Celtics will definitely jump to the #1 spot [...]
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Buy Ankle Insurance From Kobe Bryant Part 2
Total Pro Sports – Today the second edition of Kobe Bryant’s Nike Zoom 4 commercial surfaced on You Tube. In the first commercial Kobe Bryant is the President, CEO, CFO, CMO and the Owner of the Ankle Insurance Co. In the second edition of the commercial for Nike, Kobe Bryant talks about the “One Thousand, [...]
