Jonathan Cha
Teacher, writer, ignorance fighter. Basketball fan since Chick Hearn spoke on it through a crackling mono radio speaker.
Alas, the season is over. For some, it might not have ended quick enough. Those would be the fans, the players, the coaches, the organization from the head of the Lakers on down to the wonderful woman…Read More
16 Championships. 31 NBA Finals appearances. 8 regular season and 12 Finals MVPs. 21 members of the Hall of Fame. A 440-293 all time record in the playoffs since the team first dominated the state of…Read More
The Spurs, the #2 seed in the West, did, as it is often said at this time of year, what they were supposed to do. San Antonio took full advantage of their home court and defeated the Lakers, 102-91. Tony…Read More
When Vincent “Vinnie” Johnson replaced either Isiah Thomas or Joe Dumars, the Pistons were consistently rewarded with points off of the pine. His nickname, “the Microwave,” referred to his ability…Read More
Kobe’s much ballyhooed tweets had absolutely nothing to do with the Lakers 91-79 loss to San Antonio in Game 1 of their opening round series. The reason MDA rolled his eyes at the assertion that…Read More
The four-year, $52 to $55 million dollar extension the Thunder offered their Sixth Man following a less…Read More
Avoiding the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round represents a win in itself, especially without…Read More
Tensions subsided as the Memphis Grizzlies defeat of the Jazz afforded fans and Lakers alike a moment…Read More
If Kobe Bryant is an unfamiliar name, feel free to sift through NBA.com stats, including their archive…Read More
The ball nervously bounced off of the front of the rim as Stephan Curry heaved a last second chance…Read More
How many more times do the Hornets need reminding that they traded away Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac? Once…Read More
As Kobe Bryant crutched his way out of the away locker room after a devastating loss in Milwaukee, questions…Read More
At the 2:48 mark of the 4th quarter, as the Lakers stared down the barrel of a 17-point deficit to the…Read More
Kobe drains another in a long line of unbelievable, turning in midair, dagger three-pointers to drag…Read More
The entire city of Orlando circled this date on their calendar, preparing unwelcome home signs and chants…Read More
The Lakers spent the 3rd quarter against the Bulls on Sunday afternoon building and sustaining a lead…Read More
“This is Staples!” The home crowd erupted as Kobe calmly shook off a double team on the inbounds…Read More
As the Lakers trudged into the locker room at halftime after surrendering 67 points to the Hornets,…Read More
78 points in the paint leaps out off of the stat sheet and into the upper stratosphere from the Lakers…Read More
The ubiquitous and seemingly insurmountable 3.5 games between the Lakers and the 8th seed in the playoffs…Read More