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by Bobby Motus - July 18, 2024 - 12:00am

The NBA s Collective Bargaining Agreement has a firm rookie salary determined by a mechanism called the rookie wage scale, where it assigns a limit as to how much a rookie gets paid before he steps on the court for...

Many are saying ‘no’ to the Lakers

by Bobby Motus - July 10, 2024 - 12:00am

Undoubtedly, the LA Lakers are a marquee franchise boasting of 17 league championships and 64 post season appearances. Through the years, their ranks have produced several of the game’s greatest to have...

The Logo, 1938 -2024

by Bobby Motus - June 19, 2024 - 12:00am

The basketball world in general, and the city of Los Angeles in particular, lost two greats.

Bill Walton, 1952-2024

by Bobby Motus - May 29, 2024 - 12:00am

Many had been wondering what if Bill Walton never had the misfortune of have having an assortment of foot and knee injuries.

The Conference Finals

by Bobby Motus - May 22, 2024 - 12:00am

Winning the NBA championship is never easy.

The Ham-mering of Darvin

by Bobby Motus - May 8, 2024 - 12:00am

In professional sports, almost always, it’s the coach who gets the blame when the team underperforms.

The 2023-2024 NBA season awards

by Bobby Motus - April 24, 2024 - 12:00am

The NBA will give seven individual awards this season - league MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Clutch Player of the Year and Coach of the Year...

The play-in

by Bobby Motus - April 17, 2024 - 12:00am

To refresh our memories, the NBA play-in will determine the 7th and 8th teams that will go to the playoffs.

Rajon Rondo retires

by Bobby Motus - April 10, 2024 - 12:00am

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns as the 21st pick overall during the 2006 draft, Rajon Rondo was immediately dealt to the Boston Celtics where he spent the first 8 seasons of his career. His tenure totaled 527 games...

The Anta Kai 1

by Bobby Motus - April 3, 2024 - 12:00am

In December 2022, after 7 signature shoe and apparel line, Nike ended their 8-year marriage with Kyrie Irving for posting a link to an anti-Jewish film.

Players LAL gave up on

by Bobby Motus - March 20, 2024 - 12:00am

The Los Angeles Lakers, valued at $6.44 billion with 17 NBA titles, attract players who want to wear purple and gold because of their popularity and proximity to the glitz and glamor of Hollywood. They...

40K and almost 40

by Bobby Motus - March 6, 2024 - 12:00am

Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s all-time scoring record of 38,387 points was once considered unbreakable.

Mavs contending for another title

by Bobby Motus - February 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Talk about Dallas basketball and it’s Luka Doncic and his backcourt partner Kyrie Irving.

All-Star dud, again

by Bobby Motus - February 21, 2024 - 12:00am

The NBA reverted to its original East versus West format in this year’s All-Star game, yet it didn’t appeal to me to watch the game or the other scheduled activities over the weekend.

Trade deadline winners

by Bobby Motus - February 14, 2024 - 12:00am

Four teams came out big when the NBA trading deadline came. Except for the Denver Nuggets who didn’t tinker with their roster, the rest made some moves to up their chances for the post season or perhaps...

The 2024 All-Star snubs

by Bobby Motus - February 7, 2024 - 12:00am

Next weekend, the 73rd NBA All-Star in Indianapolis, Indiana will revert to its original West vs East format.

Better coach, better direction?

by Bobby Motus - January 31, 2024 - 12:00am

Winning 70% of your games as a rookie NBA head coach is something that teams would want to achieve.

Pension plan for millionaires

by Bobby Motus - January 24, 2024 - 12:00am

According to estimates, the NBA gives an average annual salary of $7 million to a player, yet an estimated 60 percent of them go bankrupt just 5 years after retirement.

Trading begins

by Bobby Motus - January 17, 2024 - 12:00am

January 15 is the official start of the NBA trading season and teams have up to February 8 to overhaul their roster.

Crumbling like breadcrumbs

by Bobby Motus - January 10, 2024 - 12:00am

The championship hangover from the in-season tournament is still probably on the LAL’s heads that they had lost 10 of their last 14 games.

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