NOT QUITE WHAT YOU WERE THINKING

Kimbo Slice is a very scary guy. He is also a thoughtful friend, loving dad and budding entrepreneur. As MMA's date with mainstream destiny nears, it's time to reappraise the ultimate YouTube legend.

Careful what you ask for, Mr. Marion

A few weeks ago, I flew to Vancouver, British Columbia, for an EA Sports shoot. The company was filming five NBA players, including Paul Pierce and Sh...

20 reasons to heart Cavs-Pistons

My editors asked me to tackle the 20 most fascinating subplots from the Cavs-Pistons series as we head into Thursday night's crucial Game 5. Frankly, ...

Seven trade possibilities for Kobe

...death threats from his own fans. 2004: The Lakers trade Shaq to Miami for Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, a future first-rounder and Brian Grant's gigantic contract (that was eventually used for an...

Breaking down the luck of the lottery

I couldn't cram everything into this week's 1,200-word magazine column about the NBA Lottery, so let's follow up with some hardcore data to fully illu...

More Cowbell: My take on the 22

...and it was eventually revealed that he's better as an undersized power forward. You had Lamar Odom, one of those deceiving great-on-paper guys, who has a knack for coming up short...

Lamar Odom Chat

Selected with the fourth overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, Lamar Odom is set to rejuvenate his career this season with the Miami HEAT. Over his four-year...

Gasol has 26 and Lakers rip Nets on Kobe's off night

Pau Gasol helped the Lakers overcome Kobe Bryant's poor shooting night and crushed the Nets.

Hollinger PER Diem: Nov. 24, 2008

It's tough to see the Lakers not repeating as West champs this season, John Hollinger writes.

Weekend Dime: With cap cleared, Knicks ready to shop in 2010

Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images Talk about LeBron James going to New York heated up when the Knicks dealt themselves in Friday. 1 ...

...AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The Heat won 96-93 LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 18: Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers moves the ball up court during the game against Regal...

Kobe, Radmanovic's 3-point shooting spark Lakers over Suns

Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and Vladimir Radmanovic made all five of his 3-pointers to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Phoenix Suns, 105-92 on Thursday night.

Daily Dime: Shaq and Kobe play nicely

...and plotting now, worrying about how to stop Bryant and Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom and on and on. For one night, much to Porter's chagrin, the Suns didn't...

I To I

Phil and Kobe are together again. Will it be Showtime-or an E! True Hollywood Story?

Gasol scores 24 of his 34 points in first half as Lakers rebound from 1st loss

Pau Gasol scored 24 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Lakers rebounded from their first setback of the season with a 116-109 victory over the Bulls on Tuesday night. His previous season high was 22 points.