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The Lakers, today, as an association are, without a doubt, not sleeping easy. "I'll be in charge of my destiny", Forward Pau Gasol said on Thursday. "This could be my last day with the Lakers". Gasol, of course speaking of becoming a free-agent this July, was one of a number of players who individually met with Coach Mike D'Antoni and General…

1 Indiana Pacers vs 8 Atlanta Hawks Is it odd to say that I've never felt so underwhelmed by a #1 seed? The Pacers basically imploded in the final month of the NBA season. Everything from losing the #1 seed at one point, to having arguments between teammates. The Hawks crawled into the playoffs with a losing record of 38-44 and don't have much…

The story of Jorge Gutierrez is one that we hear about once every so often from our parents before being tucked in for bed. The Mexican developed a strong kinship with the game in his home of Chihuahua but a lack of basketball opportunity in his homeland led Gutierrez and his family to cross into the United States illegally in pursuit of his, very…

Article Written By: Damian Gonzalez As everyone knows, NBA Commissioner David Stern has stepped down from his duties. Stern was loved and hated by many but, in my opinion, he was a great commissioner. When Stern first started in 1978 as a General Counsel Member, he was just a Columbia Law School graduate and also from Rutgers University. In…