Pau Gasol

Pau Gasol The injury epidemic hit the NBA hard at the beginning of this NBA season. Several stars’ season debuts have been delayed due to different injuries. On top of guys getting hurt, a couple of big time players started the year suspended. Now that J.R. Smith and Tyler Hansbrough finally suited up, there are a dozen of other players who are about to crash the season and possibly make major impacts. Here’s ten to keep an eye on. 1. Pau Gasol (Lakers): With a 6-1 record, the defending champs have been holding down the fort nicely, while they wait for their All-Star forward ... Read Full Story

Injured forward says his hamstring feels better and he could play Thursday. The rest is here: Missing their A game, Lakers hope Pau Gasol can play a game (Los Angeles Times) Read Full Story

So the series is tied 2-2 with Game 5 in Los Angeles. We know what Kobe and Carmelo are going to do tonight but what about the others. Who is going to step up and change the game. For Lakers fans that guy has to be Pau Gasol. He is probably the third best player in the series and he has yet to have a statement game. Pau Gasol wants the ball inside against the Denver Nuggets. The mild-mannered Gasol complained about only taking four shots in the second half of a 120-101 loss at Denver on Monday night that left the Western Conference ... Read Full Story

Coming into the Christmas day NBA Finals rematch between the Los Angeles Lakers and the hated Boston Celtics, I thought the Celtics were the best team in the East, the NBA and one of the best teams all-time, but I was wrong. The Celtics have been damn near unstoppable this season, as much as I hate to say it, they have been playing with great team chemistry and just as much heart and determination as they showed all last season. With that being said I was on the edge of my seat all game long, every shot, every possession I was holding my breath ... Read Full Story

If the Lakers manage to some how pull through the remainder of the season with a decent seeding in the playoffs, fight through their Western Conference playoff opponents and take down the Boston Celtics in the Finals (early East prediction) then people will look back on this season as one hell of a ride with opstacle after opstacle. It is no secret that when (if) the Lakers get back to full strength this season (and or playoffs), that they will have quite possibly the most talented team in the NBA, the biggest starting five (Gasol, LO, Bynum) and the deepest bench (Farmar, Vujacic, Radman, ... Read Full Story