A lot of hoopla (no pun intended) was made about Kobe Bryant’s sore throat on Monday night, as the Lakers lost to the Rockets 100-92 in Game one of the Western Conference semifinals.
Apparently, Kobe missed an “important” practice on Sunday because he wasn’t feeling well.
There’s been a lot of speculation as to why Kobe underperformed, so much so that he finally put a stop to the “sick” rumors. He told the LA Times that he is fine and that it wasn’t an issue for him on Monday night.
His explanation for the poor performance? Simple. His shooting was off. It …read more

Now I feel a bit guilty. I fill in for Al with a post about Yao Ming getting dunked on and now I have to break the news that Yao is out for the season. My bad, Yao.
Yao suffered a stress fracture in his foot. I’m guessing feet aren’t really made to prop up 7-foot-6 human beings who run for a living. Hopefully Yao will bounce back.
Perhaps the craziest news regarding the Yao injury is the self-proclaimed stat guru that is John Hollinger over at ESPN saying that the Rockets will still make the playoffs.
Said Hollinger: “With a three-game …read more