Toronto’s Joffrey Lupul: A lot more than a comeback
TORONTO – On the hard wooden bench in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ dressing room, there rests the only evidence that Joffrey Lupul ever had a back problem. It comes in the form of a foam pad, light blue, a couple of inches thick, designed to keep his spine aligned. He said he uses it now because it’s “just [...]
Toronto’s Joffrey Lupul: A lot more than a comeback
TORONTO – On the hard wooden bench in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ dressing room, there rests the only evidence that Joffrey Lupul ever had a back problem. It comes in the form of a foam pad, light blue, a couple of inches thick, designed to keep his spine aligned. He said he uses it now because it’s “just [...]
Mateen Cleaves and NBA Insider Ric Bucher try to help Justin Termine pick up an NBA Dancer
SiriusXM's only daily show on the NBA is Off The Dribble with Justin Termine as the point and a bench including NBA vet Mateen Cleaves, fomer NBA Player, Coach and G.M. Mike Dunleavy Sr. and fomer NBA player and coach Sam Mitchell. The guys cover the hot topics and talk to the biggest names in [...]
Coach Brown embraces the spotlight of Los Angeles
As we learned during Saturday's practice in El Segundo. In the clip below, Mike Brown was in the middle of talking about the interchangeable positions in his lineups when he interrupted his own train of thought to yell approval at Devin Ebanks for hitting the deck after a loose ball. It was then jokingly pointed out how well Brown's [...]
Time under Karl helped shape Brooks
Scott Brooks has helped build the Oklahoma City Thunder into a true contender. Like every other current head coach in the NBA, Scott Brooks has definitely paid his dues. Oklahoma City Thunder head coach had stints as an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Seattle SuperSonics before first being named Oklahoma City's [...]
Nuggets coach embraces challenge of getting back to playoffs without a superstar on roster
DENVER — George Karl wasn’t being difficult. He just wanted his “glue guy.†And the Denver Nuggets coach certainly wasn’t being demanding. He just coveted his underrated center. That’s why Karl pleaded and petitioned with the front office to bring back both guard Arron Afflalo and Brazilian big man Nene. Management listened and locked them [...]
Lakers Coach Mike Brown Partners with Audi
HallPass client, LA Lakers Coach Mike Brown has partnered with Santa Monica Audi for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. HallPass secured the agreement as Coach Brown and his staff will enjoy a courtesy vehicle program with the luxury automaker and participate in an exclusive outing with company executives in 2012.
New York Knicks embrace Mike D’Antoni’s title talk
No one inside the Knicks’ locker room was running from Mike D’Antoni’s declaration that the franchise is in position to compete for a championship. Not Amar’e Stoudemire, who on the day he arrived in New York said the Knicks were back. Not Mike Bibby, who played on a team that reached the NBA Finals last [...]
Mike Brown’s practices full of energy and structure
On a crumpled piece of paper lies the Lakers' foundation. Lakers Coach Mike Brown pulled it out of his pocket after Tuesday's practice, dangled it before the cameras and then quickly put it back in as if he were protecting confidential documents. They're his practice plans. Brown didn't make photocopies for everyone to study and [...]
Rick Carlisle excited about Mav’ trio
DALLAS -- After acquiring Vince Carter and Lamar Odom in a whirlwind 24 hours, coach Rick Carlisle was excited about what the Dallas Mavericks had done off the court. "We're going to be a very good team. We're going to be a dangerous team and our goal is to mold into, once again, a championship team," Carlisle said Sunday. "Those things take [...]