Kobe and Gasol in One

Wow this is scary yet cool at the same time. This picture is a fan submitted pic part of the NBA ‘There can only be one‘ campaign. Fans create there own player/self split images and submit to be the winner. This one of Kobe and Pau is crazy.

Pau Gasol on ESPN: PTI

Pau Gasol was on PTI yesterday. He discussed Sundays game 4 loss to the Utah Jazz, and also his mid-season trade. Pau really touched on how unhappy he was playing in memphis, and he was hoping for the trade to happen.
Here’s the video

Lakers 95, Bobcats 108 — Game Photos 3/26

Kobe got 2 technicals and thrown out of the game late in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers are now tied for second place in the west with the Houston Rockets.
Overall it was a very tired effort against a high energy team like the Bobcats. Jason Richardson took full advantage of no Pau Gasol and [...]

Lakers injury update from Phil Jackson — LA Times

LA Times — The biggest news was a notable lack of center Pau Gasol, who will not play tonight against Charlotte and is doubtful for Friday’s game against Memphis, Coach Phil Jackson said.
Gasol has sat out six games because of a moderate sprain in his left ankle. Jackson said Gasol didn’t have a setback but [...]

Gasol, Bynum Injury Update

Daily News — Pau Gasol was able to shoot and do some on-court drills before the game on Friday, but Jackson said he wasn’t optimistic about Gasol (ankle) playing in either of the Lakers’ upcoming games against Golden State on Sunday in Los Angeles or Monday in Oakland.
“I don’t anticipate he’ll play in the Golden [...]

Gasol trade not as clearcut to weekend warriors

I came across an article on Yahoo! Sports called “Lakers were the only team made aware of Gasol’s availability.” The article swayed Peter Vecsey’s opinion on how Memphis could have gotten more than just Kwame Brown.
I scrolled further below to read some of the comments made by users to this rather short articles, and much [...]

Gasol Delivers in New Jersey for Lakers: Lakers 105, Nets 90 [BOXSCORE]

In a much anticipated game where Gasol started at Center he truly came through. Overall the whole team came through and defense was great against the executing New Jersey Nets. Kobe injured his pinky finger before the half, but went on to contribute in only single digits. Lamar, Vlade, Derek all had stellar games supporting [...]

Radmanovic was originally offered in Lakers-Gasol deal

In an interview Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley detailed his thoughts on the Gasol trade in an interview with the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
“We had conversations with Chicago which were non-satisfactory. They didn’t want to take on the luxury-tax situation and Los Angeles was,” Heisley said. “I know right now people are saying we’re crazy. We got [...]

Lakers Get Gasol, Dump Kwame & Javaris

Lakers have acquired forward Pau Gasol in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak.
The Lakers will also receive the Grizzlies second round draft choice in 2010. In exchange Memphis will receive forward Kwame Brown, guard Javaris Crittenton, guard Aaron McKie (who the Lakers signed earlier today), [...]