The All-NBA Awards for the 2009-2010 season were announced today and I doubt many of you will be surprised w/ the selections.  The first team includes guys who excel on both sides of the ball, but generally appears to reward the league’s top scorers this season.
1st Team All-NBA

LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
Kevin Durant, [...]

The NBA awarded its 2009-2010 MVP Award to Cleveland Cavaliers‘ forward LeBron James on Sunday. This marks the 2nd consecutive year that LeBron has won the Most Valuable Player award.  James continues to add to his legacy this season and push towards a season sweep of the MVP awards – he previously won the All-Star [...]

Four-time NBA Champion and 2008-09 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant has retained his status as the top-selling NBA jersey in Europe, a title he also held for the 2007-08 season.
For the second straight year, the jersey of Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is the best-selling jersey in Europe, according to a list released by [...]

Really good mix video for Kobe Bryant/Terminator Salvation.  Voiceover of Christian Bale, featuring highlights of the LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant. Sweet vid. Shout to @SLAMonline for posting about it 1st.

Baseball News from L.A. Times
They improve to 25-16 in Manny Ramirez’s absence, having beaten the Phillies, Rangers and Angels recently in road series.
Kobe Bryant took his front-row seat behind the Dodgers dugout before the first pitch, and to his credit he stayed until the ninth inning. The sellout crowd at Angel Stadium serenaded him with [...]

After a strong victory on Tuesday in Florida (108-104), the Orlando Magic look to even their NBA Finals series w/ the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
The Magic have a couple tricks up their sleeve, including a special weapon, but they may not need them if the Lakers don’t show up and give it their [...]

Anchored by the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard, and runner-up Lebron James, the All-NBA First Team was announced on Wednesday.
The NBA didn’t go all defense, however, as the top 4 scorers in the league all made the first team squad:

Dwyane Wade – 30.2 ppg
Lebron James – 28.4
Kobe Bryant – 26.8
Dirk Nowitzki – [...]

At only 24 yrs old, Lebron James has already accomplished more than some basketball players could hope for in a lifetime.  NBA Finals appearance – check, best record in the NBA – check, USA gold medal – check, etc.  On Monday, Lebron added to his already impressive basketball legacy by winning the 2008-2009 NBA MVP [...]

This year’s Los Angeles Lakers team is on a mission to get back to the NBA Finals, after they were beaten handily by the Boston Celtics last June.  With a strong attitude towards winning and getting back to the Finals, the Lakers have reeled off 7 straight wins, including a tough match-up against the Western [...]

Love him or hate him, Kobe Bryant has dominated the NBA scene the past few years as an L.A. Laker.  If you don’t live in Los Angeles or if you’re a huge Shaq fan, chances are you hate him – those of you in Denver also.  But the people in L.A…. you can bet they [...]