SH Blog: LeBron frustrated with non-basketball fouls, Jennings calls out coach for singling him out

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LeBron James and Dwyane WadeThe NBA is full of incredible athletes.

Some are more athletic than others, but most of them can handle and play against each other without feeling completely overwhelmed by one another, at least in terms of physicality. Among them, however, are some freak-of-nature types that no one can really contain.

Shaquille O’Neal was one of these freaks. There’s no one quite like him these days, but we do have physical specimen like Dwight Howard and LeBron James, who are pretty much unstoppable when they get near the rim. 

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Tweet of the Night: Bill Simmons

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Dwight HowardIt’s been mentioned a number of times in our blogs over the past few nights about the worrisome status of the Los Angeles Lakers after losing Metta World Peace for the season and narrowly escaping Minnesota with a controversial victory.

After suffering a 113-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday – their fourth loss in the last five games – you have to wonder what it’s going to take for this team to make the playoffs. It matters so much more for the Lakers to find a way to play beyond the regular season than other teams because, well, because they’re the Lakers, first and foremost. They are always held to a higher standard than other teams, especially with the group they have.

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Tweet of the Night: Pau Gasol

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Pau-Gasol4It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers are facing trying times as the season winds down, and things only got worse for them on Wednesday when speculation about Metta World Peace’s knee injury became a reality: he will likely miss the remainder of the season to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

Already on a terrible three-game slide, the loss of the team’s best perimeter defender seemed to be the ultimate sign that time may be running out for the Lakers as they headed into Minnesota, clinging to a one-game lead over the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks for the eighth seed of the Western Conference.

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SH Blog: LeBron tried to recruit Taj Gibson, D’Antoni explains Howard’s lack of touches

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LeBron James, Team USAHere’s a little something LeBron James may not have wanted Taj Gibson to share with the rest of the world: he tried to recruit the Chicago Bulls power forward during the summer to join forces with the Miami Heat.

This was likely nothing but playful chatter between the two players in reality, given the amount of money Gibson was going to command – he was given a four-year, $38 million contract at the start of the season. That’s just too rich for Miami’s blood.

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Tweet of the Night: Metta World Peace

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LAL_World Peace_MettaHere’s an underrated statement for this season’s version of the Los Angeles Lakers: they have not been the luckiest of bunch in terms of injuries suffered, from top to bottom.

This team was tagged as the undisputed best team in the league before playing a single game together. Obviously, that has been far from the case. It’s easy to say that the team simply hasn’t gelled – which is true – but they certainly would have been much better than what they are now, which is fighting for the eighth seed in the Western Conference, had they not missed so many games from key players.

Steve Nash, who has never missed more than seven games since the 2000-2001 season, broke a bone in his leg in just the second game of the season, causing him to miss 24 games. That’s more than half the number of games he has missed in the last 11 seasons combined. Steve Blake missed 37 games with an abdominal injury. Jordan Hill hasn’t played the last 3 months due to a torn labrum. Pau Gasol has missed a whopping 33 games due to a variety of injuries. Dwight Howard hasn’t looked like himself for most of the season, and even Kobe Bryant missed a few games with a sprained ankle. 

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