All posts containing the tag: "NBA Finals"
Posted Jun 18th 2009 12:40PM by TMZ Staff
Orlando fans weren't the only ones who couldn't care less about the Los Angeles Lakers' victory parade yesterday. Jerry Buss -- the dude who owns the team lock, stock and barrel -- had better things to do ... playing poker at a cheesy casino all by his lonesome.
Jerry was so engrossed in his hand at the Bicycle Casino -- 10 miles from the parade route -- he wasn't even looking up at live TV coverage of the celebration. We're thinkin' any other owner would be leading the band!
Turns out, this is S.O.P. for Jerry. His peeps tell us Buss has never attended a championship parade because he hates the traffic and the attention.
Hope he's not bettin' with the Lamar Odom money ....
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: basketball, casino, jerry buss, JerryBuss, l.a. lakers, L.a.Lakers, lakers, lamar odom, LamarOdom, NBA, nba finals, NbaFinals, poker
Posted Jun 17th 2009 11:40AM by TMZ Staff
The stage is finally set for the Los Angeles Lakers $2 million victory parade -- and TMZ has locked down photos of the incredible scene ... before the chaos ensues.
The parade hasn't even begun yet -- and injuries have already been reported along the parade route. Plus, the S.W.A.T. team is already on scene to keep the peace, this according to our friends at KLAC radio.
Should be fun...
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: basketball, kobe bryant, KobeBryant, lakers parade, LakersParade, lebron james, LebronJames, los angeles, LosAngeles, NBA, NBA finals, NbaFinals, the lakers, TheLakers
Posted Jun 15th 2009 3:08PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown should not be playing Rihanna jokes a week before she takes the stand against him during his preliminary hearing.
But that seems to be exactly what went down last night in Orlando during the NBA final game between the L.A. Lakers and the Orlando Magic.
We're told Chris came with a dude and Teyana Taylor (right, with Rihanna on 5/08), a singer who must have thought it was funny to dress up like Rihanna. Apparently Chris felt it was funny too.
So Chris got a laugh at the expense of the woman he's accused of beating.
We'll see if Chris is still laughing when they come face-to-face in court next Monday.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, hearing, nba finals, NbaFinals, rihanna
Posted Jun 15th 2009 12:23PM by TMZ Staff
Chris Brown was at last night's Lakers/Magic game, but Rihanna wasn't -- or was she?
Is it just us or does the girl just two seats from Chris look just like RiRi?
Filed under: Talk Sports, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: chris brown, ChrisBrown, lakers, magic, nba finals, NbaFinals, rihanna
Posted Jun 12th 2009 8:57AM by TMZ Staff
Rihanna and Chris Brown went face-to-face at last night's Lakers/Magic game in Orlando -- fortunately there was a length of the court in between them!
With Brown on one end of the court and RiRi on the other, they both watched intensely as the Lake Show came back from behind to upset the Magic in OT.
Side note: Rihanna made the celebrity highlight reel during the TV telecast. Brown -- not so much.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Rihanna, Chris Brown
Tags: basketball, chris and rihanna, Chris brown, ChrisAndRihanna, ChrisBrown, lakers, magic, nba finals, nba playoffs, NbaFinals, NbaPlayoffs, orlando, rihanna
Posted Jun 17th 2008 9:32PM by TMZ Staff
The Lakers aren't the only team that can draw the big names!
Steven Tyler -- fresh off a trip to rehab he blamed on foot pain (*cough, cough* bulls**t) -- is courtside for tonight's Lakers vs. Cetlics game.
We're hearing he's finished his stint at the rehab center, but is still undergoing outpatient treatment. Sounds like a good deal to us!
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: NBA Finals, NbaFinals, Rehab, Steven Tyler, StevenTyler
Posted Jun 16th 2008 12:34PM by TMZ Staff
Lamar Odom and the Lakers extended the NBA Finals with a win last night -- reason to celebrate, right?
But considering L.O. didn't arrive at the club until just past midnight, and he's got an early morning cross-country flight today before tomorrow's deciding game six, maybe he should have just called it an early night.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: LA Lakers, LaLakers, lamar odom, LamarOdom, NBA Finals, NbaFinals, video
Posted Jun 11th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
It's lookin' like the Lakers played their home game last night at Villa.
During the radio play-by-play, the announcer was wondering out loud ... why no energy in the crowd? Maybe because it looked like a gigantic power outage.
Between the crazy lighting and the fact the place is filled with celebs, it's easy to see how fans might have mistaken last night's basketball game for an L.A. club.
The Lakers went dark this season so fans would focus more on the action and less on "Oh my God, there's Tobey Maguire!" And there's the whole green thing.
Filed under: Talk Sports
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, LosAngelesLakers, NBA FInals, NbaFinals, Staples Center, StaplesCenter
Posted Jun 5th 2008 10:46AM by TMZ Staff
If you really want to piss off Kobe Bryant, click here!
A Boston Celtics fan is ripping a page from the Tony Parker how-not-to-play book, by creating cutouts of Vanessa Curry, the former Lakers cheerleader Bryant reportedly hooked up with. Kobe denies the alleged misdeed and has fired off a legal letter to the website that spread the rumor.
Anywho, at tonight's game, Boston fans are gonna hold up lots of pics of Vanessa. Will it distract Kobe? We're thinkin' ... he's used to it.
Stay tuned!
Filed under: Talk Sports, Kobe Bryant
Tags: Kobe Bryant, KobeBryant, Laker girls, LakerGirls, NBA, NBA finals, NbaFinals, Vanessa Curry, VanessaCurry
