NBA Draft preview – who will the Sonics pick?
Darnell Mayberry dropped by the OPUBCO Studios to talk hoops. Darnell breaks down the Sonics’ draft options. The NBA Draft is Thursday night…
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Sonics trial update, debate over Lakers-Celtics Game 6
Darnell Mayberry, Mike Sherman, Mike Koehler and I debated the NBA Finals series, Game 6 is tonight. Also, an update on the trial underway in Seattle.
Listen here to the NBA in OKC podcast.
Lakers vs Celtics, the breakdown
Darnell Mayberry joined me on the sports desk today to discuss tomorrow night’s matchup of the NBA Finals: Lakers vs. Celtics.
I grew up a huge Lakers fan and still am. No reason why, born and raised in OKC. But I still pull for the LA team.
Should be a great series. Game one of the best of seven series is Thursday night in Bean town.
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And then there is this take from The Oklahoman’s Berry Tramel.
Sorry if I don’t join the euphoria over a Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals.
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Cook wins American Idol, gotta love the remote
I’m a big, big Lakers fan. Lakers are playing the Spurs tonight, Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference playoffs.
The clock reads just before 9 pm, and that means it’s time for Ryan Seacrest and the gang to reveal who wins American Idol. Oklahomans halfway care because David Cook – who claims Missouri as home, or at least the show does – has played many gigs and served many drinks in the Tulsa area. And for my two cents, he has done a great job when I’ve caught his performances on AI this season. Not that I watch it much. But he’s got great talent.
So here’s the remote, cue the judges, Randy, Paula and Simon… and the right David wins. Cook beats David Archuleta by over 10 million votes.
Back to the hardwood.
Paul celebrates B-day; Kobe wins MVP
On the day Chris Paul turned 23, Kobe Bryant won the NBA’s MVP award. And well deserved from my biased Laker point of view.
Paul finished second and could have won the award judging by his amazing season, unmatched point guard play and leading the Hornets – the Hornets?! – into the Western Conference semifinals.
Kobe meanwhile continues to be the best player in the game. And like all our heroes, he has his flaws.
Michael Ventre, the MSNBC columnist, has a well written, accurate view of Kobe, pros and cons.
Faces of Seattle resistance
If you missed it, Jenni Carlson has a good story about the five men who are leading the charge to keep the Sonics in Seattle.
The story breaks down each of the five men:
Gary Nickels, Seattle mayor
Richard Yarmuth, attorney for Howard Schultz
Brian Robinson, Save Our Sonics director
Slade Gorton, City of Seattle attorney
Howard Schultz, Starbucks chairman and CEO
