The (9-35) Los Angeles Lakers host the white-hot (37-6) San Antonio Spurs tonight at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Today in the 10 year anniversary of Kobe Bryant giving the NBA; his magnum opus, his masterstroke, his piece de resistance one of his crowning achievements, his exemplar performance scoring 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. We can all reminisce about Kobe Bryant dropping the second highest scoring game in NBA history, but a few things somehow end up being…
3. How does entering into the contract with the Staples Center differ from the sports department accept press passes for the events held in the arena? The two situations differ in two main ways. For one, when sports journalists report on a game they may give the article a certain slant, but for the most part, the story will be fact-based. A sports story based on a game will either say the home team won or lost regardless of whether the reporter was given free passes. Therefore, the nature of…
The NBA 2015/2016 season preview The NBA season is almost here and Golden State Warriors will face a tough task to defend a title they won last year, the first in the franchise history. We will present you every division separately and season expectations. EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISON Toronto Raptors are the main favorites to claim the division title again. The Raptors secured a first spot last time with 49 wins and were the only team in the division with a record over .500. Boston…
up because of their remarkable performances since the start of their basketball careers from a young kid to the professionals. Kobe Bryant plays as a 6 feet 6 inch shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and Lebron James plays as a 6 feet 8 inch small forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers and is referred to as King James. Kobe Bryant has played 18 seasons in the NBA and has a lot of basketball experience while James has been in the league for 11 seasons which shows Kobe has more basketball…
Racism and discrimination has been a problem in the United States for hundreds of years. The United States has a long history of prejudicial thinking and behavior towards minorities. As the number of minorities and various ethnicities have grown within the United States, progress has all been made in regard to racism and discrimination. The movie, Freedom Writers, directed by Richard LaGravenese depicts how the color of a person 's skin can often define a person. Racism can exist between all…
The LA Riots were a huge event that transpired in 1992. They occurred after a man named Rodney King was beaten to death by four police officers. He was kicked while on the concrete. Police brutality has always been a heavy issue in America and there have been numerous amounts of incidents that involve police brutality. The police force has changed since the riots occurred and have fewer incidents that are categorized as brutality. Police brutality has been present for forever. There have been…
Go up further on Normandie Ave until Florence and you’ll cross the epicenter of the LA riots. Just a couple blocks down is the home of N.W.A, the iconic group that raised awareness of the injustice in South Los Angeles with their music. It’s hard not to think about home without the violence. They are synonymous but living in south central gives people pride -- I saw it whenever someone tagged up a wall in the alley I many allies I lived behind. People take pride…
Notorious B.I.G based off a true story about one of the greatest rappers of all the time Known for his birth name Christopher Wallace. Played by jamal woolard, awesome job acting like the real Christopher. A movie on how one man can change the the world by changing himself, how he goes from violent streets holding drugs and gangs transitioning into the being one of the greatest rappers alive. While Christopher was only 13 he was selling drugs on the corner of his block day and night no matter…
In 1959, Chavez Ravine, a small rural community found just north of the heart of Los Angeles, was gravely disrupted as it’s occupants were displaced to make way for construction of the Dodgers Stadium. There is no doubt that the decision to build a new stadium on the site of the former area caused serious repercussions for the newly arrived Los Angeles Dodgers,their owner Walter O’Malley, and the predominantly Mexican-American community forced to leave and relocate their homes and lives…
The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the longest murals that exists in history. The great wall was built in the year of 1976 with a team of many youths, artists, and historians that collaborated under the direction of very well-known Chicana artist Judith Francisca Baca. Judith wanted to make sure that the young people understood the artwork they created. Therefore, historians, scholars, ethnologists and community members met with participants throughout the process. The objective was to…