Tag: kobe bryant
NBA Straya – Fri Jan 31: ALL-STAR RESERVES + SNUBS & GAME FORMAT CHANGE + WEEKEND PREVIEW (Ep 401)
Ben Simmons is a 2-time NBA All Star! Pretty neat huh… Anyway… The All-Star reserves were announced today, so we take you through ’em AND all the ‘Snubs’. PLUs – the NBA announced a format change to the All Star Game. Weird. And we’ve got a Weekend Preview! here’s also all the NBA Straya GAME… Read more
NBA Straya – Thurs Jan 30: 400th EPISODE w/ SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS ANSTEY – AUSSIE HOOPS LEGEND & FORMER DALLAS MAVERICK & CHICAGO BULL!!! (Ep 400)
WOW! 400 episodes! SO! We welcome back the legend himself former Dallas Maverick & Chicago Bull, 3x NBL Champ & 2x MVP AND 2x Olympian CHRIS ANSTEY! Chris is on to talk about Kobe Bryant, his legacy and what it was like to play against him… the NBA season so far and LOADS more…. Seriously… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Jan 29: JERRY WEST on KOBE TO THE CLIPPERS, SHAQ’s TEARY TRIBUTE, BOSTON SMOKE MIAMI + ROWDY BACK FOR THE MAVS (Ep 399)
As the tributes keep flowing for Kobe, Shaq gave one of the best & most heart-breaking you’ll see. Jerry West, EJ, Kenny, CP3, KD & more have also added their thoughts… So we cover that a bit, as well as the return of Rowdy Broekhoff, and the game today… like Boston smoking the Heat. There’s… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Jan 28: A KOBE BRYANT TRIBUTE + WEEKEND WRAP/WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 398)
Still trying to collect the ol’ thoughts following the death of Kobe Bryant… so a pretty sedate episode of NBA Straya today… we’ve got Weekend Winners & Losers, plus an attempt at all the usual ridiculousness. That means some quick NBA Straya GAME WRAPS… plus That’s Not A Knife, Old Mate No Mates, Spud of… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Jan 27: RIP KOBE BRYANT w/ Lakers Fan Tim (Ep 397)
We woke today to the horrible, awful, tragic news of the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash. So today’s show is simply myself & Lakers Fan Tim talking about watching Kobe in person, his game, his achievements, his legacy & what he meant to the Lakers, his legions of… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Dec 20: F*CK IT FRIDAY – PATTY THRILLS TAKEOVER, GIANNIS Vs LEBRON, RUSTY vs PG & THE BEST HALL OF FAME CLASS EVER? (Ep 381)
Awesome NBA day today with a bunch of GREAT games – we had a Patty Thrills takeover in San Antonio, Giannis vs LeBron in Bucks-Lakers, Rusty vs his old teammate PG in Houston-Clippers… AND we got an announcement about what might be the best Hall of Fame Class EVER. Noice. There’s that and heaps more… Read more
NBA Straya NEVER FORGET – OFF-SEASON EDITION: Smush Parker
(pictured: the GOAT, and Kobe) NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: William ‘Smush’ Parker Nickname: ‘Smush’ Strayan Nickame: ‘Smusher’ Teams: Cleveland Cavaliers (’02-‘03) Detroit Pistons (’04-‘05) Phoenix Suns (‘05) Los Angeles Lakers (’05-‘07) Miami Heat (‘07) L.A. Clippers (’08) Career Stats (per game): 9.0 pts // 2.9 asts // 2.4 rebs // 42.6 FG% //… Read more
NBA Straya NEVER FORGET – OFF-SEASON EDITION: Vlade Divac
NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION! Name: Vlade Divac Nickname: ‘Floppy Divac’ ‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Floppa’ / ‘Sir Flops A Lot’ / ‘Flop King’ / ‘Durry Punchin’ Divac’ / ‘The Serbian Mark Bradtke’ Teams played for: Los Angeles Lakers (’89-’96) Charlotte Hornets (’96-’98) Sacramento Kings (’98-’05) #Lakers (’04-’05) Career Stats (per game): 11.8 pts // 8.2 rebs… Read more
NBA Straya – NEVER FORGET: Aron Baynes’ FIRST ever playoff game – Spurs vs Lakers, April 21, 2013
#NBA #Straya Never Forget! In honour of an epic performance last night against the Bucks when Aron ‘Bangers’ Baynes — the Mareeba Man Mountain himself — went perfect from the floor (including 2-for-2 from 3 on his way to an 8 & 8 night) FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY, Bangers played his FIRST EVER NBA PLAYOFF… Read more
NBA Straya – Tuesday Dec 19 (Episode 22)
NBA ‘STRAYA! WHAT AN AWESOME NBA NIGHT! Today’s episode wraps up all things KOBE, and all SIX of the games decided by a SINGLE BUCKET from last night! Phew! So much fun. We’re talking Kobe, Larry Nance’s PHYSICS-DEFYING dunk over The Coward Kevin Durant, Lonzo Ball’s layup, and the nights of Ben Simmons, Russell Westbrook,… Read more