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Miami Heat center Chris Bosh blocks the shot of San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Danny Green during overtime of game six in the 2013 NBA Finals at American Airlines Arena.

There were a number of reasons the Los Angeles Lakers disappointed during the 2012-13 campaign, but primary among them was the team's lack of depth.

Apr 28, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers injured guard Kobe Bryant watches the final seconds of the Lakers 103-82 loss to the Spurs in game four of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at the Staples Center.

As noted at the time, it would be interesting to see what teams would go after a volume shooter - he scored 19.2 points a game but shot just 41.6 percent - but one entering what should be the prime of his career.

He was on Sportsradio 610 in Houston - and let me say as a guy who has done a fair amount of radio spots with some quality hosts there, the buzz is all about Dwight Howard coming to the Rockets.

There is no bigger Kansan at the moment than 2-year-old Titus Ashby, the Derby tot whose YouTube trick shots landed him a running "Clash of the Titus" gig with Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.

Did it at 6:45 a.m. in San Antonio. That's an ungodly hour. I looked out my hotel window while doing the show and saw the devil rummaging through a dumpster.

The Spurs should open a Burger Franchise because it will be the same burger Everytime.

LeBron James is looking to win his second straight championship as the Miami Heat battle the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals.

The latest installment of celebrities reading mean tweets on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" comes in the way of an NBA edition.

Four summers ago, Metta World Peace signed a five-year, $34 million contract to play for the Los Angeles Lakers .

I'm not talking elbow-to-James-Harden's-head toughness, but mental resolution. The kind that, according to him, wins championships.

Offseasons with Metta World Peace are always exciting. He's already ventured into weather forecasting and writing children's books .

Kobe Bryant and Metta World Peace separated themselves as social media specialists during the 2013 postseason.

Lakers star Metta World Peace went out on a limb -- making a bold prediction on who will win the NBA Finals ... and then the limb snapped when he tried to spell his pick.

I mentioned this the other day in a post , but it is really hard to handicap the Clippers coaching search because owner Donald Sterling becomes personally involved and the search can be as much about how you schmooze as it is Xs and Os.

With the offseason just around the corner, SS&R is going to take a weekly look at some of the most important offseason storylines.

After the Lakers fired head coach Mike Brown 5 games into the season, the search was on for the replacement.

And we've arrived to our end destination. After a breaking down the greatest seasons , regular season games , and playoff games performances, we've reached the NBA Finals.

The Lakers struck fear into the hearts of rivals when they acquired Dwight Howard and Steve Nash within the span of a month, but the tables have turned.