Basketball Reasons

By: Charles Diamond
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  • The Basketball Reasons podcast, hosted by Ric Lampkins (a.k.a. Charles Diamond, the Black Bruce Wayne) chronicles the past, present, and future of the front office landscape of the Los Angeles Lakers through stories of player transactions, staff hirings and firings, and occasionally, league news with a pair of forum blue and gold tinted glasses on.

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Episodes
  • Trevor Ariza's Departure + Raj of Unwritten Rules

    Trevor Ariza's Departure + Raj of Unwritten Rules
    Jan 18 2019

    On this episode of the Basketball Reasons podcast, Charles Diamond delves into the story of Trevor Ariza leaving his hometown Los Angeles Lakers to join the Houston Rockets in 2009, and the circumstances that led to the Lakers filling his void with Ron Artest a.k.a. Metta World Peace. After a musical interlude, Raj of Unwritten Rules joins the pod to help digest the Lakers' most recent win against the OKC Thunder, and look forward to Saturday night's national TV matchup against the Rockets.


    Raj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnwrittenRul3s


    SoHHL by KONS: https://soundcloud.com/kxns/sohhl-feat-yung-eze-prod-kons


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    43 mins
  • The Norm Nixon Narration + Knicks at Lakers

    The Norm Nixon Narration + Knicks at Lakers
    Jan 4 2019

    WE BACK! 2019 brings new beginnings, including a brand new season of your favorite Lakers storytelling podcast, Basketball Reasons. Charles Diamond brings back season 1 guest and #KnicksTwitter celeb Sam Rodriguez (19:18) to compare the current situations of the Knicks and Lakers, and to also preview the upcoming matchup between the two teams. But first, Charles takes Basketball Reasons back to its roots (2:51) to discuss former Laker point guard Norm Nixon, including his pre-Showtime Laker tenure, as well as his role in one of the rarest oddities in the NBA: a protested game.


    Musical Interlude (18:37): "Gray" off the album Earth Tones Vol. 1 by pres.

    Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/prestxn/gray



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    54 mins
  • The Lifetime Contract

    The Lifetime Contract
    Aug 12 2018
    In signing LeBron James to a four-year contract, Magic Johnson has validated all of the hope, faith, and expectations placed at his feet by Lakers fans who were hoping the Johnson could once again bring Showtime to the Lakers, even from an office overlooking the court rather than sprinting up and down it. So this episode, we took a look back at the first instance of the Lakers putting their future into Earvin's hands; specifically, we examine from a historical perspective Dr. Jerry Buss offering Magic a lifetime contract. We discuss Buss's motivations, Magic's motivations, and a brief rant or two. Hope you enjoy this short episode.

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    23 mins

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