NBA League Pass is fine I guess, even if I have to listen to Lakers away games with the opposition’s announcing teams. Most of them are such ridiculous homers it’s just insane. The Portland announcers are no exception. In fact they are the worst. They spent less time calling the game than pointing out how in their mind the Lakers cheat every day of the week and twice on Sunday. My favorite is how one of them said not once, not twice but THRICE how Kobe was going to have to “bring a knife from the bench” if he wanted to get fouls called on him. They also acted as though Trevor Ariza was conducting a mob hit on Rudy Fernandez. That foul was, in fact, ANYTHING but a flagrant two. It was debatable if it was even a flagrant. Ariza clearly played the ball.
It’s too bad Oden wasn’t in the game. I’d love to see these clowns make excuses for him all game long.
