white chocolate retires… it was fun while it lasted.

(from Truehoop)

The Los Angeles Clippers confirm this shred of a report from Lisa Dillman on the L.A. Times website.

According to the Clippers, point guard Jason Williams has decided to stop playing basketball. There is no known reason for his decision, and messages left with his agents have not been returned.

Williams signed as a free agent with L.A. just in August, and evidently decided at some point since then few weeks that he has had enough.

There had been talk this off-season that he might play overseas.

where in the world is sun yue?

(from LA Times)

New Lakers guard Sun Yue looked a little tired yesterday at his introductory news conference, theoretically because of a little jet lag and all the hubbub. Theoretically.

–diagnosis after jump–

sparks spur silver stars in western conf finals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Leslie had 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to an 85-70 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

The Sparks took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series, which resumes Saturday in San Antonio.

where in the world is sun yue?

i have decided that one of my pet projects this season would be lakers rookie sun yue. i am going to use all of my abilities to get an up close and personal look at l.a.’s first major chinese basketball import. who also happens to be a 6′ 9″ point guard. remember any other 6′ 9″ point guards in laker history? video after the jump…

evolushenariehoops

in my whole life basketball in los angeles has been one of my most enjoyed endeavors and as a spiritual athlete equally as formative as any spiritual discipline. my friends and i will share our thoughts, stories, pictures and video culled from the experience of basketball in los angeles. training camp is upon us and i will be sharing my outlooks for the local teams (lakers, clippers, sparks, ucla, usc, high school) and local players in all levels of basketball. i joyously anticipate what is to come.