In 13 seasons with the Lakers, Derek Fisher’s stats are as follows: 915 games, 592 starts, 7.9 points per game. He shot just over 40 percent from the field and 37.5 percent on three-pointers. He averaged 2.9 assists per game. ... (Continue reading)
After defeating the Miami Heat on Sunday, the Lakers put the rest of the NBA on notice.They are back as a team to watch for in the West.Now, I'm not crazy. The Lakers are still behind Oklahoma City until they ... (Continue reading)
Three games into the Lakers season, it's too early to panic or assume the worst. But what we can do is simply assess what the team has done and whether it bodes well for further down the road. The good ... (Continue reading)
You hear that sound? That’s the Angels stealing the Dodgers' thunder with the greatest free-agent signing coup in team history. Just when the Dodgers found some goodwill with Clayton Kershaw winning the Cy Young and Matt Kemp receiving an eight-year ... (Continue reading)
When we last saw Andrew Bynum, he was leaving the court shirtless and defiant after a flagrant foul on J.J. Barea. It was perhaps the most disgraceful exit for a Lakers player in recent memory. It was a moment that ... (Continue reading)
If one pitcher embodied the Dodgers’ up and down season, it’s Hiroki Kuroda. Despite a solid earned run average hovering above or below 3.00 in his 29 starts, his record of 11-16 is mostly due to lack of run support ... (Continue reading)
Imagine this: In 2007, Minnesota Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale gets a call from Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak. He wants Kevin Garnett and is willing to trade Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom. McHale knows Garnett wants a ring and decides, ... (Continue reading)
With word that LA Marathon founder Bill Burke is leading a bid of $1.2 billion to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt, there is finally some off-the-field optimism from fans that their unhappy marriage with McCourt may be ending soon. ... (Continue reading)
Ever since Kobe Bryant stepped into a Lakers uniform, he has been defined by one thing: chasing greatness. It drove him to take those last shots against Utah in the playoffs as a rookie. He famously air-balled them, but his ... (Continue reading)
It's hard to believe that Kobe Bryant has been in the league for 15 seasons. He was once a high flying 17-year-old rookie with a mega-watt smile and now he's a 32-year-old veteran who will retire as one of the ... (Continue reading)