With the acquisition of Steve Nash, the Los Angeles Lakers put themselves back into contention after a bitter end to the 2011-12 season. Expectations are sky high for Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and company for the 2012-13 season, ... (Continue reading)
The Los Angeles Lakers ended the 2011-12 season on a bitter note when they were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs. Entering the offseason, it was clear the Lakers had a number of issues they needed to ... (Continue reading)
For years, the Los Angeles Clippers were the NBA’s laughing stock. Last December, the Clippers fortunes finally changed when they acquired Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets. The Clippers went on to have arguably their best year in franchise ... (Continue reading)
Flashback 10 years to the summer of 2002—champagne, smiles, sunshine and one shiny trophy. Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers ended a magnificent year in memorable fashion—they were NBA champions once again. The 10 years that followed ... (Continue reading)
The Los Angeles Lakers failed to meet their own lofty expectations this season when they lost to the young Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals. As a result, it became clearly evident to everyone that the Lakers were, ... (Continue reading)
At 10:30 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Lakers will play the Golden State Warriors at the Oracle Arena. The last time the two teams met was on January 6th, an entertaining game in which the Lakers won 97-90 behind Kobe ... (Continue reading)
After a disappointing 2010-2011 season, the Los Angeles Lakers entered the offseason under a whirlwind of uncertainty. The team clearly had many issues to address including depth, age, athleticism, and the point guard position.Although the Lakers addressed many of these ... (Continue reading)
Because of their winning tradition, expectations for the Los Angeles Lakers have always been enormous, almost to an overwhelming extent. Even after a brutal sweep at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, a coaching change, a lockout, the Chris Paul ... (Continue reading)
Lakers. Winning. The two words are synonymous.The Los Angeles Lakers have been world champions 16 times with legendary players such as George Mikan, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.While the Lakers ... (Continue reading)
The NBA has entered a nuclear winter. After weeks of what seemed like progress, the negotiations between the owners and players have reached an unfortunate deadlock.We can blame NBA commissioner David Stern, whose unfairly staunch beliefs have antagonized the players. ... (Continue reading)