Month: August 2012

Lakers Center Dwight Howard Rocking His New Jersey

During a recent Adidas promotional event in China, Dwight Howard rocked his Lakers jersey in front of thousands of fans. Thanks to Beyond the Buzzer for capturing some of the pics. Next Page: Dwight Reppin' Lakers Across his Chest

Numbers Game: The ‘Cap’ Finally to Get His Due

Earlier this week, when the Los Angeles Lakers announced their plans of honoring Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a statue (outside Staples Center), I must admit to getting a bit misty-eyed. Full disclosure, Abdul-Jabbar is one of my favorite athletes of all…

Video: Meet the Voices of the Lakers on Time Warner Cable

Lakers Nation took a trip to the Boys & Girls Club of the San Fernando Valley over the weekend to get to know the new faces of Lakers broadcasts on Time Warner Cable. Time Warner Cable broadcasters Bill MacDonald (SportsNet…

ESPN’s Skip Bayless Thinks Kobe Bryant is Overpaid

Coming into the 2012-13 NBA season, Kobe Bryant will be the highest paid player in the league with a salary of $27.8 million. The closest player next to Kobe on the highest paid list in the NBA is Dirk Nowitzki…

Lakers News: Metta World Peace Continues to Improve his Game

After an epic off-season filled with blockbuster moves and free agent signings, the Los Angeles Lakers are the talk of the NBA once again with a potential dynasty being built in the City of Angels. With the Lakers acquiring Dwight…

Pau Gasol on Playing in 2016 Olympics: ‘It’s Too Early To Say’

The 2012 Olympics came and went for Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol with the same result as back in 2008 with the two-time NBA champion going home without the Gold medal. Even though Spain was able to make it…

Lakers Rumors & News Recap: Kobe’s 6th Sense and Is He Better than Mike?

Was Kobe able to predict the Dwight Howard trade? Kevin Durant seems to think so. Reportedly, even though the eventual blockbuster deal was still a month from coming to fruition after Bryant left for the Olympics, Kobe was talking all…

Kevin Durant Says Kobe Bryant Predicted Dwight Howard Trade

Before heading into battle with Team USA in an effort to win a second consecutive gold medal, Kobe Bryant had suffered another early exit in the NBA playoffs and was frustrated to say the least with the way the Los…

Remember When Retiring Jerseys Meant Something?

One of my favorite basketball stories of the past 10 years involves Brian Cook. Remember him? Cook was drafted by the Lakers with the 24th pick of the 2003 NBA Draft. Cook had played his college ball at the University…

Video: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan Shot-For-Shot Comparison

Found this video via NBC Pro Basketball Talk and thought I would pass it along. It's a shot-by-shot comparison of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. And while it was obviously made by a Kobe fan, it's somewhat spooky how similar…

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