Year: 2012

A Look Ahead: Lakers Face the Home Stretch

With the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, and Denver Nuggets on the Lakers plate, the last thing they needed was to be without superstar Kobe Bryant, right? Wrong. After a loss to Houston, the Lakers went to Phoenix to face…

Coach Kobe Future? Pau’s Questionable 3 & is Vanessa Back?

httpvhd://youtu.be/z009L6288wM Reporter: Amy Halvorsen | Follow @AmyHalvo Will the Black Mamba become a coach when he retires from the Lakers? Will Kobe and Vanessa get back together? And Deep thoughts with Metta and his new Guinea pig. All that and…

Lakers vs Spurs Pre-Game Report: Spurs Try to Figure Out Lakers

The Lakers really might have a blessing in disguise with the injury to Kobe Bryant. The Lakers star is still uncertain for tonight's contest, and will be a game-time decision for the sixth straight game. The team is in their…

Lakers News, Rumors, and Recap: Bynum Leads Kobe-less Lakers

Andrew Bynum keeps bringing the heat and his playing got him the Western Conference Player of the Week title today. Judged by his  playing over the last seven games, Bynum put up some pretty good numbers, averaging 21.8 points, 16.8…

Happy 65th Birthday Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Today marks the 65th birthday of legendary NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. We here at Lakers Nation would like to wish 'The Captain" a happy birthday! Abdul-Jabbar has accomplish extraordinary feats during his time in the NBA including six NBA championships and six…

Poll Results: Andrew Bynum Voted Fans Player of the Week

On Facebook, we asked you fans to look back at the week for the Lakers without Kobe Bryant. We posed the question, "Who was the player of the week with Kobe on the bench" and the majority of you gave the nod to…

Mark Cuban Wants Goaltending to be Reviewable

Last night at the Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers took the floor without Kobe Bryant for the fifth consecutive game due to a shin injury. Sunday's game was huge in terms of the playoff implications taking on the defending…

New Orleans to Host 2014 NBA All-Star Game

The NBA has announced that the city of New Orleans will host the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend and all related festivities. The news was announced by NBA Commissioner David Stern following the league's sale of the Hornets to Tom Benson,…

Andrew Bynum Named Western Conference Player of the Week

Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum was awarded the Western Conference Player of the Week award for games played over the past seven days. Andrew Bynum has been named Western Conference Player of the Week. Bynum averaged 21.8pts,16.8rebs & 1.5blks…

NBA Power Rankings: Kobe-less Lakers Bounce Back

30. Charlotte Bobcats (30): The losses continue to pile up for the Bobcats, who are still flirting with the possibility of becoming the worst team in NBA history. It’s sad how people can’t say “the Bobcats” without laughing a little.…

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