Lakers Top 2012 Eastern Competition Part I: Miami Heat
The Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season is finally about to begin after an amazing and successful off-season left Laker fans with extremely high expectations and anticipation. Training camp for the purple and gold kicked off today (Monday) with the annual…
Writers’ Roundtable: Lakers Starting 5 Training Camp To-Do’s
Once again, our writers' roundtable is back. With training camp just around the corner, in this installment we will cover what each Lakers starter needs to work on the most during camp. Here our the writers' interesting responses: What does…
Numbers Game: With Season On The Horizon, What’s In A Ranking?
Much has been made of the annual ESPN NBA Player Rankings, which (I want to remind everyone) are merely the opinions of a collection of writers/bloggers and analysts. While I respect and appreciate the thoughts and opinions of many of…
NBA News: Rasheed Wallace Officially Signs with the New York Knicks
After two years of retirement, one-time NBA champion Rasheed Wallace is ready to make a comeback by signing with the New York Knicks according to the New York Post: “Wallace has told the Knicks he has elected to come out…
On The Eve of SportsNet’s Inception, Still No Deals Are In Place
With Time Warner Cable's SportsNet and Deportes channels set to debut on October 1, there are still no current deals in place that would allow any other pay-TV provider to have access to the channel. As I detailed in a…
Lamar Odom Says Clippers are Deeper Than Recent Lakers Championship Squads
During the NBA off-season, the Los Angeles Clippers made some considerable moves to upgrade their roster. Most of the roster changes were made via free agency, adding Jamal Crawford, Grant Hill, Matt Barnes and re-signing Chauncey Billups, but one of…
Video: LRT – Lakers vs. Heat & Blake vs. Spike Strip
James Worthy said the Miami Heat are still the team to beat in the NBA. Do you agree? Steve Blake stepped on a spike strip and is out for three weeks. Who does that? Check out what your fellow fans…
NBA News: Gilbert Arenas Considering Playing in China
Over the past few days, three-time All-Star and current free agent Gilbert Arenas has been spotted at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility. Arenas has been working out and participating in scrimmages with the Lakers squad along with other NBA…
Lakers Come in at No. 2 in ESPN’s NBA Power Rankings
Media day for the Los Angeles Lakers will take place on Monday, Oct. 1 at the practice facility in El Segundo, California. LakersNation.com along with local and national media outlets getting an inside look at the revamped roster headlined by…
Metta World Peace Thanks NBA for Banning Flopping
Over the past few years, flopping in the NBA has gotten progressively worse with too many players in the league utilizing their acting skills on the floor to trick referees into calling a foul. After seeing flopping occur far too…