Year: 2012

NBA News: LeBron James and Kevin Durant Training Together in Akron, Ohio

As arguably the two best players in the NBA today, three-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant and defending NBA champion LeBron James will be battling it out throughout the prime of their careers in order to win as many championships…

Mark Cuban Not Sure Lakers Can Get Things to Work Together

The Los Angeles Lakers have always been a franchise that is dedicated to putting together a championship quality team. Although opponents are always a little envious of how the Lakers assemble their teams, the front office will never allow outside…

Lamar Odom Ranked Ahead of Metta World Peace in ESPN’s #NBARank

Before every NBA season gets underway, the TrueHoop Network and ESPN.com team up to rank every player in the league from No. 500 all the way up to No. 1 via Twitter with 104 experts using the hashtag #NBARank. These rankings…

Dwyane Wade Says Steve Nash Trade to Lakers Surprised Him

Over the past few months, the Los Angeles Lakers have been working hard on building another dynasty and securing the future in the post-Kobe Bryant era. With the additions of Steve Nash, Antawn Jamison, Jodie Meeks and Dwight Howard, Lakers…

Lakers Rumors & News Recap: Team Revamp and Getting Ready

Lakers Nation writers really stepped it up today with some great articles, so it was hard to choose my favorites. But something I think that hasn't emphasized that much about is the revamped coaching staff that matches this revamped team.…

Mitch Kupchak says Howard’s Recovery is “on Track”

Everyone us hyping up this upcoming Lakers season, and for good reason, the starting five consists of stars like Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard. Los Angeles also has an elite point guard in Steve Nash, the talented Pau Gasol and…

Mitch Kupchak on Lakers’ Starters: ‘I Wish They Were All 25’

During his time as assistant GM under Jerry West, Mitch Kupchak learned a lot of about the business of basketball and putting a title-contending team on the floor on an annual basis. There was no better teacher for Kupchak in…

Video: Lakers Locker Room Talk – It’s All About The Centers

This week the focus is entirely on Lakers' centers. We're talking about Dwight Howard and Kareem teaming up, as well as Shaq's number being retired. Are you for or against his jersey being hung in the rafters? Tune in to…

Shaq Talks Dwight Howard: ‘You Have to Care to Have a Reaction’

Once the dust settled on the blockbuster trade that sent center Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers last month, a lot of current and former players were asked about the move that brought another superstar to the City of…

Lakers New Assistants: What They’ve Done And What They Can Offer

On Friday the Lakers announced the hirings of Eddie Jordan, Steve Clifford and Bernie Bickerstaff as assistant coaches for the 2012-13 season. The new trio will be joining returning assistants Darvin Ham and Chuck Person to complete Mike Brown’s coaching…

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