Lakers Nation Reacts: Is Phil Jackson’s Book Tour A Distraction?
With Phil Jackson's book set to be released next week, excerpts from the book leaked this week regarding his thoughts on Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Jackson goes into great detail about the skill sets of both players and even…
Lakers Nation Sound Off: Fans Will Once Again Count On Mitch Kupchak
Author: Michael Texidor | Twitter: @0neMik3 Subject: Fans Will Once Again Count On Mitch Kupchak After a horrendous season, undoubtedly one of the worst in Lakers' history, many questions surfaced about who's to blame. Dwight? D'Antoni? One thing is certain; basketball…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: To Phil, Kobe is Second Best
Bits and pieces of Phil Jackson's new book keep popping up online. Despite the number of stories and history in the novel, one thing really stood out; Phil Jackson would take Michael Jordan over Kobe Bryant. We all revere Kobe…
Lakers News: Jeanie Buss Says She Takes Kobe Over Jordan
Yesterday, excerpts of Phil Jackson's upcoming book Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success surfaced and most of the quotes pertained to the debate about who was better, Kobe or Michael Jordan. Jackson compared the two NBA legends in terms of their defensive…
Free Agent Profile: Would J.J. Redick Take Less Money To Play In LA?
It's been made clear that the Lakers won't have much cap space this summer, but it's fun to think that players would take less money to sign with the team. -----Check out the Lakers Nation store to get your LN…
Drew League Gearing Up For 40th Season in Los Angeles
One of LA's largest summer basketball league's, the Drew League, is set to kick off their 40th season tomorrow at King-Drew High School. Los Angeles is a hotbed for untapped basketball talent and the goal of the Drew League is…
Video: Phil Jackson Compares Jordan and Bryant With Jay Leno
In Phil Jackson's upcoming book, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success, the 11-time NBA champion offered a comparison between two of the greatest players in league history, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. ---- Commemorate Phil Jackson, the greatest coach of all-time with this…
Video: Phil Jackson Explains Lakers Coaching Hire on Tonight Show
Most Laker fans remember that before the team hired Mike D'Antoni to be their head coach after dismissing Mike Brown, they were also in talks with Phil Jackson to return for a third coaching stint in Los Angeles. ---- Commemorate…
Lakers Rumors: L.A. Looking For Trade to Move Up in NBA Draft?
Since the Lakers are without a first round draft pick in next month's NBA Draft, rumors are beginning to surface stating that Los Angeles may be looking to make a move to get up, not only into the first round,…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Thanks For The Memories, Phil
It is here. The book Phil Jackson wrote, titled ”Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, has been everything anyone connected to basketball has talked about today. One of the things fans looked forward to was the possible comparison Jackson would…
