Lakers News & Rumors Recap: Time is Ticking for Nash, Pau
Age has been a deterrent to success this season and many fans have pointed fingers at Gasol and Nash for not being what they used to be. Nash was in court today over a custody battle, but his testimonial cleared…
Lakers News & Rumors Recap: Metta and Kobe’s Extracurriculars
Kobe's signature shoes, the Kobe 8 System, finished second in league-wide sales behind LeBron James this past year. Bryant’s sales exceeded $50 million, while James hit the $300 million mark. According to Forbes, however, Kobe's "shoe sales in the U.S.…
Lakers News & Rumors Recap: Steve Clifford Leaves Lakers For Bobcats
Nothing has happened with the Lakers player roster, however, the coaching staff has been continuously changing. This morning, Lakers Nation reported that the Milwaukee Bucks were looking at Lakers assistant coach, Steve Clifford, as a possible candidate to replace Scott Skiles, whom…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: All Quiet on the Home Front
News has been slow for the Lakers recently. Free agency decisions won't take place until July, a number of players are rehabilitating, and the playoffs are continuing without L.A. participating. But that doesn't stop the opportunity to look at one…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Highest Paid, Lowest Grade
The Lakers had the highest paid roster this past season, spending $99 million on it's players. Add the $29.6 million in luxury tax, and L.A. dished out a total of $129.5 million dollars for a team that went 45-37. Bryant…
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 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…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Kobe Didn’t Have Surgery? Please!
Can I just say how ecstatic I am that Kobe has Twitter/Instagram? The Mamba has been evaluated for his uses of the social media machines before, but after an SB Nation rant today (that wasn't real, by the way) about…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: What To Do With MWP And Nash
Metta's contract is up next season, but he may be on the bargaining table this summer. The two ways in which Metta won't be appearing in Purple and Gold next year would be due to the Amnesty provision or if…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Laker Land Bits and Pieces
Not a whole lot is going on with the Purple and Gold these days; with playoffs still taking place, the focus has been less on off-season moves and more on taking a minute to breathe. That is of course, unless…
