Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Counting Down Until Sunday
Playoffs start Sunday at 12:30pm and as we all know they will progress without Kobe. This week, we asked Lakers Nation fans which player needs to step-up in Bryant’s absence, and 48% of you said Dwight Howard. Pau was the…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Mike D’Antoni Is All Smiles
The Los Angeles Lakers finish 7th in the West, and are playing the Spurs! Would you have believed it at the beginning of this season? Steve Blake has been on fire the last couple games, really filling the void that…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: The Lakers Can Still Finish Seventh
After almost not making the playoffs, and battling for an eighth seed in the West, the Lakers could actually cinch the seventh seed. That's right; the seventh seed! Without Kobe! How is this possible? Simple. Some of it has to…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Kobe-less in the Playoffs
With a predicted 6-9 month recovery period, many have been asking what is going to happen to Kobe Bryant and his role on the Lakers roster. A few ideas have been tossed around, one of them being to use the…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: No Exceptions, Defeat New Orleans
While Lakers fans wait on pins and needles to see how their purple and gold fare in the coming weeks, the roster is trying to focus and stay positive. Nash made some statements about his coaches yesterday. Mike D'Antoni has…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Barely Holding On
On Sunday, the Lakers lost to the Clippers, giving the Clippers their first series sweep over the Lakers in history. Currently, the Jazz are in the eighth playoff slot after their Sunday win and hold the tiebreaker over the Lakers…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Counting Down Against Memphis
Seven games are left until the start of the playoffs. Seven. The countdown has been going on since the start of the season, with every "will they make it, will they not make it" post when the Lakers started sliding.…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Lakers Have to Overcome Jazz
The Utah Jazz lost their game last night to Denver, placing the Lakers back in the eighth seed in the West. If they continue to play well, L.A. fans should be seeing their Purple and Gold in the 2013 playoffs.…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Shaquille O’Neal, Man of the Hour
In 1996, the Los Angeles Lakers acquired Shaquille O'Neal as a free agent from the Orlando Magic. Little did they know, with the help of Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant, Shaq would be quintessential in creating a Lakers dynasty in…
Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Eight Games Left, Still in Ninth
I started today off taking a step back to reevaluate my love-hate relationship with Dwight Howard after Saturday night's game. He was spectacular. It reminded me of the player who dazzled me in Orlando two years ago. Especially with Metta…
