Kobe Bryant No Longer Sick, Ready for All-Star Game
On Friday Kobe Bryant missed an All-Star media session due to a reported illness. The details were limited, but Bryant was scheduled for his first interview of the weekend but never showed up. However, according to John Cherwa, who is…
Alex Rodriguez: Kobe Thought About Retirement
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez knows a thing or two about making headlines. Now it seems he may have done so involuntarily. According to an interview with ESPN New York, Rodriguez spoke about the knee procedure he recently…
Video: Kobe Bryant Claims He’s Better Than Michael Jordan?
Kobe Bryant has never been an individual lacking confidence. Now, as Bryant and the Lakers enjoy their All-Star break before starting the second half of the NBA season, a new video has surfaced from Bryant's Drew League appearance last summer.…
Lakers Rumors: Team Interested in Blazers’ Raymond Felton?
Portland Trail Blazers guard Raymond Felton was recently benched by head coach Nate McMillan after struggling for most of the season. Felton is shooting a career-low 37.1 percent from the field, and has seen his assists drop to a career…
Rim-Rocking Rewind: Kobe Bryant Wins 1997 Slam Dunk Contest
On Saturday night some of the most exciting and acrobatic NBA players will take the court in Orlando's Amway Center for the annual NBA slam dunk contest. And, even though there won't be any Lakers participating in this year's event,…
$500 Fantasy Basketball Freeroll Tournament: Pick the Players and Win!
So far this season Lakers Nation has given away tickets to some of the hottest Laker games, hundreds of dollars worth of Lakers gear, and several fantasy freerolls as well. With the All-Star break upon us it's evident that the…
NBA Permanently Extends 13-Man Roster, Changes Waiver Rules
According to Chris Sheridan of Sheridan Hoops the NBA is permanently increasing the size of an official league roster from 12 to 13 players. Sheridan is reporting that NBA vice president Stu Jackson announced that representatives from all 30 NBA…
Mike Brown: Lakers Yet to Peak in 2012
After 34 games this season the Lakers are sitting with a record of 20-14, which is good enough for fifth place in the competitive Western Conference. However, it has been a very up-and-down year surrounded with trade rumors and player-only…
Report: Rasheed Wallace to Sign with Lakers?
According to A. Sherrod Blakely of NECN.com, forward Rasheed Wallace has decided to come out of retirement to join the Los Angeles Lakers. Wallace, who most recently played for the Boston Celtics in 2010 (when he faced the Lakers in…
Kobe Bryant Reportedly Ill, Misses All-Star Media Session
After struggling in the last two games against the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder, Lakers' guard Kobe Bryant reportedly missed an All-Star media session on Friday. According to the L.A. Times, Bryant, who arrived in Orlando for the All-Star…
