Mark Heisler

Mark Heisler, 2006 winner of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Award, writes for Sheridanhoops.com, HoopsHype.com, TruthDig.com and Huffingtonpost.com, as well as Lakers Nation. | Follow @MarkHeisler
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Say It Ain’t So, Jerry West: How Mr. Laker Became a Warrior

The Logo in Warriordom? The whole league can learn something from the increasingly unguardable Warriors, whose domination of the Spurs in San Antonio in Games 1-2 was on the tectonic level, suggesting a new geography in the West with the…

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Heisler: Why the Lakers Are Slowing Down – and Why They’re Right

So, how did you like the Lakers’ off-season? Not that it’s over ‘til it’s over... or before it starts July 1 when free agents are officially free. -----Check out the Lakers Nation store to get your LN gear and show…

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Lakers Rumors: Team’s ‘Plan A’ Now Reportedly Keeping Pau Gasol

The possibility of bringing back this season's Lakers, who saw fire and rain, made it to the playoffs and lasted four games, is no longer merely one of the team's options, but Plan A, said a source with knowledge of…

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Mitch Kupchak, Former Fan Villain, Now Represents Hope for Future

The Fat Lady's only tuning up, or wait! There's still hope for the Lakers! It's not about wishing the Lakers will be OK because if they’re not, life won’t be worth living. ----Want to show off your Kobe love? Check…

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Even Phil Jackson Wouldn’t Save These Aging, Injury-Ridden Lakers

On the bright side for Lakers fans, your long nightmare is over, at least unofficially. Darius Morris and Jodie Meeks starting Games 3-4? -----Check out the Lakers Nation store to get your LN gear and show off your Lakers pride!------…

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After Game 1, Spurs Don’t Worry About This Laker ‘Inside Threat’

REALITY CHECK, Tex.--Well, it was fun while it lasted. This season was such a bummer for Laker fans, it’s not surprising that they seized upon, or imagined, a ray of hope when the team finished 28-12 and, Kobe or no…

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Lakers’ Showtime Dreams Return, But This Time in Shape of the Spurs

And now, the Lakers, the ghosts of Showtime past, meet the modern day version, in the flesh. Be careful what you wish for, even if all you had was a choice between the devil up in Oklahoma and the deep…

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Surviving Adversity: Lakers Turn Season Of Drama Into Decent Year

Has this been a great season in Lakerdom, or what? Of course, even the most zealous Laker fans knows they may not make the Finals... or the conference finals... or the conference semifinals. Okay, there’s still a chance they won’t…

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Clippers Dominance Over Lakers Could Be Beginning of the End

Was this the Lakers’ playoffs? Or what if the Clippers drilled the Lakes—again--this time by 109-95—to record their first sweep over you... and they barely noticed? -----------Check out the Lakers Nation store to get your LN gear and show off…

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Shaq: Lakers’ Big Fond Memory Turns Clock Back…For A Night

They went down to the crossroads, fell down on their knees, and who came by? Ho, ho, ho... He was huge, he was round but no, he wasn’t Fat Albert, even if there was enough of a resemblance for Dallas…

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