Lakers Legend Slater Martin Passes Away at 86
The Los Angeles Lakers lost another member of the family with five-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Slater Martin passing away at 86 years-old. Martin was admitted to a nursing facility in Houston, Texas this past Monday due to…
Lakers News: Dwight Howard Will Not Play Against Kings
Four more preseason games separate the Los Angeles Lakers and opening night against the Dallas Mavericks on Oct. 30. Three out of the last four games in the preseason will be against the division rival Sacramento Kings with the first…
NBA News: NBA MVP Odds for 2012-13 Season
After reaching the NBA Finals last season, the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder have convinced many they will be the teams to beat over the next decade or so. With superstars LeBron James and Kevin Durant leading the way,…
Coach Mike Brown Using Different Approach for New-Look Lakers
Last season was rough for all 30 teams in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers having a tougher hill to climb than most. With a new head coach in Mike Brown, the vetoed Chris Paul trade and shortened season…
Kobe Bryant Confident Antawn Jamison Can Lead Lakers’ Second Unit
The acquisitions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash were without a doubt the biggest moves of any team in the league over the off-season with the Los Angeles Lakers adding two superstars to an already talented roster led by Kobe…
NBA News: Celtics’ Jason Terry Says He Hates the Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers may have dominated the headlines over the summer with the acquisitions of Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, but the Lakers weren’t the only team making moves in the off-season. Even though the Boston Celtics didn’t receive…
NBA News: Boston Celtics Sign Leandro Barbosa to One-Year Deal
One of the biggest names left on the NBA free agent market is officially off the table with Leandro Barbosa agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports via Twitter:…
Steve Nash on Signing With Raptors: ‘I Was Very Close’
Before the Los Angeles Lakers pulled the trigger on the sign-and-trade to acquire Steve Nash from the division rival Phoenix Suns, the two-time NBA MVP was an unrestricted free agent and exploring opportunities from a few different teams proposing intriguing…
Lakers News: Derek Fisher Officially Eligible to Sign with the Lakers
Since the beginning of free agency on July 1, the consensus has been that five-time NBA champion Derek Fisher could sign with any of the 29 teams in the league not named the Los Angeles Lakers. Reportedly, that is no…
Lakers News: Dwight Howard Will Not Make Debut Against Jazz
The debut of Dwight Howard as the starting center for the Los Angeles Lakers will have to wait. Howard will sit on the bench in casual attire for a fourth straight preseason game according to Mike Trudell of Lakers.com via…