Pau Gasol: Kobe Bryant Is ‘Mature Enough To Accept’ Role Change With Lakers
No player in the NBA today is closer to or understands Kobe Bryant better than Pau Gasol. The two future Hall of Famers created a lasting bond during their seven seasons together with the Los Angeles Lakers, and that relationship…
D’Angelo Russell On Bone Bruise In Foot: ‘Didn’t Bother Me At All’
The Los Angeles Lakers got their preseason underway on Sunday night with rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell making his debut playing alongside Kobe Bryant and company. Russell recently suffered a foot injury during training camp that was a concern and…
Lakers News: Nick Young Resents ‘Getting Caught Up In All The Drama’ Last Season
Nick Young came under fire last season for taking the 'Swaggy P' persona a little too far and not producing results on the basketball floor. Head coach Byron Scott quickly became tired of Young's act on and off the court…
Wesley Johnson On Lakers: ‘Nobody Really Knew What Was Going On’
During his two-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, Wesley Johnson was one of those players that left a lot of people scratching their heads. Johnson had a lot of potential to become a great player in the NBA with…
D’Angelo Russell On Tracy McGrady Tweet: ‘I Wasn’t Downgrading Kobe At All’
Rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start with the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Russell has already shown flashes of brilliance on the basketball court for Los Angeles, the rookie did rub the…
Lakers News: Brandon Bass Willing To Mentor Team’s Young Players
The Los Angeles Lakers may have been unable to lure in any big-name players in NBA free agency this summer with LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan, Greg Monroe and Kevin Love choosing to sign elsewhere. Although unable to bring in an…
Lakers News: Roy Hibbert Praises Clarkson, Russell And Randle For Work Ethic
The focus for the Los Angeles Lakers heading into the 2015-16 NBA season will be developing their young players. D'Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle make up a promising young core that may lead this team into the future.…
D’Angelo Russell Hasn’t Been Told He’ll Be Lakers Starting Point Guard
After the Los Angeles Lakers drafted D'Angelo Russell with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, it was unclear what the team's plans were in terms of who would be starting in the backcourt next season. There has…
ESPN Summer Forecast: Lakers Ranked Third For Team Turmoil
It has been a rough few years for the Los Angeles Lakers with seemingly nothing going right for the team despite efforts to get back on the right track. The Lakers franchise is used to winning and competing for NBA…
Lakers News: Tarik Black Makes Appearance At Bell-Jeff, All Sports Boys Basketball Clinic
Second-year forward/center Tarik Black of the Los Angeles Lakers hosted a basketball clinic presented by Bell-Jeff Boys Basketball and All Pro Sports on Sunday. Black met with the kids who learned to improve some of their ball-handling and shooting skills…