Lakers News and Rumors Recap: Lakers Are On The Up And Up
Last night the Lakers reached a milestone; they have now had the longest win streak over an opponent in the NBA with 21 straight wins over the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the win last night (116-94), the Lakers creep closer and…
VIDEO: Lakers Dunk Of The Week – Kobe Baseline Over Pekovic
The Lakers showed some great signs of improvement this week, and finished it up strong with a 116-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. Lately, their only loss came from an athletic, fast Denver Nuggets team who is almost…
SportsCity: Andrew Bynum Not Sure About Playing This Season
It’s March 1 now. There’s only about six weeks left in the regular season. While he mentioned that he may not play this regular season, he’s not fearful of getting a good contract for next season. Bynum, who is an…
Mitch Kupchak Says Dwight Howard “Should Get More Credit”
The Lakers took a bit of a risk when they traded for Dwight Howard this summer. Dwight was coming off of major back surgery, which he hasn't fully recovered from yet, and the Lakers do not know for certain if…
Lakers News: Antawn Jamison Says D’Antoni Relationship Improved
At the beginning of the season, well the beginning of Mike D'Antoni's tenure as Lakers coach, Antawn Jamison wasn't exactly getting a lot of playing time. After getting six consecutive DNP-CDs from December 16 through January 4, Jamison has reclaimed…
Dwight Howard Wants To Play For Olympic Basketball Team For 2016
It looks like somebody is ready to volunteer their services for the 2016 U.S. Men's Basketball team for Rio. Here's Dave McMenamin from ESPN Los Angeles: Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard, who won Olympic gold with the U.S.…
Kobe Bryant Becomes 15th Player in NBA History to Reach 1,800 Steals
Kobe Bryant has yet another milestone. With his second steal in the third quarter against the Timberwolves, Kobe Bryant became just the 15th player in NBA history to reach 1,800 career steals. --- Kobe Bryant has evolved over the years.…
Lakers News: Metta World Peace Receives a Flagrant 2 Foul For Elbow
A lot has been mentioned this past week about Kobe Bryant's growing collection of technical fouls (currently at 13). However, two other Lakers are now on the verge of being suspended for one game. Dwight Howard already has been whistled…
Lakers Beat Timberwolves Behind Strong Effort At Staples
With the eighth seed in the Western Conference appearing in the Lakers sight as crunch time and the playoffs near, the Lakers needed to get in gear and take advantage of their back to back home stand starting against Minnesota…
Shootaround Report: Nash’s Back Spasms and Dwight’s Pain Subsiding
Even with a record below .500 (28-30), the Lakers are still realistically in the hunt for an eighth seed in the playoffs. After breaking their three-game win streak with a loss to a more athletic Denver team Monday night, the…
