This Date in History: Shaquille O’Neal Officially Signs WIth Lakers
Seventeen years ago today, the Lakers franchise changed drastically. July 18, 1996 was the day where Shaquille O'Neal officially signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. O'Neal would be the first piece to the puzzle that led to the next Laker…
Wesley Johnson Says Playing For Lakers is “Dream Come True”
http://youtu.be/T-FL5C_6hNg Wesley Johnson is one of the newest members of the Lakers, and had his introductory press conference at the team practice facility in El Segundo. And in a summer where the team saw one major player (Dwight Howard) leave,…
VIDEO: Nick Young Throws Down Monster Dunks in Drew League Game
Summer in the NBA isn't always the most exciting time. Obviously, with the offseason raging hard and free agency all but over (especially for the Lakers), there aren't a lot of things to keep people remarkably interested. Thankfully we have…
Kobe Bryant 2000 NBA Championship Ring Being Auctioned For $35,000
If you ask most Laker fans, Kobe Bryant is known to have five championship rings. That's kind of what his biggest fans define him by. And, it seems he gave replicas of (at least one) ring to his parents. Remember…
Video: Jon Hamm Mocks Dwight Howard At ESPY Awards
The 2013 ESPY Awards took place last night at Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The ESPN awards show honors the best events, athletes and stories from the sports world for the calendar year as voted by the fans. The…
Lakers News: Team Officially Signs Jordan Farmar
It's official - the Los Angeles Lakers and Jordan Farmar have reached an agreement on a new contract according to the team. Farmar, who was drafted by the Lakers nearly a decade ago, spent his life growing up in L.A.…
Lakers Rumors & News Recap: LeBron, Melo and Kobe in 2014?
The 2013-14 NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers hasn't even begun yet and the speculation is already starting to to run rampant about the team's plans for next summer. With all the cap space available for the Lakers next…
Lakers News: D’Antoni Thinks Howard Needed to Accept His Role
After Dwight Howard departed Los Angeles to join the Houston Rockets, Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni has been fairly quiet. Many believed before the start of free agency that D'Antoni's perimeter-oriented offense would be the reason why Howard would leave…
Lakers News: Snoop Lion Says That Jeanie Buss Should Be In Charge
Executive Vice President of Player Personnel, Jim Buss, has been in the hot seat with the fans for a couple of years now. His head coaching hires have come under serious question by the fans, the media and the basketball…
Kobe Bryant Tweets Respect to Yankees’ Closer Mariano Rivera
Last night, the baseball world celebrated the best of the best talent in America's pastime with the MLB All-Star Game. The New York setting seemed somewhat perfect for baseball fans everywhere to bid a farewell to the outright greatest closer…
