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…
Lakers News: Lakers Announce Schedule of “Noche Latina” Games
The Los Angeles Lakers have announced that they will be celebrating "Noche Latina" during three individual games during the month of March. The NBA has celebrated various "Noche Latina" events with selected teams since the 2006-07 season. The goal of…
With Playoffs Now Realistic, Lakers Must Take Care Of Business
Most of Lakers Nation would probably agree, January, 23 2013 was definitively the 'low-point' of the season. On that night, the Lakers fell to 17-25 (W/L) on the season, following a 106-93 road defeat at the hands of the Memphis Grizzlies.…
Dwight Howard 101: Whose Body Is That In the No. 12 Lakers Jersey?
For Laker fans, who can’t imagine what to make of Dwight Howard, here’s a crash course: Dwight 101. Lesson No. 1--He's not the Dwight of Orlando, physically. Not that it’s easy to tell. If a lot of people say he’s…
SportsCity NBA Play Of The Day: Monta Ellis Game Winner
This one was a heartbreaker for the Houston Rockets. It was a close game between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Rockets on Wednesday night. The game was tied at 107 and Milwaukee had the basketball. Brandon Jennings brought up the…
Lakers News: Mike D’Antoni Admits to Scoreboard Watching
The Los Angeles Lakers are in the final stretch of the regular season and if they do not get their act together, the team will watching the postseason from home. Los Angeles played horribly in the first half of the…
