Mike Brown Says Derrick Rose, Shumpert Injuries Due to Shortened Season
It was an eventful opening day to the 2012 NBA post-season. In two of the four games that were played on Saturday, a team saw one of their key players suffer a season-ending ACL injury. This is something that many…
Devin Ebanks to Start for Suspended Metta World Peace
With Game 1 of the first round of the post-season slated for this afternoon, the Lakers are ready to take on the Denver Nuggets. Since Metta World Peace is suspended for the first six games of the post-season, the Lakers…
Searching for 17: Keys to Lakers’ Post-Season Success
The Los Angeles Lakers locked up another Pacific Division title grabbing the third seed in the 2012 Western Conference Playoffs, and are looking to make another deep post-season run. It has been a roller-coaster type year for the Lakers, as…
Lakers vs. Nuggets Pre-Game Report: Lakers Begin Their Playoff Run
The Lakers begin their quest to capture their seventeenth championship title in Los Angeles. This afternoon they start their first round series against the offensively charged Denver Nuggets. Every starter except Ramon Sessions has had a full week of rest,…
Andrew Bynum Talks Playoffs: “I’m Ready For Everything”
On Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center the Los Angeles Lakers begin their road to redemption. One player in particular that is looking to overcome last season's playoff demons is Andrew Bynum. Bynum, who watched the end of last year's…
Matt Barnes: Ankle Not 100 Percent, Still Expected to Play Sunday
With the playoffs set to begin Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center, the Lakers are finishing up their last minute preparations. One question heading into the team's first round series with the Denver Nuggets is the health of several key…
Lakers vs. Nuggets First Round Preview
It’s that time of year folks. It’s the time when that strenuous, compacted, 66-game schedule culminates into a few weeks of do-or-die basketball. It’s the time when the Los Angeles Lakers get their chance to show the rest of the…
Top 10 Lakers, Nuggets Playoff Games
The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Denver Nuggets in their first round match-up, and the series will tip-off on Sunday at Staples Center. The Lakers and Nuggets have met five times in the Western Conference playoffs and the Lakers…
Evaluating Mike Brown’s First Season as Head Coach of the Lakers
In no other profession are you ever compared to your predecessors as much as you are in the professional coaching industry. Mike Brown had some colossal shoes to fill when he was hired as the head coach of the Los…
David Stern Discusses Metta World Peace Suspension, Chris Paul Veto
Commissioner of the NBA, David Stern, joined the Mason and Ireland Show on 710 ESPN Radio on Friday to discuss several pertinent issues that involve the Los Angeles Lakers. Stern talked about the shortened season and how teams adjusted to…
