Happy Birthday Andy Garcia
Long-time Los Angeles Lakers fan Andy Garcia celebrated his 55th birthday today, and we here at Lakers Nation would like to wish him a great day. Garcia has been a faithful Lakers fan for many years, and he is a…
Lamar Odom Reveals Father is Heroin Addict & The Top NBA News
Top Story In his newly released reality T.V. show, Los Angeles Lakers' forward Lamar Odom revealed that his father, Joe, is a heroin addict. Odom's father is a heroin addict: Sporting News The Latest on the Lakers The Los Angeles…
The NBA Reset – 4/11/2011
Oh how the tables do turn so quickly. I feel like I could just take last week's Reset, hit Ctrl - F to find and replace "San Antonio Spurs" with "Los Angeles Lakers" and I'd be done. Watching Los Angeles…
Fixing the Problem; Lakers Need to Remember How to Win
After the Lakers lost their fifth consecutive game last night to the Oklahoma City Thunder it seemed that even they were wondering when this losing streak was going to end. Los Angeles hadn't lost five games in a row since…
Power Rankings: Race For Homecourt Heats Up As Season Winds Down
30. Minnesota Timberwolves (Last week's ranking: 30): Kevin Love has sat out seven of the T-Wolves' last 10 games and to no one's surprise, they are struggling mightily. It didn't seem possible for anyone to challenge Cleveland for the worst…
Fancap: Thunderstruck
This past week or so has been more frustrating than I could have anticipated. Going from 17-1 and a chance to catch the #1 seed to losing five in a row for the first time since March 2007 and fighting…
Lakers Bring the Streak to 5, Lose to the Thunder.
There are many ways basketball today has changed from the days of West, Magic and Kareem. More strict officiating and media instigated rivalries are obvious, but there is one thing that causes more drama than a high school cheerleading squad:…
Kendrick Perkins Calls Out Several Lakers & The Top NBA News
Top Story In an interview with ESPN The Magazine, Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins said, "“I don’t like Pau Gasol or Phil Jackson. Phil is arrogant. Pau is soft. Kobe tries to bring out his toughness, but he’s still…
Phil Jackson’s Legacy as an NBA Coaching Legend
There is one name that comes to mind when I think about the greatest coach in basketball history: Phil Jackson. Jackson has eleven rings from his coaching stints with the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. As his retirement…
Lakers Face the Thunder in a Potential Western Conference Finals Matchup
Thunder Projected Starting Line-up: PG: Russell Westbrook SG: Thabo Sefolosha SF: Kevin Durant PF: Serge Ibaka C: Kendrick Perkins Key Reserves: James Harden, Nazr Mohammed The Lakers return home and hope to rebound after a four game skid when they…
