Lakers Nation Roundtable: What Is Most Anticipated This Season?
After a season that was disappointing and frustrating for the Lakers' players and fans, a new season of basketball represents a reset button for the purple and gold. While expectations for this team and this season may be lowered (and…
Lakers News & Rumors Recap: Kobe Progressing Well, Running Soon
One month ago, Kobe Bryant began running on an anti-gravity treadmill and brought optimism to a rather dark off-season. The optimism continues as Bryant has already began running at 75 percent of his body weight and is a few weeks…
Kobe Will Begin Full-Weight Bearing Running In ‘A Few Weeks’
Exactly one month ago, Kobe Bryant posted a video of himself running on an anti-gravity treadmill. While he will not participate in preseason games according to the Lakers, Bryant has made significant process. According to L.A. Daily News' Mark Medina,…
Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Will Not Play For Anyone Else
http://youtu.be/NsPtXLFYQcw Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant is about to enter his 18th season in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers. While Kobe awaits the start of training camp for the Lakers on Sept. 28, the veteran shooting guard is…
Kobe Not Thinking About His Place Among Greats, Focused On Six
http://youtu.be/NsPtXLFYQcw In an exclusive telephone interview with Gulf News, Kobe Bryant talked about numerous topics including his quest for a sixth championship and where he compares among the all-time greats in NBA History. When asked if he personally considers himself…
Jordan Hill Could Be The X-Factor For The Lakers This Season
As I stumbled out of Rehab (Las Vegas pool party) over Memorial Day weekend this past spring, I recognized a familiar face (and hairstyle) towering above the rest of the crowd and casually making his way through a hallway of…
Lakers News: Steve Blake Believes Team Will Exceed Expectations
For most of the off-season, the media has discounted the Los Angeles Lakers from even making the playoffs. It has served as motivation for all the players as most have made their way back into the practice facility. With training…
Lakers 2013-14 Preseason Player Profiles: Jodie Meeks
Name: Jodie Meeks Pos: SG Year: 4th 2012-2013 Stats (Los Angeles Lakers) PPG: 7.9 RPG: 2.2 APG: 0.9 SPG: 0.7 BPG: 0.1 FG%: 38.7% 3PT%: 35.7% FT%: 89.6% PER: 27.7 USG%: 16.7% ORTG: 109 DRTG: 109 TS%: 54.0% EFG%: 50.2% DR%: 8.7%OR%: 2.5% TR%: 5.7% Last Season Summary: In his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jodie Meeks was inconsistent. To start the season, he was not part…
Throwback Thursday: Magic Johnson At The 1992 All-Star Game
Everyone in America remembers where they were on November 7, 1991. On that day, Magic Johnson announced to the world that he had contracted the HIV virus and would have to immediately retire from the NBA, ending one of the…
NBA News: Paul George Says He Will Sign Extension With Pacers
Everything the Lakers have done this offseason has been done with the belief that the 2014 offseason will bring some new star talent to elevate the team back to prominence. Unfortunately for the Lakers, one of the youngest and brightest,…
