Throwback Thursday: Minneapolis Lakers Win First Ever NBA Championship
In 1949, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL) merged to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). The original NBA started with 17 teams and at the end of the first ever NBA regular and…
Lakers News: Shaquille O’Neal Expects Tough Season For The Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers will enter this upcoming season with low expectations, and it will be tough for this team to even crack the top eight in the Western Conference. After losing Dwight Howard during the offseason, many people have…
Kobe Bryant: “It’s On The Next Generation To Do It Their Own Way”
Since the passing of the late Dr. Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers organization has been in transition, trying to figure out how to move forward without him. For his children, Jim and Jeanie, it's been a challenge to find…
Lakers News: Jeanie Buss Will Take A Back Seat To Jim Buss
After a long and tying summer for the Lakers, summer is almost over. We are halfway through August, which means that season is a little more than two months away. All seems well in Laker Land as they are set…
If Dr. Buss Were Healthy, Phil Jackson Would Have Been Head Coach
After the Los Angeles Lakers officially parted ways with head coach Mike Brown last season, 11-time NBA champion Phil Jackson was dubbed the favorite to become the team's next leader on the sidelines. Although Jackson had said he had no…
Lakers News: League Executive Says Jim Buss Is Smarter Than Jeanie
Ever since the loss of the great Dr. Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers organization has been run by Jeanie and Jim Buss, with both of them at the helm of the franchise. Jeanie is responsible for the business portion…
Jim Buss on Dwight Howard: ‘He Was Never Really A Laker’
With superstar center Dwight Howard deciding to leave the Los Angeles Lakers in favor of the Houston Rockets in free agency, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year basically became public enemy number one in the city of Los Angeles.…
Lakers News: Team Officially Signs Undrafted Forward Elias Harris
After weeks of speculation about players potentially being signed by the Los Angeles Lakers, the team has decided to make the signing of undrafted rookie forward Elias Harris official. The Lakers' front office has been weighing their options in free…
Happy 54th Birthday Laker Legend Magic Johnson
Today, August 14, is Earvin "Magic" Johnson's birthday and we here at Lakers Nation send our best wishes. Johnson is arguably the greatest point guard this game has ever seen and many people still consider him as the best player…
Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Reacts To ESPN’s Summer Forecast
Last night, Kobe Bryant got back to Los Angeles after completing his annual tour of Asia where he visited both China and the Philippines. Asia tour done! Good to be back in souther cali — Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) August 14,…
