Lakers News: Kobe Admits To Tension With Dwight Last Season
With less than a week before the first game of the season, Kobe Bryant took time to discuss some of the issues that plagued the team last season. The Lakers finished as the seventh seed in the Western Conference and…
Lakers News: Kobe Calls Being Ranked 25th By ESPN ‘Laughable’
Last week, ESPN released their NBARank for the best players in the NBA from No. 25 down to No. 21. Although many expected Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers being much lower than his rank of No. 6 from…
Lakers News: Kobe Scales Down Basketball Activites After China
While Kobe Bryant was in China, video surfaced of him shooting jump shots and running on the court during the Los Angeles Lakers pre-game warm-ups. The Vine video that the Lakers posted on their Twitter account with the caption, "Big…
Lakers News And Rumors: Kobe Slows Conditioning To Heal Achilles
If we had to use one word to describe Kobe Bryant, not many people would use the word patient. But that is exactly what Bryant is being when it comes down to his Achilles injury. Throughout Bryant's career he has…
Lakers News: Steve Nash Open To Sitting Back Ends Of Back-To-Backs
One of the biggest narratives surrounding the Lakers in this preseason has been the health of point guard Steve Nash. After suffering a broken leg and dealt with hamstring issues last season, the Lakers ability to keep Nash on the…
Lakers News: Bryant Says Twitter Avatar Does Not Refer To ESPN Rankings
As the Lakers prepare for their final preseason game on Friday, Kobe Bryant addressed the media and spoke briefly about his latest Twitter avatar. Bryant changed his avatar to the number 1225, which was believed to reference the rankings that…
Steve Nash, Chris Kaman Both Unlikely To Play In Preseason Finale
The Lakers will complete their preseason campaign on Friday night against the Utah Jazz. For many on the team, they'll use the night to fight for roster spots or to move up in Mike D'Antoni's rotation. However, for others, it'll…
The Lakers Main Goal For This Season Should Be Avoiding ‘The Stink’
Basketball fans are a funny bunch, myself included. We make fun of guys when they don't win by calling them losers and chokers and then we act surprised when they put themselves in better position to shed those labels and…
Throwback Thursday: Elmore Smith Sets Single Game Block Record
No other NBA franchise has the lineage of big men like the Los Angeles Lakers. George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal are all on the NBA's 50 Greatest Players list, and all have a legacy with the…
Steve Nash Considers Vince Carter A Canadian Basketball Icon
Canadian basketball has made major strides of improvement over the past few years, and as a fellow countryman, Steve Nash cannot be any more proud. The Los Angeles Lakers point guard is a pioneer for Canadian basketball, and he recently…
