Lakers News: Steve Nash Out At Least One More Week
The Los Angeles Lakers are patiently awaiting Steve Nash's return from injury, but it seems as though it will take longer than expected. At first, the point guard's injury was not supposed to be very serious, but all signs point…
Kobe, Metta World Peace Lead Lakers Offensive Explosion Over Suns
The Phoenix Suns headed over to Staples Center on Friday night with one thing in common with their division rivals the Los Angeles Lakers: they were both Nash-less. Steve Nash, the 38-year-old point guard who broke hearts in Phoenix after…
Lakers Rumors & News Recap: Kareem Gets His Statue
Kareem finally gets it. He gets the statue he's been asking for and the memento that he has deserved. Finally, the all-time leading scorer will have his legacy cemented forever outside of Staples Center. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar–born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.…
A Regression to the Mean: Kobe Bryant Steps Up the Efficiency
Kobe's start to this season has been, by all accounts, his most efficient game yet. As of this writing, Kobe has hit 55 percent of his shots, and 44 percent of his 3-point attempts, averaging 26.4 points a game. Kobe…
A Basketball Legacy Cemented: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Gets His Due
Perhaps the most underrated NBA player of all time, the all-time leading scorer will finally have his legacy cemented forever in the form of a statue outside of Staples Center. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar--born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947--grew…
Forward Lamar Odom Says Clippers, Lakers Can’t Be Compared
The Los Angeles Clippers are currently three games ahead of the Lakers in the standing, but Clippers forward Lamar Odom is not ready to compare the two teams. Odom, a member of two Lakers championship teams, is currently on the…
Lakers vs. Suns Pre-Game Report: LA Looks For Final Win With Bernie
Though the Lakers come off a two-point loss at home to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, the team has shown flashes of the potential that had many analysts predicting them to represent the Western Conference in the NBA…
Lakers Photographer Bernstein Reflects on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This Friday, November 16th, Staples Center Star Plaza will finally unveil a well deserved statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all time leading scorer. I had the absolute pleasure of speaking with L.A. Lakers veteran photographer Andrew D. Bernstein who…
Lakers News: Steve Blake Will Be Game-Time Decision Against Suns
The first divisional matchup of the season against the Phoenix Suns will take place Friday night at the Staples Center for the Los Angeles Lakers. Although Steve Nash has been ruled out of tomorrow night's game against his former team…
D’Antoni’s Lakers Philosophy Isn’t a Seven Second Offense
Whether or not you knew much about Mike D'Antoni before he was named the new Lakers head coach, there were probably four words you did know. Seven seconds or less - the name given to D'Antoni fast-paced pick-n-roll offense. Well,…
