Lakers Rumors: JR Smith Tweets About Staples Center
There have been plenty of rumors surrounding the Lakers recently, one of which involves former Denver Nuggets guard JR Smith, who is currently playing in China. Smith signed with a Chinese team during the NBA lockout last summer, and is…
Poll Results: Fans Believe Gasol Deserves All-Star Nod
Lakers Nation asked its fans on Facebook if they believe Pau Gasol deserves a spot on the 2012 Western Conference All-Star team and there was an overwhelming 'yes.' However, Gasol has some competition this year in the West and there is…
How the Lakers Can Find Consistency, Performace from their Bench
After scoring a season high 48 points in a 106-73 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday, the Lakers' bench finally showed some signs of life and hope. Led by rookie Andrew Goudelock and Troy Murphy (12 points apiece), the…
Lakers vs. Nuggets Pre-Game Report: Six Game Road Trip Begins in Denver
Los Angeles Lakers (13-9) at Denver Nuggets (14-7) 7:30 PM PST, February 3, 2012 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO TV: ESPN, KCAL Radio: 710 ESPN (English) / 1330 ESPN (Spanish) Nuggets Projected Starting Line-up PG: Ty Lawson SG: Aaron Afflalo SF:…
Kobe Bryant & Andrew Bynum Named Starters for NBA All-Star Team
When the voting closed for the 2012 NBA All-Star game earlier this week the league tried to keep the winners under wraps. Needless to say they didn't do a fantastic job of that. Following the Lakers beatdown of the Charlotte…
Lakers News: Kobe Says Outscoring Shaq is ‘Inevitable’
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is only 69 points away from former teammate Shaquille O'Neal on the NBA's all-time scoring list, and Bryant believes the passing was bound to happen Kevin Ding of the OCRegister.com reports. When asked on Tuesday…
Lakers News: Metta World Peace is Friends with Roaches
Metta World Peace is known for being a little...different. In a recent interview with the L.A. Times he once again showed why. When asked about the upcoming road trip World Peace changed the subject. To roaches. You know, as in…
Lakers Rumors: Kenyon Martin Receives FIBA Clearance to Return to NBA
Former Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin has been playing overseas since the NBA lockout eliminated the first month and a half of the season. His contract was going to force him to stay in China until the Chinese season ended,…
Remembering When Lakers’ Kobe Bryant Scored 61 at Madison Square Garden
It's been a fond week of memories so far for the Los Angeles Lakers. And with the team about to start their longest road trip of the season, the memories are a nice distraction. After yesterday (Feb. 1) marked the…
Lakers Rumors: Mike Brown Called Free-Agent Gilbert Arenas
The Los Angeles Lakers were rumored to have been inquiring about free-agent Gilbert Arenas and head coach Mike Brown confirmed that report, Brian Kamenetzky of ESPN Los Angeles writes. "We've made a call on , yes," Brown said. "We've called to…