Consistency Is Key For Lakers’ Guard Steve Blake
Kobe’s shooting like it’s 2006 and he’s ready to bring the Larry O’Brien trophy back to Los Angeles. Andrew Bynum has played with more spring in his step than when he spun past Shaquille’ O’Neal during his rookie season and…
Lakers, Jazz Beat Clippers, Heat in Television Ratings
The Los Angeles Lakers game against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night wasn't nationally televised. L.A.'s other team, the Clippers, were up against the Miami Heat in a nationally televised game on ESPN. The Lakers game against the peaked at…
Lakers News: Steve Blake Suffers Costochaondral Fracture
During Tuesday night's victory over the Phoenix Suns, Lakers reserve point guard Steve Blake suffered an apparent injury to the midsection and was removed from the game. Blake was well enough to play Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz, but…
Lakers News: Kobe Bryant’s Wrist is Healing
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been dealing with an injured wrist since the pre-season and people automatically started to doubt Kobe could play through the torn ligament. However, Bryant has not just played through the injury, he has…
Lakers News: Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum Making Impact on All-Star Voting
The NBA All-Star ballot has been live for a week now, and the first returns have been announced. In a bit of a surprising development, four of the five starting players on the Western Conference team - if the voting…
ESPN Poll says Kobe Bryant is the Favorite Active NBA Player
A recent poll on ESPN taken of Americans ages 12 and older discovered that Kobe Bryant was the most popular current NBA player. Bryant, who is in his 16th season in the NBA, was in fact more popular than any…
Is Lakers’ Kobe Bryant the Frontrunner for MVP?
I get it. It's early. Very early. Probably far too early to be discussing the race for MVP in an NBA season that's barely one sixth of the way over. But you know what? That's the luxury of sitting on…
Lakers May Not Win Pretty, But Are Winning Regardless
Winning ugly has begun to be sort of an unofficial theme for the Los Angeles Lakers this season. The team seems to be winning basketball games that aren't the prettiest to watch, but they're winning nonetheless. Last night in Salt…
Bryant Leads the Way Again, Lakers Defeat Jazz in Overtime
After Kobe Bryant's 48-point outburst against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night the Lakers had to turn around and fly to Salt Lake City for a Wednesday night meeting with the Utah Jazz. This was the second meeting of the…
Lakers News: Bynum Not Interested in Olympics
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum has his focus more on becoming an All-Star than a member of the USA Olympic team, writes Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times. "I haven't been thinking about it," Bynum told The Times. "It's…