Knicks Center Tyson Chandler Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year
As the post-season awards continue to roll out, hopeful players around the league are waiting to see if they will find themselves on the receiving end of one of these honors. On Tuesday the league announced that San Antonio Spurs…
Kobe Bryant, Andrew Bynum Provide the One-Two Punch for the Lakers
Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried received a long pass along the baseline with the Lakers leading 95-91, late in the 4th quarter. Rather than concede the lay-up, Kobe Bryant and Steve Blake applied pressure from behind. Somehow, Bryant was able…
Former Laker Shaquille O’Neal to Receive Doctorate in Education
Now that Shaquille O’Neal has begun his career after basketball as an NBA analyst with TNT, the Big Aristotle has also continued his education. As one of the few professional athletes that actually continue to improve themselves educationally and financially,…
Happy Birthday Lakers Forward Troy Murphy
After an exciting win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals last night the team is looking like a lock to advance to the second round of the playoffs. However, one member of the team…
Kobe Bryant’s Arthritic Knee Seriously Threatened NBA Career
Last season Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers were embarrassed in the NBA playoffs after getting swept by the eventual NBA champion Dallas Mavericks in the second round. This domination of the Lakers in this series with the Mavs…
Lakers Defeat Nuggets in Game 2: Two Down, Two To Go
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of the opening round of the playoffs, 104-100. The Lakers jumped out to a 32-25 lead in the first quarter behind the Lakers' big men, and 14 points by…
Post Game Chat: Lakers Beat the Nuggets Again
The Lakers defended home-court advantage successfully by defeating the Denver Nuggets 104-100 to extend their series lead to 2-0. Kobe Bryant led the way for the Lakers with 38 points and Andrew Bynum had a playoff career-high 27 points. Ty…
Kobe, Bynum Lead Lakers to 2-0 Series Lead Over Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers played Game 2 of their first round series against the Nuggets, and the team was looking to go to Denver with a 2-0 lead. The Lakers dominated the Nuggets in Game 1, Andrew Bynum had a…
Lakers News, Rumors, and Recap: Playoffs Game 2, Jordan Hill Will Play
The Lakers face their second game against the Nuggets tonight and will do so with the assistance of Jordan Hill. Monday morning we learned about Hill's charge with felony assault, and it was expected he would have to be in…
Kobe Bryant Auctioning Famous ‘Masked Mamba’ Mask
Remember that whole Masked Mamba craze that took the internet by storm this season? After Dwyane Wade broke Kobe's nose in the All-Star Game, Bryant was forced to wear a mask for 11 games to allow his nose to heal.…
