Law and Order: Jackson v. Van Gundy Edition
Written by: Enrique Rea During the early part of the NBA season you can always count on Laker coach Phil Jackson to stir things up. In a season where the biggest and loudest expectations were not on the back-to-back reigning…
Happy Birthday to the Legendary Chick Hearn!
Today is an exciting day for everybody over at Lakers Nation as we are celebrating the birthday of the late, great, Chick Hearn. The legendary Lakers broadcaster helped revolutionize the way games are called today, and was truly a pioneer…
Jazz Beat Lakers; Hand Them Third Loss
The Los Angeles Lakers are very familiar with the Energy Solutions Arena is Salt Lake City, Utah. The Lakers and the Jazz have had many intense playoff battles and unforgettable match-ups in the snowy city. Both teams once again faced-off…
Pre-Game Report: Lakers vs. Jazz
Jazz Projected Starting Line-up PG: Deron Williams SG: Raja Bell SF: Andrei Kirilenko PF: Paul Millsap C: Al Jefferson Key Reserves: C.J. Miles, Earl Watson Injuries: Mehmet Okur After spending Thanksgiving at home with their loved ones, the Lakers go…
Raja Bell Talks Lakers & The Top NBA News
Top Story The Los Angeles Lakers were close the signing free agent Raja Bell last summer, but the negotiations quickly died off. The Lakers acquired Matt Barnes and Steve Blake instead, and are off to a 13-2 start. Tonight, the Lakers…
Phil Jackson Issues ‘Apology’ for Miami Comments
Lakers coach Phil Jackson has never been shy when it comes to creating controversy. After his remarks earlier this week concerning the Miami Heat and their coaching situation he received ample amounts of criticism from the media and current Orlando…
Chasing History: The Lakers’ Campaign For 73-Wins
Written by Fernando Rea Anytime someone brings up record or award projections so early into an NBA season, people start to shake their heads, roll their eyes and even get a little queasy at the extremely premature nature of the…
Despite Pau’s Hot Start, Kobe Atop ESPN’s MVP Rankings
It's never been out of the realm of normalcy to consider Kobe Bryant an MVP candidate. He won the award in 2008, and for much of his career, he has floated among the the top candidates for the award. Nevertheless,…
Stan Van Gundy Calls Phil Jackson’s Comments ‘Ignorant” & the Top News Around the NBA
Top Story Despite reeling in the best free-agent crop in NBA history, the Miami Heat have been struggling to pick up wins through their first 14 games. As a result, questions about their direction and cohesiveness as a unit have…
Fancap: Lakers’ Bench “Bullies” Chicago For Big Win
Written by: Morgan Cohen When the Lakers face off with the Chicago Bulls, it is usually guaranteed to be a good game: the Bulls are young, athletic, and fast and always come to play. There are also a myriad of…