Lakers

If this was the Los Angeles Lakers’ idea of a birthday present for Byron Scott, I hope they kept the gift receipt. The Lakers lost to the Utah Jazz by a a final score of 123-75 on Monday night, Scott’s birthday. Afterward, he made it clear he was none to pleased with the team’s effort, [...]

Yes, you read that mind-blowing headline correctly. According to ESPN NBA reporter Brian Windhorst, the Lakers front office called the Cavaliers front office to inquire about a potential earth shattering Kobe for LeBron trade. According to Windhorst this happened in the summer of 2007 after LeBron had just led an underwhelming team to the NBA [...]

When Billy Donovan left the University of Florida to coach the OKC Thunder, he landed in one of the best coaching gigs in the league. But in just a few years, it’s possible that it could be one of the worst. Kevin Durant becomes a free agent this summer and Russell Westbrook the year after. [...]

Lakers President and Co-Owner Jeanie Buss released a statement Wednesday announcing that the Lakers will be erecting a statue of Shaquille O’Neal outside of the Staples Center to be unveiled sometime during the 2016-17 season: “We look forward to having Shaq join the other legends who have been honored with statues at STAPLES Center,” Buss [...]

Young players on bad teams generally don’t let losing ruin their day. You’ll often times see them smiling and joking on the bench while their team is getting handled. Kobe Bryant recently noticed this as the Lakers were getting worked by the Blazers the other night, and the two youngsters in question were Julius Randle [...]

According to recent reports from Steve Kyler of Yahoo Sports and Marc Stein of ESPN, the Lakers and Nuggets are actively trying to shop Roy Hibbert and J.J. Hickson. Roy Hibbert waived some of his trade kicker to land in LA… I was told Lakers trying to find him a playoff team. https://t.co/f0ulO2TqJB — Steve [...]

The only thing moving faster than decreasing gas prices has to be the increase in NBA franchise values. Each time Forbes ranks NBA teams, it’s amazing at how far #1 has grown when compared to the previous ranking. When the Clippers were sold to Steve Ballmer, everyone fell out of their collective chairs at the [...]

What’s in a number? When it comes to someone like Kobe Bryant, that answer is “a lot.” It’s rare that a great player will ever change his jersey number mid-career. I mean, we’ve seen it a handful of times, and when it happens it quite noticeable. In most cases, they are forced to do so [...]

Kobe Bryant’s aging body, dipped performance and high salary have somewhat handcuffed the Lakers the past few seasons. We all see it, and perhaps, Kobe does as well. But, it’s one thing to realize this is the case, and it’s another thing entirely to say that out loud. That’s more or less what Mitch Kupchak [...]

Last season, Lakers rookie Julius Randle broke his leg in his very first professional regular season game and missed the rest of the year. This year, their new highly touted rookie, D’Angelo Russell, has apparently sustained an injury as well. Russell injured his foot in Lakers training camp, but the good news is we’re still [...]