Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant is done for the season. Probably. Initial assumptions were confirmed Monday, when the Lakers announced that Kobe would undergo shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff: [tweet https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/559807630370025472] At 36, with only one-year left on his deal, having faced roadblock after roadblock after roadblock, it stands to reason that Kobe would consider [...]

On Wednesday night against the Pelicans, Kobe Bryant apparently hurt his right shoulder after driving for a slam dunk during the third quarter. Many thought he would not return to the game, but to our surprise—he did. With five minutes remaining in the final period and the Lakers down by 13 points, Kobe returned and [...]

There’s something truly zany about the 2014-15 NBA season. It’s been weird. It’s still weird. It’s truly, utterly, completely, wholly, wonderfully, purely, perfectly zany. Allow me to offer up Exhibit A: These here power rankings. Collective movement is neither enormous nor insubstantial. There is virtually no change at the top. But then we get into the [...]

Random NBA free-agency update incoming. Goran Dragic, one of the top prizes of this upcoming summer’s free agency, is still projected to be a hot commodity—specifically for the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. From USA Today‘s Sam Amick and Jeff Zillgitt: Goran Dragic, the 28-year-old Phoenix Suns point guard, is no youngster, as he’s [...]

Los Angeles Clippers Coach and President of Basketball Operations Doc Rivers said all the right things when he pulled the trigger on a 3-team trade that sent his son Austin Rivers home to the Clippers, Reggie Bullock to the Phoenix Suns, Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 pick to the Boston Celtics. But, does the Clippers [...]

Well it’s official: The NBA is a forest fire of craziness. To wit: A lot has happened since we last met. Kevin Garnett decided to head-hump Dwight Howard amid the Net’s demonstrative downturn; the Pistons decided to be an actual basketball team; the Knicks and Celtics let Sam Hinkie know they’re coming for his (pingpong) balls; [...]

Just about six days ago, the Lakers were hanging around in their game against the Blazers until Damian Lillard decided to explode in the final period to lead them to a 98-94 victory against a Kobe-less purple and gold team. He finished that night with a game-high of 39 points. Then on Sunday night, things [...]

The Lakers are certainly one of the worst teams in the league right now, but sometimes they have been quite entertaining to watch not only because of Kobe Bryant, but also because of the Nick ‘Swaggy P’ Young. And on Monday night, Young gave us another highlight to brag about when he nailed a three-pointer [...]

It’s been awhile since we last saw this from the Mamba. With less than 20 seconds left in the game, the 36-year-old Kobe Bryant delivered when it mattered most as he nailed a game-winning hook shot over Pacers defender Solomon Hill, and hence giving the Lakers a thrilling 88-87 victory over the Pacers. Please enable [...]

Hello again. After a brief holiday respite, during which a crap ton of NBA-related things happened, The Hoop Doctors’ power rankings are back. We know it’s been tough, slogging through these last two weeks without the ability to incessantly check and read and cherish and tell your friends about updated power rankings. But the wait [...]