Los Angeles Lakers

There’s a lot for the NBA to be thankful for this time of year. Stephen Curry’s bombs; Marc Gasol’s everything; the Mavericks offense; the Kings’ illogical record; Jimmy Butler’s surge; Anthony Davis’ god mode; San Antonio being San Antonio; Damian Lillard’s cold-bloodedness; and so much more. Truth told, there is also plenty the league could [...]

It’s amazing the impact winning can have on someone’s attitude and general demeanor. Take Kobe Bryant, following the Lakers’ surprise 98-92 victory over the Rockets Wednesday night. No one saw it coming. Sure, Dwight Howard didn’t play as he tended to a sprained knee, but still. It was a pleasant shock for those in Tinseltown [...]

In their 114-109 victory against the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday night, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant just broke another milestone once again as he officially became the fourth player in league history to reach 32,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, and Michael Jordan. With exactly 1:10 remaining in the game, Bryant scored his [...]

Holy crap, the Warriors are good. I could stop there, because that’s all you need to know. They’re taking over the NBA one game at a time, and assuming health, won’t be stopping anytime soon. Nor will I, because you deserve more than some pre-rankings Warriors-loving. So with that in mind, here’s a choppy portrait [...]

We all know the Los Angeles Lakers are in a grim situation right now—having only won 1 out of their first 10 games of the season. I guess the best thing for them to do now is to look towards the future already—specifically finding help for Kobe Bryant next season. But, it looks like Oklahoma [...]

Not even playing alongside LeBron James safeguards Kevin Love against Lakers rumors. The free-agent-to-be has been heavily linked to the Lakers since last season. He was born in Santa Monica (raised in Oregon), attended UCLA, unhappy in Minnesota and barreling towards the open market. It was only a matter of time before Love put on [...]

As the 2014-2015 NBA season gets underway, everyone already wants to know how it will end. Will the San Antonio Spurs repeat? Will Cleveland finally win one? When will big market franchises in the basement (Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and the Philadelphia 76ers) return to contention? Back on top, the Spurs [...]

It’s better to have admired and lost than to have never admired at all. Remember that, Dwight Howard. Too much has been made of Howard’s decision to the leave the Lakers and, more pointedly, Kobe Bryant during free agency in 2013. The relationship between these two superstars has been painted as something either tenuous or [...]

Things haven’t been going well at all for the purple and gold this season, as they continue to struggle against almost every opponent. However, things may start to look a little brighter, as their sixth man guard—Nick Young may return from his thumb injury next week, according to Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times. The [...]

Allow me to tell you a secret. Injuries suck. The NBA has been a hotbed for injuries and sad storylines early on, and it sucks and blows simultaneously. So, too, does the whole early-season confusion. There is so much inconsistency around the Association this time of year. Good teams aren’t good, bad teams aren’t bad, [...]