Los Angeles Lakers

With the new season just around the corner, the Los Angeles Lakers have decided to sit out their 36-year-old superstar Kobe Bryant for the rest of their scheduled games in the preseason, according to Mark Medina of the LA Daily News. [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/525069970456465408] The Lakers will be facing the Portland Trailblazers tonight in Ontario and [...]

Blame for the Los Angeles Lakers’ devolution from title-toting titan to fallen giant is available in excess, ready to be dispersed unto anyone and everyone responsible for the trying—and perhaps lasting—times that lie ahead. This includes Kobe Bryant. But not only Kobe Bryant. Rushes to diagnose the Lakers’ uncharacteristic landslide have, quite predictably, oversimplified and [...]

What if you were told that the reason the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t teeming with superstars not named Kobe Bryant right now is because of Kobe Bryant himself? Would you believe it? Probably. Perhaps most definitely. He’s notoriously hard to get along with—at least until last year—and the countless anecdotes we’ve been made aware of [...]

Just when we all thought we’ll be seeing a healthy Steve Nash this upcoming season—the two-time MVP recently hurt his back as he reportedly heard a “tweak” while carrying his bags, according to league sources. From Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times: [tweet https://twitter.com/Mike_Bresnahan/status/522488012781805568] Nash,40, has been dealing with back issues throughout his seasons with [...]

Sour patch watermelons go a long way. Remember that, NBA teams, the ones planning on recruiting free agents between now and the end of time. It’s important. Owner Michael Jordan has slowly, surely put his Charlotte Hornets on the map. They’ve gone from lost laughingstock to playoff team and intriguing free-agent destination, the latter of [...]

As time wears on Kobe Bryant has become more skilled at telling it like it is. Years ago he would have been brash and brazen. Now he’s pensive and calculated in a way that makes you place more stock in what he says. So listen up. Commenting on the next collective bargaining agreement—the current one [...]

In his first game, Kobe Bryant proved that he still has it and can still be his old dominant self whenever he may please. Despite the blowout loss against the Warriors (120-105), Kobe continued to mesmerize everyone by showing them that he can still be deadly defensively, and not just in offense. At the end [...]

Step aside Bill Duffy, agent of Klay Thompson. Kobe Bryant is going to handle your client’s contract extension. He’s got this. Shortly after the Golden State Warriors got done raising hell at the Los Angeles Lakers’ expense Thursday night, Kobe went into high-praise mode. “He has the whole package,” Kobe said of Thompson, per the [...]

Former Los Angeles Clippers forward and NBA all-star Antawn Jamison will be joining the TWC SportsNet crew this upcoming season. The 16-year veteran may be considering retirement sooner than expected with the failure to receive interest from teams around the league. But luckily for him and for us as well—we’ll still be seeing him often [...]

The new season hasn’t even started yet and the Los Angeles Lakers have already started to fill out the injury list as their leading scorer last season—Nick Young recently sprained his right thumb during practice, according to Mike Bresnahan of the LA Times. Young, 29, signed a four-year, $21.5 million contract in July to remain [...]