Mike D’Antoni

To no one’s surprise, Dwight Howard isn’t happy. Superman is often found smirking and joking around, but he’s not genuinely happy. Not with the Los Angeles Lakers, specifically Mike D’Antoni. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPNLosAngeles.com, Howard’s exit interview with general manager Mitch Kupchak comprised of him expressing extreme dissatisfaction with D’Antoni and all he [...]

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Steve Nash is old. He’s injured. And his Los Angeles Lakers are trailing the San Antonio Spurs 1-0 in the first round of the NBA playoffs. But he’s still happy. Despite being forced to navigate a labyrinth of adversity, Nash said that he was “thrilled” to be fighting alongside his teammates (via Sam Amick of [...]

Despite not looking terrific in a 91-79 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in game 1 of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers appear a few tweaks away from being competitive in this first round matchup. Lakers Head Coach Mike D’Antoni said the Lakers didn’t need to make adjustments rather tighten up some of the [...]

If you wanted the Los Angeles Lakers to sign Mike D’Antoni over Phil Jackson, you were like me. Together, we were also two of the few. But that’s neither he nor there anymore. Choosing Jackson over D’Antoni wouldn’t have been a bad decision. I was (and still am) just of the mind that the organization [...]

Well, that didn’t last very long. According to Comcast’s Ric Bucher, Mike D’Antoni and the Los Angeles Lakers may move Pau Gasol back to the bench. Source: Don’t be surprised if Pau Gasol is coming off the bench at Minnesota on Wednesday after the Lakers went 0-2 upon his return. — Ric Bucher (@RicBucher) March [...]

Steve Nash knows the Los Angeles Lakers still have a lot of work to do. Los Angeles has won 12 of the last 17 games and is now just two games back of the final Western Conference playoff spot, but all still isn’t well. Why? Because, according to Nash, the Lakers still don’t have an [...]

The hits just keep on coming for Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers. As Los Angeles continues to teeter between mediocrity and oblivion, plenty of others are taking exception to just about everything that has to do with these Lakers. Set to explore free agency at season’s end, Howard has been the primary target [...]

During a difficult season for the L.A. Lakers, the chanting Staples Center crowd has pleaded with Lakers management to, “Bring back Phil!” While I admire Jackson as a coach, probably as much as anyone, you don’t have to fly to Montana to figure out why he won’t come back to the Lakers, not this season. [...]

Oh, Pau. Somewhere in the back of most of our minds, we thought the Los Angeles Lakers were going to make a trade. Even after general manager Mitch Kupchak said otherwise, there was a part of us that believed Hollywood’s finest were going to do something. Anything. Now, however, it’s become abundantly clear the Lakers [...]