From Ryan Ward, Lakers Nation: Former Sixth Man of the Year, Lamar Odom, has reportedly been missing for the last three days and feared to be using crack cocaine. Odom’s life continues to spiral out of control with the 33-year-old struggling to save his marriage with reality star, Khloe Kardashian. Although Odom remains missing, with all sorts […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Kobe, Jordan Hill, Swaggy, Blake, Sleeves
From Corey Hansford, Lakers Nation: With Kobe Bryant turning 35 tomorrow, this edition of Throwback Thursday will focus on the Mamba at a younger age. Throughout his career, Kobe has established himself as one of the premier clutch shooters in the history of the NBA. There are very few people who are more than willing to […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Meeks, Organization, MDA, D12, Achilles
From Dave McMenamin, ESPN LA: Granted, the 2012-13 season was pretty crummy for every Los Angeles Lakers player, but consider the plight of Jodie Meeks. After two and a half solid seasons in Philadelphia, where Meeks established himself as a valued contributor on playoff teams, the sweet-shooting guard signed with L.A. at a discount with the hopes of winning a […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Tradition, Free Agents, Tanking, Dwight,
From Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk: The legend, the tradition of the Lakers is not in question. In the past 14 years the Lakers have seven trips to the finals and five titles, and since the Buss family took over it is up to 10 titles. In the past 30 years they have simply been the […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Kobe Legacy, Hill, USA Hoops, Achilles
From Corey Hansford, Lakers Nation:The legacy of Kobe Bryant is one that will last decades, and possibly even centuries. He will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest Los Angeles Lakers ever to play for the franchise and has cemented his spot as one of the best talents the NBA has ever seen. But […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Achilles, SIX, Kobe’s Future, Commercial
From Dan Duangdao, Lakers Nation: There has been a lot of news regarding Kobe Bryant’s Achilles and his progress this past week. Since the injury on April 12 against the Golden State Warriors, we’ve all heard about the best and worst outcomes from this major injury. In China, Bryant recently told thousands of fans that he’s “shattered” […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Schedule, Salaries, Gasol, D’Antoni
From Ross Gasmer, Lakers Nation: The long awaited schedule release happened yesterday as Laker fans got to circle when Dwight Howard returns to Staples Center as well as Metta World Peace. With 29 nationally televised games, it’s clear everyone is interested in the Lakers, regardless if they’ll sink or succeed this season. At first glance, the schedule looks to […]
The Dark World
Sometime as a fan you need some inspiration to get through a trying season. Injuries, losses, and free agency all seem to have taken its toll on Laker fans across the world, leaving some hopeless about the state of the Lakers franchise moving forward. Check out this pretty cool Youtube video from LD2K. It entails the […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Pau, Kobe, Nick Young,
From Dave McMenamin, ESPNLA: The Los Angeles Lakers’ pitch to try to convince Dwight Howard to stay started long before billboards sprung up around L.A. Some six months before the billboards appeared, in positioning Howard as the franchise’s future, the Lakers put Pau Gasol in the past, and often, on the bench. “We did have a free-agent market last year we had […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers running, 0.4, Gasol, Kobe Achilles
From Eric Pincus, LA Times: Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis hopes to help improve the team’s defense, but he also had some thoughts to share on the offense. “The [Lakers] still have big people and I think you have to take advantage of the big people,” said Rambis in a phone interview with The Times on Thursday. “You can’t […]