With Kobe Bryant sidelined at least 6 weeks and all three point guards on the shelf injured, the Lakers needed to add a warm body who can initiate an offense and soak up some minutes at the lead guard spot. Late Thursday night, they have done just that, adding 2nd year point guard Kendall Marshall. […]
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Steve Blake Out Minimum Of 6 Weeks With Torn Ligament In Elbow
Well, when it rains, it pours for the Lakers. Steve Nash has been hurt. Jordan Farmar is out for a few more weeks with a torn hamstring. That left Steve Blake as the only legitimate healthy point guard for the Lakers. Let’s make that zero. Here’s the official Lakers Twitter account. Injury Update. Steve Blake […]
Kobe Will Not Play Friday, But is Still Very Close to Returning
The bad news is that Kobe will not play in Friday’s game versus the Kings. When he announced the release of his new kicks, he also broke it to the press that he had ruled himself out for a return in Sacramento. The good news, however, is that Kobe practiced today for the 3rd consecutive […]
Thoughts on Kobe Bryant’s Extension
As we told you earlier today, Kobe Bryant signed a contract extension to remain with the Lakers for another two seasons beyond the current one. The extension will reportedly pay Kobe a total of 48 million dollars and will keep him as the highest paid player in the NBA over those two seasons. I am […]
Report: Kobe Bryant Returns to Practice
Updates have been few and far between when it comes to Kobe’s progress in his achilles rehab. Outside of general soundbites about him being “ahead of schedule” countered with him saying he will not rush to return mixed with the occasional “if it were the playoffs, I’d play today” comments, we really don’t know how […]
Ryan Kelly and Elias Harris assigned to D-Fenders
Earlier today, the Lakers made a bottom of the roster move concerning a couple of their young players. Per Mike Trudell of Lakers.com: Lakers rookies Elias Harris and Ryan Kelly were assigned to the @DFenders today. This is no surprise. — Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) November 14, 2013 The move will benefit the two young players, […]
Report: Kobe Has “Scaled Back” on his Workouts
While there’s still no official timeline for Kobe Bryant’s return to the court, we’d thought a ramp up in his workouts while the team was in China was a sign he was progressing well and moving closer to the point where he could begin doing more work in practice. Today, after the Lakers practiced however, […]
Expiring Contracts Loom Over The Lakers In 2014
This is going to be a fascinating Lakers season on various levels, but one is the narrative surrounding the myriad Lakers who are in contract years this season. Outside of Steve Nash, Robert Sacre and Elias Harris, there are no Lakers who have contracts that extend past the 2013-14 season. Nick Young has a player […]
Report: Lakers Sign Marcus Landry
The Lakers have been working the edges of the roster in recent weeks, adding all types of wings and combo forwards to compete for a roster spot when training camp opens later this month. In continuing that pursuit, the team has added Marcus Landry, a combo forward who shined for the team’s summer league outfit […]
Lakers Continue to Chase Potential, Sign Xavier Henry
The Lakers, as they continue to fill out their roster in the lead up to training camp, announced that they signed swingman Xavier Henry to a one year contract for the minimum. Henry is a three year veteran and last season averaged 3.9 points and 1.8 rebounds a game for the New Orleans Hornets (now […]