Lakers

Latest Updates

Thunder Remind Lakers Who Is Best In West

Derek Fisher wanted to play for a championship contender this season. So it only makes sense why Mitch Kupchak removed him from the Lakers roster. As long as the road to an NBA championship runs through…Read More

Derek Fisher Drama Comes To Staples

The word drama has become synonymous with the Los Angeles Lakers. That is always true for the purple and gold but this season has seen even more than usual. From the failed Chris Paul trade to the mixed…Read More

Andrew Bynum’s Maturity Worse Than His Shot Selection

Kobe Bryant knows he won’t be around forever. He’ll likely remain a Laker for life but his playing days are numbered meaning at some point he’s going to have to pass the torch. We didn’t need…Read More

Magic Johnson Saves Dodgers From McCourt Mess

It took an insane $2-billion to pry the L.A. Dodgers from the greedy grip of Frank McCourt. In the end no price was too steep that the investment group headlined by Laker legend Magic Johnson would have…Read More

Lakers Win Unnecessarily Close Contest In The Bay

More of the usual tonight for the Lake Show. A big lead was lost. Andrew Bynum busted out the Baby Bynum act. A short handed team was made to look better than what they were. Yet and still Kobe Bryant…Read More

And more..

Kobe Bryant Comes Full Circle As a Leader

We exist in an era where living in the moment means having a kneejerk reaction to whatever the trending…Read More

Mike Brown Picks Wrong Time To Send Message To Kobe

Mike Brown can spin it any way he wants. We all know Brown’s decision to keep Kobe Bryant seated while…Read More

Lakers Don’t Want To See Grizzlies In Playoffs

This is not a kneejerk reaction to the Lakers’ 102-96 loss at Staples to the Memphis Grizzlies. This…Read More

First Start For Ramon Sessions, Start Of Something Big For Lakers

Oh yes…the Ramon Sessions effect is real. There is no catchy Linsanity-esque nickname for this though.…Read More

We Talkin’ ‘Bout Playoffs?

If the playoffs started today, what would the Lakers’ road to the NBA Finals look like? Let’s…Read More

Ramon Sessions Reinventing The Lakers

What difference a legit point guard makes. No disrespect to Derek Fisher but when he was at the helm watching the Lakers offense was about as exciting as watching Caltrans workers collect garbage off…Read More

Kobe Bryant On Facing Derek Fisher: “I’m going to demolish him”

Last night, while the Lakers were busy destroying the Mavs, Derek Fisher made his debut as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder during their domination of the Clippers. D-Fish won’t be rocking #2 in…Read More

Lakers Dominant In Dallas

How the Lakers can go from dormant to dominant in 24 hours remains a mystery. Why it took Mitch Kupchak so long to pull the trigger on the Ramon Sessions trade is even more confusing. Sessions was sensational…Read More

Baby Bynum Makes An Appearance In Houston

For all of the progress Andrew Bynum has made this year he still remains a child in a man’s body. We’ve seen a lot of Bynum the beast this season. His physical presence in the post has been instrumental…Read More

Kobe Loses the Mask, Bynum Loses His Cool, Lakers Lose In Houston

The Masked Mamba era is over. So too is the Lakers’ three-game winning streak on the road. One streak that still has legs is L.A.’s two game slide against short handed teams. I’d call tonight’s…Read More

The Lakers Secret Struggle Between Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum

Kobe and Shaq this isn’t, not even in the same universe not even the same circumstance. But there is a very secret struggle being waged. Bryant is still the best player in a Laker uniform. That is undeniable.…Read More

Lakers Bad, Kobe Bryant Worse In 103-99 Loss To Jazz

Mamba never said there’d be nights like this. It doesn’t seem possible for Kobe Bryant to play any worse than he did tonight during the Lakers surreal 103-99 loss to the undermanned Utah Jazz. Kobe…Read More

Derek Fisher Could Be Calling It A Career

Lost in all the concern over how the Lakers would react to the trade of Derek Fisher is the concern over how the man himself has handled being dealt. If his near three day absence from Houston is any…Read More

Kobe Bryant Takes Derek Fisher Trade In Stride

We didn’t need Kobe Bryant to do a LeBron James style one-hour special to announce how he felt about Derek Fisher being shipped off to Houston. Of course the man was disappointed to see his longtime…Read More

New Look Lake Show Impresses in Win Over Wolves

However you feel about Derek Fisher’s departure from Los Angeles is going to be like a religious argument among Laker fans for eternity. No matter your feelings on the manner in which he was shown the…Read More

Around FanSided