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Kobe Bryant in court battle with his mother

A New Jersey auction house is now the center of a high-profile family feud between Kobe Bryant and his mother. Pamela Bryant, the five-time champions mother, enlisted the sports-collectibles firm to…Read More

MWP: “I think we put too much pressure on Dwight”

After Dwight Howard’s nationally criticized ejection during the Lakers final postseason game, there has been growing speculation as to whether the 27-year-old will return to LA – or if the…Read More

Lakers swept by Spurs, Dwight Howard ejected

With two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Staples Center was a ghost town. Not surprising as fans never had all that much to cheer for to begin with. Dwight Howard, unable to cope with the physicality…Read More

Lakers injury list grows as postseason hopes fade

Nope, that’s not your grocery list. It’s the Lakers injury report. Metta World Peace will reportedly miss Sunday night after aggravating the knee he had drained prior to game 3. World Peace…Read More

Don’t Embarrass Yourselves

Who can forget the speculation over last summer that this Lakers team could be legendary? Many said they would win the west. Some said they would win the whole title. At this point, that’s just…Read More

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Year One: Comparing Dwight Howard and Shaquille O’Neal

It’s no secret that past Laker big men cast a large shadow. But when Dwight Howard came to L.A.…Read More

Lakers humiliated by Spurs, dealt worst home loss in playoff history

What happened… We knew the Lakers would be hard-pressed to win without Kobe Bryant in a seven…Read More

Lakers chances rest on unsteady hands entering game 3

As Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles times cleverly pointed out, the Lakers will still have a most valuable…Read More

Lakers starting backcourt injured in loss to Spurs

As if the Lakers didn’t have enough injuries, the Lakers starting backcourt went down with injuries…Read More

Lakers fall to Spurs, Dwight Howard fading in spotlight

The Lakers came into Wednesday night’s contest with the San Antonio Spurs knowing that they desperately…Read More

Pau Gasol’s Playmaking An X-Factor

In Game one of the playoffs, the Lakers offense struggled, and that is me being nice. Scoring a total…Read More

Jordan Hill cleared for game 2

Three months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn hip labrum suffered on Jan. 6th, reports are…Read More

Spurs’ Manu Ginobili ‘feeling good’, spells trouble for Lakers

We would never wish a lasting injury on any players, however the Lakers could have done without two…Read More

Kobe Bryant twitter commentary will fall silent for remainder of postseason

First of all, I would like to apologize for a First Take video even being associated with this website.…Read More

Changes needed for Lakers to even series

Win Dominate the battle on the glass Rebounding is the only distinct advantage the Los Angeles Lakers…Read More

Thoughts on Lakers loss to Spurs

With the San Antonio Spurs big three at full strength and a Kobe Bryant who could do nothing more than…Read More

Steve Nash practices, ‘very optimistic’ he’ll return against Spurs

After weathering the storm of what Steve Nash called one of the most frustrating, ‘if not the…Read More

3 players who will make a name for themselves in the playoffs

By the end of tomorrow evening we will be happily immersed in all the possibility, excitement and uncertainty…Read More

Lakers playoff schedule, preview

Round-one Schedule: San Antonio Spurs (2), Los Angeles Lakers (7):   Game 1: Sunday, April 21, 3:30,…Read More

Lakers clinch 7th seed, make statement

The Lake Show begins April 21st. Following Pau Gasol’s seventh career triple-double, Steve ‘Blamba’…Read More