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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. hailed as the most dominant center in the league, he must have known expectations were all but set…Read More

The Time was Perfect for L.A. to Forgive and Honor Shaq

The Los Angeles Lakers’ fan base is a passionate one and as it turns out, a very forgiving one as well. There was once a time that many Lakers fans held the position that the Los Angeles Lakers organization…Read More

Shaquille O’Neal Immortalized As Lakers Retire #34

There is no greater honor in all of hoops. Having your jersey number forever retired in Purple and Gold is a club more exclusive than any other in the NBA. Unlike those guys in green on the other side…Read More

Shaquille O’Neal, David Stern Among Those Paying Respect To Jerry Buss

We’re still coming to terms with the sad passing of Jerry Buss this morning. While we cannot get our arms around the magnitude of this news there is no doubt the coming days will produce countless remembrances…Read More

Dwight Howard to Shaquille O’Neal: “Your Time Is Up”

Any notions of Dwight Howard ignoring Shaquille O’Neal’s continual dismissal of the New Man of Steele were put to rest today when DH fired a warning shot across the nose of the OG Superman. Howard…Read More

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Lakers Announce Dates To Honor Shaquille O’Neal, Jamaal Wilkes

Here in Laker Country, unlike Boston, we only honor a select few of our all-time greats with the immortalization…Read More

Dwight Howard Changes Tune Again, Willing To Sign Extension With Lakers

Is it really a surprise that Dwight Howard has changed his tune again? Dude really has no clue how this…Read More

Why Steve Nash Won’t Be Bringing Showtime Back

There has been some pretty blasphemous talk going around L.A. since Steve Nash ditched the desert for…Read More

LeBron James Martyrdom Worse Than LeBron James Hate

LeBron James won his first NBA championship. Congrats! Hey, Brett Favre on line two. He wants to know…Read More

Struggles Of Erik Spoelstra Illustrates Brilliance Of Phil Jackson

It has long been the most ignorant opinion in all of hoops and potentially in all of sports. You’ve…Read More

Lakers Don’t Need A Lamar Odom Reunion

In theory it sounds nice. So too did the notion of George Clooney playing Bruce Wayne. We know how that…Read More

Metta World Peace Vows To Be Prepared For Next Season

The ending of the NBA lockout caught Metta World Peace by surprise. He was preparing for an extended…Read More

To Build, Or Not To Build Around Andrew Bynum

In case you’re living in the Kobe Bryant land of denial then you might not realize the Los Angeles…Read More

Lakers Need Much More From Pau Gasol, Ramon Sessions

If the Lakers are going to have any chance of advancing past the Western semis and beating the Oklahoma…Read More

Lakers Hold Off Nuggets In 104-100 Game 2 Victory

Nobody expected the Lakers to walk through the Nuggets in every game of this series the way they did…Read More

Andrew Bynum Caps Historic Night With S-Bomb On Live TV

Last night Andrew Bynum accomplished something only four other Lakers have ever done before him. Despite…Read More

Teammates Have Andrew Bynum’s Back But For How Long?

Newsflash! Andrew Bynum is immature! Video at 11. We didn’t need another Baby Bynum meltdown against…Read More

Lakers Retiring Jamaal Wilkes Number More Prestigious Than HOF

You’ll excuse me while I get on my soap box so I can talk the rest of my fellow Laker snobs on this…Read 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

Derek Fisher A Security Blanket Kobe Bryant No Longer Needed

One of the worst arguments ever made by Laker haters was that Kobe Bryant couldn’t win a title without…Read More