The Charlotte Bobcats lost their 12th game in a row after dropping a 101-100 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Gerald Henderson blew a golden opportunity late when he missed a point-blank layup that would have given the Bobcats a one-point win. Even though Henderson turned out to be the goat of the … [Read more…]
Things went from bad to worse for the L.A. Lakers, as starting point guard Steve Nash will be sidelined for at least one week after suffering a small fracture in his left leg. The Lakers announced the results of their point guard’s MRI exam Saturday, throwing yet another complication into their dismaying start to the … [Read more…]
After a second straight postseason where they lost in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers decided to go all in and make a run at a few more NBA titles. They started by trading very little (future low level first-round picks in 2013 and 2015, plus a couple of … [Read more…]
Well, well, well. Just when you thought the obituary for the Los Angeles Lakers had already been written, here comes Steve Nash. One day after Deron Williams and the New Jersey Nets made the biggest splash in the 2012 free agency period, the Los Angeles Lakers dropped a massive firecracker over the rest of the … [Read more…]
The Los Angeles Lakers need to fix their team on the fly. For the second straight year they got bounced out of the NBA playoffs in the second round by a better team. They played better than they did last year in getting swept by the Dallas Mavericks, but it still isn’t good enough for … [Read more…]
No matter how much they try to detach from each other, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant will forever be linked in Lakers lore. The duo brought home three consecutive championships to the franchise and reached the NBA Finals four times in five seasons. The Shaq-and-Kobe era gave Laker fans a multitude of unforgettable moments, including … [Read more…]
When Ron Artest was introduced as the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers, he didn’t disappoint and gave the assembled media a sneak peak at his colorful personality, starting with the No. 37 jersey he chose to wear for the 2009-10 season. Why No. 37? “I just ask all my Twitter friends and on … [Read more…]