Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has not looked like the explosive player he was during his time with the Orlando Magic. Howard admitted that his lack of energy and problems with conditioning have cost the Lakers some games. “You’ve got to have energy and I want to bring that energy every night,” Howard told ESPNLA.com [...]
Lakers GM Refutes Howard-For-Rondo Trade Rumors
February 16, 2013 | Posted by
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak quickly refuted trade rumors that surfaced Friday around Lakers center Dwight Howard and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo. CBSSports.com reported Friday that the Lakers and Celtics were in preliminary trade talks involving the two players, that would add a third to the equation. “I haven’t talked to Danny [...]
Lakers Lose Pau Gasol in Win Over Nets
February 6, 2013 | Posted by
Just when the Los Angeles Lakers appeared to be in a groove and making a playoff push, they lose another key player, Pau Gasol, in Tuesday’s 92-83 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Gasol left after straining the plantar fascia in his right foot with 3:50 remaining in the game. The four-time All-Star, who used crutches [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Passing Gives Lakers Hope Of Turn Around
January 28, 2013 | Posted by
In last two games, Kobe Bryant has shot less and passed more and the Los Angeles Lakers — the surprise disappointment of the season — won both times. Maybe, just maybe, the elixir has been found to turn around their season. Bryant, one of the fiercest competitors in the NBA, surely hopes so. The league’s [...]
Lakers’ Frustrations Mount as Fall Continues
January 22, 2013 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers have fallen and they can’t get up. They have a $99 million payroll, one of the best all-time players performing at a high level, the purported best center in the league, an all-star forward … and yet they are in 12th place in the Western Conference, seven games under .500. It [...]
VP Jim Buss: Lakers ‘Very, Very Solid’ Despite Losses, Injuries
January 11, 2013 | Posted by
Los Angeles Lakers executive vice president Jim Buss, the son of owner Jerry Buss, has looked at the team he helped assemble and declared it fine, despite losing five games in a row and ranking out of the playoffs to date. Fans have been waiting to hear from Buss. During an interview with ESPNLA, he [...]
Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Jordan Hill Injured For Lakers
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers, already struggling, will have to go on the road without three significant big men because of injuries: Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol and Jordan Hill. Howard has a torn labrum in his right shoulder, and is expected to miss at least a week of action before his injury is re-evaluated. He injured [...]
Kobe’s Frustration With Lakers Mount; Blames Age For Struggles
January 2, 2013 | Posted by
Kobe Bryant did not mince words. “‘Cause we’re old as s—,” Bryant, 34, said to the gathering of media following another Los Angeles Lakers loss, this one 102-99 to the Philadelphia 76ers at home Tuesday night. And he hardly was done. “What do you want?” he added. “We just got to figure out how to [...]
Don’t Look Now: Lakers Hot, Beat Knicks For 5th Straight
December 25, 2012 | Posted by
This was more like what was envisioned when the Los Angeles Lakers teamed Kobe Bryant with Dwight Howard and Steve Nash. The Lakers looked formidable on Christmas Day, handling the scorching New York Knicks, 100-94 to pull to .500 on the season. Bryant had a jolly good time, scoring 34 points to lead L.A. to [...]
Kobe Bryant: I Stunted Andrew Bynum’s Growth
December 17, 2012 | Posted by
Prior to Sunday’s Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia 76ers game, Sixers center Andrew Bynum addressed reporters in his locker, stating that Kobe Bryant’s ball hogging ways limited his development on being one of the best centers in the NBA. ”I thought it really helped me a lot obviously at first, because he draws so much attention [...]
