The Lakers cannot allow the trade deadline to come and go without shipping off Pau Gasol. Gasol knows he is on the trading block, and he is not the kind of person that can keep that kind of drama from affecting him on the court.  He has already been traded once this season—in the ill-fated deal for Chris Paul —and now, he is just waiting for the news to fall from the sky that he has been traded ...
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The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off a loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz; a team the Lakers had beaten twice previously on the year. Now the Lakers will continue their road trip and play game three as they face off against the Philadelphia 76ers on February 6.
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After another disappointing road loss, it's time for the Lake Show to make a move. Point guard play has been by far the most inconsistent (or nonexistent) position for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, and they would do well to address such an issue before it's too late. Despite leading the NBA in scoring, Kobe Bryant has been largely unsuccessful in winning games for the Lakers. With a 3-9 ...
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As a Philadelphia sports fan, I am used to seeing my city torn up in the media. National sports personalities take every opportunity to rip on Philadelphia fans. When Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers visited the Philadelphia 76ers on February 6, that issue came up again.
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The Philadelphia 76ers usually play second fiddle when they face the Los Angeles Lakers. But although the Sixers were the better team going into their matchup with the Lakers on Feb. 6, the big story was still Kobe Bryant and how he would pass Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place...
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So what happens if the Los Angeles Lakers don’t actually get Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic this season? Bleacher Report’s Joel C. Cordes has five “Plan B” options to resurrect a season of decay in L.A. With the Lakers unable to generate enough offensive spark, the finger-pointing has gone in many directions: “The Lakers need more shooters and slashers around their big men.” “The Lakers ...
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NBA Game of the Week for the Week of February 6-February 12 This week's NBA Game of the Week features two of the most storied franchises in all of sports. The Los Angeles Lakers (16) and Boston Celtics (17) have combined to win 33 of the NBA's 65 championships, including...
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With only five weeks until the NBA trade deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and New Jersey Nets are all generating significant trade buzz. Presently, it seems that the Lakers and Nets are one and two in the race for Dwight Howard, although there are...
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In honor of Kobe Bryant ’s new shoe, Nike has released a series of commercials featuring the “Kobe System”, featuring Kobe motivating other successful athletes, musicians and comedians, including Serena Williams, Kanye West and Aziz Ansari, on how to succeed in his own, one-of-a-kind Black Mamba kind of way. The commercials got me thinking: which of Kobe’s current teammates need to use the Kobe ...
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has passed former teammate Shaquille O'Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA's career scoring list.
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