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Benching Bryant makes sense -- and should have been the plan all season
March 13, 2014 at 11:50 AM -
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With the 2013-14 season officially in the rearview window for Kobe Bryant after Wednesday's announcement that his left knee injury will keep him out of the final 18...
March 12, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers have ruled Kobe Bryant out for the remainder of the season after re-examining the veteran guard's injured knee, the team announced...
March 12, 2014 at 8:50 AM -
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ESPN Video: Despite a triple-double from Kevin Durant, Jodie Meeks scored 42 points and the Lakers snapped a three-game slide with a 114-110 win over the...
March 9, 2014 at 4:50 PM -
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NBA Basketball Recap: Final statistics from the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers game played on March 09, 2014
March 9, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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Kenneth Faried scored a career-high 32 points, Ty Lawson had 30 and the Nuggets beat the skidding Lakers 134-126 on Friday night.
March 7, 2014 at 9:50 PM -
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After a series of discussions following a stretch of historically bad losses this week, the Los Angeles Lakers do not believe that an in-season coaching change will help...
March 7, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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Blake Griffin had 20 points and 11 rebounds during three thunderous quarters by the Los Angeles Clippers, who routed the Lakers again 142-94 Thursday night to extend...
March 6, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford will miss his third straight game with a strained left calf and forward Jared Dudley will miss his first game of the season...
March 6, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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In their divergent seasons, the reversal of fortunes for L.A. teams remains stark
March 6, 2014 at 7:50 PM -
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Anthony Davis had 28 points and 15 rebounds, Eric Gordon also scored 28, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Lakers 132-125 on Tuesday night to snap an...
March 4, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant plans to use the Los Angeles Lakers' dismal year as motivation next season. And he's hoping his teammates will do the same.
March 4, 2014 at 9:50 AM -
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Kent Bazemore threw an alley-oop to Wesley Johnson for the go-ahead dunk with 6.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 107-106 on...
March 3, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni thinks we've already seen the last of Steve Nash on the court for the 2013-14 season.
March 3, 2014 at 12:50 PM -
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After missing more than two months of game action because of a right knee injury, Xavier Henry will make his return when the Los Angeles Lakers go on the road to play...
March 2, 2014 at 1:50 PM -
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Jordan Farmar scored a career-high 30 points off the bench, making eight of 10 shots from 3-point range, and the Los Angeles Lakers capitalized on the absence of...
February 28, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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With Pau Gasol on track to miss the playoffs for just the fourth time in his 13-year NBA career, and the first time since being traded to the Lakers, the veteran...
February 28, 2014 at 2:50 PM -
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Courtney Lee scored 18 points, Marc Gasol had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a late 3-point shooting display by Los Angeles to beat the...
February 26, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni says he was disappointed that Pau Gasol took him to task through the media and also vowed Wednesday to continue to employ a...
February 26, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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After a three-point game at halftime turned into a 118-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol went off during his postgame...
February 25, 2014 at 9:50 PM -
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Paul George scored 12 of his 20 points in the third quarter, Evan Turner had 13 points in his Pacers debut, and Indiana beat the Los Angeles Lakers 118-98 on Tuesday...
February 25, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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Nick Young still is experiencing pain in his left knee and will not play on the Los Angeles Lakers' two-game road trip against the Indiana Pacers and Memphis...
February 25, 2014 at 10:50 AM -
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Jason Collins became the first openly gay athlete to play in North America's four major professional sports Sunday when he played 11 minutes in the Brooklyn Nets 108-102...
February 23, 2014 at 11:50 PM -
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Deron Williams had a season-high 30 points along with seven assists in a 108-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
February 23, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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The Brooklyn Nets will be without Kevin Garnett, Shaun Livingston and Marcus Thornton Sunday night when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
February 23, 2014 at 5:50 PM -
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With Glen Davis opting to join the Los Angeles Clippers, the Brooklyn Nets will sign free agent center Jason Collins to a 10-day contract and the 35-year-old center will...
February 23, 2014 at 9:50 AM -
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Boston Celtics center Jared Sullinger will not play Saturday in Sacramento due to a mild concussion suffered in the fourth quarter of Friday night's loss to the Los...
February 22, 2014 at 4:50 PM -
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Less than three weeks after being diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the patella and a bone bruise in his left knee, Nick Young will be back in the lineup when...
February 22, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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MarShon Brooks made his Lakers debut in style, scoring 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter against his former club and leading Los Angeles to a 101-92 victory over...
February 22, 2014 at 12:50 AM -
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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was examined by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo on Friday and it was determined the 18-year-veteran will be sidelined another three weeks...
February 22, 2014 at 12:50 AM -
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It was a relatively quiet trade deadline for the Los Angeles Lakers, but the one deal they did make appears to have upset Kobe Bryant.
February 20, 2014 at 4:50 PM -
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Kevin Pelton gives his take on the deal that sends Steve Blake to the Warriors, and Kent Bazemore and MarShon Brooks to the Lakers.
February 20, 2014 at 7:50 AM -
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Dwight Howard thoroughly enjoyed his first road game against the team he left as a free agent after one tumultuous and contentious season, getting 20 points and 13...
February 19, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Lakers guard Steve Blake has been traded to the Golden State Warriors, he told reporters as he left the team's Los Angeles facility in street clothes on Wednesday...
February 19, 2014 at 6:51 PM -
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Kevin Love claimed in a recent interview that enjoys playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves and compared them favorably to the Los Angeles Lakers.
February 19, 2014 at 8:50 AM -
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Dwight Howard says he's happy in Houston and confident he made the right decision last July to spurn the Lakers' five-year, $118 million offer for the Rockets'...
February 18, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol has heard his name in trade rumors for more than two years now, so he is equipped to make it through the next two days before the...
February 18, 2014 at 5:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant sounded more confident about the Los Angeles Lakers' ability to return to the ranks of the NBA's elite teams with their summer transactions than he did in...
February 16, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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ESPN Video: SportsCenter Highlight of the Night: Kevin Durant scored 43 points to lead the Thunder past the Lakers 107-103.
February 13, 2014 at 11:50 PM -
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Despite Steve Nash appearing in just 60 of the Los Angeles Lakers' 135 games since L.A. acquired the aging point guard, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said he...
February 13, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder sent the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers to a record-setting seventh straight...
February 13, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Steve Nash said he will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday because of nerve irritation in his back and hamstrings stemming from a collision to his...
February 12, 2014 at 2:50 PM -
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Reserve Alec Burks scored 13 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz sent the injury-riddled Los Angeles Lakers to a franchise record-tying sixth...
February 11, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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For the second straight game, Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash started but could not finish, exiting at halftime Tuesday of a 96-79 loss to the Utah Jazz because of...
February 11, 2014 at 9:50 PM -
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Steve Nash will play against the Utah Jazz on Tuesday after exiting the Los Angeles Lakers' 92-86 loss to the Chicago Bulls early on Sunday with nerve irritation in his...
February 11, 2014 at 12:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Nash participated in limited drills during practice Monday and expects to play Tuesday when the Lakers host the Utah Jazz.
February 10, 2014 at 2:50 PM -
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Steve Nash exited the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Chicago Bulls Sunday and did not return because of nerve irritation in his left leg.
February 9, 2014 at 2:51 PM -
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Chicago Bulls power forward Carlos Boozer did not play Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers as he continues to recover from a left calf strain.
February 9, 2014 at 1:50 PM -
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Steve Nash scored a season-high 19 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-98 Friday night.
February 7, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers should have a whopping nine healthy bodies for their game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.
February 7, 2014 at 11:50 AM -
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young will miss at least two weeks after an MRI showed he suffered a non-displaced fracture of the patella and a bone bruise in his left...
February 6, 2014 at 1:50 PM -
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Always the businessman, Magic Johnson is ready to do whatever it takes to sell the Los Angeles Lakers to free agents and help the team return to its banner...
February 6, 2014 at 7:50 AM -
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Lakers guard Nick Young will receive an MRI on Thursday after twisting his left knee in the first half of the Lakers' 119-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on...
February 5, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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The depleted Los Angeles Lakers had to keep Robert Sacre on the court after he fouled out in the fourth quarter of a 119-108 victory at the Cleveland Cavaliers on...
February 5, 2014 at 7:50 PM -
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Kevin Love had 31 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, spoiling Steve Nash's return for languishing Los Angeles and leading the Timberwolves to a 109-99 victory Tuesday...
February 4, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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The Los Angeles Lakers extended the expected return timeline for injured forward Pau Gasol on Tuesday.
February 4, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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Steve Nash, who turns 40 on Friday, will start against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said after shootaround Tuesday...
February 4, 2014 at 10:50 AM -
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The Lakers and Suns engaged in a fresh round of trade discussions Monday focused on four-time All-Star center Pau Gasol as both sides continue to assess their options in...
February 4, 2014 at 12:50 AM -
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Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Jordan Farmar all practiced Monday and will be available to play for the Lakers against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, barring any...
February 3, 2014 at 2:50 PM -
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The Phoenix Suns have emerged as a potential trade suitor for Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol, according to sources close to the process.
February 2, 2014 at 2:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol will miss at least the next week with a strained right groin.
February 1, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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Lakers center Pau Gasol said he will have an MRI on his injured right groin on Saturday and wasn't sure about his availability to play on the team's upcoming three-game...
January 31, 2014 at 11:50 PM -
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Al Jefferson tied a career high with 40 points, 16 of them in the fourth quarter, and grabbed 18 rebounds to help the Charlotte Bobcats send the floundering Los Angeles...
January 31, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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A former security guard who stole Los Angeles Lakers championship rings from a training center has been sentenced to 180 days in jail.
January 31, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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Even Phil Jackson gets sticker shock when considering the $48.5 million contract extension the Los Angeles Lakers gave to a 35-year-old Kobe Bryant, but the legendary...
January 30, 2014 at 7:50 PM -
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Steve Nash, Steve Blake and Jordan Farmar returned to the practice floor Thursday, providing the point guard-depleted Lakers a sudden boon in the backcourt.
January 30, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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David West scored 19 points, Lance Stephenson had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers wrapped up a five-game road trip with a 104-92 victory over the...
January 28, 2014 at 10:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant is still dealing with pain and swelling in his left knee and will be sidelined for approximately three more weeks before he is re-examined, the Los Angeles...
January 28, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash will not return to the court Tuesday night against the Indiana Pacers, as he had initially targeted.
January 27, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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NBA Basketball Recap: Final statistics from the Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks game played on January 26, 2014
January 26, 2014 at 3:50 PM -
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Kobe Bryant considers Carmelo Anthony one of his closest friends in the NBA, but he will not be actively recruiting the New York Knicks forward to join the Los Angeles...
January 26, 2014 at 2:50 PM -
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Forget all the storied history. Reality is starting to set in with the Los Angeles Lakers about just how far the mighty have fallen.
January 24, 2014 at 8:50 PM -
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NBA Basketball Recap: Final statistics from the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic game played on January 24, 2014
January 24, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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Xavier Henry, who had been considered possible to make a return from a bone bruise in his right knee Sunday against the New York Knicks, will now be sidelined another...
January 24, 2014 at 4:50 PM -
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ESPN Video: LeBron James and Chris Bosh combinded for 58 points in the Heat's 109-102 win over the Lakers.
January 24, 2014 at 12:50 AM -
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NBA Basketball Recap: Final statistics from the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat game played on January 23, 2014
January 23, 2014 at 7:50 PM -
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NBA Basketball Recap: Final statistics from the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat game played on January 23, 2014
January 23, 2014 at 7:50 PM -
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Having only played in six of the Los Angeles Lakers' first 43 games this season, Kobe Bryant does not feel he is deserving of his starting All-Star bid and plans to sit...
January 23, 2014 at 6:50 PM -
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Dwyane Wade has resumed a conditioning and rehabilitation program on his troublesome knees and will miss his fourth consecutive game Thursday when the Miami Heat face...
January 23, 2014 at 10:50 AM -
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Some backcourt relief might finally be on the way for the guard-depleted Los Angeles Lakers.
January 22, 2014 at 12:50 PM