News Articles
-
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Lakers ended the Charlotte Bobcats' inexplicable mastery over them Friday night with a 92-84 victory, their...
March 4, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Coach Phil Jackson says the Los Angeles Lakers' upcoming road trip is the "make-or-break point of the season."
March 4, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Phil Jackson expects to play Matt Barnes in the Lakers game Friday.
March 4, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers did not make a move at the NBA trade deadline last week, deciding to move forward with their three-peat bid with their roster as is. This week, the Lakers...
March 3, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers' Matt Barnes should make his return from injury on Friday.
March 3, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers overwhelmed Kevin Love on the boards in a 90-79 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
March 1, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes, who underwent surgery Jan. 11 to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee, says he is fit to play and the decision on his...
February 27, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 18 of his 24 points in the third quarter, Pau Gasol added 22 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their third game in four days out of the All-Star...
February 25, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant says there's no such thing as "flipping the switch."
February 24, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant had 37 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame a 10-point deficit late in the fourth quarter to beat Portland 106-101 in overtime Wednesday night...
February 24, 2011 at 12:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy returned from injury Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.
February 23, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers easily ended their three-game skid with a 104-80 victory over the struggling Hawks on Tuesday night.
February 22, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Andrew Bynum is still feeling the effects of offseason arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
February 22, 2011 at 12:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers are preparing to ramp up the rest of their regular season.
February 21, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
After missing the team's last 20 games, forward Matt Barnes participated in practice for the first time since undergoing surgery to repair a torn lateral...
February 21, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
If Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson follows through on his plans to retire after this season, general manager Mitch Kupchak says he won't be caught off...
February 21, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Hollywood stars have long been fixtures at Lakers games and now a Laker is a fixture in Hollywood. Kobe Bryant became the first athlete to have his hands and feet...
February 19, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Serbia guard Milos Teodosic edged Pau Gasol for European player of the year.
February 18, 2011 at 8:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
General manager Mitch Kupchak says the Los Angeles Lakers are unlikely to make any trades before next week's deadline, even after a humiliating defeat in...
February 17, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Jerry West has long been immortalized as the NBA logo. The legendary basketball icon was honored Thursday evening with a bronze likeness at Staples Center, joining the...
February 17, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Following their 103-95 victory over the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night, LeBron James and several of his Heat teammates stayed in the visitor's locker room at...
February 17, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers owner Jerry Buss still believes his team can make another appearance in the Finals.
February 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers coach Phil Jackson wouldn't leave retirement to coach for Michael Jordan's Bobcats.
February 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Gerald Wallace had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Charlotte Bobcats routed the Los Angeles Lakers 109-89 on Monday night to extend one of the more bizarre one-sided...
February 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers are entering a 20-year television agreement with Time Warner Cable to distribute Lakers games and original programming across two regional sports networks in...
February 14, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant missed the Lakers' shootaround Monday with body aches and chills.
February 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
Dwight Howard had 31 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic earned their first victory over a winning team in more than a month, downing the Los Angeles Lakers...
February 13, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy says forward Brandon Bass won't start but is expected to play against the Los Angeles Lakers.
February 13, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Despite suffering a right knee bruise that forced him out of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Celtics guard Nate Robinson is feeling well enough...
February 13, 2011 at 10:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 33 points in another effortless night at Madison Square Garden, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 113-96 victory over the struggling New York...
February 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers' Ron Artest would like to see Carmelo Anthony in a Knicks uniform.
February 11, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom received eight stitches to close a laceration on his forehead above his right eye after the Lakers' 92-86 win over the...
February 10, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said captain Paul Pierce is feeling better after sitting out Wednesday's practice due to illness, but wasn't sure what he would...
February 10, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant defends Kevin Garnett's trash-talking ways before the Lakers take on the Celtics Thursday night.
February 10, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Andrew Bynum and the Lakers aren't getting caught up in all the Carmelo Anthony trade talk.
February 9, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers and Nuggets have had preliminary talks about Carmelo Anthony, sources said.
February 8, 2011 at 8:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 19 points and Lamar Odom had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 93-84 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday...
February 7, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Pau Gasol had 34 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Hornets 101-95 on Saturday night.
February 5, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Hornets starting small forward Trevor Ariza and fill-in starting center Jason Smith both are unavailable for New Orleans' home game against the Los Angeles...
February 5, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said in a post on his Twitter account that he is "100 percent cancer free" on Friday afternoon.
February 4, 2011 at 7:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Antonio McDyess tipped in Tim Duncan's missed jump shot right before the buzzer, and the San Antonio Spurs survived the Los Angeles Lakers' late rally...
February 3, 2011 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said the Lakers were the best team in the West.
February 3, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers will have their big man in the middle as Andrew Bynum will be in the lineup when they host Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.
February 3, 2011 at 1:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher shrugged off recent criticism directed at the Lakers by Jerry West and Magic Johnson.
February 2, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Denying a report from ESPN.com's Marc Stein, Ron Artest said Wednesday at Lakers practice that he doesn't want to be traded.
February 2, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
At Monday's Lakers practice, a day after Kobe Bryant took 10 consecutive shots on his own down the stretch of Los Angeles' 109-96 loss to the rival...
February 2, 2011 at 7:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, Pau Gasol had 26, including the go-ahead layup with 1:04 left in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers bounced back from consecutive home...
February 1, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers, losers of four of their last seven games including their last two in a row at home, will be without starting center Andrew Bynum on Tuesday night against the...
February 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Magic Johnson says the Lakers likely need a deal to shake things up.
February 1, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak says he'd consider a trade, according to the Los Angeles Times.
January 31, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum missed the first 14 games of the season while recovering from offseason surgery on his right knee. But it was Bynum's sore...
January 31, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Paul Pierce scored 32 points, Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 13 rebounds with a large bandage over a cut on his head, and the Boston Celtics won their NBA finals...
January 30, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Two summers ago, Kobe Bryant called up Hakeem Olajuwon so he could see the legendary big man's footwork up close and try to steal a few of his post moves. Friday...
January 28, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has once again cut back on his practice time.
January 27, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers coach Phil Jackson said 2010-11 would be his "last stand" and a recent interview with ESPN's Hannah Storm had him reiterating that.
January 27, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The New York Knicks have overtaken the Los Angeles Lakers as the NBA's most valuable franchise, and 17 of the 30 teams are estimated to have lost money last...
January 26, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant wasn't about to diss Jerry West for saying the Lakers are "getting long in the tooth." He just begged to differ.
January 25, 2011 at 11:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 21 points in three quarters and the Lakers led all the way in defeating Utah 120-91 Tuesday night.
January 25, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Phil Jackson doesn't disagree when former Lakers general manager Jerry West says the current team has problems consistently clamping down on defense.
January 24, 2011 at 8:50 AM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers veteran center Theo Ratliff, who on Nov. 17 underwent successful arthroscopic surgery to perform a partial meniscectomy on his left knee, returned to the practice...
January 23, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant is clarifying his remarks that Denver Nuggets fans are "stupid" for booing Carmelo Anthony over his trade stance.
January 21, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant blasted the Denver crowd by day and quieted it at night. After criticizing Denver fans for booing Carmelo Anthony, Bryant led the Los Angeles Lakers past the...
January 21, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers star Kobe Bryant is set to become the first athlete to have his hand and foot imprinted in a ceremony at the world-renowned Grauman's Chinese Theater on...
January 20, 2011 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Jason Kidd broke out of an awful shooting slump to score a season-high 21 points, and Jason Terry and Shawn Marion provided solid scoring as reserves, helping the...
January 19, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The NBA's most colorful owner, Mark Cuban, and perhaps its most outspoken coach, Phil Jackson, were at it again Wednesday night before the Dallas Mavericks...
January 19, 2011 at 8:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers coach Phil Jackson doesn't see the Heat getting by the Celtics in the East.
January 19, 2011 at 2:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Pau Gasol scored 21 points, Kobe Bryant added 21 and seven assists and the Lakers held off the Thunder 101-94 Monday night for their eighth win in nine games.
January 17, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Eric Gordon scored 30 points, Blake Griffin had 18 points and 15 rebounds after a foul-plagued start, and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped the Los Angeles...
January 16, 2011 at 3:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
In a game between the Lakers and Cavaliers last season, Ron Artest told LeBron James to play for the Clippers.
January 15, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers are scheduled to play the Clippers at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, just an hour before the Jets-Patriots kickoff in their AFC semifinal playoff game.
January 15, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Pau Gasol had 20 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers hung on for their seventh straight victory, 100-88 Friday night over...
January 14, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers' Ron Artest say that playing against the Knicks brings out the emotional side to his game.
January 12, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers humiliated the Cavaliers while sending them to their 11th straight loss, rolling to a 112-57 victory.
January 11, 2011 at 10:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Golden State Warriors shooting guard Monta Ellis is recovering from flulike symptoms and will be a game-time decision against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday...
January 11, 2011 at 5:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee, it was announced by the team.
January 11, 2011 at 12:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers' Andrew Bynum had the second of his two technicals from Sunday's game against the Knicks rescinded, the NBA announced Monday.
January 10, 2011 at 4:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers mixed it up with the Knicks in their fourth straight victory, 109-87 Sunday night.
January 9, 2011 at 9:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
Lakers forward Matt Barnes is likely to have surgery Tuesday to repair torn cartilage in his right knee, an injury expected to sideline him for several weeks.
January 9, 2011 at 6:50 PM -
From the Web › ESPN
The Lakers reserve timetable for return will be given after the procedure to repair the knee.
January 8, 2011 at 3:50 PM