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Showing posts with label los angeles lakers. Show all posts

Kobe Bryant LIVE Interview - Sunday Night 9:30pm CST


Kobe Bryant, entering into his 20th NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers, talks to NTXGAME.com live after the Mavs vs Lakers game this Sunday.



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Bryant, Lakers Courting DeAndre Jordan to Join Team

Will Jordan stay in LA? Photo Credit: Troy Taormina/ USA Today Sports


Free agent DeAndre Jordan has come onto the Laker's radar in a major way.

By: Michael Hanley (@Magic20099)

For Kobe Bryant, Its all about Playing Ball



Will Kobe be back next year? Photo Credit: Richard Mackson/USA Today Sports




Before the season started, people were wondering about Kobe retiring in the near future. 

Lakers Interested in Acquiring Rondo This Summer

Could Rondo be in LA next year? Photo Credit: Daniel Shirey/USA Today Sports

Though free agency is a long way off from now and is not on anyone's mind as of right now, their is potential for a move this coming summer that could help a franchise get back on its feet.

By: Michael Hanley

NBA Nitecap Blog: Night of Rivals

Kobe Bryant doesn't like being elbowed by Dwight Howard. Photo credit: NY Daily News

For my first installment of NBA Nitecap, a daily blog about the NBA, we begin exactly where we left off...San Antonio, Texas.

by +Rodney Fisher

Laker's Steve Nash to Miss Entire 2014-2015 Season


Nash is shutdown for upcoming season. Photo Credit: USA Today Sports

The Bleacher Report reports that Lakers  point guard and  two time MVP in Steve Nash is done for the entire upcoming season due to recurring nerve damage in his back.

By: Michael Hanley

NBA: Expectations of Kobe

Reporters mob Kobe Bryant during Lakers media day. Photo credit: CBS Local 

After only playing 82 games, equivalent to one full NBA season, over the last two years, Kobe Bryant made his triumphant return to the practice court with the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday. This will be his 19th season as a professional in the association and his first under new head coach Byron Scott.With an aging roster coming off a 27-55 record, expectations for Bryant and the Lakers are still set at the Championship level. Why?

by +Rodney Fisher

Carlos Boozer Will Be Vital for the Lakers Next Season

 
Boozer looking to have a bounce back season. Photo credit: USA Today
 
With the departure of Pau Gasol, the Los Angeles Lakers will have to look to one of their newest acquisitions this offseason—Carlos Boozer.
By: Benjamin Felix Santos

The Newest LA Laker: Jeremy Lin

 
How will Jeremy Lin fare in LA? Photo Credit: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
 
Despite being unable to land LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to acquire Jeremy Lin from the Houston Rockets.
By:  Benjamin Santos

NBA: Summer League Begins, Max Melo, Bosh Begins

Nerlens Noel starts off the 2014 NBA Summer League. Photo credit: NBA 
Today in the NBA we learned that Summer League does matter. Plus Carmelo Anthony has offers he can't refuse while Chris Bosh starts the process of being a free agent.

by +Rodney Fisher

NBA: Good To Be Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony to become free agent. Photo credit: NBA 

An introspective look at the possible destinations that soon-to-be free agent Carmelo Anthony will have to choose from in the NBA. It would be hard for him to make a bad decision considering the options available.

NBA: Mavs Coach Carlisle Talks Teams Must Win Attitude Before Lakers Game

Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle talks about team's attitude
in LA. Photo credit NBA 
by Rodney Fisher

Los Angeles-- Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle addresses the media before big game against Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavericks are in must-win game situations the rest of the season due to a tie for the final playoff spot in the West.
(Video After Jump)

#BrokenNotBeaten

Kobe Bryant fractures left knee. Photo credit NBA 
by +Rodney Fisher 

After returning early from his Achilles injury suffered last season, Kobe Bryant suffers another setback this season. Reports out of L.A. suggest he will miss six weeks with a lateral tibial plateau fracture in his left knee.

NBA: Jason Kidd pulls slick move for an extra timeout

by J.T.
Jason Kidd fined $50,000 for spilling drink on
purpose. Photo credit YES 

With no timeout left with less than 9 seconds left in the game Jason Kidd told Tayshawn Taylor to bump into him so he would drop his drink. Hilarious, but smart because it gave him a free timeout to allow the Nets to draw up a last possession play.

NBA: So Crazy It Just Might Kobe

What the 2013-14 NBA Season Means To Kobe Bryant's legacy
by Ace Feltman
Although Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and a bunch of Twitter users may object, the Los Angeles Lakers are not a title contender. They are not a threat and they aren’t going to make any noise this year, other than that “dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun” after a made basket. They still get some of those, Laker Nation!

NBA: Inside The Locker Room - Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers

by Rodney Fisher

On this edition of Inside the Locker Room we cover the Mavericks beating the Lakers 123-104. Interviews with Mike D'Antoni, Monta Ellis, Nick Young, and DeJuan Blair.





NBA: Mavericks Remain Undefeated At Home After Beating Lakers 123-104 (with Video)

Monta Ellis scores 30 in blowout win over Lakers 123-104.
Photo credit CBS 
by Rodney Fisher

The Los Angeles Lakers never had a chance, as the Dallas Mavericks led from start to finish in a blowout victory 123-104. The Mavs are now 3-0 at home this season, equaling their last season's 3-1 start.

NBA: 5 Things Learned From Watching Los Angeles Lakers vs Sacramento Kings

by Rodney Fisher
DeMarcus Cousins and Paul Gasol will start their NBA
season in much different situations. Photo credit NBA 
While Kobe Bryant is trying every miracle of medicine to get back on the court as soon as possible, his teammates will start the season with pretty low expectations. The Kings, on the other hand, have much higher expectations with a secured building block player and a new ownership to help direct the project. A few realizations came to mind watching both teams play in Las Vegas, of all places, at the MGM, since both teams are gambling this season anyway.

Pau Gasol: Black Swan or Discolored Goose?


by Matt Silverston

The good news for Pau Gasol is that its already halfway through August, and the Lakers haven't started shopping him around the league yet (at least not openly).

The bad news for Pau is that the keyword in the previous phrase was "yet."