Basektball: Team USA To Face Spain, Argentina In Olympic Warmup Event
The United States will play Spain and Argentina in a pre-Olympic warmup event that marks the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the "Dream Team."
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The United States will play Spain and Argentina in a pre-Olympic warmup event that marks the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the "Dream Team."
There was a surprising Valentines addition to the Staple Center crowd last night by Vanessa Bryant. The estranged wife of Kobe Bryant was watching the action at her usual spot, dressed in red, on the family and friends section of players behind the bench.
Pau Gasol scored seven of his 20 points in the final 5:20 and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-78 on Tuesday night.
According to the LA Times, the Los Angeles Lakers do not have serious interest in signing Gilbert Arenas despite Mitch Kupchak attending Arenas' private workout in a private Bel-Air gym.
Los Angeles Lakers officials have attended a private workout for Gilbert Arenas in Southern California, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto.
Kobe Bryant didn't know much about Jeremy Lin coming into Friday nights tilt against the New York Knicks, but he knows now.
In his take on the most recent Lakers-Celtics game, Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports gave an interesting new possibility on the Lakers that would have them moving Pau Gasol.
A budding fan favorite among the faithful at Madison Square Garden, Lin faces possibly his toughest test yet Friday night as the Knicks attempt to defeat Bryant and the Lakers at home for the first time in more than five years.
Paul Pierce missed a 3-pointer at the end of regulation and Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback as time expired in overtime to give the Los Angeles Lakers a thrilling 88-87 overtime win over the Boston Celtics.
There will be no other Lakers joining Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum to the All-Star game in Orlando. Marc Gasol bumped his brother Pau, who made the team last year, to make his first All-Star appearance.
Steve Blake practiced on Wednesday in Boston, and will be a game-time decision for Thurday's game against the Celtics on TNT
Fans in Los Angeles and Boston delight in the rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics. When these franchises square off in the regular season, however, the hometown fans have seldom seen their team win lately.
Today, NBA.com reports the Lakers will retire Shaq's No 34 jersey during the 2012-2013 seasons. It also mentioned they didn't want to do it this year because of the shortened season.
