Paul, Clippers Cruise Past Lakers To Open Preseason
After a lengthy lockout that delayed the start of the NBA season, the Clippers opened up their exhibition season by beating the Lakers 114-95 at Staples Center on Monday night.
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After a lengthy lockout that delayed the start of the NBA season, the Clippers opened up their exhibition season by beating the Lakers 114-95 at Staples Center on Monday night.
Hall of Famer James Worthy is an agreement with most of Lakers nation in regards to the personel moves over the past few weeks.
"The Insider" co-host Kevin Frazier reports that Laker superstar Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are divorcing.
For a few days the Clippers have been the talk of the town, the little guys across the hall landed the big-time point guard that the Lakers not only wanted, but needed.
On Monday, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said the Lakers were still involved in trade talks, maybe he was talking about Chris Paul.
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed veteran guard Gerald Green and rookie free-agent forward Malcolm Thomas.
Lamar Odom knows what it takes to repeat as an NBA champion.
The Los Angeles Lakers have used their mini-Mid-Level Exception to sign former Indiana Pacers power forward Josh McRoberts to a 2-year deal for $3 million per year, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Back on Dec. 10th, the Chicago Tribune reported that Dwight Howard was not considering the Bulls. Chicago has not been on the list of teams Ken Berger has reported since February under consideration by Howard and his management. And Tuesday, ESPN reported that Howard's list has been narrowed to four teams, the New Jersey Nets, the Dallas Mavericks, the L.A. Lakers, and the Orlando Magic.
Mitch Kupchak feels he got stuck in a quagmire created by the NBA when the Los Angeles Lakers' disallowed trade for Chris Paul forced the general manager to ship out Lamar Odom in another hasty deal.
Whether the Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard wind up parting ways remains to be seen, and Howard said Sunday that he is experiencing a new silence with Magic general manager Otis Smith.
Even Kobe Bryant can't figure out why the Los Angeles Lakers apparently are trading Lamar Odom to one of their biggest rivals.
Orlando Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard has reportedly told the team that he wants to be shipped out of town. The Orlando Sentinel reported Saturday that Howard had request a trade multiple times this week.
Even with a flurry of moves around the NBA, the focus remained on the deal that didn't get done.
Instead of talking about his first practice under new head coach Mike Brown, Kobe Bryant was hit with plenty of questions about the NBA's decision to nix a trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers.
