Lakers Fire Head Coach Byron Scott
The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Head Coach Byron Scott.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have fired Head Coach Byron Scott.
With a core built around Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, D'Angelo Russell and a top pick (hopefully this year, but potentially next year), the Lakers certainly need to add a couple more pieces to the puzzle before they can compete in the NBA again.
Fox Sports' Jason Whitlock made some very egregious statements regarding Kobe Bryant's 20-year NBA career when he spoke Friday on "The Herd."
The final game of Kobe Bryant's career was historic in many ways.
Kobe Bryant put on a show in his grand finale.
Alexis Ajinca and the Pelicans dominated Los Angeles in a 110-102 victory Friday night in retiring Lakers star Kobe Bryant's final game in New Orleans.
Isaiah Thomas scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics clinched a playoff berth while besting Kobe Bryant for the final time with a 107-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
His biggest contributions to the team are his post-game quotes that make no sense and his premature celebrations of shots that don't even go in.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle has been fined $15,000 for making an obscene gesture during the game against the Miami Heat.
John Wall had 22 points and 13 assists, and Marcin Gortat added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the Washington Wizards' 101-88 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Kobe Bryant hit four 3-pointers and scored 28 points in his final meeting with the Nuggets, producing his highest-scoring performance in nearly eight weeks during his farewell season.
But he's definitely fully-equipped. He's got food, everything, if anything went down. He thinks something's going down with politics or something, because if you ever ask him a political question, you will get a great answer … He thinks everyone is corrupt, basically
Coach Byron Scott also says he spoke with the players about Sunday night's incident in Hollywood with Alexis Jones, an activist and public speaker against sexual harassment and domestic violence.
Former Lakers center and current Rockets big man Dwight Howard found himself in a little bit of trouble on Saturday.
Brandon Knight scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter after Phoenix nearly blew a 19-point lead, and the Suns hung on for a 95-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
