Kobe Calls In 'Sick' And Skips All-Star Media Session
As All-Star weekend approaches, tons of reporters waited and waited for Kobe Bryant to speak at Friday's media session.
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As All-Star weekend approaches, tons of reporters waited and waited for Kobe Bryant to speak at Friday's media session.
Just days after Kobe Bryant challenged the Lakers' front office to make a desision regarding Pau Gasol and Ken Berger of CBSports.com filed a scathing and revealing report on the inner dysfunction of the team's front office, Bryant told reporters that he and Jim Buss should meet for a conversation. And he wasn't the only Laker great to suggest the idea.
Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak has released a statement in response to Kobe Bryant's comments on Sunday night.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shaquille O'Neal has no problem with former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant passing him on the NBA career scoring list.
San Diego prosecutors won't file criminal charges against Kobe Bryant after reviewing allegations by a man who accused the Los Angeles Lakers star of injuring him during a scuffle at church.
Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, passing former teammate Shaquille O'Neal for fifth all-time in NBA scoring, but the Philadelphia 76ers went on a late run to beat the Lakers 95-90 on Monday night.
Al Jefferson scored 18 points, Paul Millsap had 16, and Earl Watson keyed a game-clinching 14-0 fourth quarter run to help the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 96-87 Saturday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers have done a nice job taking care of business at home. That hasn't been the case on the road.
Gilbert Arenas has not been productive on the floor in a good, long time. Knee injuries robbed him of his explosiveness, but also of his ability to create space for his jumper and lateral quickness.
Looks like Los Angeles is the basketball capital in the world. Four of the five All-Star starters will be coming from LA teams.
Kobe Bryant scored 24 points, Andrew Bynum added 20, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat slumping Charlotte 106-73 Tuesday night, extending their home record to 11-2 and sending the Bobcats to their ninth consecutive defeat and 19th of the season.
Drew Gooden scored 23 points and the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks made sure the Lakers' road struggles continued, beating Los Angeles 100-89 on Saturday night.
Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit for a 96-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night in another testy edition of their cross-hallway rivalry.
With Chris Paul leading the way, the Los Angeles Clippers prevailed in their first game against the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this month. That's also the last time Paul took the court.
When Mike Brown was hired as the Lakers head coach last summer, everyone knew he would have an impact on the way the Lakers played defensively. He's done that.
Kobe Bryant is continuing to encourage his teammates as their perimeter shooting problems persist. The Indiana Pacers have no such worries about their 3-point attack.
The Magic will now try to continue their home success against Los Angeles (10-6), which has dropped its last three regular-season games at Orlando. The Lakers did win the final two games of the 2009 NBA Finals in Orlando to claim their first of two straight titles.
More details surfaced Friday by TMZ.com saying the settlement will hand all three homes in Newport Beach to Vanessa.
