Gasol, Kobe Enjoying Time In Barcelona
Pau Gasol is back in Spain for a third time with an NBA team. This time, he's in a Lakers jersey as an NBA champion.
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Pau Gasol is back in Spain for a third time with an NBA team. This time, he's in a Lakers jersey as an NBA champion.
The Lakers' Kobe Bryant will earn another ring and Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant will seize the MVP award away from LeBron James.
Barcelona has Lakers fever! Upon arrival in Spain, the team went straight from their charter to the arena to practice and were greeted by 5,000 screaming kids watching their every move.
Michael Beasley scored 21 points in his Timberwolves debut and Minnesota beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-92 Monday in their preseason opener in London.
The Los Angeles Lakers at practice at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre on October 2, 2010 in London, England. After practice Steve Blake, Theo Ratliff , and Andrew Bynum attended the NBA Fan Zone at the National Theater on October 2, 2010.
Bryant is still recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in the offseason, center Andrew Bynum is injured and the rest of the team is shaking off the rust from the offseason.
The Los Angeles Lakers have arrived at London's Heathrow Airport at 3:09 a.m., Los Angeles time and 12:09 p.m., London time and Kobe Bryant told Jim Hill that the weather is a bit "dodgy" in a British accent, referring to the wet weather. Upon arrival the team headed straight to their practice facility where they held a closed full team practice.
The Los Angeles Lakers have waived guard Anthony Roberson and center Russell Hicks just hours before embarking on their European tour.
Kobe Bryant missed his 3rd consecutive practice on Monday following offseason knee surgery.
Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers can only chuckle when they acknowledge the story line for the upcoming NBA season.
