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This day 33 years ago Kobe Bean Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the youngest of three children and the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and new Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe “Jellybean” Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. Bryant is not over the hill just yet. If Kobe is still being compared to Michael Jordan then [...]

  According to China Daily, 17 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) club owners sat down with league officials to discuss the possible signing of current NBA players during the NBA lockout. The agreed upon terms will not allow clubs to sign NBA contracted players: According to the new regulation, the CBA will only allow clubs to sign free agents who could [...]

Former 15 year NBA Vet, Olden Polynice, was kind enough to drop on by the Voice of the Nation studios for a special NBA roundtable. Polynice talked with David Brickley, Jason Riley and Kevin Figgers for over 45 minutes about all the topics surrounding the NBA. He also shares some behind the scenes stories that you have never heard before! [...]

By now everybody knows that Kobe had 45 points, and hit the game winner at the Drew League on Tuesday. Well now you can check out the rest of the highlights from the game. Courtesy Digital Dreams Video.

With the score tied 137-137, Kobe Bryant had the ball, and you probably know what happens next.

Former Laker Shannon Brown, who opted out of his player option back in late June, is still working on his game even during a lockout. Brown, and Lisa Leslie took on 5’3 comedian Kevin Hart and Terrance J in a friendly game of two on two. Some say the match-up was filmed as a scene in a movie, while others [...]

A couple of weeks ago we brought you a story that Ron Artest (aka Metta World Peace) was seriously thinking about competing in ABC’s hit T.V. show “Dancing with the Stars” Reports said that Artest and “Dancing” producers have been in touch to reach a possible deal, yet nothing was official. Artest had this to say when we asked him [...]

You hear them every week on the #1 Lakers Podcast: Voice of the Nation. This week, David Brickley, Jason Riley, and Kevin Figgers talk about the top Laker topics of the week in a little bit of a different way. Check out the first edition of VOTN: Fastbreak. The guys discuss and debate the top Laker topics of the week, [...]

A former Laker, who won a championship with the team back in 2002 has got into some trouble. WTOV9.com reports that Samaki Walker was pulled over in his 2002 Mercedes-Benz in Kingman, Arizona. Walker had illegal drugs in his vehicle, so he attempted to eat eight grams of marijuana before he was arrested. According to reports officials seized approximately 10 [...]

Bryant recently held a a news conference in conjunction with the Manchester United/Barcelona soccer game in Washington D.C. After the news conference, Bryant sat down with George Smith on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” for a Sunday sit-down conversation. Bryant was asked about new head coach Mike Brown and the level of communication the two have had: We’ve talked. We’ve met, we’ve talked [...]

David Brickley, Jason Riley and Kevin Figgers bring to you the “Best Of” show including interviews with Vic the Brick Jacobs and NBA Hall of Famer Rick Barry. Rundown VOTN Rewind: First Thoughts on the Mike Brown Hire Vick the Brick Jacobs (In Studio) on all the off-season Laker topics Interview: Rick Barry – NBA Hall of Famer Additional Audio [...]

According to TMZ, Ron Artest aka Metta World Peace is seriously thinking about competing in ABC’s hit T.V. show “Dancing with the Stars” Reports say that Artest and “Dancing” producers have been in touch to reach a possible deal, yet nothings official. The one issue Artest may run into if he decides to get his ‘dance on’ is “Dancing with [...]

  The LA Times Mark Medina recently wrote a piece on how the lockout could affect Kobe’s chances on climbing the NBA’s all-time scoring list, and mentioned a conversation he had with Phil Jackson last season: I asked the former Lakers coach last season which player Bryant wants to pass on the scoring list the most, Jackson replied without hesitation, “Michael [...]

The NBA released its 2011-2012 schedule a few days ago, and Laker fans immediately looked to see when they will play the likes of Dallas, Miami, Boston, etc. The obvious concern is if the NBA will even play its full 82 game schedule. Some say it will be like the 1998-99 season where only 50 games were played, or even [...]