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According to NBC Los Angeles, Lakers Center Andrew Bynum parked his black BMW in two parking spots reserved for the handicapped at the Bristol Farms Market in Playa del Rey on Wednesday. NBC4 questioned Andrew Bynum as he was getting back into his car: Andrew Bynum, 23, was asked about the alleged incident as he was getting into his car. He [...]

Brian Shaw recently talked with ESPN LA, after weeks of silence, and had this to say about being apart of the Lakers hiring process: “I wasn’t really told anything,” said Shaw, who had the public backing of players Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher, among others, to take over for Jackson. “Unfortunately, I found about not getting the job and who [...]

According to The Philippine Star, Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar Kobe Bryant and New Orleans Hornets’ star playmaker Chris Paul will lead a group of NBA players who will parade their wares in Manila for a series of exhibition games on July 23 and 24 at the Araneta Coliseum: The Los Angeles Lakers star, who played eight minutes with the UAAP [...]

The man of a thousand nicknames, Shaquille “Big Diesel” “Superman” “Big Aristotle” O’Neal may need another one: The Big Analysis. TNT made the announcement earlier today that the former Laker and future hall-of-famer will be joining TNT’s “Inside the NBA” show that takes place before and after games, alongside Kenny “The Jet” Smith, Ernie Johnson, and the always interesting Charles [...]

Newly drafted Lakers guard Andrew Goudelock joined David Brickley and Jason Riley on Voice of the Nation Wednesday night, and talked about being selected by the Lakers, and how he is dealing with the lockout. Below is the entire transcript of the interview:

Kobe Bryant, who turns 33 this August, will go down as one of the best dunkers of all-time. At his age and the wear and tear on his body, we don’t see his high flying acrobats as much as we did when he was a skinny rookie out of Lower Merion. However, his recent 360 dunk he threw down at [...]

As the NBA lockout continues, Laker fans have only one date on their calenders for certain: August 26th, the date of Ron Artest’s court hearing to determine whether the enigmatic, oft-troubled Laker will be allowed to change his name to Metta World Peace. Along with his name change this summer comes a career change, with Artest hosting his Ron Artest [...]

New Jersey Nets guard Deron Williams, plans to play in Turkey during the lockout. Although there has been a lot of chatter from NBA players possibly playing overseas, Williams seems like the only sure thing. According to ESPN.com, Williams said any collective bargaining agreement that would leave stars such as Kobe Bryant making only $11 million a year — the [...]

Kobe Bryant and Matt Barnes decided to play a friendly game of “Knock-Out” with a group of campers at the 2011 Kobe Academy in Santa Barbara. Guess who wins…

According to the USA Today, the big fella is headed to Turner Sports. Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal has agreed to join Turner Sports’ TNT, where Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson star on the network’s Inside the NBA, CNBC’s Darren Rovell tweeted Saturday, citing unnamed sources. It is unclear if O’Neal will join Ernie, Kenny, and Charles on [...]

Kobe Bryant went to Germany last month to have an innovative PRP procedure performed in his right knee. To clarify exactly what the procedure is, and if it can add some youth to Kobe’s right knee, the Voice of the Nation spoke with Dr. Bal Raj. A board certified Orthopedic Surgeon in Beverly Hills, specializing in sports & fitness procedures. [...]

According to the Xinhua News Agency, longtime Phil Jackson assistant coach Jim Cleamons has found a new job. Former Los Angeles Lakers’ assistant coach Jim Cleamons had been hired by the Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association league (CBA) on Sunday, local reports said. “There were several offers from teams of the National Basketball Association (NBA), but Mr. Cleamons [...]

Assistant GM Ronnie Lester has been with the Los Angeles Lakers franchise for the last 24 years. Lester has won eight championships with the Lakers. One as a player, and seven as a member of the Lakers front office. His current contract expires on June 30th, and the Lakers will say farewell. According to ESPNLA, On June 30th the Lakers [...]

Kobe Bryant has had three knee procedures since 2003, and according to the LA Times he went to Germany last month to try out a new procedure. The innovative procedure could add some new tissue to his troublesome right knee:   Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has taken an unusual step to try to strengthen his ailing right knee, undergoing an [...]