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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 [...]

Lakers.com has officially announced Shannon Brown opting out of his contract:   Lakers guard Shannon Brown has informed the team that he has elected not to exercise his option to extend his contract for the 2011-12 season, it was announced today. Brown, therefore, has become an unrestricted free agent. Brown, who had a player option, could of signed back with [...]

NBAPA President, and Lakers guard Derek Fisher confirmed the lockout: “They told us they have the votes to lock us out,” NBPA president and Lakers guard Derek Fisher said. According to the AOL Sporting News, The main issue, still, is the form that the league’s salary cap will take. Currently, the NBA has one of the softest caps in sports, [...]

Darius Morris joined the Voice of the Nation on Wednesday night, and talked about being selected by the Lakers. Below is the entire transcript of the interview: David Brickley: What is Mike Brown and Mitch Kupchak telling you? As far as your chances to make the team, what they are envisioning, and what the best-case scenario is for you? “There [...]

Here is the official highlight reel of Andrew Goudelock courtesy the College of Charleston: Per College of Charleston: Goudelock is the Cougars leading all-time scorer, the third all-time scorer in the SoCon. He was the first-ever Cougar to earn the SoCon Athlete of the Year Award and was named 2011 SoCon Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and earned All-America [...]

Back on Tuesday you were given the opportunity to enter a contest to win an autographed bottle of “Unbreakable” signed by Lakers star Lamar Odom and wife Khloe Kardashian. All you had to do was follow Perfumania on Facebook and Twitter. Tony Kamel is the lucky winner chosen and will receive the autographed prize; here is what Tony had to [...]

By David Brickley As Laker fans know Paul Sunderland followed Chick Hearn on T.V in the 2002-03 season, and Joel Meyers was the Lakers radio play-by-play man. In 2005, Sunderland was fired. The Lakers promoted Meyers up to T.V. and hired 26 year-old Spero Dedes to take over radio. Dedes was a man that understood the legacy of Chick Hearn, [...]

Kobe Bryant and Mike Brown have talked multiple times on the phone, and have even met in person. However,  Bryant has yet to come out publicly and say anything about his new head coach. When asked about the hire at a charity event Bryant said, “Right now is not the time nor the place.” It begs the question when the “right [...]

The question that still has yet to be answered is what does Kobe Bryant think of new head coach Mike Brown? Reports have said the two have had face to face meetings, and phone conversations, even saying Brown has won over Bryant. Yet, Bryant has yet to come out publicly with his thoughts of the Lakers new head coach. Bryant [...]

According to the New York Daily News, the Lakers may be shifting their focus from Dwight Howard to an all-star point guard: Don’t be surprised if the Lakers shift their sights from Dwight Howard to Chris Paul or Deron Williams. New coach Mike Brown is expected to ditch Phil Jackson’s triangle offense and there’s some sentiment within the organization to [...]

According to Mark Heisler, from the Los Angeles Times, Kobe Bryant is just fine with the Mike Brown hire. Heisler reports of two meetings Bryant and Brown have had: Their first was May 31 at Bryant’s home in Newport Beach, on Brown’s way to his news conference in downtown Los Angeles . . . more or less. Apparently, the meeting [...]

Photo by | Victor Decolongon The Lakers season may have ended, but Voice of the Nation is rolling on. David Brickley and Kevin Figgers are, once again, broadcasting from the Fox Sports Radio studios in Burbank, CA. Matt “Money” Smith joins the guys to talk Lebron James’ performance in the NBA Finals and Kobe Bryant not acknolwedging Mike Brown publicly. [...]

ESPN SportsNation is holding a poll that currently has over 39,000 votes. The Question: Who is the best basketball player in the world right now? The players to choose from are Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki, Derrick Rose, or other. Kobe Bryant leads the vote around the nation, and around the globe. Here are the results as of Tuesday [...]

A tragic story that will bring a tear to anybody’s eye is what “Big Shot Bob” is currently going through. AOL’s Sporting News is reporting that Robert Horry’s 17-year-old daughter Ashlyn Horry has died today from “Severe respiratory issues and a host of other complications requiring a six month stay in Texas Children’s hospitals Neonatal Intensive Care Unit” according to [...]