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Late in the 3rd quarter with the Lakers up by eight, Ron Artest wrestled the ball away from Chris Paul in the backcourt, and scored over Jason Smith. He would then do his now signature “Bicep flex”. However, no kiss was involved this time:

Some basketball fans get irritated that Kobe Bryant is constantly compared to Michael Jordan. However, you can’t dismiss the fact that Kobe has lasted the longest in the “Who’s the next MJ” debate. Many players have been compared to MJ, and failed. It started back in 1996 when Bryant was a rookie, and 15 seasons later, people still feel passionately [...]

The Lakers eliminated the Hornets in six games, and the Mavericks took care of the Blazers in six, setting up a match-up between each-other in the 2nd round. Here is the schedule for the Western Conference Semi-Finals. (All Times Pacific) Game 1 – Mon May 2 Dallas at L.A. Lakers 7:30PM TNT Game 2 – Wed May 4 Dallas at [...]

Join David Brickley and Kevin Figgers as they play you post-game player audio, and give you post-game analysis of the Lakers win against the Hornets in Game 6. The Lakers are moving on to the next round! They will be taking calls from the Nation, and the Senior Writer from Hoopsword.com  Eric Pincus joins the program! Rundown Lakers close out [...]

The Lakers will play their 52nd Game 6 tonight as they face the Hornets in New Orleans. The Lakers have closed out opponents in Game 6 road games in four of their last five opportunities. The only loss coming to Houston in 2009. WIN:  5/29/10 @ Phoenix Suns WIN: 4/30/10 @ Oklahoma City Thunder WIN: 5/29/09 @ Denver Nuggets LOSS: [...]

Despite a left foot injury that has seen Kobe on crutches in-between games. Phil Jackson has made it clear that he has no problem playing Kobe as many minutes as it takes to close out the Hornets in Game 6. When asked at Wednesdays practice if he had a set amount of minutes to play Jackson had this to say: [...]

Join David Brickley and Kevin Figgers as they play you post-game player audio, and give you post-game analysis of the Lakers and Hornets Game 5 at Staples Center. They will be taking calls from the Nation, and the host of the Petros and Money Show on Fox Sports Radio Matt “Money” Smith joins the program! Rundown Lakers win Game 5 [...]

NEW YORK (NBA) — Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers is the 2010-11 recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award presented annually by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. The award is named for the second commissioner of the league and honors an NBA player or coach for outstanding service and dedication to the community. Artest won for his [...]

“I should play,” Bryant said to reporters after Game 4. “It’s going to take a lot to stop me from playing. “I’m concerned, as I am about any injury, but I’ve played through so many of them it kind of becomes old hat for me.” According to some speculation, it looks like the reason Kobe Bryant is refusing an MRI [...]

Late in the fourth quarter with less than two minutes to play, Kobe Bryant twisted his left ankle, as he was guarding Willie Green. The injury made Bryant lose his balance, and he fell into Green giving the Hornets two free-throws in the midst of a tight game. Bryant, immediately started limping around the court once the whistle sounded. Phil [...]

Kobe Bryant scored 30 points in the Lakers 100-86 win against the New Orleans Hornets in Game 3. Friday night’s 30-point game marked the 80th time Bryant has scored 30 points in a playoff game. He now only trails Michael Jordan, for most 30-point playoff games. Kobe has passed former Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Jerry West who have 75 and [...]

  David Brickley, and Kevin Figgers come to you for another LIVE edition of the Voice of the Nation. They give you full post game coverage, on the Lakers game three win against the Hornets at Staples. Special Guest Bob Licht play-by-play man for the Hornets joins the show! Rundown Lakers win Game 3 – 100-86 in New Orleans Pau Gasol is BACK! [...]

Carlo Ortega has won the Game 5 ticket giveaway! Here is his quote: “First of all, thank you so much to LakerNation and ScoreBig for these Lakers tickets!  I registered for the giveaway for fun, and with all the Lakers fans we have I definitely didn’t expect to win.  I was out of town planning to catch the game on [...]

While Pau Gasol has only made 4 baskets in the first two games, and Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher have struggled shooting the ball. Ron Artest has been the most consistent for the Lakers thus far in the playoffs. Its only been two games but Artest is shooting 46% from the field, while averaging 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds in 34.5 [...]