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Tonight’s Game 6 is a possible close out. In typical Phil Jackson fashion, the team will be watching the following clip from 1992′s Glengarry Glen Ross, as they do before every close out game. Lets finish this off and go onto the next one. Warning: Explicit Language

Without further ado, here’s the logo for the NBA’s upcoming All-Star weekend in Los Angeles. Thoughts? Everyone looking forward to All-Star weekend here in L.A.? Are you planning on attending? The weekend will be centered all around Downtown’s new L.A. Live.

Kevin Durant couldn't believe what he was hearing every time he turned on the TV or radio or what he was reading every time he picked up the paper or went on the Internet. Kobe Bryant was getting old, he was past his prime; he was finally breaking down.

These big wins never get boring.

The five time NBA champion, and former Laker is calling out seemingly ever player not named Kobe Bryant. Justified? Yes. Will Lamar, Ron, and Jordan show up during today’s pivotal Game 5? We’re a few hours from finding out. LA Times: Ron Harper has called out the Lakers all the way from his home in New Jersey. Harper specifically called [...]

If there's one thing I know about Lakers fans, its that when things are bad -- half our fan base is either overly confident, or overly unconfident. There is no in-between. Here's a Game 5 video made by one of the confident ones. Video credit to Lakers fan/mixmaker, Silo.

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World, rejoice! After about a year of back and fourth talks, Kobe and the Lakers have signed a contract extension. The Black Mamba is inked for another 3 years. Lakers.com reports… Lakers: The Los Angeles Lakers have signed guard Kobe Bryant to a three-year contract extension, it was announced today by General Manager Mitch Kupchak. “We are extremely pleased that [...]

Though it lived a short, yet meaningful life -- Ron Artest's blond, "Rodman style" hair has reached the end of it's journey. Ron's hair peacefully shaved away sometime between yesterday's loss in Orlando to today's team practice in El Segundo. But don't mourn too much, "defense" still remains on his head (and hopefully still on his mind), in three different languages. None of which are in English.

The 2011 NBA All-Star Game returns to Los Angeles after only 7 years. The festivities begin in 368 days, too soon to start thinking about the game, weekend, parties, and all else that comes? Arash Markazi writes...

Live reactions from the web during the 2010 NBA All-Star Game!

Update: Kobe not playing tonight. Game #1,000 will have to wait for another time. After 13 and a half incredible seasons, Kobe Bryant will mark another milestone tonight, game #1,000. It’s hard to say whether this milestone is bitter sweet. In most cases, the 1,000th game marks the final stages of a players career – but it’s easy to see [...]

The Lakers Nation and KB24.com have teamed up to give a lucky fan a chance to attend Nike Live with Kobe Bryant this Saturday! Get to know 24 on and off the court and hear from the man himself about his newest signature shoe that is the lowest and lightest basketball shoe ever: Nike Zoom Kobe V. Kobe will be [...]

Kobe Bryant went from having a slow night because of a sore back to nailing the go-ahead jumper with 28 seconds left, lifting the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.