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Yahoo: Kobe Bryant scored 24 points and reserve guard Sasha Vujacic dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 19 of his career-high 22 points and powering the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-99 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Vujacic shot 6-for-14 in 21 minutes of action. Andrew Bynum had 12 points and 13 rebounds and Luke Walton added a [...]

SI.com: It took Andrew Bynum 17 years to become a wanted NBA commodity; it took 24 seconds to become a punch line. That’s all Kobe Bryant needed to tell a couple of amateur video makers in a shopping center parking lot that the Lakers should “ship out” their young center if it would bring someone such as Jason Kidd in [...]

LA Times: Coach Phil Jackson has decided to sign a contract extension that keeps him with the Lakers for two more seasons. Jackson met Wednesday with Jerry Buss and informed the Lakers owner of his decision. Jackson, 62, will get a modest raise from the three-year, $30-million contract he signed in June 2005, which was the richest per-annum coaching deal [...]

Interesting new article by Eric Pincus of Hoopsworld. Is Kobe tearing that team apart all the way from LA? Hoopsworld: The Chicago Bulls are coming off of an impressive playoff showing last season – sweeping the Miami Heat right out of the first round. Management brought back Andres Nocioni and replaced PJ Brown with the suitable Joe Smith. They also [...]

Shocking isn’t it? Before you close this page and never come back, just go ahead and read this… Deseret News: Luke Walton of the Los Angeles Lakers is a solid NBA player, but nobody would consider him a superstar by any stretch of the imagination. After all, the fifth-year small forward has never averaged more than the 11.4 points he [...]

LA Times: The latest on the Lakers’ three centers? One moved up a notch, one slipped a bit and one shot free throws in flip-flops at practice Thursday. Chris Mihm is coming off his first starting assignment in 20 months, Andrew Bynum is trying to shake off a subpar shooting night Tuesday against New Orleans, and Kwame Brown is not [...]

LA Times: It was as if Phil Jackson could no longer ignore the bouncing pogo stick at the end of the bench. Ronny Turiaf was little more than an energetic curiosity piece his first two seasons with the Lakers, carving a part-time niche by collecting rebounds, floor burns and fan admiration with his short bursts of intensity at power forward [...]

Yahoo: The Phoenix Suns got home at 4 a.m., then sleepwalked through their home opener. The result was a 119-98 rout at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers.More games like this and Kobe Bryant might not want to leave Los Angeles. Vladimir Radmanovic made all four of his 3-pointers and scored 19 points, and Bryant added 16 points and [...]

Derek Fisher was on with Dan Patrick this morning. They covered a few subjects and briefly talked about Kobe. Worth a listen, check it out.

LA Times: And on Thursday, the Lakers finally felt a mild breeze of tranquillity, thanks to a strong issuance out of the Windy City. Chicago Bulls General Manager John Paxson ended the notion that Kobe Bryant would be dealt to Chicago, halting the unchecked speculation that a deal was close to being completed. Paxson said he wanted to address the [...]

Will Staples Center start doing the ‘shimmy’ soon? It could happen. Anotine Walker, who was just recently traded to the Minnisota Timberwolves, is rumored to be bought out by his new team. Who is the rumored team that is just crazy enough to want him? Yeah, we are. There’s some talk flying around that the Lakers would be interested in [...]

According to NBATV’s newstracker, the Lakers have rehired Rudy Tomjanovich as scout of player development and personnel. Rudy T was seen last night at the Rockets vs. Grizzlies game last night taking notes. In 2004, Tomjanovich took over as the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, replacing Phil Jackson. After just 41 games, he resigned due to health issues unrelated [...]

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John Ireland reported before tipoff of tonights game against the Jazz, that Lamar Odom was told by doctors that he will miss another 2 weeks before he can get back on the court. Lamar will more than likely miss the opener at Staples Center on Oct. 30th against the Rockets. More info will be posted when available.