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Yahoo: Kelenna Azubuike scored 22 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-106 on Thursday night, completing a sweep of the teams’ two-game exhibition series. Marco Belinelli had 18 points, Mickael Pietrus added 17 and Troy Hudson 16 for Golden State, which beat Los Angeles 111-110 on Tuesday night. Derek Fisher and Vladimir Radmanovic had 12 [...]

Lets all take a collective breath of fresh air. Breathe in, breathe out. Repeat 5 times. Yahoo: The 29-year-old Bryant is about to begin his 12th NBA season — all with the Lakers. “Dr. Buss’s comments today provided more insight to a conversation we shared in Barcelona earlier this summer,” Bryant said in a statement issued Thursday. “I have touched [...]

Per ClubLakers, apperently Kobe’s people have requested that Kobe be on today. We’ll have a recap as soon as it becomes available. This could get ugly. Or it could calm things down. Update (From the comments): John Black the Lakers director of public relations said that Kobe will not talk to the media until after tonights game. This was related [...]

The Lakers came back from a large 25+ point deficit to take the lead, but it wasn’t enough. Lakers lose their first pre-season game on a Troy Hudson jumper with 0.3 seconds left on the clock. Radmanovic was on fire with 20 points, most of which came in the 4th quarter. Lakers rookie Javaris Crittenton also looked impressive; showing his [...]

Here are some quick notes from Day 6 of training camp… OC Register: Although he was walking without a limp Sunday, Ronny Turiaf is scheduled for an MRI on a right knee he hurt in a scrimmage Saturday night. Bryant returned to practice after a day and a half resting his right knee. Jackson praised the camp play of Jordan [...]

ESPN: Kobe Bryant and Luke Walton sat out the Lakers’ morning workout Saturday as they recovered from minor injuries. Bryant rested a sore right knee, while Walton has a strained right hamstring. Coach Phil Jackson said he expected Bryant to participate in the evening practice, but Walton, Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown would not. “Some of it’s preventative, some of [...]

Pete Newell is arguably one of the greatest ‘big man’ coaches of all time. Good to know he’s taking a liking to Andrew. Lets just hope he’s right. LA Times: Andrew Bynum will turn 20 in three weeks, a young 7-footer asked to grow up quickly . . . again. Last season could be described only as an experience, a [...]

CBS sportsanchore, Jim Hill will replace Alan Massengale on LTV, the Lakers pre-game show on KCAL 9. During Media Day, Kobe was seen shooting a possible TV spot for LTV with both James Worthy and Jim Hill, no Massengale in sight. There’s also some word that Alan Massengale’s contract with CBS was not renewed earlier this year. A legendary figure [...]

Looks like Ronny has a shot at starting this season. I don’t know if I’m all for this or not. Luke seems to make things run smoothly out there; Odom at the 3 didn’t really work out that great for us either. PE: He has been called the Lakers’ “silent warrior,” even though Coach Phil Jackson says Ronny Turiaf is [...]

Okay, the season has NOW officially started! ESPN: Luke Walton and Derek Fisher sustained minor injuries Friday during the Los Angeles Lakers’ training camp. Walton strained his right hamstring and is listed as day-to-day. Fisher received a deep one-inch gash to the forehead when he took an elbow from center Larry Turner. Walton sat out the remainder of the workout, [...]

The following is written by Kobe for his Truth section. Very inspirational quotes from former United States Secretary of State; Colin Powell. KB24: I found these quotes from Colin Powell to be inspirational, and felt they would help set the tone for our ball club going into the season. Each player on the team received a copy, and I thought [...]

HoopsWorld: The Los Angeles Lakers re-signed forward Luke Walton over the summer. Last year Walton dramatically improved his outside shot and proved to be a solid contributor until an ankle injury derailed his season. The offseason was a challenge for the Lakers as All-Star Kobe Bryant publicly demanded a trade. At Media Day in El Segundo, tension filled the room [...]

LA Times: The Lakers began training camp in a dim high school gym, but tucked away in a corner, under a series of championship banners for high-school kayaking and paddling, General Manager Mitch Kupchak offered a season outlook that was comparatively bright. A few minutes before boarding the unusual Lakers team bus — stenciled on the side: “Polynesian Adventure Tours” [...]