Laker Nation

Our favorite sixth man, Lamar Odom, is featured in a new online spot by Nike Sportswear. In this video, L.O. visits his old neighborhood in Queens. Throw in some basketball, music, style, and sweet treats -- you basically have Lamar in a nutshell here.

Kobe Bryant's taken to the Drew League court alongside DeMar DeRozan and James Harden, watch it live.

We joined Matt Barnes for his third annual Athletes vs. Cancer golf tournament just a few days ago in San Pedro, CA. The golf tournament was held at the Trump National Golf Club -- participants included about a dozen current and former NBA players and personalities.

Kobe and his pack of NBA All-Stars have taken their talents to the Philippines. Kobe brought his playground moves with him -- must be something in the water.

Okay, well maybe it's not the real Kobe Bryant, but comedian James Davis. You might have seen his previous Kobe Bryant postgame video on Funny or Die.

The NBA has released what it hopes to be the full schedule for the 2011-2012 NBA season. The Lakers are set to open a new Mike Brown reign on November 1st at STAPLES Center against a new familiar foe, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

We know you've been on the edge of your seats for the details, Nation! No, we're not talking about Kobe's revolutionary German knee procedure that creates knee cartilage and may add extra years to his career, we're talking about Shannon Brown and Monica's wedding.

In likely the most bizarre post we've had on this site in maybe 4 years, Kobe Bryant put a beating on rapper/actor Bow Wow.

Kobe Bryant and Matt Barnes took on a few Kobe Academy campers in a 3 on 3 pickup game. He may not dunk on his own campers like LeBron, but the Black Mamba serves a mean layup.

Kobe Bryant performs a 360 dunk at his Basketball Academy. Knee looks alright.

Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar promotes the new Smashing Pumpkins album "Oceania" by smashing a pumpkin into a basketball hoop.

The new man standing on L.A.'s sidelines joins ESPN's NBA crew tonight during halftime of the Dallas/Oklahoma City game. Mike Brown talks about what he plans on bringing to the table.

Kobe is "surprised" by the Brown hiring news.

An MRI probably wasn’t necessary afterall. [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/LD2k/status/63085588831678464"] Kobe’s second dunk of the night after the jump…