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Kobe Rips Lakers Management Over Gasol Uncertainty

After last night’s 102-90 setback loss against the lowly Phoenix Suns, Kobe Bryant was not interested in the standard postgame rhetoric. With a Lakers squad that has seemingly plateaued since the failed Chris Paul trade back in December, Bryant’s attention was pointed directly at Lakers management, who since the trade have failed to acquire any [...]

Lakers Officials Attend Workout of “Free-Agent Zero”

According to multiple sources, free-agent guard Gilbert Arenas conducted a workout in the Los Angeles area Sunday that was attended by Lakers officials. Arenas, the oft-controversial guard once involved in a gun-toting gambling dispute in an NBA locker room, is looking to make his return to the NBA following his release from the Orlando Magic [...]

Bryant’s Baseline Jumper Lifts Lakers Past Calderon, Raptors

Just when it seems like the Lakers are falling out of the spotlight, what with Jeremy Lin torching the Lakers for 38 points and with the possibility of the Lakers finishing their Grammy road trip with sub-.500 results, Kobe Bryant pushed the Lakers right back into the spotlight. With the Toronto Raptors playing without star [...]

Gooden, Bucks Continue Lakers Road Woes in 100-89 Loss

Kobe Bryant might want to sit down a few of his teammates for one of his Kobe System seminars if the Lakers ever want to win a game away from Staples Center. With the Milwaukee Bucks playing without center Andrew Bogut due to injury and missing Stephen Jackson due to suspension, it was likely that [...]

Lakers Fade Away Against Pacers, Drop Third Straight Game

For 12 minutes on Sunday night, the Lakers played perfectly to their blueprint of success for the 2011-12 season. The bigs got going early, with Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol each scoring the first pair of Lakers baskets; the Lakers overall played suffocating team defense, finishing the first quarter with three blocked shots, causing five [...]

Odom’s Tough Transition to Mavs has Phil Jackson Reaching Out

Lamar Odom has not been in a good place for the last sixth months. Casual Laker fans are more than aware of the absence of Odom as the NBA’s reigning Sixth Man of the Year from the Lakers’ bench after Odom requested to be traded following the vetoed trade for Chris Paul, but his emotionally-draining [...]

The Secret to Bynum’s Success: Kwame Brown?

With Andrew Bynum beginning to emerge as an elite center in the NBA this season, it’s hard to exactly pin the person who is most deserving of credit for Bynum’s transformation from perennial injury concern to bonafide all-star. Is it Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who helped develop Bynum’s big-man repertoire during his time as a special assistant [...]

Informing Laker Nation: Links from Around the Web 1/6

Enjoy some of these stories we have compiled for you! Five things to take from Lakers-Trail Blazers – Despite having only won seven games in Portland since 1996, the Lakers have five things they can take away from last night’s loss at the Rose Garden. The weight of Laker Nation rests on Andrew Bynum – [...]