Laker Nation

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 player Andrea Bargnani due to [...]

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 the Lakers, seemingly invigorated by [...]

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 turnovers and holding the Pacers [...]

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 offseason losses have taken their [...]

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 coach for the Lakers? Nope. [...]

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 – Whether he’s the foundation of [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. JANUARY 3, 1962 PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS 123 – LA LAKERS 124 WEST, LAKERS OVERCOME BAYLOR’S ABSENCE, DEFEAT WARRIORS AFTER CHAMBERLAIN’S EJECTION What was supposed to [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. JANUARY 2, 2005 DENVER NUGGETS 91 – LA LAKERS 99 BRYANT BREAKS 40+ POINTS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT GAME AS LAKERS DEFEAT EX-LAKER COOPER’S NUGGETS [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. JANUARY 1, 2010 SACRAMENTO KINGS 108 – LA LAKERS 109 BRYANT STEALS ANOTHER FROM KINGS AS THREE AT BUZZER LIFTS LAKERS Let’s set the [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. DECEMBER 31, 1967 SAN DIEGO ROCKETS 118 – LA LAKERS 147 LAKERS BLOW OUT ROCKETS IN FIRST GAME IN NEW FORUM After playing for [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. DECEMBER 28, 1979 BOSTON CELTICS 105 – LA LAKERS 123 MAGIC OUTSCORES BIRD IN FIRST ROOKIE BATTLE BETWEEN LAKERS AND CELTICS Magic and Bird. [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. DECEMBER 27, 1978 LA LAKERS 106 – GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 103 KAREEM’S BLOCK, HOOK IN CRUNCH TIME SEAL IT FOR LAKERS With the Lakers [...]

Now with basketball back in action, Laker Nation has decided to continue to take you back through Laker history to recap important games, record-breaking performances and memorable news from the past 64 years of the franchise. DECEMBER 26, 2009 LA LAKERS 112 – SACRAMENTO KINGS 103 BRYANT OVERCOMES ELBOW SPRAIN, ABSENCE OF ARTEST TO DEFEAT KINGS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME After [...]

An interesting snippet for Laker fans: since the Purple and Gold tend to play on Christmas given their long-running success, the Lakers have never once played on Christmas Eve. Though, since there have been so many Christmas Day games for the Lakers, with todays game against the Chicago Bulls being their 28th Christmas Day game, we thought it would be a great time for a Laker Christmas montage. So, just like the one present children get to open on Christmas Eve, here is your Laker Christmas preview, as the NBA presents the Top 10 Christmas moments from Kobe Bryant.