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In a special Christmas Day 'State of the Nation', we take a look at the Lakers match up with the Knicks, and tell you exactly how it's going down at Staples Center this afternoon.

Every week, our writers weigh in on a topic pitched by Laker Nation. This week, they offer their predictions for the remainder of the Lakers regular season.

Steve Nash, who has missed 23 games this season (and hasn't even played for D'Antoni yet), is aiming for a Saturday return against Golden State.

Ex-Laker Derek Fisher has officially signed with the Dallas Mavericks.

Since being named head coach of the Lakers, Mike D'Antoni has partially implemented his system... but should he be getting the credit for the Lakers recent surge in offense? Brickley and Riley discuss.

It's been a whirlwind 24 hours for Laker Nation. When the dust settled, it was Mike D'Antoni - not Phil Jackson - filling the head coaching vacancy left after Mike Brown was fired last week.

David Brickley, Jason Riley and Kevin Figgers are back in Studio B at Fox Sports Radio for a special LIVE edition of Voice of the Nation. Tonight, the guys go old school for a full length audio edition of VOTN where they'll be taking your calls, answering your questions and getting you caught up on all the news around LakerNation, and the NBA.

It was a slightly different Lakers team that took the floor at Staples Center tonight… but that was really the only thing that was different on a night where the Lakers beat the Timberwolves, 97-92. For the turf-defending Lakers, it was their fourth win in as many tries vs. Minnesota, giving them an NBA best 19-2 record at Staples Center. [...]

Laker Nation columnist Jason Riley takes a look back on Derek Fisher's 0.4 second shot to beat the Spurs in the '04 Playoffs.

In a first half marked by a vintage Kobe Bryant performance, the Black Mamba has moved past Shaq and stands all alone at #5 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Congrats, Kobe!  

There's really no reason for a write-up on this one. If you're a Laker fan, you can relate to just about every one of these. Check it out below, and be sure to share with your Laker fan friends!

Laker Nation columnist Jason Riley examines the current state of the Lakers by taking a look into the past.

Kobe Bryant - who's entering his 16th NBA season (one more than MJ ever played) - sat down with ESPN's Michael Wilbon to discuss the current state of the Lakers, the sudden resurgence of the Clippers and the possibility of retirement lurking around the corner.

The NBA announced today that they have reduced Drew’s suspension from 5 games down to 4 games. The league cited the shortened NBA season as the reason for the reduction.