Laker Nation

Golden State Warriors ruined the Los Angeles Lakers return to the "Fabulous" Forum with a 110-91 preseason victory Friday night.

With a new Lakers season, comes another season of The Voice of the Nation.

Kobe taking over, one country at a time… Yahoo! Sports: Kobe Bryant’s(notes) jersey is still more popular in Europe than those belonging to the NBA’s European players. Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers jersey was the top-seller in Europe for the second consecutive year, the NBA said Thursday. The list was based on sales from retail locations across the continent during the [...]

Sporting News has named Los Angeles Lakers guard and 2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant as the NBA player of the decade for the 2000s.

Pau Gasol had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead world champion Spain to a 85-63 win over Serbia in the final of the European basketball championship Sunday.

Andrew Bynum is “doing well”, “feels great” and apparently did not hook up with Orlando’s Dwight Howard over the summer, according to his agent, David Lee. Bynum had mentioned during the NBA Finals that he might train with the Magic center.

Los Angeles Lakers reserve point guard Jordan Farmar wants be a starter, either with the Lakers or another NBA team.

The pressure to be great. Great expectations coming from both parties. Fans and foes...

Sasha writes to his fan about his departure from the Slovenian National Team.

Bryant turned 31 on Sunday, August 23rd, prompting us to enlist the help of Lakers fans – via our @LakersReporter Twitter account – to amass a list of 31 highlights from the 2009 NBA Finals MVP’s career.

If you're a Lakers geek (like us), you might remember the American Express'03 commercial that featured Phil. Six years later, Phil makes his triumphant return to the small screen with the new myTouch Android commercial...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic has been cut from the Slovenian national basketball team as the nation prepares for the upcoming European Basketball Championships in Poland.

Even thought the Lakers made #6 on the top ten list, it's still an impressive feat to beat 3 of the top 4 teams (4. Blazers, 3. Spurs, 2. Kings).

The heir to Phil Jackson's throne in L.A. might be sitting somewhere in the picture above. Or not.