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ESPN: With the same purpose as one of his in-your-face jumpers, Kobe Bryant leaned into the microphone. He promised more NBA Finals games to come. “The series ain’t over,” he said. “It’s far from over.” Faced with long odds, Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the practice floor Saturday for the first time since Game 4, when the [...]

You know what ticks me off more than our Lakers melting down and losing Game 4? It’s the media coverage after the game. Ugh! Please take this with a very small grain of salt, it’s a rumor after all… HOOPSWORLD: The big question on everyone’s minds is whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers are finished following their historic collapse [...]

The greatest coach in NBA history should have done something to prevent the greatest collapse in NBA Finals history. L.A. Times: Intrigued by the idea, shocked at its audacity, folks around town are whispering it. Adjusting their Tivos, rubbing their eyes, NBA fans around the country are wondering it. So, what the Zen, we might as well say it. Was [...]

The Voice of the Nation Podcast with Andrew Rafner (varsityoptimism) and David Brickley (DBricks) will guide you through the capillaries and ventricles of the Lakers Nation. On this episode, David and Andrew find time in between sobbing and cursing the skies to try and make sense of the Lakers stunning Game Four loss to the Celtics. Playlist - Too Many [...]

CBS2: Owners of the Sacramento Kings, Joe and Gavin Maloof, issued their first statement today concerning the recent claim made by ex-NBA referee Tim Donaughy that game six of the 2002 NBA playoffs between the Kings and the Lakers was rigged. In a press release issued by Maloof Sports And Entertainment, the brothers wrote, “We certainly didn’t like all the [...]

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Sugarcoat it or tell it like it is? That is the “Hamlet” question for Lakers fans Nationwide. If you saw Kobe Bryant’s face pregame on national television on Tuesday, you saw him sitting on the bench during warm-ups; rolling his eyes away from the camera. He is a man who wants to tell it like it is. Our Lakers are [...]

The Voice of the Nation Podcast with Andrew Rafner (varsityoptimism) and David Brickley (DBricks) will guide you through the capillaries and ventricles of the Lakers Nation! On the very first Voice of the Nation Podcast, Andrew and David take you through their thoughts on Game 3, Lamar Odom and Jon Barry’s Bald Head. This is the pilot episode of Voice [...]

Ever wondered what happened to the L.A.P.D. vehicles that were burnt during the riot after we won our first Championship in 1999-2000? Well, Robert Vega sent TLN these pictures so you can find out.

Should take Lakers take interest during the off-season? Sound-off in the comments and tell us what you think! ESPN: Gilbert Arenas lived up to his word and opted out of the final year of his contract, the Washington Wizards said Monday. The move had been long expected. Arenas has repeatedly said he would forgo the final year of his six-year, [...]

Daily News: league spokesperson said today that “no action” will be taken against Lakers coach Phil Jackson for the critical comments he made about the refereeing in Sunday’s Game 2. The Celtics shot 38 free throws in Game 2, compared to the Lakers 10. In his postgame news conference, Jackson was highly critical of that disparity. “I’m more struck at [...]

If This Isn’t On the bulletin board in the Celtics’ locker eoom… Then there is something wrong with that bulletin board. Is this something to worry about? Sound-off in the comments and tell us what you think! Newsday: In the huddle before Game 1 of the NBA Finals, with the anticipated matchup with the Celtics only moments away, Kobe Bryant [...]

Lakers haven’t won a championship since their longtime broadcaster died, and he hasn’t been forgotten by his widow or the fans. L.A. Times: The other day Kobe Bryant was saying he just “missed some bunnies” in the first game of the NBA Finals, or as Chick Hearn would’ve been telling us, “Marge could have made those shots.” It doesn’t seem [...]

Our very own David Brickley, was broadcasting his show live from Las Vegas for an event and he had a chance to interview Joe Maloof, one half of the Maloof Brothers, owners of the Sacramento Kings. He talked about the Lakers in the finals, what he thought of the Pau Gasol trade, and did the Kings call the Lakers about [...]