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The Big Fella is about to get some big recognition. On the heels of Shaquille O’Neal’s retirement last season, the Lakers had announced that the team would in fact raise the #34 jersey… at some point. We now have a better idea of when that will take place. NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper reports that the team will retire Shaq’s number next season (2012-2013).

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According to Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski, the Lakers have contacted the Cleveland Cavaliers about acquiring 4-year point guard, Ramon Sessions.

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

  One of the more anticipated matchups of the young NBA season may have suffered a crushing blow. According to Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Miami Heat All-Star forward, Lebron James, left this mornings team shootaround with an undisclosed illness and is officially listed as a game-time decision for tonights matchup against the Lakers. The Heat will also be [...]

In the last four games, Kobe Bryant is playing at a level comparable to the 2005-06 season when he averaged 35.4 points per game, and won the scoring title. The Lakers have gone 3-1 in the last four games. Kobe has scored: 48,40,42, and 42 respectively. According to ESPN’s Ric Bucher his recent scoring splurge has a little to do [...]

It goes by quickly, those five minutes of overtime. After 48 minutes of back and forth, the Jazz and the Lakers needed just a few more minutes to award a victor. It opened with Pau Gasol getting stripped on two possessions in a row and the Utah Jazz taking a four-point lead. The Laker big men were having a tough [...]

The (1-2) Los Angeles Lakers host the (1-1) New York Knicks in search of their first winning streak. L.A. got a much-needed & emphatic win against the Jazz on Wednesday night, although naysayers and critics of the purple and gold still are not convinced that this version of the Lakers can win consistently.

With 4:12 left in the 2nd quarter Kobe Bryant passed the ball to Metta World Peace (Ron Artest) who spotted up on the left wing. NBA on TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan simply used Ron’s new name to describe the action on the floor. Metta (Pump Fake)…World (Drive)…Peace (Dunk). Watch the sequence below: After a disappointing pre-season performance, Artest has stepped up his game. [...]