Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Upper Deck Lawsuit Trial to Begin Dec. 12
Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's lawsuit against trading card company Upper Deck is set to begin Dec. 12. Now it's being revealed by Darren Rovell that Upper Deck will call Abdul-Jabbar's former colleague Bill Walton as a witness for…
NBA Facilities to Open, Agents Can Contact Teams Starting Thursday
The literal sense of the word lockout is about to finally come to an end. NBA teams can re-open their facilities to their players starting Thursday. League spokesman Tim Frank stated that players will once again have access to team…
Chris Paul Wouldn’t Sign With Celtics if Dealt to Boston
According to Chris Broussard of ESPN Boston, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul wants nothing to do with the Boston Celtics. Broussard's sources have reportedly informed him that if dealt to Boston, Paul would refuse to sign an extension. This…
2011 NBA Lockout Timeline
The 149-day lockout was excruciating for those who have been craving basketball since the end of last season. Since the lockout isn't officially over we felt it would be helpful to put together a timeline to help show just how…
Lakers Exhibition Game Tentatively Scheduled for Dec. 19
According to Kevin Ding of the Orange County Register the Lakers are likely to get back on the court on Dec. 19 against their cross-hall rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. Unlike seasons that aren't shortened by a work stoppage, this…
Shaquille O’Neal Calls Kobe “Greatest Laker of All Time”
It seems that every week there's a new update involving former Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal. That trend won't be bucked this week as there is another update involving Shaq and his feud with current Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. However, the…
Rashard Lewis, Baron Davis, Jamal Crawford Perking Lakers’ Interests
Now that the owners and players have reportedly agreed on a deal to end the lockout there are many questions facing each NBA team. Each team is going to have to adjust to the new collective bargaining agreement and begin…
Lakers Nation Weekly Recap: Nov. 20 – Nov. 26
This is the one week every year that is supposed to be dedicated to being thankful for the things we have. This year Thanksgiving has an even brighter meaning for fans of the NBA, as it signifies the probably end…
NBA Blogosphere Reacts to End of the Lockout
When news of the tentative agreement broke last night the internet essentially went nuclear. Not in the nuclear winter sense that we had all been fearing for so long, but a white-hot explosion of tweets, articles, and downright jubilation from…
Owners, Players Reach Tentative Agreement – Lockout Over
After months of negotiating and going back and forth on different issues it appears that the two sides have finally reached an agreement. The owners and players met for over 15 hours today in New York, and they came to…
