Tracy McGrady Interested in Los Angeles Relocation?
Former scoring champion and current free agent Tracy McGrady may have tipped his hand on Twitter recently when he posted a picture of himself wearing a Lakers jersey. While the picture was certainly Photoshopped, McGrady included a simple question to…
Report: Lamar Odom Involved in Car Accident
According to ESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was involved in a car accident on Thursday. Odom was reportedly a passenger in a car that struck a motorcyclist and severely injured a pedestrian in his hometown of Queens, New…
Kobe Bryant Close to Deal with Besiktas in Turkey Before Scandal
According to NBC Sports Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was close to signing a deal with the Turkish professional team Besitkas before news of their match-fixing scandal broke. Jonathan Givony from Draft Express is reporting that Besitkas was nearing a deal…
‘Jellybean’ Joe Bryant to become Head Coach of the Los Angeles Sparks
The struggling Los Angeles Sparks have announced that they will replace head coach Jennifer Gillom with assistant coach Joe Bryant. The Sparks made the announcement after slipping in the Western Conference standings of the WNBA. Bryant is the father of…
Lakers Nation Weekly Recap: June 3rd – 9th
Despite the lockout there is still a relative amount of action circulating around the NBA. While the teams aren't allowed to trade or even communicate with their players there is still a decent amount of news to announce. Here's a…
Lakers Hire Ettore Messina as Coaching Consultant
The Lakers have hired Ettore Messina as a coaching consultant according to General Manager Mitch Kupchak. Messina spent the last two years as the head coach of the Spanish League Club, Real Madrid. Before coaching Real Madrid, Messina was head…
Yao Ming Retires from NBA; Lakers’ Bryant will Miss Dunking on Him
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming retired from the NBA today after another injury filled season. Yao, who was the number one overall draft pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, informed league officials within the last 48 hours that he was…
Lakers Announce Hiring of Chuck Person and Quin Snyder
The Lakers have sent out a press release officially announcing the hiring of Chuck Person and Quin Snyder as assistants to head coach Mike Brown. After spending the last two seasons with the Lakers Person will return to the team…
The Departed: Shannon Brown Leaves Unexpected Legacy with Lakers
As announced yesterday Los Angeles Lakers reserve guard Shannon Brown has decided to opt out of his contract and test the free agency waters. While Brown has stated that he is not against a return to the Lakers, it appears…
NBA Owners to Players: Lockout is Official
According to Ken Berger of CBS Sports the NBA officially locked out this afternoon after another failed attempt to avoid the first work stoppage in over a decade. Berger reports that the union has no plans to decertify, and will…
