Whoever Lakers Hire as Coach; Questions Will Follow

With the recent news that the Lakers are close to signing former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown everybody seems to be scratching their heads. Brown was not one of the candidates that we heard mentioned on a consistent basis…

Daniel Buerge

Sources: Brown, Lakers in Serious Discussions; No Deal Yet

According to Yahoo sports' Marc Spears and Adrian Wojnarowski the Lakers have not settled on Mike Brown as their next head coach quite yet. While several reports are that the team has offered Brown the job and that he will…

Daniel Buerge

RUMOR: Mike Brown Reportedly Hired as Lakers Head Coach

According to reports from Matt Steinmetz of CSNBayArea.com and Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, Mike Brown and the Los Angeles Lakers are nearing an agreement that will bring the 2008-09 Coach of the Year to STAPLES Center. Brown, 41, spent…

Michael Goldsholl

Report: Lakers Narrow Coaching Search, Look for Cheaper Options

According to TNT analyst David Aldridge the Lakers have narrowed their head coaching search. After a report earlier today that declared the team was 'very close' to naming their next coach, Aldridge has reported that the Lakers are looking for…

Daniel Buerge

Jerry Buss: Lakers ‘Very Close’ On Deciding Next Head Coach

According to Mark Medina of the L.A. Times, the Lakers are very close to naming their next head coach. An interview with Los Angeles Lakers' owner Dr. Jerry Buss has revealed that the team is close to choosing who will…

Daniel Buerge

Lawsuit Filed Against Owner of Staples Center & The Top NBA News

Top Story The family of the 2-year-old boy who fell to his death at a Los Angeles Lakers game in November has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the Staples Center. Toddler Lucas Tang suffered head injuries when he fell…

Ramneet Singh

Free Agents to Fill the Lakers’ Void at The Point

It’s hard to predict just how vested the Lakers will be in the 2011-12 free agent sweepstakes. There’s not very much money to sign anyone particularly great, nor is there anyone particularly great to salivate over. While the 2011-12 class…

Nadya Avakian

Establishing Lakers Success Through Focus & Hunger

Watching the Lakers get swept off of the court this year made one thing glowingly clear: they lacked focus. The signs were there throughout the season, but because they have Kobe Bryant and because they are the two-time defending champions…

Michael Goldsholl

In All Sports, Championships Are Won With Teamwork

The great Phil Jackson once said success and winning championships “requires the individuals involved to surrender their self-interest for the greater good so that the whole adds up to more than the sum of its parts.”*  With head coaching stints…

Elizabeth Benson

Joakim Noah Receives $50,000 Fine Compared to Kobe’s $100,000

During last night's Game 3 between the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat, Bulls forward Joakim Noah directed a homophobic slur at one of the fans inside the American Airlines Arena. The slur was the same one used by Lakers…

Daniel Buerge