Los Angeles Lakers

Khloe Kardashian to Marry L.A. Lakers Lamar Odom
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are reportedly planning a wedding that is to take place before he has to leave to start the basketball season.

History of the Los Angeles Lakers
The LA Lakers, the most popular NBA team today, has had a roller coaster ride over the past six decades. Find out about them in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lakers Flying High
Basketball: The LA Lakers reached the Western conference finals, edging out Utah Jazz 108-105 in game six of their series

Bryant Explodes With 81-point Game
Basketball: LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant recorded the second-highest individual scoring performance in NBA history against Toronto.

Shaq Has Last Laugh on Lakers
Basketball: Despite Kobe Bryant posting a season-high 42 points, Shaquille O'Neal emerged the victor from their personal feud as Miami beat the Lakers.

Lakers' offseason -- A+
The Lakers made a bad trade when they gave up Shaq for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant. Read on to find out why they still earned an A+ in my book.

An open letter to Kobe Bryant
Whether they like him or not, every sports fan surely has an opinion of Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant. From his court dates to accusations of him breaking up the Lakers, Kobe has been a newsmaker like few others. Here is an open letter to the man.

Lakers backed the wrong guy
Dr. Jerry Buss is making Celtics fans and other Western Conference teams extremely happy these days. The Lakers' majority owner has decided to turn his back on one of the greatest and most dominant centers of all-time in favor of a spoiled brat who quit in the Finals.

Real life soap opera in Los Angeles
At the end of the NBA season, after the Los Angeles Lakers were outplayed by the "Motown Five," Lakers' fans wondered what next? They didn't have long to find out.

General: Stop the Laker Lovefest! (and other stuff, too)
After losing the NBA Championship, the Los Angeles Lakers may be dismantling. You would think that The Beatles broke up with the way the media is treating the storylines.

Lakers die-nasty
The Los Angeles Lakers were out-muscled, out-hussled and out-played by the Detriot Pistons. With their dynasty coming to a bitter end, the offseason will shift the powers that be in the NBA.

What now for the Los Angeles Lakers?
Karl Malone and Gary Payton joined Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in the Lakers' lineup this year, in what was supposed to be the perfect Hollywood ending -- another NBA title. Too bad no one showed the script to the scrappy quintet from "Motown."

Lakers need to look forward
The Los Angeles Lakers ride at the top is coming to an end. Can they get back to the Finals before Shaq retires?

Walton genetics -- Keeping the Lakers alive
Luke Walton, the son of Bill, chose the right time to have his breakout playoff performance. Before Kobe Byrant and Shaquille O'Neal worked their magic with the Glove and the Mailman struggling, they needed Walton badly.

The inevitable Laker championship
The Detroit Pistons beat up on the mighty L.A. Lakers in Game 1, but now they should see the real Los Angeles juggernaut. But, what does this championship really mean?

Playoff Fever- Los Angeles Style
Just when I thought it was safe to return from the madness in Calgary that was the "Red Mile" and all things hockey related, here we go again. This time it's the "Purple Mile," as the Lakers are in the NBA Finals again.

Lakers zero in on fourth title in five years
The Lakers are sleepwalking to their fourth title in five years, leaving yours truly without any justifiable reasons to watch.

'The Glove' has holes
It hasn't been so simple for the Phil Jackson's Lakers this year. From injuries to Kobe Bryant's legal distractions, the title is no longer a certainty for Los Angeles. But, even with all that, it starting to look like Gary Payton's declining game is the Lakers' biggest concern.

Predictions of the 2004 playoffs
For all of you hoping the Lakers will win this year, one of your favorites will step up and make the play -- to beat you. You remember Robert Horry, right? Expect a little payback when he and the Spurs take on the favored Lakers in the second round.

A championship just isn't in the cards for Lakers
So you think the Lakers can turn it on in the playoffs and go all the way to another championship? Think again.

Kings will rule the West
The Lakers had it all. Four future Hall-of-Famers and a coaching genius who was going to lead them to the Promised Land. But something funny happened on the way to paradise, as Kobe Bryant had to go and throw it all away in a Colorado hotel room. Now it's the Kings who will be holding Court in the NBA Finals come June.

Three surprise teams for '03-'04
It's easy to look at who will win and be dominant in the NBA. The major players like the Lakers, Mavericks, and Spurs come to mind. But this intrepid columnist looks at those teams who were on the outside looking in last year and evaluates their chances of knocking one of the big boys out of the dance.

LA Misses the Basket
Los Angelinos are feeling a painful absence as their famous sports teams, the Lakers and the Dodgers, fail to make the grade, writes Duncan Campbell.

Lakers' summer vacation
The Los Angeles Lakers run of three straight NBA championships has come to an end at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs. Here's a look at what they will be up to during their extended summer break.

Big, bad Lakers are back
Lock your doors. Put your children to bed. Why? Because the big, bad Lakers are back. In fact, the giants of the West didn't go anywhere at all. They've been here all along, going through the motions and lying in wait. Somewhere along the way, this sleeping giant finally awoke from hibernation and it's mad as hell.

The new balance of power
There were doubts about the Lakers when the season started. Shaq was out with a questionable future and Kobe was finding it hard to win games by himself. But, forget about all that now. Shaq is back in full-force and no one wants to play the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

Reasons for hating the Lakers
These are one fan's reasons for hating the three-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

Be careful what you wish for
What would the NBA playoffs be like if the LA Lakers don't play in them this year? Read on for a look.

Death of the regular season
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the death of the Los Angeles Lakers has been greatly exaggerated. However, the same may not be true if the Lakers make it to the NBA playoffs. In fact, the Lakers may prove once and for all just how unimportant the NBA's regular season is.

Kobe, Lakers need a nemesis
As the season begins, the Lakers are poised for yet another title run. All of the key players and coach Phil Jackson are returning to a team that won the last three years. Can another team step up and end their budding dynasty? For it to happen, a player will have to emerge and attempt to contain Kobe Bryant.

Tribute: Lakers' games just won't be the same
The only time this reporter would listen to L.A. Lakers' games is during the post-season. Mainly, I would listen to the radio, not for the games, but to hear the broadcasts of longtime Lakers' announcer, Chick Hearn. Now, sadly, the voice of Hearn is gone forever and Lakers' games just won't be the same.

No four-peat for Lakers
Since the Western Conference contenders failed to do anything of significance on draft day, many observers are saying the Lakers are already looking at a fourth consecutive NBA championship. Don't be surprised, however, if the Sacramento Kings actually knock off the champs next season.

Finals are child's play for L.A.
Maybe the real NBA finals was the classic seven-game series between the Lakers and Kings. Thus far in the actual finals, the Nets have not proven to be much competition for the two-time defending NBA champions. It appears as though the Lakers are well on their way to a three-peat.

Little things kill
The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings drew things out as long as they possibly could in the Western Conference Finals. In the end, execution prevailed over youth.

War in the West
The Lakers vs. Kings matchup for the Western Conference title has had it all. Now it's down to a best-of-three series, starting Tuesday night at the noisy Arco Center, and still, no one is sure who's going to prevail. Hopefully the Kings, because the game needs someone to pop that Laker bubble.

Lakers Stay on Course for Three-peat
The LA Lakers remain on course for their third successive NBA title after out-hustling the San Antonio Spurs in the stretch yet again to clinch a 4-1 series victory in the Western conference semi-finals. Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and Shaquille O'Neal added 21 points and 11 rebounds as...

NBA title runs through L.A.
It looks as if the Lakers will snag yet another NBA championship, which would make it three in a row for the boys making there home in Hollywood. Can anybody stop them?

Tough Week
By this Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers will find out just how hard the Western Conference Playoffs will be.

A battle for coaching supremacy
With his 700th career victory last Friday, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson entered the "700 Club" and raised further questions as to his place in NBA coaching history.

Not this time
The Los Angeles Lakers are playing their games again, trying to make everyone believe they can't win another championship. But, I'm not buying it.

San Antonio's long wait for redemption.
This Saturday's game between San Antonio and the Los Angeles Lakers gives the Spurs a chance to gain a measure of revenge on their rival.

Nothing has changed
Mj's returning and a load of other offseason moves in the last five months. Still, the Lakers are on top, and come June, they will raise the trophy once again.

Preview - Los Angeles Lakers
Will anyone be able to stop the Lakers from three-peating as NBA Champions?

Lakers making moves
The Los Angeles Lakers are trying hard this offseason to fill voids, cut salary and help make the Lakers one of the few teams to three-peat. What will it take do make this team one of the greatest dynasties ever?

Lakers win in convincing fashion
The Lakers defeated the Sixers in game five of the NBA Finals on Friday night, thus completing a 15-1 postseason record, with their only loss being to the Sixers in game one of the Finals. The Lakers' near-perfect postseason can be attributed to many things, but what they all add up to is sheer dominance.

Close-out special in Philly
The Los Angeles Lakers, from coach to supporting cast, have better closers than the ones on pitchers mounds in Seattle, Yankee Stadium, and Atlanta. Expect them to finish off the Sixers on Friday to repeat as NBA champions.

What About Bob?
As Bob Horry secured Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Lakers continue to prove themselves as hard to beat.

Fisher catches Lakers just in time
The Los Angeles Lakers and their fans were feeling the heat. Derek Fisher coolly stepped up to even the NBA Finals.

Lakers on cruise control
The Los Angeles Lakers swept the suprisingly pathetic San Antonio Spurs right out of the playoffs, but that was just a warm up for the defending champions.

Lakers level the league
During these playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers have become one of the more dominant teams in league history. What's worse, the Bucks or Sixers don't figure to derail them.

NBA: Jay Carty's one-year Lakers ride
Jay Carty took a long and winding path to become a rookie at age 27 with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1968-69.

NBA: Shaq v. Kobe: Destructive or exaggerated?
Journalists constantly harp on the feud between Los Angeles Lakers' stars Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. However, the feud has not hurt the team as badly as some may think and the real reason for the Lakers' poor performance lies elsewhere.

NBA: Kobe vs. Shaq: who's been better for the Lakers?
Througout the season, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal have indicated that winning a second championship involves the other taking a more subordinate role in the offense. So who should step aside and let the other lead the Lakers charge to repeat? Read on to find out.

NBA: Lakers' struggles stem from ongoing Shaq/Kobe feud
Kobe Bryant is the best scorer in basketball, but his devotion to his scoring average and not his teammates is unsettling his team and tarnishing their chances for another championship. SC's Jason Hirthler reports on the feud that rages on in L.A.

NBA: From Showtime to No-time
The 2000- 2001 Los Angeles Lakers are showing the world that there are no guarantees, not even for Defending Champions.