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Lakers re-sign Shannon Brown to two-year deal

Published on 2010-08-06 02:05:00

The Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak may have taken a bit longer than expected, but he was finally able to get a deal done on Thursday with backup guard Shannon Brown which will keep him in a Lakers uniform for at least the next two seasons. The new deal to keep Brown from signing with the New York Knicks or the Cleveland Cavaliers is reportedly worth about $4.6 million dollars over the next two seasons. Even though the high flying guard could have gotten more money and a bigger role (possibl

Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol named to All-NBA teams

Published on 2010-05-07 20:05:00

Every single season in the NBA, the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers almost always have Kobe Bryant selected to an All-NBA First Team, but this season is the second consecutive with two Lakers selected in Kobe Bryant (first team) and Pau Gasol (third team).This season has been another for the record books for Kobe Bryant as he has become the Los Angeles Lakers all-time leading scorer in franchise history and during the playoffs. Not only has Kobe become the team's top scorer ahead of Je

Lakers head to Utah up 2-0 for game 3

Published on 2010-05-07 19:45:00

It has been an easy postseason for the Kobe Bryant and company, but despite having a tough series against the up and coming Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, they have seemed to come into their own in the first two games against the Utah Jazz.Over the last two years, the Los Angeles Lakers have had to face the Utah Jazz at one point or another in the playoffs. Obviously, with two straight appearances in the NBA Finals, with one NBA title to show for it, the Lakers have fa

Kobe Leads the Lakers Over the Warriors

Published on 2009-12-30 18:01:00

It has been a rough road for the Los Angeles Lakers over the past week or so as they have suffered some pretty disappointing losses as of late. As if the blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day wasn't bad enough, the Lakers lost their second consecutive game to the division rival Phoenix Suns in the very next game. It doesn't get much worse than that.Even though the Lakers have been and still are arguably the best team in the NBA this season, they were bound to suffer some losse

Nuggets Dominate Kobe and the Lakers in Denver

Published on 2009-11-14 17:02:00

Did anyone else feel like last night's game against the Denver Nuggets was a flashback of game four in Denver in the Western Conference finals last year?The Nuggets seemed to come into this game with a solid game plan to keep Kobe Bryant in check and limit the Lakers scoring in the paint. And that is exactly what they were able to do on Friday night at home as they held Kobe Bryant to just 19 points and zero points in the second half. Yes, I said zero points in the second half for Kobe.On Thursd

Kobe Bryant Gets Cover of NBA2K10

Published on 2009-09-16 13:14:00

Last year's NBA2K9 was arguably one the best NBA video games in a long time! It hard to best games previous due to the fact that a new one comes out every single year, but the 2K franchise has been making excellent NBA games going all the way back to 2000 when it revolutionized the sports gaming industry with NBA 2K.I still remember playing NBA 2K all those years ago on my Sega Dreamcast of all things and absolutely loving it, so much so that my thumbs and eyes were killing me after playing for

Lakers Free Agency: Lamar Odom Signs Four Year Deal with Lakers

Published on 2009-07-30 17:16:00

The Los Angeles Lakers finally got there man despite rumors of Lamar Odom signing with his former team the Miami Heat.It looks like Dwyane Wade visiting Lamar Odom in LA wasn't enough to convince to make the move back to Miami, but the Lakers were pretty damn close to losing their forward.It took some time, but the Lakers were finally able to convince Lamar Odom to resign with them for $33 million dollars over the next four years with an option for the fourth and final year of the contract.Let t

Lakers Free Agency: Lamar Odom Favoring the Heat

Published on 2009-07-27 15:54:00

First the Los Angeles Lakers lost Trevor Ariza to free agency as he decided to sign with the Houston Rockets, but the Lakers made a great move in snatching Ron Artest away from the Rockets even though some fans seem to have preferred to have Ariza back instead.Personally, I like Ariza, but Artest brings a much needed toughness to the Lakers which has eluded the Lakers since the Shaq/Kobe dynasty was broken up. So in the end the Lakers have improved despite losing their best young defender by add

Lakers Free Agency: Shannon Brown Accepts Two Year Offer for $4.2 Million

Published on 2009-07-07 13:02:00

It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers are making all the right decisions this offseason. They may have missed out on the Trevor Ariza sweepstakes, but adding Ron Artest and keeping guard Shannon Brown it without a doubt a step in the right direction.Now Shannon Brown isn't a huge piece to the puzzle in LA, but he can definitely be key next season as he continues to develop and become more familiar with the Lakers triangle offense.The terms of Brown's new deal with the Lakers will have the young g

Lakers Free Agency: Lakers to Offer Lamar Odom 3 Years $25 Million

Published on 2009-07-04 16:51:00

It has been a huge week for the Los Angeles Lakers as they have made one major change and tied up some loose ends by making sure Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson were going to stay.The two biggest questions this offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers, besides Phil and Kobe, was were they going to sign both Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom. Well, we know now that Ariza is out of the picture after signing with the Houston Rockets, but Odom's future with the Lakers is still up in the air.Personally, I think L

Phil Jackson Return to Lakers: 99.9% Assured

Published on 2009-07-03 13:25:00

I think we all know that Phil Jackson will be returning to the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff next season regardless of what he has said and the fact that no decision has officially been made, but as of today, the same day that Ron Artest is officially a Laker, Phil Jackson is said to be 99.9% assured to return next season as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.It is no secret that Phil Jackson's body is starting to breakdown, it is painful just to watch him walk and to think he travels with th

Lakers Free Agency: Ron Artest to the Los Angeles Lakers!

Published on 2009-07-03 12:36:00

It's official! Ron Artest is now a member of the Los Angeles Lakers after agreeing to a three year deal for about $18.7 million which could stretch out to a five year deal for about $33.5 million.A lot of people will say that signing Trevor Ariza who is still very young at 24 years old might have been the smarter decision between the two, but I disagree as Artest brings a much needed physical presence and toughness that the Lakers have been lacking ever since they were dominated by the Boston Ce

Ron Artest Will Be Signing with the Lakers

Published on 2009-07-02 18:05:00

Wow! Things seem to change very quickly in the NBA these days as at the beginning of the day we heard that Ron Artest was meeting with LeBron James in LA to talk about coming to Cleveland, but now it appears Ron Ron might have been in LA to talk to the Lakers about signing with them and LeBron James came there to talk him out of it.Most Los Angeles Lakers fans will probably be pissed off about Ron Artest signing with the Lakers, but those were the same fans that hate Artest after his dust up wit

Trevor Ariza Might Be Headed for Cleveland

Published on 2009-07-02 13:50:00

After the Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th NBA title against the Orlando Magic there were a few players on the team that had to come back next season for the Lakers to remain the most dominant team in the West if not the entire NBA.The most important player was Kobe Bryant of course, but there were two other free agents that were a MUST sign for the Lakers, at least in Kobe's opinion. The first is Lamar Odom who really stepped it up in the playoffs for the Lakers. Odom is really a freak of natu

Derek Fisher Hits Clutch Threes to Win Game Four of the Finals

Published on 2009-06-12 14:39:00

He has done it again! Derek Fisher has hit another big shot to win another big game in a big time clutch situation!Robert Horry may be the one Lakers legend with the most clutch shots in the big time playoff game situations, but Derek Fisher is catching up especially hitting two extremely clutch three both in regulation and overtime in the Los Angeles Lakers game four victory in Orlando. These shots weren't as crazy as 0.4 back in the day against San Antonio, but they great shots that had me jum

Lakers Go Up 2-0 in the NBA Finals Before Heading to Orlando

Published on 2009-06-08 18:11:00

Game one may have been a 25 point blowout, but game two was another story altogether as the Orlando Magic kept up with Kobe Bryant and company and were one missed layup away from heading back to Orlando with the series tied up at one win a piece.Neither the Los Angeles Lakers or the Orlando Magic played well in game two. Both Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant had off games and to be honest, game two was as sloppy a game I have seen in the playoffs. It was just turnover after turnover for both teams,

Lakers Win Second Straight Western Conference Title

Published on 2009-05-30 17:13:00

Everyone knew the Los Angeles Lakers were more than capable of reaching the NBA Finals at the beginning of the playoffs, but once they ran into a tough defensive minded Houston Rockets team the future didn't look so bright.Even though the Lakers struggled against both the Houston Rockets and the Denver Nuggets after convincingly beating down the Utah Jazz in the first round, every single time they have been tested in the postseason thus far they lived up to the hype and proved they are still the

2009 NBA Western Conference Finals Preview

Published on 2009-05-19 00:02:00

The series against the Utah Jazz wasn't that much of a challenge, the Houston Rockets took the Lakers the distance and now Kobe Bryant and company will face perhaps their toughest challenge yet this postseason against a very young and talented Denver Nuggets team in the Western Conference finals.There has been one trend that has continued to bother the Lakers throughout the postseason and that is containing the opposing team's point guard. In the first round Deron Williams was able to do basical

Lakers Comeback with a Vengeance in Game Five with a 40 Point Blowout of the Rockets

Published on 2009-05-13 16:32:00

You can never count this team out! No matter how much the media or certain fans bash the Los Angeles Lakers they keep coming back and proving that they are a championship caliber team!Game four was an absolute disaster for the Lakers. I would say 80% of Lakers fans thought this series was over when they heard the Yao Ming was out for the rest of the postseason, but the Rockets had no intention of quitting or backing down from the Lakers and took game four in convincing fashion.That momentum didn

No Yao Ming, No Problem for the Rockets in Game Four

Published on 2009-05-11 14:32:00

Just when you thought the Los Angeles Lakers would finally be able to take over the series against the Rockets and start looking toward the Western Conference finals they drop game four with their worse loss of the playoffs.Kobe Bryant was definitely not on his game, the Lakers supporting cast failed to step up yet again and the Rockets capitalized despite not having Yao Ming.Coming into game four you would have thought the Lakers were ready to take over the series with the news of Yao Ming's fo

Lakers Win Extremely Physical Game Two Over Rockets

Published on 2009-05-07 12:31:00

Wow! That is the one word that comes to mind after watching that intense game three from last night in Los Angeles. Not because the game was close or that it was won by a last second shot from Kobe Bryant, but because these two teams looked like they wanted to kill each other!At one point during game two last night I completely forgot they were even playing a playoff basketball game. Bodies were flying, tempers were flaring and players were either getting sent to the locker room by the coach or

Rockets Upset Rusty Kobe and Lakers in Game One

Published on 2009-05-05 21:19:00

Was Kobe Bryant still under the weather? Were the Lakers just rusty because of too much time off between games? Were the Rockets just the better team on Monday night?There will be tons of questions about game one in this seven game series between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, but I think it comes down to the fact that the Lakers were a little rusty and the Rockets are for real.No matter what part of the Rockets game you look at in game one they played the Lakers exactly the way

Get Los Angeles Lakers Round Two Playoff Tickets for Under $60

Published on 2009-05-03 17:43:00

Sounds crazy considering that the Los Angeles Lakers playoff tickets are amongst the most expensive in the NBA, but it is true! You can get your Lakers playoffs tickets for under $60 bucks and with the way Kobe Bryant and company are playing right now that is worth every penny!We are in for one hell of a second round match up with the Lakers taking on Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets!The Lakers will without a doubt be favored to win this series in five or six games, but nothing is more exciting

Ron Artest Thinks Brandon Roy is the Best Player He Has Played Against

Published on 2009-04-30 20:24:00

Here we go again! Ron Artest talking out of his ass once again!I will agree that Brandon Roy is one hell of a player that will be one of the top five players in the NBA in the near future, but to say that Roy is better than Kobe Bryant or LeBron James right now is just ridiculous.The Houston Rockets will most likely advance to the second round against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Blazers played great last game, but with the series shifting back to Houston for an elimination game I think this seri

Lakers Playoff Injury Update

Published on 2009-04-30 19:57:00

The Los Angeles Lakers are still playing the waiting game as they wait to see who they will face in the second round, but with this time to spare the players with injury problems have some time to rest up and get healthy for there upcoming series against the Portland Trailblazers or the Houston Rockets.In the first round of the playoffs the Lakers had some notable injuries. Not huge injury problems, but enough to affect the starting lineup and an important bench player.The two injuries on the to