With three days between their next game, the Los Angeles Lakers took to the practice floor this afternoon and Kobe Bryant joined his teammates. It was the first time Bryant practiced since last Saturday as he tries to regain the explosiveness he had prior to his Achilles surgery. In his press conference in Washington D.C. last week after signing his two-year extension, Bryant said the four days after the La ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar left last night's 114-108 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers early in the first quarter with a mild hamstring strain. Farmar played just one minute and was seen rolling out his hamstring prior to the start of the game and was headed for more tests today to show the severity of the injury. Without the services of Steve Nash and just one true point guard on the roster, S ...

The Los Angeles Lakers returned home from a brief three-game east coast road trip with arguably their toughest game at Staples Center to date against the Portland Trail Blazers. Early on, the Blazers are second in the Western Conference and would provide a stiff test for the young Lakers. As could be expected, the Lakers looked flat to start the game, but got into a better flow toward the end of the first q ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant made his first public comments to the media this afternoon after signing his two-year contract extension, but took to social media to get some thoughts off his chest. Bryant and the Lakers agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract extension, which has been criticized by analysts and Laker fans. The criticisms and misinformation bothered the 35-year-old guard so much t ...

Prior to the start of the Los Angeles Lakers three-game road trip against the Washington Wizards, guard Kobe Bryant made his first public comments since signing his two-year, $48.5 million extension yesterday morning. Bryant, 35, is currently recovering from Achilles surgery and his return to the Lakers lineup is more "weeks" then "days" away from happening. The 15-time All-Star looked to be in a good mood ...

The entire basketball world was shocked yesterday morning when it was announced the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant reached agreement on a two-year, $48.5 million contract extension. Bryant, 35, was slated to become a free agent at season's end and coming off a torn Achilles, it was shocking a deal was reached before he played in a game this season. The future Hall of Famer will make $23.5 million next s ...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is just as savvy off the court as he his on. Bryant has an impressive list of sponsors including Coca-Cola, Turkish Airlines, Lenovo, Panini and Mercedes Benz was added this year. Bryant partnered with Humblot watches in March and joined Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade, Olympian runner Usain Bolt and soccer legend Diego Maradona as ambassadors for the product. Once he joine ...

With the emergence of Jordan Hill, the Los Angeles Lakers have seen their rotation change quite a bit in recent games. Head coach Mike D'Antoni has struggled with who to play and his decision tonight might be made easier by the status of forward Chris Kaman. Kaman missed practice yesterday with back soreness and was considered day-to-day heading into today's practice. However, according to Mark Medina of th ...

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash hasn't played since he had to leave the floor against the Minnesota Timberwolves on November 10 and it started retirement talks for the 39-year-old guard. Nash hasn't looked comfortable the entire season as he's shooting just 26 percent from the field and averaging a pathetic 6.7 points and 4.8 assists in six games. However, according to Serena Winters of Lakers Nat ...

It was reported late last night that Los Angeles Lakers point guard Steve Nash was considering medical retirement as he's out for at least the next two weeks with a nerve injury in his back. The 39-year-old guard hasn't been the same since fracturing his leg in his second game as a Laker last season against the Portland Trail Blazers. Nash only played 50 games last season and the Lakers came into this seaso ...