Tag: Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers would be better off parting ways with (Byron) Scott, looking instead at free agent coaches like Scott Brooks or Tom Thibodeau. Brooks, in particular, should be the replacement. Brooks, according to people close to the 2010 NBA Coach of the Year, has interest in a position with the Lakers should it become available. […]
Kenny Smith’s dream may actually come true … ’cause “Inside the NBA” has reached out to Kobe Bryant to see if he wants a job, TMZ Sports has learned. Both Kenny and Shaq have publicly talked about wanting Kobe to join the panel on the TNT show after he retired from the NBA … and […]
Coach Byron Scott expects to be a part of the Los Angeles Lakers’ life after Kobe Bryant. Scott said Friday that he anticipates returning to the Lakers next season despite presiding over the two worst years in the history of the 16-time NBA champion franchise. Source: The Associated Press
Eric Pincus looks at what the Lakers should do this summer to turn things around.
A number of NBA teams are pushing their head coach out the door. Who is in line to replace them? … Kobe Bryant caps an impressive career with an impressive performance… The Warriors set a new record but are again overshadowed.
Kobe Bryant spoke about growing up a “die-hard Laker fan” and the trade that led to him spending 20 years with the organization and winning five NBA championships. “You can’t write something better than this,” he said. Bryant went on to say that he took pride in the down years “because we didn’t run. We […]
The Los Angeles Lakers icon took the microphone after a masterpiece performance in his final NBA game, and, standing at midcourt, Bryant addressed a sold-out Staples Center crowd that was on its feet. “Man!” Bryant said after scoring 60 points in a 101-96 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday to close out his storied […]
Kobe Bryant’s career finale Wednesday at Staples Center, where the Los Angeles Lakers face the Utah Jazz before a sold-out crowd, will be one of the most heavily covered regular-season games in recent NBA history. In fact, by Tuesday afternoon, between 400 and 500 media members were issued credentials, said Lakers’ longtime publicist John Black, […]
(Pau Gasol:) My first day with the Lakers, I met the team at The Ritz in Washington, D.C., and at 1:30 in the morning there was a knock on my door. I found out later that Kobe (Bryant) doesn’t sleep much. I sat on the bed, I think, and he sat on the table next […]
After 20 seasons and 1,565 total games, Kobe Bryant stands just 48 minutes away from retirement. The Los Angeles Lakers icon will close out his storied career Wednesday night against the Utah Jazz at Staples Center, and the 37-year-old will play in that finale, a rather monumental achievement considering his previous three seasons were all […]
