The Los Angeles Lakers will hold ceremonies to honor three of their all-time great players during the 2012-13 season, it was announced today. In the first of these events, on Friday November 16, the Lakers and STAPLES Center will unveil a statue of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Star Plaza outside STAPLES Center. Kareem’s statue will join [...]
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LA Lakers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar To Get Staples Center Statue, Shaq And Jamaal Wilkes To Have Numbers Retired
USA Basketball Releases Nike London Olympics Uniforms
With the Summer Olympics in London approaching, Nike has released their new-look basketball uniforms. Â We are not sure why Team USA would choose to feature a player who has never won anything in his career, but, at least Kobe gives the unis some credibility. Pictured are Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Deron Williams and LeBron James.
LA Dodgers Host Fundraiser For Beaten Giants Fan, Bryan Stow
A fundraiser for the San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow will be held by the Dodgers, American Medical Response, and the team’s media partners.  Stow was brutally beaten by Dodger fans on Opening Day and remains in a medically induced coma at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center..  The fundraiser will take place on Monday at [...]
LA Lakers & Time Warner Cable To Launch New Lakers HD Channels To Broadcast Games
New York, NY and El Segundo, CA – Time Warner Cable and the Los Angeles Lakers today entered into a 20-year, wide-ranging agreement for rights to distribute all locally available pre-season, regular season, and post-season Lakers games, beginning with the 2012-2013 season. To showcase the games, Time Warner Cable will launch two regional sports networks [...]
LA Lakers: Tonight’s Game (Sacramento Kings) To Be “Courtside Broadcast” On Prime Ticket
For select home games, the Lakers game will be broadcast on both FS West and Prime Ticket. FS West will have the normal broadcast of the Lakers game with Joel Meyers and Stu Lantz. Prime Ticket will cover the game with the Courtside View. The Lakers game against the Sacamento Kings on January 28th, 2011 [...]
Kobe Bryant’s Nike “The Black Mamba” Official Trailer (Video)
The Black Mamba. Starring Kobe Bryant, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, and more. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. A Nike Basketball Production. Coming 2.19.11 www.nikebasketball.com
LA Lakers: Ron Artest Hosts After Party For Lakers vs. Clippers Wednesday At The Conga Room LA Live
This Wednesday night, Hollywood Icon Magazine will be at the Conga Room at LA Live for a Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers after party. Â It’s hosted by Ron Artest and Baron Davis and includes music by the one and only Biz Markie. Â 21 and over. Â All proceeds go to charity.
Kobe Bryant On Perfection In ESPN The Magazine
Great little article in ESPN The Magazine written by Kobe Bryant, on perfection… What does perfection look like to me? Championship rings. Beyond that, I just try to perform as flawlessly as I can. It sounds weird, but I’ve never felt like there was anything that was hard for me to master. I’ve been playing [...]
LA Lakers: Lamar Odom’s MRI Negative, Can Play With Bruised Foot
Los Angeles Lakers fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Â Forward Lamar Odom underwent an MRI on his aching right foot on Monday and it came back negative. Odom is having one of his best starts this year- averaging 15.1 points and 10.9 rebounds. Â He has played a lot of games, lately, as he was [...]
Lakers Great Jerry West Next To Get Statue At Staples Center
“The Logo” to get a statue… The Lakers are planning a statue of Jerry West outside Staples Center and will unveil it during All-Star weekend Feb. 18-20, Lakers spokesman John Black said Tuesday night. West’s statue will be within shouting distance of Magic Johnson’s in Star Plaza. West, 72, will have the third Lakers statue [...]
