lakers Stories - CelticsBlog
Sixers and Lakers Talking Andre Iguodala for Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Luke Walton?
Andre Iguodala has been the source of trade talks for years. SI's Sam Amick reports that now the Lakers are involved in the fun. With Lamar Odom in the last year of his contract worth $8.9 million, he could be an attractive piece for the Sixers while Los Angeles brings back Andre and his last three...
Did West Sweet Talk Calipari Out of Taking Kobe?
The story of how the Nets passed on Kobe Bryant in the 1996 Draft is well known, but a new book says it was Jerry West who engineered it all by sweet-talking John Calipari out of taking Bryant at #8 while pushing Bryant's parents to tell the Nets coach their...
Bucher: Lakers Couldn't Get Harris
Rod Thorn has said it's "very, very unlikely" the Nets will trade Devin Harris. Now, Ric Bucher who first reported the Lakers' interest in Harris has written on his Twitter page: "to be clear, they can't get Devin. They inquired, that was it." Bucher added,...
John Wall To Enter NBA Draft
The John Wall Watch is on. The Kentucky guard, with the help of a threat from UK coach John Calipari, said Saturday he has "no choice" but to plan for a June trip to New York. The Nets have a 1-in-4 chance of getting the top pick if they finish with the NBA's...
Bucher: Lakers Inquired About Harris
On ESPN's daily NBA podcast, Ric Bucher says the Lakers called the Nets about the availability of Devin Harris. Bucher wasn't asked what the Lakers were offering or how the Nets responded, but he did provide the Lakers' rationale for asking: LA needs speed and...
Nets Beat Lakers ... in First Half, Get Crushed in Second
The Nets at least gave the Lakers something to talk about at halftime at the Izod Center Saturday night. The start wasn't as disastrous as it was Friday in Toronto, but the Lakers did lead by 12 points early in the second quarter. L.A. was up 11 a few minutes...
Game 28 - Lakers @ Nets - Saturday, December 19, 8:00
The Weather Channel is forecasting heavy snow Saturday night around game time. Maybe the Lakers bus will get lost in a snow bank! Maybe there'll be a whiteout or brownout or blackout or any color out, any out at all. The Nets will play for the fifth time in...
Jackson: Meadowlands Big Negative
Back in 1999, the Nets previous owners pursed Phil Jackson, then between jobs. They offered him more than anyone had offered him before or since, he says. But as he tells J.A. Adande in an article on the Nets future, he turned them down because of the venue. ...
Lakers Put Nets Away Early
There was never any doubt that the Nets would tie the NBA record for the longest winless streak to start a season Sunday night in L.A. A 22-2 Lakers run in the first quarter made this one a blowout before Tom Barrise could even think about making his first...
Game 17 - Nets @ Lakers - Sunday, November 29, 9:30
As the Nets stare deep into the abyss Sunday night, there smiling right back at them will be Kobe Bryant. With one chance to avoid an 0-17 start and history, the Nets go up against the world champs. Of course, the Lakers can be beaten. The question is whether...
Showing 1 - 10 of 78 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
