It was supposed to be the year the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the championship hunt. Unfortunately, for the team and its fans, it was not. For new Lakers’ center, Dwight Howard, it was a nightmare season. For Howard, 27, this was a year to prove to every critic that he can win a ring. A chance to prove he ... Read More »
The question in the minds of most Los Angeles Lakers fans is whether or not their All-Star center will stay or if he will go. Lakerdom is torn when it comes to wanting Dwight Howard to be a Laker or not, but all the signs point to Howard staying with the Lakers. First of all, he wants to do things ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Dwight Howard is excited to take time away from what was undoubtedly a rigorous NBA campaign in 2012-13 in order to give back to his most important fans. Howard will be one of four celebrities involved in the ACUVUE® 1-DAY Contest. Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, and Shay Mitchell round up the rest of the group. Winners ... Read More »
Former Los Angeles Lakers player and Stanford star Mark Madsen has agreed to become the next head coach of the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League, according to the Associated Press via ESPN.com. As a player, Madsen was a two-time champion with the Lakers, who drafted him with the 29th pick in the first round of the 2000 NBA ... Read More »
As the Los Angeles Lakers continue to separate themselves from the Mike Brown era, current assistant coach Steve Clifford will interview for the Milwaukee Bucks’ head coaching vacancy on Monday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. Clifford, like Brown, is a defensive-minded coach that brings toughness and a physical approach to teaching the game. He previously worked under both ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak didn’t get a single vote for NBA’s Executive of the Year Award, according to Mike Bresnehan of the Los Angeles Times. Instead, Masai Ujiri of the Denver Nuggets will get the nod, becoming the first African-born executive to win the award. Earlier in the week, Nuggets head coach George Karl earned the NBA’s ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol will undergo a knee procedure designed to alleviate tendonitis in both of his knees, the team announced on Thursday. The operation is called the FAST Technique procedure, in which a probe is inserted into the knee and uses ultrasonic energy to isolate scar tissue without damaging any healthy matter. Once the procedure is ... Read More »
Five-time Los Angeles Lakers champion Phil Jackson turned down an offer from the Brooklyn Nets to become their next head coach, according to ESPNNewYork.com. The Zen Master is reportedly interested in getting back into coaching, but wants more control over the situation than the Nets would offer. An 11-time champion, Jackson would most likely want a stake in the basketball ... Read More »
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