It’s no secret that the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most storied franchises in NBA history, have had numerous challenges this season. Ready for March Madness? Enter the $100K NCAA Bracket Challenge today with Sports Out West! Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash and Steve Blake have missed a combined 96 games in 2012-13. Backup center Jordan ... Read More »
The Los Angeles Lakers have had just about everything go wrong in the 2012-13 NBA season. For starters, their most surprising and exciting offseason acquisition in the form of Steve Nash missed nearly two months of action with a broken fibula. Next, Pau Gasol not only has looked out of sorts in head coach Mike D’Antoni’s new system, but the ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard will play on Sunday night after missing the team’s last three games with a shoulder injury, according to Time Warner Cable Sports Net. Howard suffered the shoulder injury during a Jan. 6 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center but played through the injury. He was in obvious pain throughout the night ... Read More »
Dwight Howard will be evaluated on Sunday and is listed as a game-time decision for Sunday night’s game vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News reports. Howard injured his shoulder on Jan. 6 against the Denver Nuggets. Initial reports said that the big man tore a muscle in his shoulder, but that was not the case, ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers key reserve Jordan Hill will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 NBA season after receiving news from doctors that he will require surgery to repair a torn ligament in his hip. New story: Jordan Hill will likely need season-ending hip surgery es.pn/ZSjtV7 — Dave McMenamin (@mcten) January 12, 2013 Jordan Hill says he’s “heartbroken” over his ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers veteran Pau Gasol is still suffering from concussion symptoms and will not be ready to play for Friday night’s game vs the Oklahoma City Thunder. It will be the third missed game for the 7-footer, who suffered the injury on Sunday vs. the Denver Nuggets when an inadvertent JaVale McGee elbow hit him in the face and ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers rookie Robert Sacre was recalled from the team’s D-League affiliate Los Angeles Defenders and will make the first start of his NBA career vs. the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, reports Mike Trudell of Lakers.com. The move and subsequent decision to start Sacre comes in the wake of injuries to three key frontcourt players. Dwight Howard, Jordan ... Read More »
Los Angeles Lakers big man Jordan Hill will miss at least one week as he recovers from a small muscle tear in his hip, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. The news comes after Hill injured the hip as he drove to the basket during a home loss to the Denver Nuggets. He has been a key reserve for ... Read More »
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