Back on Dec. 8, Derek Fisher’s buzzer-beater enabled the Lakers to edge out the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants, 87-86. That started the Clippers on a four-game slide. Since then, the perennial Western Conference cellar-dwellers have turned things around winning eight ... (Continue reading)
Can there be any doubt after the Los Angeles Lakers completed their free agent signings, at least for the moment, that defense wins championships? The Lakers just added backup center Theo Ratliff and small forward Matt Barnes to their roster, both ... (Continue reading)
It’s official. The Lakers have just signed 37 year-old Theo Ratliff to a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum salary of $1.35 million. The 15-year veteran is best known for his defensive work in the post. He has averaged ... (Continue reading)
With the bulk of free agency winding down, there isn’t much for the Lakers to choose from. However, with a solid core, the reigning two-time NBA champions do not need very much. While the dog days of summer have finally ... (Continue reading)
He’s back, Laker fans! Derek Fisher is back! Not for one, not for two, but almost unbelievably for three years. And all of Los Angeles just drew a collective sigh of relief. Sorry if any of you missed Fisher’s hour-long, ... (Continue reading)
At least LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and the media seem to think so. Have you ever seen such an NBA circus in your life? Up until this year, championship teams have always been put together by general managers ... (Continue reading)
On the eve of this year’s Free Agency deadline, I had to think back to last year and the Lakers’ dilemma. Do you remember how everyone was on pins and needles? Would Kobe opt out and become a free agent? Would the ... (Continue reading)
With the 43rd pick, their highest in this year’s draft, the Lakers selected Devin Ebanks, a 6’8” sophomore forward from West Virginia. Although Ebanks has very good athleticism, he did not live up to expectations this past season. He was ... (Continue reading)
With the confetti shower and the parade down Figueroa Street just memories of a successful defense of their NBA Title, the Lakers are now looking more toward free agency to fulfill their needs than today’s NBA Draft. They traded both their ... (Continue reading)
It was the ugliest game of the 2010 NBA Finals. But the last two minutes were positively exciting and the result, absolutely superb. Two heavyweights slugging it out in the 15th round of the World Championship, e ach one throwing ... (Continue reading)