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Kobe Bryant Injury: Shocked, the Lakers’ Character Will Be Measured by Response

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—What do you do when it all comes falling down? They say life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it. Through all the successes and setbacks in his storied career, from tragedy ... (Continue reading)

Kobe Bryant Injury: Shocked, the Lakers’ Character Will Be Measured by Response

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—What do you do when it all comes falling down? They say life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it. Through all the successes and setbacks in his storied career, from tragedy ... (Continue reading)

Kobe Bryant’s Return: 9 Points That Restored Our Basketball Universe

LOS ANGELES—With the return of Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant to the court Sunday, in spite of the 106-94 loss to the Toronto Raptors, things around Los Angeles and in STAPLES Center just seemed right again. In his first post-game ... (Continue reading)

Kobe Bryant Extension: Sometimes Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

After Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and Executive VP Jim Buss saw Kobe Bryant back on their El Segundo practice floor last week, the team today made sure they'll see a lot more of Mamba in their future ... (Continue reading)

Kobe Bryant Extension: Sometimes Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

After Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and Executive VP Jim Buss saw Kobe Bryant back on their El Segundo practice floor last week, the team today made sure they'll see a lot more of Mamba in their future ... (Continue reading)

Dwight Howard Decision: The Lakers Thankfully Saved from Themselves

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak's statement on Dwight Howard's decision reads as an episode in disappointment, but has a distinct air of relief to it—and rightfully so.It's about moving on. It's about finding a "different direction." It's about ... (Continue reading)

L.A. Lakers Offseason: A Tale of Two Dwights, a Tale of Two Organizations

The Los Angeles Lakers are definitely at a crossroads this offseason, and much of their fate over the foreseeable future lies in the hands of Dwight Howard—a young player who embraces, either purposefully or unknowingly, the strange condition of cognitive ... (Continue reading)

Kobe Bryant: The Warrior Ethos and Pride of Sparta

The Warrior Ethos is a code of conduct. Virtues of courage, loyalty, self-command, determination, these are all tenets of the Warrior Ethos.We've all known Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant to typify this way of life throughout his 16-year career. ... (Continue reading)

Lakers Legendary Jerry Buss and His "Rags to Riches" Story Truly One of a Kind

By his passing on Monday at the age of 80, Dr. Jerry Buss should be remembered for his ubiquitous impact on professional sports, his unprecedented success as an owner in the modern game, and his triumph as a businessman who ... (Continue reading)

Musings from New-Look LA Lakers’ First Preseason Game

There was a lot to be excited about Sunday in the Lakers' first preseason game versus the Golden State Warriors from Fresno, CA.Playing the second unit the entire second half, Mike Brown and his team fell 110-83 to a hungry ... (Continue reading)