| Mike Brown set to be next Lakers head coach |
Wed May 25 18:31:36 2011 EST |
| El Segundo, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers are working on a deal to make Mike Brown their next head coach. The club issued a statement on Wednesday evening clarifying the issue. "In response to rampant speculation and reports about our head coaching position and Mike Brown, we've met with Mike and are very impressed with him. In addition, we have an outline for an agreement in place and hope to sign a contract within the next few days." According to the Los Angeles Times, the Lake |
| Mike Brown could be next Lakers coach |
Wed May 25 09:44:37 2011 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly have a deal in place to make Mike Brown their next head coach. According to the Los Angeles Times, the Lakers have offered the former Cleveland Cavaliers coach a three-year contract worth between $4 million and $5 million per season. The pact would apparently also include a team option for a fourth year. Brown spent five years with the LeBron James-led Cavaliers and guided the club to a record of 272-138 with playoff appearanc |
| Jerry West joins the Warriors |
Fri May 20 14:22:37 2011 EST |
| tive are almost beyond comprehension and certainly well-documented. He's simply a winner and, quite honestly, you can never have too many of those in your organization." West was a 14-time All-Star during his 14-year playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He ranks 15th on the league's all-time scoring list and averaged 27.0 points while leading the Lakers to nine trips to the NBA Finals with a title in 1972. The Hall of Famer was head coach of the Lakers from 1976-79 and spent 18 years with |
| Mavs and Thunder kick off West finals in Big D |
Tue May 17 10:33:27 2011 EST |
| battle for a berth in the NBA Finals, staring Tuesday in Big D. The well-rested Mavs, the third seed in the Western Conference, have been kicking back since May 8 when they finished off a four-game sweep of the two- time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Jason Terry and the Mavericks as a whole tied NBA postseason records for three-pointers in the clincher, a 122-86 rout. Despite playing just 25 minutes off the bench, Terry made nine three-pointers to tie an individual postseason record an |
| NBA Western Conference Finals Preview - Dallas vs. Oklahoma City |
Mon May 16 14:05:10 2011 EST |
| battle for a berth in the NBA Finals, staring Tuesday in Big D. The well-rested Mavs, the third seed in the Western Conference, have been kicking back since May 8 when they finished off a four-game sweep of the two- time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Jason Terry and the Mavericks as a whole tied NBA postseason records for three-pointers in the clincher, a 122-86 rout. Despite playing just 25 minutes off the bench, Terry made nine three-pointers to tie an individual postseason record an |
| Thunder find themselves in uncharted waters |
Mon May 16 13:08:14 2011 EST |
| Toronto, Ontario (Sports Network) - When the Oklahoma City Thunder pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to six grueling games in their first round playoff meeting in 2010, many believed the team was poised to be a contender in the Western Conference within a few years. It's doubtful, however, they realized it would take just a single season for the club to make the transition. Surviving a series against one of the most fearsome eight seeds in recent memory, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Western Conferenc |
| Jackson ready for life outside NBA |
Wed May 11 22:09:13 2011 EST |
| Sports Network) - The Zen Master is stepping out with aspirations of traveling and other plans that don't include coaching in the NBA in the future. Phil Jackson met with the media Wednesday, likely as the last time as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. "It will be a struggle," Jackson admitted of leaving the profession. "There's going to be an occasion I'll be enamored with a game or with a team or how the Lakers are doing. That's always something to get over." The 65-year-old Jackson, i |
| Lakers' Bynum suspended five games |
Tue May 10 19:24:30 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum has been suspended for the first five games of the 2011-12 season for "unnecessary and excessive contact." The National Basketball Association handed down the penalty two days after an ugly incident in the Lakers' season-ending contest. Bynum committed a flagrant foul against Dallas' J.J. Barea in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday. Appearing before the media on Tuesday after the team's season-ending exit |
| Lakers' Bynum apologizes for cheap shot |
Tue May 10 13:25:19 2011 EST |
| El Segundo, CA (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum offered an apology for the flagrant foul he committed against Dallas' J.J. Barea in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday. Appearing before the media on Tuesday after the team's season-ending exit interviews, Bynum commented on the incident. "I want to apologize for my actions in Dallas," Bynum said. "They don't represent me, my upbringing or this franchise." In the fourth quarter of Sunday's 122-86 drubbing th |
| Lakers fight to stay alive in Game 4 vs. Mavs |
Sun May 8 10:35:19 2011 EST |
| nly fairy tales have happy endings. Lakers coach Phil Jackson was supposed to walk away after this season once he piloted his team to yet another championship. Problem is, the Dallas Mavericks weren't clued in on that narrative. Now, if the Los Angeles Lakers plan to capture their third straight championship and Jackson's record 12th as a head coach, they'll have to climb the largest mountain in NBA history, a figurative Mount Everest, starting with tonight's Game 4 in Big D. The Lakers are down |
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