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Derek Fisher Plays Big as Los Angeles Lakers Drop Below .500 Against Thunder

The Los Angeles Lakers view of a winning record proved to be momentary. The Lakers slid below .500 once again after losing 122-105 to the best team in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder.…Read More

Could Derek Fisher Have Helped the Lakers?

Derek Fisher signed a contract for the remainder of the season with the best team in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Derek Fisher played 9 games for the Dallas Mavericks earlier in…Read More

Fisher is not the Lord of Kobe’s Rings Thanks to Lebron

  Derek Fisher felt a lot better about his chances of getting his sixth NBA Championship ring one week ago, but then again Kobe probably feels a lot better about it now. Of course Fisher has been…Read More

Western Conference Final Fantasy; Lakers and Clippers Lose Game 7

This is the fictional tale of two LA professional basketball teams The Lakers and Clippers could possibly play each other in a cross-hall rivalry in the Western Conference finals. Or much more easily they…Read More

Four Things To Note About the New-Look Lakers

As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers made some moves before the March 15 trade deadline. Some of the deals were needed. Some of the deals were unexpected. Again, I am talking about the Los Angeles Lakers.…Read More

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Lakers at the Deadline: Hello New Energy, Good Bye Familiar Faces

  We all know Kobe can win without Shaq–he has won 2 championships without the recently retired…Read More

Lakers Trade Derek Fisher, Acquire Ramon Sessions

At long last, the Los Angeles Lakers addressed their needs at point guard on Thursday, in pair of trades.…Read More

Rumor Has It: A Guaran-Sheed Trade?

Rasheed Wallace is coming out of retirement, ironically for the Lakers since he retired a Boston Celtic.…Read More

An Agent of Change: The Case for Goudelock

Slow down everyone; before you go on your case for signing Gilbert Arena’s to the Lakers, examine what…Read More

Fisher’s 3 Lifts Lakers Over Mavs in Stinker, 73-70

This game has been called “ugly” rather often already so I’ll have to think of a different word.…Read More

Bitter Defeat for Lakers

You hear people say that they’d rather get blown out than lose by a point in a game they should’ve…Read More

Derek Fisher Sends Players an Email, Looks to Avoid Owners’ Rift

A couple of days ago, I told you about Derek Fisher spurning the Impact Basketball League in a tweet…Read More

NBA Owners and Players Talk, Get Nowhere

The NBA Owners and the Player’s Association met again Tuesday in New York, and according to ESPN’s…Read More

Lakers Have a New Coach, But What About New Players?

Let’s face it; Even if L.A. had three-peated this past season, they still would have needed to re-bolster…Read More

The Lakers and the 2011 Draft

Nobody expected the Lakers to do much in the draft. Their first pick was at #41, then 46, 56 and 58. …Read More

Lakers on the Brink, Fall to Mavs 98-92

I watched this one at the Spring Street Bar downtown. This yahoo behind me tried to get Lakerville going…Read More

Lakers Get it Right, Beat Hornets, 100-86

OK, that’s more like it. The Lakers should dominate the Hornets and this time they did. Not by blowing…Read More

Lakers Try Team Ball, Beat Hornets 87-78 to Even Series

Win or lose, the Lakers continue to unimpress. They are simply much bigger and better and, especially…Read More

Lakers Playoff Preview—Round One v. the Hornets

Was Kobe’s homophobic outburst a bad omen for the Lakers? Yes, it was. When your team leader and best…Read More

Are the Lakers One and Done?

The champagne was still being spraying around the locker room when the question popped up. How would…Read More