Lakers

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

Crazy is in. The Lakers picked are set to sign the talented but at times troubling Artest to bring some defense and intimidation to Staples. Ariza is now out.

Jul 2, 2009

Of course Snoop Dogg has a customized Lakers lowrider. And of course he is holding the championship trophy in the picture on the hood.

Jul 1, 2009

To the surprise of nobody, save worrying Laker fans, Kobe doesn’t opt out of his contract. The question now is will some suitor go over the top to get Lamar Odom or Trevor Ariza?

Jun 30, 2009

After evolving into a starter on the World Champion Lakers, Trevor Ariza's services are now in demand. And if the Lakers want to keep him it's going to cost them.

Jun 30, 2009 | 4 comments

Kobe Bryant is the biggest NBA star in China — his jersey outsells LeBron and Yao Ming. And as with everything Kobe, that is no accident.

Jun 29, 2009 | 5 comments

When Kobe Bryant needed moral support on his intense, driven quest he turned to his friend Michael Jackson for inspiration. Only in LA.

Jun 26, 2009 | 26 comments

At the Lakers victory parade, the Los Angeles Mayor wanted to ride near Kobe, but Bryant didn’t want that dead weight on his coattails.

Jun 25, 2009 | 1 comment

The Lakers have no use for a rookie, but they need cash. So while NBA rules require them to make a pick, that player will go to the Knicks for $3 million.

Jun 24, 2009

Phil Jackson said in a radio interview Tuesday he wouldn’t mind a few days off next season. Wednesday Mitch Kupchak shot that idea down. Fast.

Jun 23, 2009 | 7 comments

For just a mere $13,000 you can own a life-sized Kobe Bryant bobblehead doll. Is there any room in your home that would not complete?

Jun 19, 2009 | 2 comments

With that extra $35,000 you have laying around — what recession? — you can get Kobe’s Finals Game One jersey. Or a new BMW 328i. Your call.

Jun 18, 2009 | 1 comment

Los Angeles Lakers all-star Kobe Bryant, the most valuable player of the NBA Finals, enjoyed his second victory parade in as many days Thursday, this time riding a float along Disneyland's Main Street...

Jun 19, 2009 | 6 comments

While the Lakers players and staff basked in the adulation of a throng of supporters Wednesday, team owner Jerry Buss sat by himself at the Commerce Casino.

Jun 18, 2009

Kobe Bryant went on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brian and talked about enormous Egyptian statues and how Phil Jackson asked them to be frogs on a lillypad before a Finals game.

Jun 17, 2009 | 2 comments

Thousands of fans gather for championship festivities.

Jun 17, 2009 | 1 comment

The celebration is still going on, but the Lakers have some serious questions this offseason. Like can they afford both Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza? And will Kobe Bryant opt out?

Jun 17, 2009 | 2 comments

Check out photos from the Lakers victory celebration.

Jun 17, 2009 | 7 comments

There was a victory parade for the Lakers Wednesday, but you'd never know it along one stretch of the parade route.

Jun 17, 2009

The Lakers went through Utah, Houston, Denver and Orlando to win their 15th NBA title.

Jun 17, 2009 | 39 comments

A capacity crowd welcomes the champion Lakers to the Coliseum.

Jun 16, 2009

Los Angeles city leaders are defending their decision to stage the parade, saying that it's important to celebrate -- even in a time of high unemployment and home foreclosures

Jun 17, 2009 | 15 comments

Streets will be closed Wednesday to accommodate the massive crowds expected to descend on downtown Los Angeles for a parade and rally celebrating the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA championship.

Jun 16, 2009 | 2 comments

By winning their fourth title of the decade, the Lakers leaped past the Spurs as the team of the 2000s. And, they are in a great position to win a few more.

Jun 16, 2009 | 33 comments

LA City Councilman Eric Garcetti announces pledges that will pay the balance of a $2 million pricetag for the Lakers' Victory Parade on Wednesday.