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's nowhere career and gave him an NBA life and a ring, not to mention a very generous offer to stay with his "home" team.

Here's hoping Ron Artest's decision is as successful as Karl Malone's decision to join the Lakers was.

The Lakers deprived us of a real thrill when they shut down the idea of Phil Jackson splitting coaching duties with Kurt Rambis next season.

Less than three weeks after the parade, the NBA champion Lakers have already met the biggest threat to their throne.

Was just looking up some numbers for Kobe: 2000-2001 Season Average's: 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 40.9 minutes 2001-2002 Season Average's: 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 38.3 minutes 2002-2003 Season Average's: 30.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 41.5 minutes 2003-2004 Season Average's: 24.0 points, 5.5 ...

They don't make seasons like this one, or, at least, the NBA hadn't for a while.

When Willie "Hutch" Jones was released by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1982, he hooked on immediately with the San Diego Clippers.

Oklahoma's Blake Griffin is taken No. 1 by the Clippers in Thursday night's NBA Draft.

There's one topic players throughout the league agree about. It's that winning a championship is the greatest feeling you could ever have.

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard entered Sunday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals with 20 double-doubles in the playoffs, a mark that only Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Charles Barkley and Karl Malone have achieved in NBA history.

While Kobe Bryant was dancing at midcourt, Dwight Howard was digesting the scene taking place inside his home arena.

"It finally felt like a big old monkey was off my back. It felt so good to be able to have this moment.

Kobe Bryant among the greats? Ring No. 4 for Kobe has inevitably set off a small firestorm of debate and spirited conversation about where the Lakers' star falls in the pantheon of NBA greats.

IT'S NOT EASY to assemble an all-time NBA roster without Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but this is the place where neither makes the cut.

The Lakers plan is to foul Howard so he cant get dunks so stop saying the Magic shooting more free throws justifies Kobe getting away with the elbow to Nelson.

Derek Fisher hit a three that forced overtime in the Lakers' 99-91 OT win over Orlandon on Thursday night.

The Los Angeles Laker whose first name appears to be missing a letter is anything but AWOL in the NBA Finals.

Carlos Boozer suggested on a national cable television show today that he still hasn't decided if he'll opt out of the final season of his contract with the Jazz - a statement quite contrary to what he told an ESPN.com reporter back in December.

The Kings' forward Wayman Tisdale gives Bobby Hurley words of encouragement after Hurley was bumped on a drive to the basket and was awarded no foul shots in the third quarter of a game on Nov, 21, 1993.

With such a storied franchise as the Lakers and all time great players like Kareem Abdul Jabar, Magic Johnson and Shaq it seems like an absurd question, but start looking at statistics and facts and it may be the case.