Kobe Bryant News

It was not the sort of season Steve Nash envisioned when he agreed to a trade last summer that brought the 17-year NBA veteran point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers .

It turns that out Kobe Bryant got to be a part of the 2013 NBA playoffs after all.

Kobe Bryant has etched his name in Laker lore many different times throughout his career.

It's not often a 16-year veteran receives All-NBA First Team honors after failing to make the club at any level just one year before, but that's what Tim Duncan did this season.

"In my estimation, the guy that has to be there would be Bill Russell . He has won 11 championships as a player," Jackson said in an interview with Time.

We've all done this: After a really difficult project, no matter how rewarding it was, right afterward we say "no way, I'm never doing that again." Then six months later we look back on it and think "you know, it wasn't that bad" and talk ourselves into doing it again.

Many people enjoy watching the San Antonio Spurs -- their convoluted motion-based system is capable of producing points in a hurry -- but there is still a sizable subsection of America that cannot stand the Spurs and their "boring" brand of basketball.

Jackson recently spoke on ESPN's Mike & Mike in the morning, where his quotes were recorded on the issue.

AUGUST 10: Dwight Howard is introduced to the media as the newest member of the Los Angeles Lakers by General Manager Mitch Kupchak during a news conference at the Toyota Sports Center on August 10, 2012 in El Segundo, California.

James received all 119 votes for the first team from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Kobe Bryant was named to the All-NBA first team for the eleventh time in his career after an outstanding 2012-2013 campaign.

The Lakers enter the 2013 draft with very clear needs and some interesting prospects available in the late second round they might be able to take advantage of.

Phil Jackson picked up the phone and Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak was on the other line.

Writers Note: This isn't exactly a story about the Los Angeles Clippers but it is a city of Los Angeles story.

Up is down and down is up these days in Los Angeles, where it's the legendary Lakers who are a hot mess and the Clippers who are no longer confounding.

Two of the NBA's most decorated and celebrated superstars both have ties to the Charlotte Hornets, albeit in extremely different ways.

Atlanta Hawks player Dahntay Jones says he feels REALLLY bad about injuring Kobe Bryant 's ankle right before the NBA playoffs ... but he's adamant, he didn't do it on purpose! Jones was at LAX yesterday when he told TMZ ... even though it's only been 2 months since the controversial play, he doesn't hold a grudge against people like Ice Cube -- ... (more)

Phil Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989-1998, and of the L.A. Lakers for more than 10 years.

The Los Angeles Lakers do not yet know Dwight Howard's decision for next season, but the All-Star center made his feelings about Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni known before starting his offseason.

Kobe Bryant and J.R. Smith can be looked at as an interesting study in focus and maturity.