Pau Gasol News

There was good news and bad news from Lakers practice Tuesday in El Segundo . First the good: Andrew Bynum was on the floor, declared himself able to play through whatever residual pain is still there now that the swelling has gone down in his injured right elbow and his range of motion is back.

The Los Angeles Lakers are cruising without their gimpy big man, and they might have to limp along longer than expected.

Winning games early in the season has been somewhat of a struggle for the Lakers without Pau Gasol in the lineup.

Reporting from Oklahoma City - Pau Gasol 's hamstring now stretches all the way to Spain .

Pau Gasol's frustration is obvious. He simply can't answer the one question that's on everyone's mind.

They were close to the top two seasons ago, now they look like a lottery team. I'm confused, is this the preseason or the season? And how do you tell the difference? The Lakers were without Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol on Sunday night.

The reeling New Orleans Hornets kick off a tough, three- game road trip Sunday by facing the reigning NBA Champion LA Lakers at Staples Center.

Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol are not likely to play for the Lakers on Sunday due to their lingering injuries, although they are technically listed as game-time decisions.

For anyone that ever questioned the value of Pau Gasol, the play of the Los Angeles Lakers is making the answer painfully obvious.

Share + Nov 6, 2009 10:48 pm US/Pacific Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

It seems Kobe is showing his true leadership. Everyone is pumping this guy up to be so great.

Trevor Ariza shrugged his broad shoulders and tilted his head, silently declaring that he really did not know what to say.

Four games into the Lakers' championship defense, and there's a whole lot goin' on.

One more injury and the Lakers may need to pull some people out of the stands at Staples Center this weekend to play center.

Lakers Coach Phil Jackson keeps saying he's not concerned about Pau Gasol 's hamstring injury.

Kobe Bryant scored 41 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 17 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won in overtime for the second straight game, beating the Houston Rockets 103-102 on Wednesday night.

But first, some good news. It's being reported by The Times' Mike Bresnahan that Pau Gasol's hamstring has been declared "tear-free" after more test results finally arrived .

No results yet, but that's the big news from practice Monday in El Segundo, ahead of the Lakers' first road trip of the season.

There were signs on Lamar Odom's body that he had come to work. He had three bandages covering three different wounds on his right arm, from his bicep to his forearm.

From the Bleacher Report : One of the greatest misconceptions about this Lakers team is that they have incredible depth.