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Dan Bickley of The Arizona Republic: "Already, this reshaped basketball team has become the talk of the NBA, just like it did in 2004. That's when the run-and-gun Suns were formed, a team that sparked a revolution in the NBA. This team is much different. These Suns are gritty, committed and so...

With nine NBA championship rings between them, the peerless passer and the consummate scorer would form an unstoppable guard duo. With nine NBA championship rings (and counting) between them, the peerless passer and the consummate scorer would form an unstoppable guard duo.

By kambrothers The All-Star ballots were released today, along with a new avenue for voting. Texting!!! It's what the kids enjoy, as is my understanding of kids these days and their hobbies. As for the purple and gold players officially eligible for a nod, we're looking at Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, Andrew B...

By kambrothers The All-Star ballots were released today, along with a new avenue for voting. Texting!!! It's what the kids enjoy, as is my understanding of kids these days and their hobbies. As for the purple and gold players officially eligible for a nod, we're looking at Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant, Andrew B...

He waited months before telling Lakers officials about his disease. Team members, including protégé Bynum, are surprised by the news, and express their support for him. He waited months before telling Lakers officials about his disease. Team members, including protégé Bynum, are surpr...

By kambrothers 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....

By kambrothers 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....

By kambrothers LAKER NOTES - Yours truly, BK, Silver Screen and Roll's Josh Tucker and the O.C. Register's Kevin Ding have all taken time to praise Kobe Bryant's work this season in the post. But only Ding is actually offering tips on how to slow Mamba's paint reign. Et tu, Kevin? Et tu? -Hopefully, this season...

The common links are: Western Conference teams from the Central time zone. The league wouldn't do this for Eastern Conference teams that visit the Clippers and Lakers only once each during the season, the same way it wouldn't schedule a Western Conference team in back-to-back games at th...

By Chris Manning Press Enterprise: Andrew Bynum said after Sunday’s game that he hopes to return to practice Tuesday and play against Phoenix two days later, but the prognosis for Pau Gasol appears to be far less optimistic. Gasol might miss Lakers’ openerBynum/Gasol could be back with Lakers soonLaker...

By Brandon Beshara After a long summer of anticipation for the start of this season, fall finally came around and I was ecstatic to see Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Pau Gasol, and Andrew Bynum finally take the floor together. I could not wait to see how well they played with each other and how much they...

They won't often say it to the media, but you know they're thinking it. The people who run bad NBA teams watch the good teams and think: If I had those players, everyone would think I was a genius. I'm not saying the teams that let these players go made mistakes. Often they just have different prio...

LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

By kambrothers Ears receive the gift of manna from the heavens, because a new 710 ESPN Lakers PodKast has entered the Internet. And like them gum hawking twins, BK and I double our listener's pleasure with two installments of our voices. At no extra charge, I might add. Because we're givers. Part I -The Lakers...

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.

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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.

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By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Celtics 105, 76ers 74 Celtics, 105-74 CelticsBlog Philadelphia 74ers Boston Celtics Blog - A glance at the free-agent class of 2010 Live Blog: Celtics at 76ers Jackson Sun Hudson getting floor time for Celtics Perkins: Bulls' Look The Same Fast break: Celtics-Sixers

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Lakers forward Pau Gasol is frustrated by the slow pace of his recovery from a strained right hamstring. Gasol missed his third straight game to open the season Sunday night against Atlanta.

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Charlotte 102, Knicks 100: Double overtime! Sweet! A little bird told me that the MSG Network's "Knicks in 60" thing, where they replay the previous night's game, edited down to 60 minutes, decided to completely omit the fourth quarter (when the Knicks outscored the Bobcats 27-13 to sen...

By kambrothers Funsie Stuff (like our new Twitter handle, latimesKBros, and Part I and Part II of our 710 ESPN PodKast) Ball Don't Lie has some sweet pics of/details about the Lakers' 2009 championship rings. I actually watched Sasha Vujacic's bling revolve in the box, and while kinda over the top, it was...

By kambrothers Divvied up into two shorter sections. Easier for our listeners to digest. Double the clicks for the K Brothers. Everybody gets a plate of "winner winner" chicken dinner on us!* Part I Brian and I explain how Ron Artest can add versatility to the Lakers on both sides of the ball and enhance the La...

There was no championship hangover for these Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Andrew Bynum added 26 on his 22nd birthday as the reigning NBA champions opened defense of their title Tuesday night with a 99-92 victory over the Clippers, their Staples Center co-tenants who played wi...

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By kambrothers Last Season: 54-28, First in Northwest, Fourth in the Western Conference. Key Additions: Andre Miller, Juwan Howard Key Subtractions: Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye During our most recent 710 ESPN PodKast, BK and I analyzed the Western Conference with ESPN The Magazine's Chris Palm...

By Jaime Quintanilla No one ever doubted Rider could play. He showed flashes of being a dynamic scorer and his acrobatic dunks brought crowds to their feet. During his nine-year stay in the NBA, he averaged 16.8 points while making stops in Minnesota, Portland, Atlanta, Los Angeles (Lakers) and Denver.

By kambrothers The regular season, it is nigh. Oh, happy, special day!!! The kind of day where the K Brothers provide you not not one, but TWO Podkasts to get you through the weekend! Could we be any more generous to our loyal corner of the blogosphere? I doubt it. PodKast, Part I With the preseason in the books...

By dberri Although Phoenix was on top of the West, it was clear in February of 2008 that the reign of the Suns was going to soon end.  The Lakers had just traded for Pau Gasol, and this move was likely going to send the Lakers to the top of the conference.  In response to this move, the Suns sent Shawn Marion t...

By J.E. Skeets Mary Schmitt Boyer, The Plain Dealer: "Shaquille O'Neal raised a few eyebrows after practice Thursday by declaring this Cavaliers team 'the best team I've ever played on. On paper, anyway.' Some might take the 1999-2000 NBA champion Lakers with Bryant, Glen Rice, Robert Horry(notes), R...

By J.E. Skeets Mary Schmitt Boyer, The Plain Dealer: "Shaquille O'Neal raised a few eyebrows after practice Thursday by declaring this Cavaliers team 'the best team I've ever played on. On paper, anyway.' Some might take the 1999-2000 NBA champion Lakers with Bryant, Glen Rice, Robert Horry(notes), R...

By feltbot I left Shannon Brown out of my Lakers/Spurs analysis, which may prove to be a mistake.  He can give the Lakers a strong defensive presence at the point, which is currently their Achilles heel on defense.  I would not be at all surprised to see him beat out Farmar before the end of the season.  I’m...

By dberri Table One: Denver Nuggets in 2008-09 Of these ten players, eight were with the Nuggets last season.  And the new players – Afflalo and Allen – produced -0.4 wins last season.  So again, Denver’s success this season is going to depend upon the players Denver is returning.

By kambrothers Andy's back, and needless to say it's a big week and a monster- monster!- bit of ear candy. Khloe and Lamar getting hitched this weekend, we take a look at their wedding registries (in case there's a last second invite for us), complete with $100 butter knives and a very pricey glass Tiger, op...

By kambrothers ESPN.com has over the past couple of weeks published a variety of predictions and prognostications pulled together from a cast of 53 of their finest basketball minds- listen to us lament our lack of inclusion here- in preparation for the upcoming season. They were the overwhelming choice...

By Eddie Johnson The Lakers have been one of the most dominant forces in the Western Conference for decades and the last few days tell you why. When it looks like this franchise might be on an elevator going down, they find a way to re-direct it back up again. A few years ago the Lakers were fighting to [...] The Laker...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) 1) Ariza proved that he could accept his limited role, while Artest has often tried to be his team's number one offensive option even when he had teammates who were better suited to do so. Clearly, Bryant should be the Lakers' number one offensive option and Pau Gasol should be the number two offensive option. Lamar Odom has flourished as the third option but the shot distribution dynamic will be interesting to watch in 2009-10; will Odom accept possibly dropping to the fourth option and will Artest be content as either the third or fourth option? This was not an issue with Ariza because he knew that he could not create shots, but Artest likes to have the ball in his hands even though his shot selection can be highly questionable at times. Ideall...   [read the full post]

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By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) If you watch the ESPN/ABC NBA pregame shows with any regularity then you know that Mike Wilbon and Jon Barry have repeatedly cited statistics that they say prove that the Lakers are better off when Kobe Bryant shoots less frequently. Recently, the Wall Street Journal ran a brief item headl...

By Jaime Quintanilla Exclusive Lakers News and Information is our game and the guys welcome in KCAL-9’s Lakers sideline reporter, and host of The Mason and Ireland show on 710ESPN, JOHN IRELAND, joins the guys on the Voice of the Nation hotline and gives you insight you WILL NOT HEAR anywhere else! GURANTEED!

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) Dwyane Wade has forced his way into the MVP conversation with his scoring, passing and defensive exploits since the All-Star Game. Assuming that Wade's scoring average does not drop, LeBron James will need to average about 33 ppg in the last 15 games to pass him; Wade has obviously not clinched the crown just yet, but he is in pretty good shape unless he closes out the season with 10 or 15 point outings. Kobe Bryant has been averaging more than 31 ppg since Andrew Bynum got hurt but he only had 11 points in the Lakers' loss to the 76ers and it does not look like he is poised to score the 33-34 ppg he would need to score down the stretch to pass Wade, particularly since Lakers' Coach Phil Jackson has spoken openly of possibly resting Bryant and Pau Gasol...   [read the full post]

By Jaime Quintanilla David and G end your work week with the recap of the Thunder, and Suns game, discuss how the Lakers are 12-1 without Andrew Bynum, and react to the user comments from last show. Plus, with all this Kobe and Shaq talk, David and G decide to countdown the TOP FIVE Lakers 1-2 combos of all time, and I...

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By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) On the other hand, Pau Gasol has played the most efficient basketball of his career in L.A., Bynum's game has grown by leaps and bounds, Trevor Ariza's play has stepped up since becoming a Laker, Sasha Vujacic and Jordan Farmar have markedly improved and you can go straight down the line: Bryant sets an example in terms of work ethic and his leadership has rubbed off on his team, particularly after the Lakers wisely got rid of some players who did not have the right attitude, work ethic or skill set to be rotation players on a good team, let alone starters (yes, that is a Kwame Brown/Smush Parker reference). Just this past summer we saw Bryant set the tone for a U.S. Olympic Team filled with All-Stars and All-NBA players--and we saw that when the gold...   [read the full post]

Kurt Helin of Forum Blue & Gold: "The question of the day is not should Phil retire - he can and should do that on his own terms - but rather what follows for the Lakers? To me, that has to start with a basic team philosophy question: Do the Lakers stay a triangle team? Or do they go to another s...

By LD2k This is interesting news. According to spanish newspaper MARCA, Jorge Garbajosa (ex-Toronto Raptors, PF) has an offer from the Lakers. However, the biggest piece of info is the talk of moving Odom or Radmanovic. If true, the Lakers are looking to make a big trade involving Rad, Odom or both:

By Crucifido Crucifido’s Corner: Lakers vs. Nuggets (Round 1 / Game 3 4/26/08) A Sharp Team-First Game Pushes The Lakers to A 3-0 Lead In came Game 3 and the Lakers looked more than ready for the challenge. The intensity the Lakers showed from the very first tip was exactly what they needed to show. Having a t...

By David Friedman Kobe Bryant passed early (six first quarter assists) and scored late (11 third quarter points) as the L.A. Lakers dismantled the Denver Nuggets 102-84 to take a 3-0 series lead. Bryant finished with game-high totals in points (22), assists (eight) and plus/minus (+21, tied with Derek Fisher) while tying for the team lead in rebounds (seven). He shot 9-19 from the field. Even more significant than Bryant's impressive numbers is the way that he controlled the game--and has controlled the entire series so far--with his scoring and passing; the Nuggets have tried several different defensive schemes but nothing they have done has stopped him individually or slowed down the Lakers collectively. Bryant simply reads the situation, shoots whe...   [read the full post]

A 24-second video clip that shows disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant badmouthing GM Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum is available for viewing on a Web site, but for a small fee.

Kobe was so livid after reading that, he sent a text message to coach Phil Jackson Tuesday morning, asking him to call him immediately and tell him exactly what the club said when he left the team in 2004. Jackson told Kobe that the club had said it was letting him go because it had a long-term co...

Lakers thinking ahead to do damage in playoffs Los Angeles Times, CA - Kobe [Bryant] is the carbs. Kwame [Brown] is the parmesan cheese on top to make everything look good. I am the marinara sauce that mixes it all together ...

By Jonathan Feigen(jonathan.feigen@chron.com) This is Van Gundy's cue that if he really wants to bolt, he had done enough, and the media's cue that the locker room door is open and if it wants to get in there before players get out, it better get moving. In this case, he was concerned with Tracy McGrady having a late-night charter to Los Angel...