During his All-Star game news conference, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said his family was upset with him for coaching the team with the best record in the Western Conference this season instead of next season. His team’s winning record meant his staff was selected to coach in the All-Star game, but a staff can’t coach […]
Lakers still processing how to improve title chances – Los Angeles Times — VOICE OF THE HWY
CHICAGO — The Lakers might not be where they are today if not for a very crucial task that helps keep them humming. It’s an area that falls under the expertise of assistant coach Mike Penberthy, who once won a title with the Shaq-and-Kobe-era Lakers. When coaching staff meetings invariably bog down with the minutiae…
How a Lakers coaching staff of strangers blended to lead the West’s top team — Press Telegram
CHICAGO — Among stacks of produce in a warehouse in a Chicago suburb, Brandon Ingram wore nets over his hair and his beard and dropped grapefruits the size of softballs into a bag. He smiled as he chatted with the young volunteers alongside him, as they packaged fruit in the Greater Chicago Food Depository –…
Former Laker Brandon Ingram says injury helped fuel his All-Star leap — Press Telegram
CHICAGO — It was a decorated stage: Dominique Wilkins. Gary Payton. Grant Hill. George Gervin. Alex English. Legends sitting in chairs in a room in the United Center, prepared to announce the next group of men and women who will be considered for the Basketball Hall of Fame. In the front row, Kevin Garnett and…
Kobe Bryant a finalist for Hall of Fame, which feels depth of his loss — Press Telegram
Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, left, reaches for the ball held by Lakers forward Anthony Davis during the first half of Thursday’s game at Staples Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Los Angeles Lakers center JaVale McGee (7) fouls Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. in the act of shooting during the first half of an NBA…
Small-ball Rockets outplay Lakers down the stretch — Daily News
LOS ANGELES — The trade deadline is approaching, which in Lakerland means one thing: Kyle Kuzma rumors heat up. That’s been the nature of Kuzma’s career since he went pro. Forever a trade chip in backroom, imaginary scenarios as amateur general managers construct the title team of their dreams. “Kobe used to always tell me,…
Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma is making an on-court case not to be traded — Press Telegram
SACRAMENTO — From the concourse, a purple-and-gold wearing crowd of a supposed road arena began to chant: “KO-BE! KO-BE!” for at least the dozenth time. At that very moment, LeBron James caught an inbounds pass at the top of the arc, and knocked down a 3-pointer, transforming the chants into raucous cheers in some of…
Lakers get back to winning, routing the Sacramento Kings — Press Telegram
Aside from the championships and aside from the statistics, Kobe Bryant had something most NBA players never achieve: mystique. Even as he was one of the biggest sports stars in the world, there were parts of the Black Mamba that seemed unknowable and enigmatic. He inspired legends as the first one to arrive the gym…
The best of Kobe Bryant’s legends and tall tales with the Lakers — Press Telegram
Make shift memorials as fans mourn the loss of Kobe Bryant with make shift memorials in front of La Live across from Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Kobe Bryant and 8 others died in an helicopter crash in Calabasas. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena…
Kobe Bryant timeline: A look at the life of the Lakers legend — Press Telegram.
Everyone likely will remember where they were when they heard the news that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Maria were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in California on Sunday. The news shook the sports world to its core, with many people paying tribute to the NBA legend. Even some basketball teams…
Lakers’ LeBron James Emotional Upon Hearing News Of Kobe Bryant’s Death — NESN.com
Hours after news broke of Kobe Bryant’s death, the Recording Academy paid tribute to the NBA legend on the Grammys stage. Host Alicia Keys somberly took the stage, telling the audience, “Earlier today, Los Angeles, America, and the whole wide world lost a hero. And we’re literally standing here heartbroken in the house that Kobe…
Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men Pay Tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys With ‘It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye’ — Variety
Thousands of overwhelmed fans mourning the death of Kobe Bryant gathered Sunday, Jan. 26, outside Staples Center and LA Live in downtown, despite police asking them to to stay away from the venue, which was closed to the public as it hosts the Grammys award show. The chant,”Kobe-Kobe-Kobe” could be heard from the gathering crowd…
Staples Center, Kobe Bryant’s ‘house,’ becomes a place of mourning — Press Telegram
The view from left field 